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Another satisfactory set-up consists
in coupling the set directly to such
metallic conductors by the use of
satisfactory capacities or inductances.
Electric power and lighting circuits,
compressed air and water piping,
trolley wires, telephone lines, hoist
ing cables, head frames and similar
metallic structural work are suitable
as conduction agencies in mine radio
communication. AS far as the actual
installation is concerned. the line
radio is simpler and can be installed
much more quickly than the common
mine telephone system with its con-
Meeting wires. now in general use.
Naturally, the line radio apparatus
Itself Is more complicated than the
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Longest Telephone Cable.

COME TINE ago there was estab-
.1ished a new telephone line be-
tween Stockholm and Berlin, and
where it crosses the Mort hsea it has.
1T is claimed. the longest telephone
cable in the world. This cable is
something over 80 miles in length.
Whenever telephone line proceeds
through submarine cable there is.
it is said. a certain proportion lost of
the electric impulse. In order to
counteract the effect Of such a con-
dition in that length of cable the
telephone apparatus in this case had
to be strengthened at each end Of the
cable and special stations were so
located for that purpose. BY means
Of transformers the strength Of the
sounds is raised after coming through
the cabl& ~.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

day or emergency service of miners,
one-way communication, from
high power station on the surface to
a receiving set in the mine would
be worth while for use if the miners
ever were trapped underground. The
entombed workers in such a case
could be informed concerning the
progress of rescue parties.
Transmission from within the mine
to the surface, however, is more i'm
portant. If a reliable means of voice
transmission could be placed at the
disposal of entombed men, they could
inform rescue parties of their exact
location, the c-mber OF miners en-
trapped. their names and designation
numbers, the number still living and
the condition of the air supply. Such
informa tion would greatly facilitate
rescue operations. Uncle Sam plans
to develop mine radio emergency
service to the peak of . efficiency be-
fore he lays aside his radio research
Evening star., 1924-07-20
The Wolf Pack.

When Edith and Jack were travel
| ing the Canadian route to the west
ern coast, they became friends with
a delightful, white-haired old man
who knew dozens OF interesting
stories about the mountains and
giant trees and the wildfiowers that
could be seen from the train win
dow. When they asked him how
he learned his tales of the outdoors,
he told them of years he had spent
in the northern forests as Il natural
list.
One morning they went with him
to the observation platform at the
rear of the train. They We're sitting
there listening to a particularly good
story when Edith suddenly gave Il
little cry. Her finger pointed TO a
lean, gray wolf that had trottcd out
of the timber. Imagine the surprise
Of the three when the animal began
to chase the train down the tracks
Scarcely had it started when sec
ond wolf followed, and a third. In
a minute a whole pack was in pur-
suit. a ferocious, rayening bunch
leaping forward with their tongues
rout. as near the observation plat
form as their 1.-THE legs would take
them.
Edith screamed, helplessly Pas
sengers inside crowded to the door.
fascinated at the sight.
They'll eat US up. shrieked Jack.
But the old man held him from the
door.
I'll take care of YOU" he said.
IF gou go inside you'll miss one of
the most thrilling sights it will ever
be your opportunity to see" Edith
clung to the scientists sleeve. irvine.
not to be frightened
The wolves kept close upon the
speeding train by miraculously swift
action. 1t seemed as if they would
leap up and devour the watchers.
Jack felt a shiv.er of JOY that he
should be so near to peril, and Vet
safe.
Then "A funny thing happened
Just when the excitement was high
est. the train began to slow down.
A dreadful fear gripped both Edith
and her brother. 1t was going 10
stop
Edith ran inside and hid her head
in her. mothers skirts: Jack strug-
gled to place of safety among the
passengers in the door The old
man, however, stood at the rail eager
ly watching.
The wolves slowed with the train.
They dropped back. When the cars
came to halt they, too, stopped.
They stood painting, their cleaning
eyes showed half appointment
that the chase was up. Then fol-
lowing their leaders signal, they
silently trotted into the forest and
disappeared.
Mr.. Sterne turned to the speech
less watchers. 'It is the way OF a
wolf" he told them. The ignorant
brutes were not after human flesh.
They only felt desire to follow the
| swiftly moving train, just as a dog
feels the natural wild instinct to
| chase street car or automobile.
| When the motion had ceased, their
fun was over"
Evening star., 1924-07-20
The + lighters
BY M. L. G.. PICKTHALL
of the Wife Who Put New Spirit Coxar div Race

