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Evening star., 1925-04-12

tract negatively charged ones. Edi-
son found that by putting wire, or
plate, into a vacuum tube, and by
charging this plate with positive cur
rent, negative electrons would be at
tracted to 1t from a heated filament.
The filament had to be heated to a
glow and the positive current on the
plate had to be sufficiently strong to
attract the electrons.
That is why you have a set of
B batteries of high voltage and
why the positive current is fed to the
plate. And you will see why 1t is
necessary to have a storage battery
or dry cells to light the filament.
Different types of tubes and numbers
require different types of batteries
and current values, but we need not
go into that now"
But where does the radio come
in?" Smith asked.
so far it hasn't figured at all in
our discussion. We just have an at
traction of negative electrons to a
positively charged plate. This is the
way the phenomenon stood with ref
erence to its use in radio until De
Forest discovered the scheme of in
Producing the grid between the heated
filament and the charged plate. He
found that by leading the incoming
to the grid the variations in this cur
rent would affect the flow of electrons
from the fiIament to the plate.
In other words, the varying sound
values carried on the radio waves
cause an identical variation in the
plate circuit. The unbelievably weak
current reaching the grid of the tube,
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Looking Into n Tube.

Smith had been hearing so much
about vacuum tubes, particularly
about their occasional demise, that
he thought IL would be well to buy
a few as spares. He didn't want to
have his lack of foresight stand in
the way of an evenings entertain
ment. This offered an opportunity to
look into one of these modern magic
lamps. Smith was peering down
through one of them when L happened
to call
Great little things, eh?" he ad-
mired.
YES" I agreed, they're simple.
simpler" he stammered. LOOKS
pretty complicated to me-"
We'll, get the facts" l urged,
drawing up a chair. This tube is
designed, first of all, to do what those
crystal detectors do, only better. 1t
changes the alternating current re-
ceived through the tuner into current
that carries audible sound values. The
tube also acts as an ampliher either
of the incoming current or OF the
rectifed current that is used to oper-
ate the loud-speaker or ear-phones.
Smith suggested l show him how
the tube detects before going into the
matter of amplifying currents. He
could see why the latter would be a
necessary feature, but the matter of
detecting was a complete mystery.
There are three main working
units of the tube. The biggest of
these is this band of metal encircling
the other two. This is called the
plate In the center is fine wire
similar to the filament of an electric
light bulb. This is the tilament. Be
tween this filament and the plate is a
wire mesh known as the grid.
According to the laws of electri-
city, positively charged articles at
Evening star., 1925-04-12
| SIX NEW CLASS A
STATIONS, LICENSED
Two Glass C Radio Broadcasting
Studios Raised to Higher
Status in Week.

Six new class A stations entered
the broadcasting ranks last week.
Two class c stations were trans
ferred to class A and WBAK, the
transmitter of the Pennsylvania State
Police at Harrisburg. was listed Of
ficially as a class A station.
The six new stations represent six
seperate felds-the church, a film
corporation, a knitting mill. dry
goods company, a radio shop and a
power company. The stations and
their wave lengths are:
KFWD, Arkadelpha,< Ark, 500
watts, 266 meters; KFVE, st. Louis,
500 watts, 240 meters: KFRC, San
Francisco. so watts, 26S meters
WSKC. Bay City. Mich, SO watts,
261 meters; KFVG, the First Method ST
Episcopal Church, Independence
Kans., 10 watts. 236 meters, ard
WODA, Patterson. n. j., 10 watts
202.6 meters.
The two stations transferred from
class C to class A are KIM, Oakland
Calf. 100 watts, 242 meters, and
KFAD, Phoenix, Ariz., 100 watts. 273
meters.
WEAK, of the Pennsylvania State
Police is authorized to use 500 watts
and is placed on the 275 meter wave
length.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
CALL SIGNS CLARIFIED.
Amateurs Use One Letter to Dis
tinguish Countries.

