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The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03

The plug which feeds this house cir
cult can be plugged into the radio set
directly, for operating headphones
only, or can also be plugged into a
jack on the amplifier when 1t is desir-
able to build up volume for the loud
speakers in the various rooms. All
the circuits are in series, with short
circuiting jacks. except the pair feed
ing the various bedrooms, which is a
pair In the 10-wire cable for the vari-
GUS house intercommunicatlng tele-
phones. Outlets tapped from this pair
are bridging connections, with jacks
that remain open-circuited on removal
of the plugs.
The radio outlets" as improvised,
consist of standard jacks mounted in
single-hole switch faceplates. These
plates are made for use with switches
having one push-button Zone push to
light, and one to extinguish), and are
available at the electrical supply
store. The hole exactly fits the stand
ard Jack.
At all points for interconnection in
the BronXville house, standard multi
jacks and duplicating plugs have been
used. afrording the greatest flexihility
of connections. But the prayers Of
millions of future laymen/ broadcast
listeners will doubtless go up to the
radio manufacturer who replaces the
present Ito the layman) complicated
system OF battery binding posts, by a
simple arrangement of polarized plugs
which cannot be incorrectly connected
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
RAIL SPEED LIMIT REACHED
Experiments Show Tracks as Made
Now Will Not Stand Exces.
siVe Strain.

If the speed of future railroad travel
Is to be materially Increased, 1t can be
done only by the adoption Of electric
traction and the use of multlple-unit
trains. The mutiple-unit method per-
mits of great increase in the total
horsepower without exceeding the
loading limit for rails, bridges and
structures.
The fastest speed ever made on a
railroad was achieved some 20 years
ago in Germany, on military railroad
costly experiments were carried on to
ascertain how high speed could be
obtained on steam railroads under cleo
trio traction, and at what expenditure
of power. The experimental runs were
progressive. The speed soon passed
the 1OOmiles-an hour mark, and then
rose, successfully, to 40, 100 and final
ly to 100 miles per hour. The limiting
conditions were found to be not In the
car but in the track, which proved to
be unable to stand up under the severe
stresses imposed upon 1t; and this in
spite Of the fact that 1t was specially
prepared for these trials
We are thus brought to the con-
clusion that schedule speeds Of 100
miles an hour can be attained only
where the topography IS favorable to
fairly level and straight lines. Even
under these conditions 1t would be
necessary to design special roadbed
and track Of costly construction, In
volving many tunnels, long and costly
embankments, the elevation or depres-
sion of the tracks through all towns
and cities, and the complete elimina-
ton of grade crossings. Also, the road
would have to be equipped with some
form OF automatic train control. sim
pie. rugged and absolutely reliable.
But when, If ever. such a road were
built, its cost both for construction and
maintenance would he so great that its
use would be restricted to those whose
purse was deep or who, by reason of
emergency, were willing to pny high
price for an extra forty to fifty miles
an hour of speed.-Scientllc Amerl.
can.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Fortune for Smiles.

A Meriden (Conn.) fuctory superin-
tendent's will was filed the other day,
and discovery was made that he had
left virtually his entire estate, valued
at about $4,000, to a young man who
had helped to support himself by SELL
ing newspapers. The story is that this
youth had never failed to give the
lonesome old man" smile rs he
passed through the factory selling his
papers, and the circumstance had so
impressed the latter that he has made
the young man fairly independent
through his will.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03