TIME Rends were always fighters
4 strange inheritance of vio-
lence accompanied the name.
Suddenly. in the midst Of the
Quietest lives, this inheritance would
flame forth in some wild. unpre-
meditated deed, some uncalculated
blow, and there would follow Bit
ter payment of years, of tears
but not by the Rend who had done
the deed. 1t seemed a law with them
that whatever they did others should
pay for it. Yet with it all they were
II handsome race and greatly loved.
So when AnSon Rend came home
that night, entering softly, and, with
out a word to Janet, strode to the
lamp and blew it out, what she saw
of his face before the darkness en-
yeloped il was quite in keeping with
the Rend family history. And it was
quite in keeping with the history of
all the women who had married Rends
that she should ask him, not What
is it?'' but who is it,
"Warrender." he said.
She could hear him near her in the
dark, moving rapidly and lightly
about the room. She pressed her lips
together and made no sound. When
Anson came in she had been counting
over the clean clothes, and mentally
she Yet repeated. Five shirts. six
towels. two tablecloths. Then she
said aloud. but quite calmly:
Have you killed him."
''They carried him home" Anson
told her. He was"
"Dead?' she broke in.
Il guess So
She sat bowed forward over the
table very still Her hand closed un-
consciously over the match box. The
matches ratified.
Instantly Arson was beside her
His hand shut over hers and the
matches fell on the floor. There was
violence in his touch, his breath.
Even his very clothes seemed to ex-
Evening star., 1924-07-20

present mine telephone. Its adoption
will depend on the different operating
conditions occurring in the individual
mines. Its use will involve a higher
upkeep and maintenance expense, but,
where efficiently utilized. it will
eliminate the need of any telephone
system.
Uncle Sam has determined that any
conductor which is insulated suffi-
ciently for the economic transmission
of power or lighting current will act
efficiently as carrier" for the high
frequency. Furthermore, no inter-
ference with the ordinary telephone
circuits has been noted by superim-
posing the high frequency carrier On
the telephone line.
X + X
THIS matter of harnessine radio
to the aid of entombed miners is
one of outstanding Importance.
Eleven of the States. including H.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
RADIO FOR MINE RESCUES

linois, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Utah,
Colorado, Michigan, Wyoming. Ken
lucky, New York and Connecticut,
as well as England, Germany, Italy
and France. have been engaged in
underground eXperime mentation of one
kind or another. For the most part,
radio receiving sets of varying de-
gress Of sensitivity have been car
ried underground and used TO pick
up music and messages transmitted
from powerful sending stations above
the earth's surface. Receiving sets
have also been placed on trains and
reception of messages made while
they were passing through tunnels
and tubes, under rivers or in sub
ways. Other interesting tests have
been conducted in the Grand Canyon
of Colorado, in submerged subma-
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Improved Locomotive.

have been describing a new
'thermo locomotive" a simple
device applicable to an ordinary To-
comotive with slight expense and
with only slight remodelling. An in
ternal motor, fed with oil, produces
generously hot compressed air and
steam. which are the motive power
1t Is stated that the locomotive may
be stopped without stopping the mo-
tor, power for upgrades may be in
creased and there are no smoke, SCOT
or ashes. 1t is estimated that trac-
tion costs on the Italian railways
may by it's use be reduced 70 per
cent.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Tree Explodes.

A TREE exploded near Ouachita
City, La, severely burning w. c.
Mcclure. who. with a gang. had been
cutting it down. A Kissing sound is
sued from the tree as the saw ate
into it. Believing that gas was es-
Gaping, Mcclure applied a lighted
match. Gas had crept into the tree
from the ground, which is in the
natural gas belt. The force or the
blast knocked down two of the crew
heard mile away.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

used as an everyday mine communi-
cation system, miners would soon
gain familiarity with its care and
operation and would use it most ef-
fectively in time of need. Mainte-
nance and inspection service would be
justified for other reasons besides the
purely humanitarian viewpoint of
safety. Purchase of radio sets and
other operating expenses could be
charged to operating rather than to
safety expenditures.
In the experimental activities more
powerful radio broadcasting sets
have been used at the surface than
we'd commonly be available or
practical for underground sending
sets. If nothing else were done in
the adaptation of radjo IN the eyery-
Evening star., 1924-07-20

had come to stand-beyond her now
the word had less meaning. He
questioned her mutely. Life and love
thrilled her. She said again: "Set
me down, Anson Rend.'
He obeyed, holding her with hands
under her elbows, for she was very
weak. She crossed her wrists on her
breast as though she yet held the
pack. Her eyes, indomitable with
love. shone upon him above this ges-
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Ancient Eyeglasses.

