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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

Say, what word with only three let ters is a part of the verb "to be-" an
 what word that's got the same number do you 'spose is the juice of tree? Here's one that's a Japanese coin, an the next one's "the cry of a cat," an what is the word with six letters that means the same thing as a rat? Here 8 the female of the species guess they refer to the wife? Nope, 'sgot to have more than four letters, gosh ain't this a terrible life? "Posses- sin great wealth." sez the next one. Now, what in the world could that be? But, with all of it's seven big letters, it sure ain't applyin' to me. Let's see what this vertical word is that's supposed to mean neat an compact? I'll bet you I find out what that is, even if it's my last earthly act. Here's dandy that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

goes horizontalan' it sez that it's "grain changed to malt" now, if that ain't home brew in the maxim, then at pug zles ain't worth my salt. We'll, I'm wrong, cause there's only six letters !; what's the three-letter word, meanin' chum? Say, honest to goodness, l won der what makes me so confounded dumb? If keep this up long, I'll go coo-coo. Say, what do you call molten rock? It's another short word of four letters; by the way, it must be 8 o'clock. Now, what's that, the curfew bell ringin'? It can't be that it's half past 9. Gosh, I missed KDKA's whole program; not a peep out of that set of mine. I've heard some folks say that these puzzles, in themselves, are a fine education, but you take it frum me, in the future, I'll get mine frum some broadcastin' station!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
For The Notebook

Coils should be wound with double cotton covered wire.
 The steel girder or frame of build. ing makes good ground.
 Acid from a storage battery will eat holes in most anything.
 An indoor antenna should be as long ano as high as possible.
 It is easier to solder to brass than it is to solder to aluminium.
 Both ends of an aerial need not be at the same elevation from the earth.
 A crystal detector set will cover from 15 to % miles when receiving broad casting stations.
 Clearer signals are obtained with the detector tube adjusted below the maxi muM signals strength.
 Always remeber that the positive pole of the "B" battery is connected to the plate of the tube.
 Never use an acid as Aux in solder ing, as the acid will attack the copper ill the wire and in a short time the set will not function correctly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
RADIO INSPECTOR
 POSTPONES VISIT

Word has just been received by the radio amateur stations that Radio h. spector McCabe will be unable to in clude Birmingham in his itinerary for inspection in December. This will be good news to some of the stations that were rushing a few needed improve ments to get down on the lower wave lengths and away from the broadcast band of waves. The Birmingham Ra- dio club is endeavoring, through their traffic manager and technical commit tee, to get all the stations working on the low waves and by the elimination of few key clicks that still persist, eliminate any complaints from the broadcast listeners. The radio inspec- tor will be in Birmingham some time during January, the exact date to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
INSANITY RECORD
 OF HARLEY STANDS
Former Football Star Loses
 Fight To Expunge Data
(By Associated Press)

Iby ASSUCldIeu TTeSS1
 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 13.-Pro- bate Judge Bostwick today refused to expunge from the court records insanity proceedings brought against Charles Chic" Harley, former star football player, as asked for in a motion filed by counsel for Harley, who now lives in Chicago,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Assembling Is Instructive

When building a radio set, start with simple, one or two-tube receiver. When the various units are put to- gether it will be the first lesson in what the instruments do when the knobs are turned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
, Marking Battery Terminals

When a common terminal is used on the outside of the cabinet for the minus of the "A" battery and the minus of the "B" battery, it is a precautionary stunt to utilize red cotton covered wire for the "B" battery leads The color will designate the high potential of the wires and may save a vacuum tube from a brilliant but brief career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
The Use Of Parafin

When melting parafin to waterproof cardboard tubes, keep fire away from the solution at all times. Do not let the melted parafin boil over, as 1t will ignite instantly. There is no danger however, if ordinary precautions and common sense are used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Tubes. And Battery Voltage

The 'tB" battery voltage deDends upon the type of amplifier tubes used. Some tubes work more satisfactorily as amplifiers with 45 volts than with 67 volts. The fact that set works best with lower plate voltage does not in- dicate anything is wrong with the set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Radio Digest
Tmportance Of Shielding

Shielding is necessary in a super beterodyne between the various stages of qualification. Sheet copper, sheet brass or aluminium should be used on a shield for best results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
PATTON DIES AT Il

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Willard Patton, widely known as musical com poser, died yesterday. He was n years old. His compositions included the oratorio "Isaiah," composed in 1897, and "LaFianza," light opera, written in 1890.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
A Suggestion