to lend S1.5Oo.OOO Cincinnati banks
promised $1,000,OO0. and the country
banks offered bit more. A few weeks
before the warehouses were to open
for the receipt of tobacco counsel
for one of the leading banks of Louis
vile gave out the opinion that the
whole proceeding was illegal. For
moment 1t looked like the new asso-
citation must fail. But the bankers
and the business men OF the South
didn't see it that way. Judge Robert
Bingham. editor of the Louisville
Courier-J ournal, offered a million dol
lars of his personal fortune. James
Brown, president Of the National Bank
of Kentucky, urged the bankers to
stick to their promise to see the asso-
citation through. And they did-three
hundred of them.
Given Much Encouragement. q
Only few months ago the chamber
of commerce of Minneapolis. Mimi,
chartered special train and took
trip through the Northwest. They
wanted to get business men In the
Northwestern states Interested in CO.
operating with the farmer. They trav-
eled through three states, stopping in
all the larger towns to talk about
farmer cooperation. E. W. Decker
| president of the First National Bank
of Minneapolis, represented the Middle
Western banking interests. Whenever
the train pulled into a town, Decker
! stood on the rear platform ready to
tell other bankers and other business
men how Minneapolis was trying to CO.
operate with the farmers in solving
their mutual problems.
It's not only the Middle Western
and Southern bankers that are giving
their support to farmer co-operatives.
Otto II. Kahn. New York banker.
has declared that cooperative market
ing is the sole hope of the man who
tills the soil and mllks the cows and
watches the orchards.
Bernard NJ. Baruch. the New York
financier, Travelled 1000 miles n short
time ago to talk to three hundred
farmers who met in Chicago for the
annual meeting of the American Farm
Bureau federation. And what he
urged these farmers to do was to CO.
operate. He told them that big bust
ness stood ready to help them over
the hard places.
The late President Warren G. Hard
ing in an address before the national
agricultural conference at Washington
made a special plea that the farmer
be given every opportunity for group
selling.
The press, too. has. recognized the
significance of the new movement. It
has given columns upon columns of
printed support. Farm papers were
the first champions of cooperative
marketing. Magazine editors soOn
took up the cause. Today the biggest
newspapers and magazines of the ma
ton are carrying top heads and front
page stories about the farmer and his
billion-dollar sales machine.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03

coils inside the cabinet where they
can be efficiently shielded In the same
manner, and their exact position con-
trolled and determined by dials
mounted on the front panel. AS the
tops of practically all cabinets are
hinged, coils can be changed so as to
work on different wave.lengths with
practically the same ease as when the
old-style mounting was used. The
accompanying sketches, showing the
planatory.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03

There are lots Of homes without
electric service and electric utility out
let's, but there Is no reason why every
home should not have radio outlets"
wherever there Is a radio receiving
set.
Think for moment just what 1t
means to have radio outlet series
for distributing radio music and enter
tainment to every room in the house.
The children in their upstairs
nursery can have bedtime stories de-
livered right to their own little beds.
After listening to the tales of "Star
Man" and BILLY Cottontail," they drop
off to sleep to the strains of distant
melody. And knowledge Of the fact
that the Bedtime Story Man tells his
delectable tales on schedule by the
clock, means promptness in getting to
bed fright on the minute" so that no
word will be lost. A special switch,
downstairs. cuts of the nursery cir
cult, after the hour when little eye
lids should be closed.
And for the older people In the fam
lily who prefer to retire early to the
privacy Of their own rooms, yet dis
like to be shut out of the cheerful mu-
sic and Interesting addresses coming
in over the radio In the living room
the whole evenings program can be
carried upstairs and alongside easy
chair or bed. so that comfortable
deshabille does not interfere with shar-
ing the music being enjoyed below.
And for the mald-of-all-work who,
the dinner dishes done, ascends to
the barren comforts Of her attic cham
ber-that attic instantly becomes an
anteroom Of the liveliest jazz ballroom
In the distant metropolis, SO that even
"going out to the movie" will. for
her, los" much of Its appeal. Where,
indeed, is the housewife or household
er who would not authorize any rea-
sonable expense that will more tightly
secure Katie, Olga or Hilma?
"Go to Sleep by Radio"
And when bedtime for the whole
family comes, 1t is not SO hard to tear
away from those best programs Of
the evening" of the distant broadcast
ing stations which always come In
cleafhst after midnight-if every one
in Il J, family knows that these con-
certs will follow him or her to bed
room and guestroom, so that ones last
drowsy memory between cool cover.
lets, Is of Indiana Moon" or 1.-THE
Golden Shore"
Right here, of course, 1t should be
explained that the secret of letting the
family "go to sleep by radio" is n
clock switch (of the type used on cleo
trio cookers), w.lich Is inserted in the
A-battery circuit, and opens that cir
cult after the elapse of any predeter-
mined time, from ten minutes to two
hours. For the womenfolk who are
usually 81 home all day long, radio
throughout the house offers relief from
tedium of household tasks, kitchen
work, sewing, etc, when those hours
can be lightened with the music of
metropolitan concert or lecture
which would otherwise take half or n
whole day to attend!
How all the possibilities described
have been actually worked out in Il
small home in the suburbs of New
York city, is shown in the accompany
Ing diagram of the radio secondary
circuits in use in the home of the edi-
tor of Electrical Merchandising, at
BronXville, n. Y.
To Reach All Rooms
The various house circuits are con-
trolled by group switch, which short
circuits the lines not to be operated.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Part Of the Punishment.

