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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

Madam" brskly spoke up the gen
teman in the checl. suit. when tho lady
OF the house appeared at the door 81
have here an invaluable invention FOR
daily domestic use. combination OF
useful articles no hOusekeeper should be
cOmpace tool Of a pipe-cleaner. p paper
cutter. a bOdkin. shoe buttoner "a"
NO, thank you" she answered curtly.
Il have all the hairpins ! need" The
next moment the door slammed in his
face.-Pearson's Weekly Uondon).
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Opportunity Lacking.

Mrs Hood-Was there any knocking
II the knitting club today?
Mrs. BOOt-So, dear. Everyone OF the
members was present.-Kansas City
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

esys that electric trucks will replace
horSedrawn vehicles with com
paratirely short time as far as the
larger cities are concerned because
the clectrics are more economical, and
easier OF operation in and out of
traffic.
Without interruption of electric
service, water supply or telephone
communication. Il seven story building
in Chicago was recently moved So
feet This was done to permit the
widening Of n street. The building
Travelled at the rate of four feet an
hour and during it's journey elevator
! service went on JUS as il the build
ing were standing firm on its old
foundation.
Electricity is now being used ex-
tcnsively by all the Orchardists of
Malaga, Wash. Early last spring the
public utility company serving this
territory extended its lines across the
Columbia river to Malaga. Now every
home within reach of the extended line
is lighted by electricity. Packing
sheds have also been wired and this
Fall much Of the apple packing ma
chinery is being operated by electric
motors.
Almost every walnut grower in
California has as part of his equip
ment an electric ironer. These grow
ers, consider the iropers essential 10
the culture Of walnuts, because the
only known way of killing the larvae
of the coddliDg moth, which does great
damage TO walnuts. is to pass the bags
through an electric ironer. The heat
of the ironing shoe does the work.
Neither steaming nor boiling the
bags has the least effect upon these
destructive larvae.
Electrically driven coin counters
are now used by the government mints.
banks, street railway offices and many
other businesses where large amounts
Of coin are handled daily. Such
an electrical machine of the most mod
ern type can count and wrap coins
Of any sic from pennies TO dollars
at the rate of 40 minute. A hand
coin counter who can count and wrap
20 coins a minute Is considered very
fast worker.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09

Horses for drawing delivery wagons
in the bigger cities will soon be ex-
tinct. according TO +. T.. La;5hun. SUI
perintcndent Of motor vehicles Of the
American Railway Express. lie proph-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Hundreds Of Blue Prints and Plans
Are On File in Our Service Bureau

YOU CAN OBTAIN
MANY V A l. u A B l. E
POINTERS BY ATTEND
ING T HE BE T T E r
HOMES EXPOSITION
THE LUMBER DE AL
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BOOTHS WILL BE OF
PARTICULAR IN T E R.
EST TO YOU
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
C7H0
AMERICAN
oL.|:GOIlo
(Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Legion News Service)
LEGION MEET WILL
BE RECORD-BREAKER

With three great conventions IN
progress simultaneously in four con-
vention halls, the 1924 gathering Of
the American Legion and its affiliated
bodies at st. Paul, Mimi, from
September Is to 10 promises TO be one
of the greatest veterans conventions
in the history Of the country. Sixty
thousand visitors are expected to make
the pilgrimage to the convention city,
coming from every state in the Union
and from many foreign lands.
Greetings to the Legionnaires win
be extended on behalf of the conven-
ton city by Mayor Arthur E. Nelson,
himself a Legionnaire, and on behalf
of the Minnesota department Of the
Legion by it's commander. Formal re-
Spouse will be made on behalf of
National Commander John r. Quinn,
of the Legion, by James I. Williams,
Jr., editor of the Boston Transcript.
There will also be greetings from
many other organizations. Among
/ these are the Grand :. rmy Of the Re
public, the United Confederate Vet
Grams, the United Spanish War Vet
Grams, the Women's Overseas league,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the
/ Disabled American Veterans, the
1 Knights Of Columbus, the Legion Aux
Hilary and the Forty and Eight. Com
ms nder w. B. Haideman of the United
| Confederate Veterans has stated that
he will attend the convention.
1 At the opening session of the con-
J vention on Monday morning Com
mander Quinn will make his report.
1t is of particular interest in this
connection that this convention marks
/ the fifth anniversary Of the permanent
organization of the Legion across the
river from St. Paul at Minneapolis in
1919.
Among the distinguished speakers
/ who will address the convention are
/ Gen. Frank L. Hines. director Of the
/ United States veterans bureau; Sam
j uel Gompers. president Of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor; Judge Kene-
saw Mountain lands, baseball arbiter,
and John Barton Payne, chairman of
the American Red Cross.
Impressive memorial services in
honor of the World war dead viii con-
clude the first session Of the conven-
ton. Miss Alma Forker, Of Bakers
field, Cal, who has been chosen as
convention soIist. Will sing.
Tuesday afternoon will be given
over to the great convention parade,
in which 25,000 marchers and more
than 300 bands and drum corps viii
take part. Election of national officers
on Friday morning will conclude the
convention, which will ne occupied in
the meantime with formulation Of
Legion policies and in Il round Of con
vention festivities.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
Damage Memorial Steps;
Forced to Pay Neat Sun,