While the radio call signs OF anna
tours in all the principal countries of
the world are of the same general
form, a conventional method has been
adopted by amateurs for distinguish
ing between cali signs of different
countries.
The designation consists of the IN
sertion of a single letter made IN the
interval between repetiuons OF the
call These designations as reported
by the official organ of the american
amateur organization are as follows: A.
Australia; c, Canada; F, France; q,
Great Britain; l., Italy; NJ. Mexico; n,
Netherlands; o, South Africa; Z,
Portugal: Q, Cuba; r, Argentina; 5.
Spain; U, United States, and q, New
Zealand
Evening star., 1925-04-12

therefore, actually controls very
strong current.
You can readily see that if there
is variation in the sound values
carried by the radio frequency cur
rent that flows to the grid, the varia-
tions in the sound values transmitted
to the stronger current Will be pro-
portionally stronger This is how
the tube can function as an amplifier."
''All right" he admitted, but why
not just keep on amplifying the radio
frequency current, or whatever you
call 1t, until it is strong enough to
be heard?"
Because even if you made it as strong
as the original current you couldn't t
hear ii. Remember the radio current
coming over the air oscillates any
where from $4,000 to 100000 cycles
per second. The tube has to bring
this down to 1000 cycles where you
can hear the variations which are
the sound values"
Just one thing more" he said
You speak about hearing the varia-
tions impressed upon the little plate
in this tube. / don't get that at all
We'll, figure it out. Here's current
of low frequency flowing from the
plate circuit. To catch it's variations
all you have to do is place the ear
phones in series with the circuit. In
other words, you allow the current to
flow through the phones on it's cir
cult through the "B" battery, the
plate and other units of the set. You
I remember how with the simplest re-
ceiver you placed the phones in the
detector circuit"
Smith remembered He was be-
ginning to see how the puzzle OF
radio all works out as you match the
various pieces and begin to catch the
| picture.
Next week, No. IL: Finding the
Trouble
Copyright, 1925, by the Ullmsn Feature
Seryice.)
Evening star., 1925-04-12

WDM-Church of the Covenant
(324 AeterS).
10 a.m.-Every girls Bible class.
conducted by Mrs. Irving Ketchum
solo by Raymond Moore
IL a.m-Morning service; sermon
by Rev. Charles Wood, on Christ s
Conclusions Concerning Immortality. "
p.m.-Evening service; sermon by
DR.. Wood, The Inevitable Resurrec-
ton" Easter musical program by
the evening choir of 100 voices
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, April II, 1925.

NAA-NaYal Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(434.5 MeterS).
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Divide Glass B Wave Length.

The first of a series of conferences
among New England broadcasters re-
suited in an agreement between
WDWF at Cranston. r. l.. and
WMAF, the private station of Col. E.
H. r. Greene at South Dartmouth
Mass, to divide class b wave
length during the Summer. Other con-
ferences of the New England station
owners are expected to clear up fur
ther the cOngested air lanes in that
section.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
WHIT OPENS APRIL rs.
International Program to Mark
Debut on Air,

CHICAGO, April 10.-Radio station
WHIT, now nearing completion, with
studios here and towers at Deerfield.
Ill, will broadcast it's initial pro-
gram the night of April rs. The
range of the station is so great that
an International program will be Sc
lected.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Forecast Storms by Radio.

By using a loop antenna and an
ordinary receiving set weather OBJ
servers at the naval air station at
Cocosolo, Panama Canal Zone, have
detected the approach of thunder
storms and other atmospheric dis
turbances. The operators have been
able TO ascertain not only the direc
tion from which the storms are com
ing, but also the approximate hour OF
arrival
Evening star., 1925-04-12
WDM-Church of the Covenant

1905 am. and 1906 p.m.-Weather
reports.
Evening star., 1925-04-12

High frequency radio currents can
nor travel efficiently if the surface OF
parts is permitted to become duh OF
corroded.
The clips and terminals of q battery
should be cleaned once a week.
Evening star., 1925-04-12
Will Broadcast "Salome. /"

Oscar Wilde's poetic drama. "Sa-
lone" will be produced by the Tri-
angle Players a the studio of WGBS,
New York, April 16. 1t is ranked as
one of the gems of classic literature
and is said to be admirably suited for
broadcasting
Evening star., 1925-04-12
John Smith and His Radio
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

Smith
have
experiences
Evening star., 1925-04-12
WCAP-Chesapeak and Potomac
Telephone Co. (4GS.J Meters.