A celluloid knitting needle makes an efficient variocoupler or variometer shaft. If heated in boiling water it can be bent in any shape desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

through the metal of the shell and will set up an electromagnetic field of its own, which may cause bowling and dis tortion. All metal not absolutely neces- sary in the construction of set should be eliminated. No iron or steel parts should be used, for these will bring in very large losses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
RadiOgranns


 The United States army and navy are to standardize radio sets. Airplanes of the two services are now unable to communicate because of the, differences.
 Forty-one broadcasting stations scat tered over the United States have been authorized by the department of agricul. ture to broadcast weather, crop and market news.
 While radio amateurs in France can transmit at any time on wave lengths between 1S0 and 200 metres, they can- not work on anything below that until after midnight.
 As many as 80 ships now receive news by radio while at sea for use il their dlily paper. Thus passengers are kept informed on current happenings between landings.
 According to station WSAI, Cincin- natl, more radio fans listen in On Mon day night than any other night of the week. This is attributed to the fact that more people stay at home on this night immediately following the usual weekend activities.
 The new aerial for the radio station at Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England said to be the largest radio station in the world, will be a mile and a half long and half-mile wide. The aerial of this station, which, it is expected will be capable of communicating with any part of the world, will be supported by 12 masts reaching to a height of S2C feet and weighing 300 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
How To Prevent I .osses In Set

Instruments of low-loss design should be used when building a set. The great est losses occur in the intersection of the electromagnetic fields set up by the various pieces of apparatus. For this reason air-core radio frequency trans formers should be spaced from four to six inches apaet and radio transformers should be set angle-if possible a right angle to each other. Grid leads should be as short as possible and kept from being parallel to other wires. Another loss usually not thought of is caused by closed circuits. If the shell of socket is made of metal a current will flow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
VETS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

ilcmont pinn.
The first unit called for tho ~.
Enlistment Of % tracts These we're
All taken up 20 the last legislature
appropriated morc money for the
work and 100 tracts were then laid
out.
The state builds the house. harm
and chicken house All those build
ings are uniform. Then it DIGS the
well. iustails the pump FOR irrlFa.
ton. advances money FOR Tending
material. clearing land. seeds and
electric current for the first three
years.
Tho settler must pny but ssia.b0
aewn 10 obtain tract. The total
cost Of placing a man on tract Is
t4.ss0. After the first payment
nothing falls due until three years
years. when tho balance must be met
In 20 annual lnstallmcnts.
Not a man in the valley il dis
satisfied with his lot. All have had
wonderful success with their crops.
The strawberries go on the market
early and get top prices. Their cab.
bages arc the earliest In the state and
bring from sk to s cents pound.
The frost this year has damaged
the fruit crop. but has not destroy.
ed Il.
At the present time there arc 40
yncant tracts In tho entire lot Of 100,
tho majority OF which have but re.
Gently been offered. An attempt is
being made TO interest veterans in
these tracts as they will be thrown
open to any settler IL they are not Sc.
cured by exservice men IN the near
future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
SEEK GIRL AND
SWEETHEART

Police Monday were asked 20
search Cor Murrarot stanton. it or
Everett ana O.. B. IS. okhhomh
sailor Frank Iaddsl ber sweetheart
Tbs request for the hunt came from
Mirs stnniopa brother Donald -
stanton. 2Ii5 Virginia ft. Everett
ah1 reported that his sister disap
rfsrrd Friday.
stanton Says that his sister and
Rddcil eloprd 20 Port orchard iari
Friday 90 obtain d marriage hcense
They found che kltrhp county offices
closed ana MiaH stanton remained in
rori orhard while Ridden returned
10 hin ship
The oklahoma b. now strsmlhF 90.
ward gan Dieeo stanton does nor
know whether the young seaman ia
aboard
The rirl O. pretty; weam her ref
hair hobbed and has blue eye8 She
waa wearing "a black fuit and patent
leather sandals when last seen. sho
resides NJ seii Victor place Everett
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
.SPURNS LOVER,
is SLAIN
Aged WoOer Turns Gun,
Stays Self in Apartment

because his love wRs no, returned.
so.yeafold Robert ~ Snyder shot
and killed s2year old Agnes Black.
attractive dlyorrce. In an apartment
at 1915 ninth ave. sunday morning.
Then ne shot himself
Last fan the woman obtained a
divorce from Albert Anderson. a me.
chanic OF sedro woolley She got a
job at the Bowman hotel. SIS Union
81. There she met Snyder. who fell
In love with her
Then her divorced husband moved
10 the hotel and the usual triangle
was completed. Finally snyder
moved lie took a fve.room fiat a.
1916 Ninth ave Frequently the girl
went there to sec that his place was
kept IN order. because. u IL aald. che
p.licd blm.
The Rir Is the daughter % Mrs
II II Black. OF Great Fans. Mont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
JUST ABOUT WHAT
YOU'D EXPECT A
CARTO0NIST TO DO