Disregard Of the fine marble steps
that adnrn the entrance to the Legion
Memorial building 1t Shamokin- Pa.
recently cost Vincent Lopez. famous
ea3er of q dance orchestra that APP
peared In the Legion gymnasium last
May, "a neat sum in damages. In re-
moving .neir trunks from the me-
mortal building following the enter
tainment, members of the orchestra
dragged their trunks down the marble
stairs TO the street inaiednE a NUM-
Der OF dents in the ornamental stair
way. Lopez and his organization ap-
peared ia the vicinity Of Shamokin re-
Gently and Il committee Of the Amer
lean Legion and 'old John Law
armed with warrant attended tile
concert. The illustrious leader 81
first presented aa Indignant mood
when the claim Of damages was made
but finally settled in fun when con
fronted with warrant and the pros
poets OF the city bastile.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
WHEN THE WHOLE NIGHT
WAS HERS

Did you ever hear of Altrusa. which
''tries to do for women what Rotary
does for men?" If so, you have
of Mamie Bass of indianapolis and
will enjoy the more her letter. lasa5
July II, about a fellow member:
To-day I had luncheon with Emaa
Bassett. She handed me your le.er
of July 12-and she a good PROMPT
business woman, too: Read rua.
said she, little shamefaced L
haven't done anything worth telling
about.
No, of course not said l. nobody
worth a red cent would think she had
And then Emma began TO tell ne Tie
story Of her life, and wish you might
have sat at that table,
Space lacks to quote. A HuIe Ia-
diana town where I'VE were poor. aud
only those who have been poor 10 a
small town know how poor a body can
be and be respectable" Her fathe d
death when the eldest child was six !:
boarders and interminabe disdwgsh..
ing for small Emma; fear that vel-
meaning neighbors would prevail and
the children would be put OUT a
secret dream of "a beautiful house likaI
the Smiths, a mother who could quit
working and have nice clothes and lori
herself, to be a teacher of English. Il
An eleven-year-oId's summer job asI
cash girl. Then the older sister died,
there were extra bills, and Emma Ie.tl
school, found a job in book binderyi
at 81 q week, mot much, but mores
than the dollar and a half of The LED
partment store. ! blush al this
interjects honest Miss Bass, "bu. per-s
haps Indianapolis is and was no wors
than other cities"
Meanwhile Emma treasured thss
counsel of a beloved teacher, "Neyers
mind, just do your work better In
anyone else does it, and what seems
blind alley win open upon a beauatuH
park" Forewoman in a better hapa
the girl of dreams made a Iasa. q
friend of the unusual woman manager
Followed a period of unrest Mis- q
course in stenography, a mulu-ralhr
ing machine for 70 precious dollars
she still kept her job at sig IS
week, says Miss Bass. 'but Sic aa
lots of time, oh, just lots Of if-tG e
a. III. until s, after a light lunca II
her noon hour, and after at night o1
the whole night was mine, sha
Perhaps it was her womanli
her sincerity that brought aus.as ~
but it was sheer hard work Thu,
the work out on time. Today On 1a
cation with Mrs Bassetts name
Is always a good investment f
equipment is modern and size
quite a printing business besides a
circular letters. And Emma Bass
who knows so well how to he 1r
has many friends in indianapolis II
prize her for sterling qualities.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06