6:45 to 7:45 a.m-Second annual
Easter Sunrise Service at Temple
Heights, under the auspices of the
Washington Federation of Churches
and cooperating organizations. Mu-
steal features under the directions of
Percy 5. Foster accompanied by a
brass quartet from the United States
Marine Band. An Easter message
will be delivered by Rev. Jason Noble
Pierce, d. D., pastor of the First Con-
gregationaI Church.
IL a.m.-Easter Service at ST. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church of Wash
lngton. Rev. Robert Johnston, pastor
III deliver the sermon.
p.m.-Service at Bethlehem
Chapel of the National Episcopal
Cathedral at Mount ST. Alban. Rt
Rev. James L. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, will deliver the sermon
1920 to 9:l5 p.m.-Musical program
by "Roxie and His Gang" direct from
the Capitol Theater, New York City.
9:15 to 1915 p.m.-Organ recital di-
rect from the Skinner Organ Studio,
New York City.
Early Program Monday.
6:45 to 7:45 a.m.-Morning Setting
Up" exercises by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, direct from
the Metropolitan Tower, 1 Madison
avenue. New York City.
WRC-RadiO C0rpora ation of America
(4GS.5 Meters).
Silent.
Early Program Tomorrow.
p.m.-Lancheon concert by the
Hotel Shoreha@ Orchestra. !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

URIM and neat with new paint and
l. weilEroomcd camp sites. the
municipal auto park NJ Woodland
park already IA drawing Us quota
Of tourists. Several families have
pitched their tents on the camp
grounds. tho first harblngers Of what
city park officials predict viii be n
record influx OF motor tourists this
year.
And like all migratory birds. there
w.comsra. for tho most part, arc
nom the southland ono Of tho
families already had called up Il real
estate man. with tho purpose OF buy.
Ing homo here.
The community house and many
facilities of the camp viii not be
opened until tho middle of April. Bu,
tho campers carry their own stoves
and equipment and are not At all In.
couyenienced.
with Seattle the meeting place for
scores OF conventions this year. all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

agencies predict a record tourist
travel 20 the city.
James Rafferty,. who drove in from
"Lohs EIAnsainEs" 20 Gods coun.
try" as he put n. was busy with
tho family wash when the reporter
called.
You heo. the women folks went
down 10 your public markets 20 buy
some fresh foods. and rs 30 pretty
and bright | though, ia hang a few
clothes out 20 dry
Rafferty, took a ciothsspin GU, OF
his mouth and nunE ono Of tho tour.
Ing shlris on tho limo.
There's three OF u.s. my wife.
daughter. Anna May. and myself. We
don't think so much Of that Los
Angeles country. like this climate
here. now. We may stay.
You know. this reminds mo Of
tho Old country--a little rain. but
anrm rain. and sunshine and green.
cry all the time"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

Latest type of powerful
X-ray used Mt the Electro
Medical Clinic, Gil Third ave.,
where they make nm N-rny exnmi-
nation OF tn. lungs or stomach for
$500. In their practice they use
many kinds OF treatments, Including
Dinthermih for nil kinds of inflnm-
nations, Auto-Condcnsation for high
blood pressure and nerve disorders,
Actinio Rays for many blood and
akin disorders, IT. H., rundown con-
ditions. etc. They specialize on dis
eases OF the chest and abdomen.
High blood pressure cnn he greatly
reduced In one treatment. Hours,
. o.. IN. TO TAO y. Mi MA fn-367t.
Treatments. s2.50. Everybody ..
surprised 10 see the grent amount Of
equipment they have.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Want ALIMONY
FOR men
Illinois Senate Considers
Changing State Law

CHAMPAIGN. m. March .o,--All-
mony would no longer be male
prerogative BY provisions OF bill
pending in tho Illinois senate which
would mako women liable 20 nlimony
payment In this state.
Strangely. most active support Of
the measure comes nom the only two
lady solona In tho Illinois assembly.
They arc Mrs. R.nR Eirod. Chicago,
and Mrs. Lottie Holman o'Ncill.
Downcrs' Grove.
why shouldn't women pay all.
mony II they have tho means Mrs.
Eirod asks
Now that women have equal
rights with men. they should assume
equal responsibilities. they ahogid be
required 10 pay alimony when the
occasion demands" according 10 Mrs.
OMEN. who waa one OF the earlies,
equal rights cxponsntB
J. Stanley Joyce, millionaire Chi
cago iunbcrman. who has turned
over fortune In alimony 10 Peggy
Joyce In the last throa years. and
Harold Mccormick, harvester mag
nate. arc said 20 be behind tho all
mony bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