ID EGuLAR staffmen OF Tho
IL Star complimented Peter
Paul Drus, University Of Wash.
lngton cnrtoonist. on his Sworn
In for the Day" sketch in Sat.
urday's univcrslty.cdited issue.
They wondered. tho. what the
mystic letters. &C. SOL" shown
on tho copyphper in the Gu
TONED student editors typowritc-
meant.
While tho university staff per.
spired over headlines and rushed
copy to the linotypers. the reg.
ulars' who had the newspaper
habit so bad they couldn't go
fishing or golfink, stood about In
groups and puzzled over c. SIOL.
Dean Spencer of tho school OF
journalism. was also puzzled.
He couldn't translate tho mystic
lettering was sure It was no
chemistry formula.
Drus was appealed TO, but thDt
humor.lovlng young man was
non.commlttal. The dean got
busy then and thirddegreed the
cartoonist. Drus pleaded guilty.
n YOU hold the cartoon M
10 mirror and read the reflec-
ton, It's easy G. SOL be.
comos Lois C. Peter Paul just
wanted to convince certain
pretty little coed that despite
tho rush OF the days newspaper
work. he want forgetting her.
Lois was assured Drus wns
happy and tho mystery was
exposed,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
ALIEN SEAMEN
FLOOD CITY
immigration Office Cannot
Halt 0eSerti0nS

Alien sesmCn. deserving ana being
paid ou nom rhlps from foreign
ports are finodlng seattle. contrary
20 tho immigaticn laws To-day they
were chaucierizcd AS 'the tougher
problem Ia the entire Immigration
service by Luther wccdin. commits.
sioner u immigration FOR this dis.
ir-ct
so serious has the condition be-.
come Wevdin says. that II the IN
spect0r and operatives here picked
up every desertcr. the station would
not be able 20 hold them ali and
we'd run over our entire allotment on
expenditures on this one branch or
Wogk alone"
Wecdln was unable 20 give com.
picie figures on the number ~ De,
sefiers, but declared that between 60
and 100 were departed from the port
% Seattle within the past three
months And We unly scratched the
surface In a routine way" be added
There's no particular nationality
most troublesome. Wcrdin said.
They come from an over. many from
European ships, <rhvy either desert
or are paid OF heft. pyndinr signing
on FOR return voyage. They
chance detection by ntFlrctlns 10 %
This and thus are dumped on Seattle
-and every other port ia the United
States"
Scameu are allowed by Law 10 land
Tor 60 days, according 10 recent
statement by jeremiah Hurley. chief
immigration inspector In Washing.
ton, %. e..
Hurley'a statement confirmed
Weedius on the large numbers OF
dcseriers he declared that the very
minimum for 1883 was s1IBG. In 1929
the figure was only 5,S39.
These Figures were complied by
steamship captains ana arc lower
than the actual totals. Hurley De
clarcd
Immigration Commissioner Hus.
hand. al a recent hearing % the
house committee on appropriations.
admitted that tho government IL
making little attempt TO dcport
allen seamen
we have no regular deportation
fund" he said. we DO not 20 out
and hunt for them. because II We
did. We would ind 70 many that We
would not know what 10 DO with
them or where 10 put them
Il never Jaw such a low class
OF mon in an mX Is years OF *.
pcricuee" said Hurley. and his
statement was vouched for by
wecdlu.
weedin believes that $1,000
penalty assessed on every steam.
ship captain from under whom a
seamnn deserts. and a larger appro.
priation and force OF operatives and
larger housing accommodations are
the only cures for the big problem.
He said every attempt Is made
TO dcport tho men found. by com.
polling them 20 sign up on foreign.
bound ship. I'VE don't care 10 what
country they so. just so long as Il
isn't Canada ho said. its too
Easy 70 gei across the line and back
here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
Nellie, Thrilled for
Life, Still Smiles!
Every Nellie in City
Invited Tonight