ton three times she had had to make
a sudden tack Of safer Subjects What
had she meant by That reference to
Eastern ANA Western flowers? nls
answer reminded him how we'll he
knew And the confession about her
husband, the worsbiper Of success
what he calls success"-how much
tragedy lay under those tight words?
The valley was filled with shadow,
and the level rays of the setting sun
fei on the young mans face and
splashed the hl.tops with gold and
saffron as within his heart ragged the
aEeold battle Eut MS yet ne
felt none Of its wounds. TIE was con
seious only of a wholly irrational de-
lisht
AS the next forenoon passed Grsnt
found himself gianen. with increasing
frequency toward the end IL The field
where tie little hoy mleht he expected
10 appear But The dizzy wore On with
aut sn OF bis Young friend and ne
burrows which be had Ju~1e8 So ioy-
i. ..,roc s., ho3 81. -. !.
s1t. ,,s+ +, s,gs .,..5 .,,s.,...
y.on d yu,. i, tts sre.4.-. "a EN-.
&, r.,r.fs-f,,.- 80 I'll. -....
boys absence. Had Gem after "a nights
reHsstop ssrr7sr .es+ i ms
nat f. sftsy. IT. s.,g,r-.s,., i.
ys,e,.g Ues r-.rsfsy r.,,,.r..,- ,.....
gl.ess hss ,..... ,,r..., 40 Ill., ~.
haert nansaf af tr,fs ,~ss,,,..,. -t..s ,...
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
Dinner, Social Event
for Legion Auxiliary

Foremost on the program Of the
American Legion Auxiliary convention,
which opens at st. Paul, on September
II, is the states dinner, which is also
the leading social event Of the entire
Legion convention. This banquet viii
be held at the Masonic temple at Z 30
o'clock on Tuesday evening.
Brilliant decorations, beautifully
gowned women, lights, music, combine
to make a function which is not soon
forgotten Each department has its
own special table, which is decorated
IN distinctive fashion by the depart
ment itself. The yariegated schemes
contribute largely to the dash and
splendor of the scene.
National officers, department dele
gates, national executive committee
women and an charmen Of the nation
al committees Of the Auxiliary will be
present The national commander Of
the Legion and natables on convention
committees win be guests.
Sessions Of the convention proper
will be held at the Central Presbyter-
Ian church and viii open on Monday
afternoon. Judge Kenesaw D.. Landis
will address the Auxiliary Election of
national officers VIII be held on Frs-
day morning and will conclude the
convention.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06

all its advantages, cannot duplicate.
Is that trueT
81 believe # IS. The East has great
er profusion-more varietles-but the
individual qualities do not seem to be
so well developed"
81 see you know something Of East
ern flowers" she had said and be fam
cied he had caught a note Of banter
or was It inqulry?-in her voice.
Then, with another abrupt change Of
subject, she had made him describe
his house on the hill. But he had said
nothing of the whim-room.
81 must 60" he had exclaimed at
length. 81 left the horses tied in the
field"
so you must. I shall let Wilson
visit you frequently, II he IS not a
trouble"
Then abe had chosen a couple Of
blooms and pinned them on his coat,
laughingly overriding his protest that
they consorted poorly with his cos
/ tune And she had shaken hands and
said good-by In the manner OF good
| friends parting.
The more Grant thought Of II the
more was he convinced that in her
case, as In his own, the years had
failed TO extlnguish the spark klndled
In the foothills that night so long ago.
He reminded himself continually that
she was Transley's wife, and even
while granting the irrevocabillty Of
that fact he was demanding to know
why Fate had created for them both
an atmosphere charged with unspoken
possibilities. He had turned her words
over again and again. rejecting upon
the abrupt angles her speech had
taken. In their few minutes conversa-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
Not a Crime, a Miracle

It was very cold but still the angler
sat patiently ny the side Of the stream,
waiting for the bite that did not coma.
An aged man approached and took
up stSateEie position behind him.
Are these private waters. my MANI
asked the angler, looking over his
shoulder.
The aged man shook his head.
"No' he ss5a
'aThen il won't be q crime II :
land fshf' pursued the sportsman.
Again the aged man shook his head
ull his gray locks duttered Ia the
breeze.
40" he said III would be :
4lraelsI r.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
FEAT UNING
SU3 SD
- -------- Z.