A RCHAEOLOGIsTS excavating on
the site of ancient Carthage hay-
found. among other things, a pair of
spectacles of the third century, b. c.,
and in Punic tomb terra Gotta
figurine of an organ, pots of rouge
and face powder, bronze razors and
milk bottles.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

me, Ansoh. Do 1 love you?"
He said solemnly: God knows you
do, Janet"
You love me-
You know / do"
Yes 1 know it now. The rest
don't matter. Even if you don't for
give me, it don't matter beside that"
Forgive you? What do you
mean?'
Evening star., 1924-07-20
IF YOU FOLLOW ME, I'LL STOP
FOR YOU NO MORE THAN
IF YOU WERE A STONE

"Anson-listen. Back there-the
first night-when I looked in at War
renders window"
Janet"
at was a 1ivin' man I saw, Anson.
You didn't kill Warrender Anson. Go
and make your peace with him
They stood, gazing at each other In
the mans eyes was all that Janet
might have died for. and never have
seen. But seeing it now, she was
strong-even strong enough to hold
her man in her arms when he hid
his face against her shoulder.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-20

ITO take what's coming to me?
Yes"
X X X n
THERE was again that living si-
lence. Then Janet said strongly:
Set me down. Now I know"
What. Janetr'
THAT at last there's one Rend loves
justice and right-and a woman-bet-
ter than himself"
Love- In the place where his soul
Evening star., 1924-07-20
You better get packed"

You better get packed"
Ten minutes later she was follow
ing him along the trail to the noun
tains. 1t was the trail that led past
the Warrender place. She guessed
Anson had chosen that way because
no one would think of looking for
him near Warrender's.
Presently she saw a light through
the bush-a lighted window in War
renders house. without a word she
left the trail and crossed the orchard
Anson saw her head, black against
that lighted window as she peered
into the room.
When she rejoined him he was
trembling 1t was as if his first reali-
through his realization of what Janet
might have seen.
What did you see?" he asked.
Janet was silent. looking at him
strangely. her mouth set. She said:
Come"
He did not question her again. He
dared not.
x x y i
MORNING found them by a small
A'A lake, shadowed sheet of water
rejecting the undisturbed forest. 1t
was autumn, and morning came late.
They had been walking hours
II guess we might rest here a
while" Janet said. I'm all in"
He answered remorsefully:
I'D forgotten you'd be tired"
She watched him, still with that
strange. secret look. She had a
knowledge of him beyond that which
even love could give. She knew that
he would forget her more each day
1t was that way with the Rends.
1t was afternoon when she awoke
at his touch. He was in a fever to
press on. but he said, ashamedly:
you're tired yet You should not
be here
She did not answer. She kept. up
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Certainly.

Little boy-Sheep are the dumbest
animals.
Mother (absently)-Yes my lamb.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

Weather man (about to depart for
bis .ofdce)-Dear, wonder If I'd
better take my umbrella"
Evening star., 1924-03-07
EXHIBIT OF NAVAL
| RADIO development
Wonders Of Laboratories Will Be
! Shown at Convention
Hall Show.
ANTENNA IS 200 FEET LONG
Aerial Suspended From Bottom Of
:. Seaplanes.