An alien Jew was arrested the other
day, and, when taken to prison, was
told to strip and take bath.
Vat, 90 In de vater?' he asked.
Yes, take bath. You need 1t.
How long is 1t since you had bath?"
With his hands lifted upward. the
alien answered: Il never was arrested
before"
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Use of Duo-Lateral or
Pancake Coil Mounting

1t is customary to mount duO-lat-
eral and pancake coils on the front
and outside of cabinets This results
in somewhat clumsy appearance Of
the apparatus and also leaves the
coils continually exposed to the ca
pacity effects Of the body when tun-
ing. BY the simple arrangement
shown, 1t is possible to place these
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Accommodation,

"Oh. Smith, glad ! met you. Can
you lend me n tver for a momentT'
only for momentf" asked his
friend.
"Oh, yes, indeed" insisted Jones.
Merely for moment"
VERY well, then, wait moment and
you won't want It," returned Smith.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
"contributory Negligence"

"That cut was caused by her ring,
your honor. She struck me in the face
with her clenched fist" complained the
young husband.
"Where did she get the ringT ques-
toned the magistrate.
II gave 1t to her. 1t was our en-
gagement ring.
."rhe prisoner is discharged. That is
clearly a case of contributory negli-
gence," returned the judge.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Don't Forqet cuticura raIcum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfuous. You may
rely on 1t because one of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum),
25c each re.-Advertisement.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
IYpe of WronQdoina.

Those who injure some to benefit
others are acting as wrongfully as If
they were turning other persons prop
erty to their own use
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
Helninn 1hinoa Alona.

Patient-Oh, doctor, if l could only
slie!
Doctor--Im doing my best for you.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
copper Coins in China.

Copper Coins In China.
There are now about 10000, 900, 900
copper coins in circulation in China
so many that 1t Is no longer profit
able to mint them.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03

Any man who understands women is
willing to admit that he doesn't under
itand them.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-01-03
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Radio Receiving Set Onto Anper Building
From System
Left Running Predetermined Length Family
"Go Away.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
INVITATIONS 70 RIDE

No drives auto long the public roads be-
fore becoming familiar with the wayside traveller who
asks for ride Sometimes in the evening such pedes
rians will dsconcert one on lonely roads by making
arresting gesture. Begging ride is becoming quite
common. Very often the driver cannot check his
speed till it is too late to the pedestrians ap
peal Men with good intentions often in doubt as
to whether they should accept these passengers and
there are several reasons why it pays to be careful
The driver of an auto has right to be suspicious
of men who sprilg from the dark into the glare OF the
headlights and motion for ride. Often the action
closely resembles a hold up and such should re-
ceive no considerations The night is time to make
such requests
1t should be remembered that taking passengers is
risky business. If the guest is injured he may sue
the owner of the car for damages. Then again there
are thugs roaming the highways who from the com
Portable back seat find it easy to- hold up driver
The accommodating autoist may feel cold steel under
his ear while his hand the wheel Granting free
rides to unknown wayfarers should be confined 10
broad daylight and well travelled roads
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
REPUBLICAN, TICkET'
NEWS AND W0MEN7g RPATNS

Ihe tlme-honoTed question as to the respective
mental ability OF men and women may never be settled
TO the satisfaction OF dIsputants on either side But
SCIENTIFIC Investigations made in recent years seem to
Mnt that the sexes very nearly equal in mentality
As result of careful tests given at Colorado col
ege TO ll5 Ren and Ill was found that each
group scored an average OF exactly l42 points COM
bneu study of the student bodies of several UNIVERSE
es shows that the percentage of students getting "a"
ana - grades through a long period was 75.4 for
men and i5.Z for women. Men students at Harvard
University and women students at Radcliffe College
nave been given exactly the tests in recent in
vesgatons, and it has been found that the men aver
aged score OF sos while the women averaged 55 A
man and a woman tied for first place
Another investigator says that, taking male and
female students all the way from kindergarten through
COLLEGE there rarely appears any appreciable differ
ence IN their capabilities and performance.
These Investigations are somewhat reinforced by
the fact that women engaging successfully in wild
er range of activities every year. The United States
Census Bureau reports that the number of women
chemists and metallurgists has than trebed in 10
years AS executives as lawyers and judges, as bank
Officials IN manufacturing enterprises doctors and
clergymen chauffeurs, and on, women are tack
ling jobs which formerly lay outside their range of in
terest and training and which supposed to be outside
their range of capability.
Wouldn't it be good idea if men and women
stopped arguing about who has the better brain and
greater 'practical' ability, and human beings ali
set about doing the things that interest them most
and which they do best regardless of old-fashoned
notions and prejudices?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
FIRST SHIPMENT
VALLEY COTTON
GOES TO ENGLAND