GRILL smiling nfter an thoss
- thrinss
Neasirl Altho Misa fiorenos
ronkin. seatilts Thrill a Day
Nellie" was thrilled 20 within an
inch of her ufe last week. sho was
stn cheerful Monday and prcpar
ing far The stars "Nelue Party
ai tho nlue Mouse theaier Monday
evening
lest week. taking darc from
claire Windsor who appears In che
film version ~ "Nellio, the beau
uml Cloak Model" Miss Tpnhn
pulled sll the thrilling stunts Of tho
picture and then some She was
kidnapped. tied onto a track in front
af me East Mail made 20 climb the
Smith building In an evening gown.
and haif dozen other exciting
thinrs
Every Nclue ln Seattle "a I'M.
yilod Monday evening. between 3
and 30 o'clock. 90 SEQ "Ncliis" to-
film Flll ont this coupon and bring
% along
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
Name Delegates to
Credit Convention

l.. 3. McCash. having secured 20
new members for the Seattle Assn
citation OF Credit Men. viii be the
delegate to the National Credit Mcnb
convention at Buffalo. n. r., June
10 90 10. Il was announced Monday.
James a. Bennett. as incoming prcsf
dent. will also represent tho Seattle
association.
In addition. II was ndded. one dele.
gatsa,.iargs will be sent from hers.
10 be named Monday night. Prof.
Frank J.. Laube OF tho University
Of Washington Is scheduled 10 speak
on tax Problnms~ at the Monday
evening session at the Masonic club
rooms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
YOU'LL FIND
1T HERE

Cool and more humidity IN the air
Forest fires decrease
Free lecture Monday nirht a. g
O'Clock az the y vs.. q. A. auditorium.
slime barbercurpauy head OF "a
music school in Chicngo. 20 speak on
music and educational topics.
Luke = May scientific aleuih. will
discuss modern criminology before
The Seattle transportation club Mon.
day noon
uid time shipping men 20 attend
funeral for capt Peter i'nlk. GO. Pic.
nerr Sound buatman. who died sat
nrdny Rites ~ home. 70s 18th ave.
n. NJ y m. Monday
Three Chinese arrested In alleged
lottery Joint at no Second ave. \.
~ police party Harry chin. An
Gee and Al Lee on books and
punntiiy Or lottery tickets and
oths equipment seized
Commencement festival nt Cor
nish School ~ Music featured sun.
day evening hy Poets Hour by
four pupils. Lola Cox. Carol white.
Arley Robinson and Louis brent.
wtu
Cooperative Campers. Inc. rusti.
Gated Sunday az Alh beach. Made
plans for annual summer camp on
Mount Baker. July . 10 August 81.
Basket dinner AZ noon.
Religious educational workers viii
plan their end of fleet entertain.
ment AZ meeting Tuesday noon at
Darinalrs cafeteria.
Or. Ambrose bailey aud Mrr.
Bailey were 90 leave Monday 10 ~.
tend annual Baptist convention az
Milwaukee.
Tho Rev. Stanley Nook. Of Brem.
erton. accepts a call from the rector
and vostry 20 be assistant rector Of
Trinity Parish church here.
Dudley Wootcn will speak on
The Old South AZ session Of the
Seattle Genealogical society AZ tho
Chamber ~ Commerce az p. m
Monday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
TRAFFIC
STARTS ON PAGE /

NJ In. To stress upon motorists the
provision OF the ordinance that all
cars entering an nrtcrisi highway
must come TO full stop. the Scouts
win be stationed az street intorsec.
lions along these highways and viii
be given authority TO make all mo.
florists entering them bring their
cars TO n halt. Then they will OK.
plain briefly the provision OF the law.
.FUQU1 ASKS
FOR APPROPRIATION
Meantime, there was little surface
indication that the new traffic code
was being enforced Monday. Lack
OF funds and men was the reason
given by the police department.
lruqua wns preparing request.
TO lie handed Immediately TO the city
council. for an emergency uppropri.
alton OF $4,000, to defray the tx.
pense of printing and distributing
copies Of the new code, and for adj.
ditional traffic officers.
we need 25 mon and could use
more" he said.
II expect TO divert every available
traffic man TO squad that will
police one OF the eight artcrlol high.
ways every day, making as many
arrests MS possible for failure to
come TO a stop before entering H."
he said. THAT Is one Of tho biggest
lessons the driving public must
learn II traffic is TO be safeguarded.
All drivers on the nrterlal highways
have the right.of.way."
Altho the department knew Il
would be expected TO enforce the
lla@ Monday. no provision for the
erection OF warning signs al inter.
sections had been made.
Until the arterial highway signs
arc made" said Chief severyns, I'VE
viii have to protect the crossings MS
best we can.
we will make no effort TO en-.
force The ono.hour parking law on
Fifth ave. between Madison ST. and
Yealor way, until the street is paved
In tho center. All other provisions,
however. viii no enforced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
WOODS
STARTS ON PAGE L