g. All of the latest developments of
afhe Navy Departments radio labo-
sratories will be placed on exhibition
sfor tho education Of radio fans who
svisit Washington's first annual radio
+Show At Convention Hall the week of
March 1s to Is. The most recent de-
asigns Of transmitting and receiving
apparatus used on batt1eships. SUBJ
smarines and seaplanes will be dis
played in addition to an elaborate ar
sray Of radio depth-sound1ng instru-
nents. -
{ Although the Navy Department
originally had planned. to exhibit only
the depth -soundfnK apparatus, an
.nouncement was made today that this
swould be augmented by the trans
fnitting and receiving sets All of
n'Ge, where the experimental radio
laboratories are 1ocated,x and the
washington navy yard. -.
Exhibits to BE Explained.
( The new apparatus will. include a
Snodel T. NJ transnnitter, model T. L.
battleship primary transmitter. q type
SE-1375 Navy spotting receiver and
pass and three inslatorsrIef various
aypes. officials Of the Navy Depart
tnent will explain the exhibit each
night OF the show. -
The model T. NJ. transmftter is a
modification of the old one half K. w.
Au.nch spark transmitter. with a
3oo-watt tube, and is used on sub
s Tho modele.T. L. battleship trans.
nlitter is one@ OF the most efficient
!Eets used by the Navy. 1t has two
K. w. water-cooled tubes and gives
Teliable communication, day or night
ut a distance Of 1000 miles. Under
favorable atmospheric conditions
signala transmitted by this set car
5000 miles. BY adopting this set the
Navy Department took another ster
toward reducing Interference for the
broadcast listener, as 1t has an ex.
eeedingly sharp wave.
: cOO-Foot Antennn.
The Sc 1875 transmitter and re.
eelver Is used principally on sea
planes for spotting purposes and has
? reliable range of 100 miles On.
hundred and fifty planes are nov
equipped with this type of combined
receiver and transmitter, which 4.
compact as well as light. weighing
only eighty-eight pounds. It ha,
FOUR 5-watt tubes in the transmit
Ter and a detector and two steps o,
audio frequency ampliflcation in the
receiver The antenna used with thi,
aet IS zoo feet long and is suspend cd
In the air under the plane.
:, aired L. Stern. director OF thu
ehoW, and William p Boyer, presj
cent of the Radio Merchants Asso.
ciatfon. under whose auspices tn,
4now VIII be staged, have gone tt
New York to attend the radio show
q the Hotel Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1924-03-07
BRITISH NAVAL BASE
| CRISIS SEEN SETTLED
Press Doubts Admiralty Resigns,
tions Will Follow Plan to Defer
Action on Scheme.

By the As.octa.sd Prsss. 4 ,tsf
LONDON MaHh 7.-Teday's news
papers suggest that the government &
decision not to proceed with the con-
struction of the Singapore naval base
Is equivalent to shelving the proposal
rather than -canceling 1t. They hold
that in view Of the divergence Of the
experts over tt and the more pressing
demands for public money In other d.
rections, the scheme must have anyway
been deferred.
1t is believed the cabinet will avow
entire responsibility for overruling the
Judgment OF the present sea lords
who be satisfied if their position Is
thus made clear, and, accordingly, the
threatened designations from the ad-
miralty will be averted.
Earl Beattys term OF once as first
sea lord, it Is pointed out. expires COM
pardtiveIy soon, and his retirement
therefore, Is to be expected in any case
Evening star., 1924-03-07
10000 DYE WORKERS
{. DISMISSED IN GERMANY
Clash With Police Follows Dis
!. mlssal Of Men for Refusal to
&. Work Nine-Hour Day.

~ the Associated Press
sQoLoGNE, Germany.1 Nfatc1 =
Baden aniline dye works in Ludwig.
ahafen and Oppau have been dismiss
ca upon their refusal to work nine
hours a day. 1t was at the Ludwig
shafen plant that yesterdays clash
occurred between strikers and police
men r 'lting in several ca suaitiea.
Evening star., 1924-03-07

Springfield. Mass. enjoy your Radio
News columns very much. Please
give ME the date Of The Sunday Star
containing the hroadca sting direct
ory. l loaned mine to some one, and
| guess because it is SO good he will
ono.
The list of radio broadcasting sta
tions were published in The Sunday
Star of February "a.
Evening star., 1924-03-07
Many Money Savers for Saturday
.2.Way.
Electric
Sockets:

A convenience that ever.
homo needs. BY using tn
2-way plug you can
have two lights where A0<
YOU now have one. 1\
Special ..s...s.....e....e
Evening star., 1924-03-07

MISS BESSIE MERRICK. 304 East
Capitol street, writes that MILTON
FIROR. 1926 Sth street northwest,
hoard WJAZ at Chicago.
Evening star., 1924-03-07

&c. KEISTER, 437 Q street north
west, sends the following:
''ln reply to tho question of w. b.
p, as to tho strange announcer say
ing: This is tho Hotel Kimhall
Studio this was station: WBZ
Evening star., 1924-03-07
W. L. BUCKLEY asks this rather