Due to leave San Diego tomorrow.
whereas it was towards the end OF
January last season that the 1lrst
cotton shipment went forth from
the Southland. 1000 bales of I'M
perial Valley cotton viii be con-
signed via the Tsthmian steamer
Lancaster, for Manpllester,' Eng
land, according TO the announce;
ment of A. T. Mercier, general
manager of the San Diego and Ari-
zona railway, who last week made
tour of the cotton growing loca
tions in the Imperial Valley.
The second shipment of cotton
is expected to leave San Diego
about NovembeF 4, and throughout
the winter consignments from the
Imperial Valley, Arizona and below
| The border Will be forwarded to
! Europe. Mr.. Mercier estimating
that tho valley crop. will be Between
! 117,0OO and 10000 bales. From
San Diego, he reports also, will be
shipped the Arizona crop, which is
| expected to run to 100000 bales.
From now on the cotton crop is
! expected to move rapidly towards
Europe. Shipping started earlier
this year because of the good prices
ruling on the Liverpool market, and
as tho Imperial Valley crop is i'll
unusually good condition this yeal
it will meet with ready acceptance
on the English market.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
DOHENY CASE IS
TO BE HEARD in
COURT TUESDAY
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20.-Sus-
pended for "a hours, opening of
the government S suit against +. L..
Doheny s Pan-American Oil Com
pany, seeking to broak the Elk
hill naval reserve lease given Dohe-
ny by former Secretary of the In
terror Fall, will get underway to-
morrow morning.
The suit was scheduled to open
this morning, but pressing law
and motion calendar in federal
Judge Paul j. Mccormick S court
necessitatcd the short postponement.
The action involves properties
worth at least $100,000,000. situated
in the Elk hill section of Central
California.
Former Senator Atlee Pomerene
and Attorney Owen j. Roberts,
named by President COOLIDGE to
head the prosecution, will seek to
break the leases, claiming fraud,
conspiracy and corruption i'll their
granting.
Fuel oil storage facilities at Pearl
Harbor naval station, Honolulu, are
also included in the leases which
the government hopes to abrogate,
Scores of witnesses will be cx-
aminGd. Included III the number
will be former Secretaries Of the
Navy Edwin Dcnby and Josephus
Daniels, and possibly present See
retary of the Navy Curtis D. Will
bul
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
Five Monkeys In
LA. Stage a
Wild Party

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 90
House cleaning was in order to-
day at the Fanciers' Exchange,
local pet store, following a
wild. revel staged last night by
five monkeys which, led by
Maggie. ring.au oabpoon,
broke out of their cage.
Crowds blocked the windows
and cheered as the monkeys
cruised about the store. They
open cages and released birds,
pausing long enough to wiring
the necks of a half dozen Jap
&ne5e rollins. They knocked
parrots off their perches and
sent them screaming to cling to
rne hlgh place.
Then they smashed goldfish
bowls and slapped the slippery
victims as they -:oundered on
the floor, Finally they opened
cans Of mango cure and other
powders ano sprinA=ou the dust
with abandon.
Arrivals of the proprietors
sent the monkeys into hiding.
The parrots screamed their relief
while the goldfish which had
not expired gasped their thanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
Too Much Hunting
Zeal Causes Them
"a Wound Apiece
By United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, Oct. 20.-Patrolman
William T.. Perry and his wife are
nursing bullet wound apiece to-
day because, according to Mrs. Per
ry s story, her recent hunting cx-
periences invaded ner dreams and
caused her to shoot her husband and
herself
Saturday the couple returned from
hunting expedition with one bear
and two deer to their credit. Sun
day Perry trod his beat as usual,
coming home late and putting his re-
volver beneath his pillow.
Along toward dawn Il revolver
shot, pain in his shin and scream
from his wife awoke him. She said
she had been attacked by dream
bear, had snatched the revolver and
pulled the trigger. The bullet went
through her lett leg and entered her
husband 5 right shin.
Police detectives, rather short on
Freudian theories, are investigating
the occurrence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
Prank of Pupils
Finally Forgiven