uMoU dplsdl
After you've puzzled taat
go on and discover oa the re
left margins other asJonisa.a-
such as HAS Flown AHar"5
100000 Miles" or "Ier.a.
Trapeze 1000 Feet In cae
gradually your eyes come
III Done in the Air @s p
the conviction that Mrs
must have been learning
since before airplanes were
Then you discaycr-g
lucky rs I was-tbe pier
deniably pretty girl, Haa
least bit modest about
birth. She discovered
Ransom. Kan, in -ialc
then she's found time
cation in Portland aH-
business success sine
the same country H
shows have headquar
But Mrs. Harchem ez
has IL be Oh the roa
ualiv-by which Z tase
In the sky $50 she
folks address ar E
9 girl who never goes
county seat
In 8 letter written
me that size had @
wbinans altitude
while flying ac ST Lea.s
shes been IN ca.5ne
four years. parachute
wears. (Somehow taa
of d year or 1w0
new form Of control
her machine gives
realization o. tae a
victoryl
As a regular JOB. As
-afzes On carrying
meretasIy. The a
kpnt her st this Ha-s
ON her present notch
ment she has eh"s 2
ord Of miles 1aw1
January. 1928. SIZE Is
2o.Oo0 miles before VI
On her job u aeriz -
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-09-06
MARY
SUCCEEDS
ON
MAIN STREET
By LAURA MILLER

q ~ - ~
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
Project To Combat Air
Monopoly Is Organized

ket, with due regard for the
protection Of the inventor, but
without operating or receiving
restrictions.
We believe that broadcasting
offers one of the most effective
means for encouraging musical
believe that it provides one Of
the greatest mediums for the
religious, educational, patriotic
and cultural expression Of the
American people, but we believe
that our religion, our education,
our patriotism and our music
should never be placed upon a
business basis, or in the hands
of a monopoly which will traffic
in these sacred things for COM
mercial purposes.
We believe that broadcasting
stations must assume the same
public responsibility and duty in
safeguarding American institu-
tons, in encouraging all that
is best in the life of the Amer
lean people, and in maintaining
independence of thought and eX-
preston, as this duty now de-
wolves upon the American press;
that radio broadcasting must re-
main untrammelled by selfish
influences and monopolistic con-
troll, and in order that this
American ideal may be carried
out and sustained in the field
of broadcasting we invite the
support and cooperation Of all
newspapers throughout our coun-
try.
This is the new Declaration
Of Principles broadcast at the
very beginning of this battle for
the freedom of the air, and we
invite an expression of opinion
from the American Telephone
Company on all the points COW
cred in our declaration. We will
be glad to hear from all lis
teners-in at any time regarding
the present radio situation, and
will quote their opinions where
ever possible.
Meantime, send letter to your
Representative and United States
Senator at Washington. D. c.,
saying that you are in favor of
the White radio bill, H. r. 1851,
and urge them to give it their
support.
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
New CrOsley Model
Solves Retaliation

The problem Of reradiation will
be partly solved with the intro
duction of the new Crosley super
models XJ and VI, which will
employ a combination of the
famous r. S. Miner superdyne
hook-up and Armstrong regenera-
tive feature. This superdyne cir
cult has been pronounced by
authorities all over the country
as being the most efficient of
the latest radio developments.
Perfect regeneration control of
radio frequency amplification
with minimum reradiation under
normal use and increased range
volume and selectivity is present
in these new models.
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
RADIO POINTERS.

The reason the primary of
your set cannot be calibrated be-
forehand is that different aerials
call for different inductance
values In your tuner for the
same wave length.
An audion detector is not nee
essary to pick up distant spark
stations.
Radio waves travel in all di-
rections and permeate all sub.
stances except iron and steel.
II yAur detector tube Is burn
ing too bright the signal will be
reduced just as it will when it
Is burning too low.
There are not as many sta.
tons working on Sundays as
other days, SO do not blame
your set
A long outdoor aerial clear OF
everything viii pick up more en-
ergy, but any sort Of aerial viii
get local stations.
When there is more than one
tuned circuit, each circVN must
be tuned to resonance
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
BY GEORGE SCHUBEL.
Secretary, Radio BrOadcasting
Society of America.

Let us proect a new Declara
ton of Independence Declara
ton of Independence of the Air
so that the great listening public
shall know where the Independent
broadcasting stations stand and
where those stand who are op
posed to us.
Let us agree upon this pre-
amble:
We, the American people. both
broadcasters and listeners-in, IN
order to provide a common de
Tense against all attempts to
create a monopoly of the air
now or hereafter, and to safe
guard and preserve the free
use of this new-found blessing
do hereby establish and subscribe
to the following:
We believe that radio broad
casting is intended to serve the
purpose of diffusing happiness,
truth, knowledge. and good Will
and in aiming to preserve the
uses of radio to this eEd we
call upon every American and
every American organization to
lend their aid.
We believe that radio COM
munication should at all times
be under the regulations Of our
Government, and forever so safe
guarded by law that it will
never fall under the control of
any selfish group or monopoly
of the air.
We believe that the privilege
of listening in should be avail
able to the public and to the
American boy at all times with
out charge. and we call to our
standard all amateur and other
organizations. and all American
citizens who oppose the proposed
system of monopoly rental. and
a monopolization of the sources
of supply necessary in construct
ing broadcasting and radio re-
ceiving apparatus.
We believe that all radio pat
ented devices, instruments and
improvements on such, both for
transmitting and receiving, should
be freely placed upon the mar
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
SINGLE WIRE
TYPE AERIAL
Avoid Spices, Which
Are Possible Points
of Resistance.