C. L. SHEAR, Rosslyn. Va, sends
sthe following:
I'm answer to n. A., BUCkLER
$3.50 36th street northwest. would say
that the station he heard broadcastine
basket ball game March l was
WCAD, st. Lawrence University
Canton, Ohio. 220-meter wave length
and 250-watt power"
Evening star., 1924-03-07
RADIO NEWS
Continued from Thir,y-f NTH Page.)

talk ended. If I understood rightly.
something like, Hoping that I have
given you good hunting, / wish you
q good night
81 have had occasion to refer to
you and your radio news on several
occasions and have not yet failed to
get my answer"
J. C. W. sends a reply to the ques-
tion asked IN this column by JAMES
w. HINE, saying: II wish to state
that the station he heard WAS WJAZ.
Zenith Hotel, Chicago. in a series of
tests. Could you inform me through
ton 1XG or not?"
1XG is q special land station at
Bangor, Me, operated by the Bangor
Railway and Electric Company.
MISS BESSIE MERR1cK, so4 East
Capitol street, writes that MILTON
FIROR, 1895 9Th street northwest
heard WJAZ at Chicago.
c, H. w. asks this: a...s-
through your interesting radio col
umn II station KFI. Los Angeles
Calf, was broadcasting musical
program last night, March 5, at 11:5S
o'clock, eastern standard time, play
ing My Wild Irish Rose as a vocal
solo? =
"I heard the call letters Fl and
the word California. so am DESTROYS
OF ascertaining If it was the above
station that. I heard. Many thanks
XII was the station you heard.
- :. ,.. -
w. L. BUCKLEY asks this rather
odd question:
"My next door neighbor has a tube
set and l have a crystal set. He can
hear the conversation in my house,
but I cannot hear talking in his
house. We each have d separate
antenna. sixty, feet long, but both
hung. from the same poles. Is this
new, and how does 1t happen?'
The radio editor would be glad to
hear further. from MIR. BUCKLEY,
explaining whether this conversation
is heard over tho receiving set or
Just through the walls. also the dis
tance separating the two acrials and
sead-in wires. -
Evening star., 1924-02-13
ORATORY CONTEST
AGE LIMIT STATED
Students in Stars Compe-
tition Must Have Been Un-t
der IS on February 3.

The Star oratorical contest for a
better understanding of the Constitu-
tion has been received with enthusiasts
tic interest by high school students
an interest evidenced by many COM
munications on the subject addressed
to the contest manager.
Perhaps the most frequent question
Is that connected with the age limit
To set at rest any doubt, all high
school students who are under nineteen
years of age on Sunday, February 8,
1924, the date of the first announce
ment of the contest, are eligible for the
contest
At the request of school authorities
and to avoid clashing with the Easter
holidays, the contest schedule has been
revised as follows:
(aD The period to March IS to he
used In preparing and perfecting the
orations.
(bl From March os to April IL to be
used In narrowing down all the con-
testantS in each district to six.
(c) The six contestants in each dis
trict to compete for the district
awards on May 1 instead Of April a5.
as previously announced
tdl The committee of final judges is
10 visit each of the schools and If~ten
to the delivery of the school repre-
sentative's oration between May 1
and May 10.
Orations may contain both interpre-
tive and historical material, provided
that 1t is of such a character as to
increase interest in and respect for
the constitution Of the United States.
Evening star., 1924-02-13

affair, and Robert Todd Lincoln. the
only survivor of President Lincoln's
family, sent his congratulations in a
letter and said: II hope the legion
Will always stand for the best inter
ests of the nation"
A silver loving cup was presented
by the post to Henry Lansburgh for
his work among the soldiers during
the war and since. A silver cigarette
case and matchbox was given to T.
y. Templeton, adjutant general of the
Department of the District of Co
lumbia, American Legion. Similar
presents were given to Happy
Walker, member of the post and
director of the Golden Pheasant Or
chestra, for his services in entertain
ing, and to Robert Pritchard, publici-
ty director and member of the post
Charles Riemer, post commander.
presided and addresses in addition to
others mentioned were made by
Henry Lansburgh, Brig. Gen. Frank
7. Hines, director of the Veterans
Bureau; Admiral Moffett, Watson B.
Miller and Paul J. McGahan, District
Commander of the American Legion.
Representatives from a number of
embassies and legations, and from
Walter Reed. Mount Alto and Naval
hospitals were present. Flowers
were sent to the veterans confined TO
the various hospitals in the city.