When some Of the faculty at the
Brawlcy High School went into the
desert one evening recently for a
wcincr roast some of the scholars
discovered the location, and being
under the impression it was some
of their friends they passed and
rcpasscd the rendezvous of the
roast, tootinS their autos horns
meanwhile. One of the teachers
detached himself from the party
and went out and rcmartotsnw
and went out and demonstrated with
the youths, who took umbrage
thcrcat, and two of the number
sought revenge.
1t was not until the teachers
party sought 10 return that they
found there was nothing doing
with regard to one Of the ears. AZ
ter u long investigation it was
found that a pile of sand WAS rest
ing on the gas tank, and the feed
pipe was plugged up very success
fully. 1t was hours later when the
party finally got home, and an in
vcstigatiOn was started.
A. W. Swanson, the probation. Of
ficcr, acted as investigator, and ul-
timatcly the two scholars concern
cd confessed. For their honesty
they wcrc forgiven aud everybody
is cycrybody's friend again.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
Looking Backward
What tho rress Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Xtears
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
October 20. 1905

Some of the farmers are organiz.
ing a melon grower S association
to pack and ship from FL Centre and
there is already about 160 acres
signed up to be put in crop for the
association.
The FL Centre Creamery Com
pany has already filed its articles of
incorporation and is fully organized
to build and operate a creamery
here. 1t is claimed they have near
ly 1900 COWS to supply cream to be-
gin operations on and more to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Lot and
children of Mexico, Mo-, ARRIVED
in Holtville Tuesday. They have
rented the J, D. Throp ranch east
of town for the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
TEN YEARS AGO
October 20, 1914

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Conkling re
turned today from visit to Santa
Rosa.
+. B. Dunn has gone to Oklahoma
on a business trip, to be absent but
a short time.
Roy d. Crippcn has returned from
an extended vacation spent i'll San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
SEELEY
by Press staff Correspondent

by Press staff Correspondent
SEELEY. Oct. 20.-M. Walker of
Maldcn, Mass, is here visiting his
brother, Lewis il. Walker.
Miss johnson entertained her
room, fifth and sixth grades, with
weinic roast on the desert Fri
day night. The party was chaper-
oncd by Mrs. Darrough, Mr.. Land.
rum, Mrs. VanNoy and Mrs. Rob
inson besides Miss Johnson.
The Sccley Union boys expect
to play bascDal with McCabe
Union next Fr.0ay on the schooI
grouSds.
the box supper the school is giving
the box supper tne scholl is giving
at Community Hall. The proceeds
Of the supper will go towards ath
letic equipment. A fine program
is planned for this event.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
MAN WHO KILLED
OFFICER TO SOON
KNOW HIS FATE

LOS ANGELES, Oct. Cease
against Edward Lopez, charged with
killing Policeman f. +. Wilhoit, is
expected to be closed today and go
to the jury Monday.
The patrolman was killed some
weeks ago when hq attempted to
arrest Lopez Cn Il misdeamor
charge. Bystanders who testified at
the trial declared the murder was
eold-blooded and without provoca-
tion.
One sign of winter is when the
frost is ON the pumpkin and the
shock is in the corn price.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Octnher %. 1909

Mrs. A. b. Razey, of Enid, Okla
homa, who owns ranch five miles
southwest of FL Centre, has been
visiting the valley and looking af-
ter her property interests here.
Supervisor T. S. Webster is back
from a trip to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Cook
have returned from their summer
vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-20
BRAWLEY TO HAVE
NEW FIRE ENGINE

BRAWLEY, Oct. 2O-A new La
France fire engine which arrived
in Los Angeles today, will be as,
sembled, tested and then shipped to
Brawlev for service here.
Big reductions in insurance rates
are promised when the fire fight
ing machine is placed in use.