In erecting your aerial,
if it is to be a single-wire
type, try and arrange the
wire so that a single I'M
broken conductor is used.
Every time a splice is
made, no matter how per-
feet it may look, there is
always the possibility of a
resistance at this point.
In choosing insulators
there is an old standard
insulator on the market
known as the No. IA wire.
2 wire cleat. 1t is a good
insulator and will not cost
more than 3 or 4 cents a
pair. They are made up
in two types, namely, glazed
and unglazed. The I'M
glazed kind are slightly
cheaper and work well for
a short time until the sur
face is attacked by the
elements and smoke and
SCOT collect on the surface,
forming a partially con-
Quoting layer and defeating
in a sense the word in
sulator.
The glazed insulator is
by far the better. Its sur
face resists the collection
Of particles Of carbon which
is ever present in SCOT.
Drops Of rain will also roll
off the insulator much
easier than they will in the
unglazed type.
After a year or two Of
use, it will be found that
what little carbon has col
lected on the glazed sur
lace can be wiped off easily
with a damp rag and the
insulator will be practically
as good as a new one.
The Washington times., 1924-03-19
SOUL Of A NATION
REVEALED IN MUSIC
Ride in Three-Lung Ford
Shows Ours Is SynCo-
patton.
BY FRED SMITH.

The soul of a nation is re-
Nealed in it's music. Whoever
has ridden in a e-year-old Ford,
running on three cylinders up a
long grade, does not need to be
told that the soul of America is
SyncOpated.
Whoever has contemplated one
of our great cities with its he
terogeneous projections of archi-
lecture does not need to be re-
minded of the rag time motives
back Of our civilization. Who
ever has contemplated the masses
of our American populace, ming
ling races from all over the
world that have not yet ANAL
gamated into one great Ameri-
can race, realizes that the ming
led emotions of all these people
could never express themselves
musically in anything but some
form of jazz.
Back of all our external ex-
pressions of what we are lie
the dominant factors of economic
forces. These forces, in turn,
are, as Bryce has pointed out,
the result of geographical,
racial and historical environ
ment. Search as we will, the
present American race has no
tranquility. Our life has been,
and is, not one of repOse and
contemplation, but of activity
and jumping at conclusions. Add
to this the commercializing OF
everything in this country be-
cause of the power of the well
paid masses to buy everything,
and you have the major reasons
for the popularity of jazz.
Now, because 1 believe that
art has nothing to do with NOR
atty, / am making no effort TIC
defend jazz with regard to its
influence for good. That is a
question quite apart. The point
is, that syncopated music ex-
presses in sound the syncopated
feelings and emotions of the
American people. Those who at
tack jazz will have to go much
farther back into the dominant
factors Of our civilization. to make
their changes and reformations.
Our social tendencies will al
music. Already, now that the
war with it's tumult is fading
from our imaginations, the ten.
dency is toward much softer
popular music.
The point is that those who
rise in holy horror at the 50
per cent of radio programs that
syncopate themselves through
the subtle ether have no right
moral, ethical or patriotic-to
attack the natural musical ex-
preston of our American soul:
jazz.
Our music is not in itself a
tangible entity, but rather, the
audible expression of our ma
tional character.
Consequently, our radio pro-
grams win remain so per cent
jazz just so long as the soul
Of America remains SO per cent
syncopated.
The Washington times., 1924-03-19

SPECIAL EXHIBITS
special exhibits will be centered at the south end OF
Convention Hall. The exhibitors follow:
The Department of Agriculture.
Department of Commerce; (a) Bureau OF NaNgaOni
(b) Bureau of Standards
Post Office Department
Radio Corporation of America.
Shipping Board
United States Army.
United States Navy.
Radio photography apparatus also will be exhibited by C.
Washington inventor in separate room at the
north end of Convention Hall.