the japanese earthquake and fire and
worked hard In the interests Of good
relations between tho United States
and Japan.
He was greatly distressed over the
proposed exclusion laid against Japan
and sen, number Of reports to Sec
rotary Hughes saying enactment OF
such measure would be detrimental
20 Amcrican-Japancse relations.
The ambassador has been con.
ccrned for some time over the health
Of his wifc's mother. having made a
trip 10 the United States from Japan
following tho earthquake. because OF
her condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
WEEKEND WRECK
TOLL HEAVY
More Than Half Score Hurt
in Auto Crashes

More than a hair score injured
several of which were Of serious
nature. were sustained by Semitic
residents over the week end IN auto
accidents.
james Malone. isss Fouianelia u,
may die from injuries received when
a man driving an automobile believed
80 belong 10 Herman Anderson,
struck him Malone was dBsEed IS
feet. and then thrown under tho car.
II Is feared he hoH internal injuries
L. Parker. u so2s seth ave. y. T..
and n party o' three werc driving IN
from Black Diamond az Z "a. m sun.
day Parker became drowsy and
dropped on 20 sleep. All four were
bruised when pnrker'a car struck
that driven by Mrs ". II. Iohanne-
sen. Of sT0s Palatinc ave. ai Forest
n. James Pnnecrn. pa James S..
Jim Edgcrton. ih2a 6sni ave, ". r..
and gam HammrI. rurbcr'a room.
mate. an were Injured az was Mrs.
Iohnnnesen.
Edward Merritt, H. son 81 Harry
Merritt. ias W. s3fa q. and BIily
Shields. q. son of County Treasurer
W. W Shields. so4o w. 9th a.. were
injured when their cars locked wheels
and overturned at 18th ave. y. ".
ana w. bTth II.
Little Keith Marsdcn. s. suffered
broken lex and head injuries when
he d1rtcd ia front OF n ear driven
by H. X. scifert. 4s4s Ninth ave.
y. r.. In the alley back u his home
n 450s Eighth ave \, y. One
wheel passed over the chiid's leg
II. Basgl 1903 =. stst st.. Tacomr.
driving n motorcycle. crashed into a
car driven by II polard. 1909 2sih
ave. on +. Marginal way. sunday
morning. He sustained a broken lex
and is resting at the Columbus SAM.
fnrfurn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
YECGS Get $3.50.
Crack Safe and Escape With
Loot: "a Hours Start

ErtrrinE th0 SnOWfiakc laundry
1881 Miner axe. carh sunday MORN
nr, yeEss attacked the safe with a
sicigrh8mmtr ana Knocked thc com
ninstion Off The safe yielded about
slSo. The thieves used "a glass cutter
30 eater the place thru a rear win.
dow THE robhcry was NOT discov
cred until about 5 o'clock sunday
marniue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
Seattle Men Work
at Electric Meet

SIX employees Of tho Puget Sound
Power & Light Co. viii take n prom.
inent part in tho work OF the con.
ference of the National Electric
Light association which opens at
Atlantic City this week A. w
Leonard is chairman of the water
power development committee. l..
II. Grant. wiring; NJ. r. Crawford.
apparatus; @. T. Quinen. inductlve
coordination; II. u. Thatcher, ME.
tors, and W. H. McGrath. customer
ownership.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
Five Chinese Are
Arrested in Raid

HaIding a ChIncEo dCn d lll Sow
enth ave s. sunday night. Patrol.
men George Reynolds ANA q. w
Christy arrested five Ch.nese, Louie
FonE. a.; Nah sing. go, Tai Quic.
80; sing Lee. IS. and Al Louie. 81.
Each was chargcd with conducting
gambling games ana posted $500 bail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19

JOHN +. MEAGHER was fined
5000 by Federal Judge Jeremiah Ne.
terer Monday for liquor law viola.
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-19
Traveller to Talk
to Pacific Body

Or. Frederick Starr. world famous
traveller and n leading anthropolosist.
viii speak next Wednesday nj Moves
cafeteria TO the Seattle Fellowship FOR
Peace The public r. invited. Dinner
will be served at o'clock . ri and
the. address win be given at 7.i5. the
subject being THE Japanese. Ameri.
can Gneatlpn."