TORONTO, Ontario Electric dc.
yeIopment continues 20 hold n
strong place In tho meyer features
or canadn's Industrial life. The lat.
est announcement from the Ontario
government Is 10 the effect that tho
hydro electric commission OF tho
province will spend $4,000. 900 to de.
velop another 10000 horsepower on
the Ottawa river. II II thought
that this Ia but tho beginning OF n
general plan for tho production Of
power from this river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
TINIhnNs. ontarIo.-Tha Ineone

TIAIAINs. Ontario The income
Of the gold mining companies Of
Northern Ontario Appropriated 81.
1000 during tho month OF Jan.
uary. according TO preliminary esti'
mates. This means that the gold
mines have commenced the year a,
"a rate OF 20 per cent higher than
the average for 1894.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

WINNIPEG, Manltona.--signs Of
n farming boom in Western Canada
this year. following tho rise in the
price OF grain. became evident on
the recent arrival here Of the
largest shipment OF hardware to the
West IN the history Of Canada. This
shipment. filling 20 cars and In.
voiced at $4,000. Was moved by
the Canadian Pacific railway from
Beatty Bros. Fergus. Ontario.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Yakima to Protest
Land Office Close

YAKIMA. March ao.-Ynkima'a
Commercial club end other orEani.
nations win protest tho closing OF
tho Yakima land office, II was
learned today. About 80 persons
per day have business with the Of.
flee. and there arc still approximate
ly $4,000 acres Ia tho public do.
main.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
(AdyertIsementl
Thin Men
Skinny Men
Run Down Men
Nervous Men

You're behind the times IL you
don't know that Cod Liver oil is tho
greatest flesh producer in tho world.
Because It contains moro vitaliz.
Ing vitamines than any food you can
get.
You'll BIO glad TO know that Cod
Liver OIL comes in sugar coated tab.
let's now, 30 II you really want to
put 10 or 20 pounds OF solid. healthy
flesh on your bones and feel we'll
and strong--ask owl Drug Co or
any drugsist for n box OF McCoy's
Cod Liver on Compound Tablets.
only so cents for 60 tablets and II
you don't gain five pounds In 30 days
your druggist viii hand YOU back the
money you paid for them.
IL isn't anything unusual for a
person to gain 10 pounds In 80 days,
and for old people with feeblcnoss
overtaking Thorn they work wonders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Howard, Suspected
of Theft, in B. G.

VANCOUVER, u. C. March 20
John Howell. alias John Howard.
spirited out OF Washington two
hours ahead OF n federal court order
for a writ Of haboag corpus Wednes.
day. charged with being implicated
in tho Capitol thcater robbery here
a year ngo. was romanded for trial
In court Yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

year 20 Designate the different
types OF automobiles in tho prov
inco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Riding a girdcr is not job for a

Riding a girdcr is not job for a
nervous man.
DUT no one Is nervous by choice.
ID There is o way that you may
30 strengthen your body that the
nervous system will be cushioned
on sound muscles and flesh. But
this condition will not come about
unless you have rich red-blood-
cells. Red.blood.cells are tho most
important thing In all tho world
10 each OF us. More rbd.blood-
cells! That's what you need when
your nerves give way and you can.
not control yourself.
SIS. will provo to you its
why" and How reason. Since
1926 S.S.S. has helped thousands.
Because SIS, does build blood
power. II builds you up when you
are run DOWN, cleSSs the system
OF blood Impurities: routs 60
called skin disorders--and stops
rheumatism, too.
This Ia why S.S.S. is accepted as
the greatest OF all blood purifiers,
blood builders and system strength.
oners. Start taking SIS. today.
Its medicinal ingredients are pure
ly vegetable. Your nerves will be.
come stronger, you will have more
energy, vitality and vigor and n
more up and going appearance.
q q. g. &. 10 scld No all good drug
AZ. storea In two aires. The larger
0WG afro IL more economical.
mi 0To1.,-Vr,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
NV Hair Was Quite Gray

my halr w.s gray. IL vas falling ost.
Nv sssio itehsd ard dandrrT spSssrsi. a
fs~ soois~atloas Of koior.Bnk ssopp-a ",
i,-hsng "a dsn4rur. NJ hair soon sigvyst
f.liins olr ard now IL again its original
shsse. 1 lock ten years yosnr,r."
q typical is:tss1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

Thousands Of people have quickly
banished grayness and have re-
stored the original shade to their
hair with the remarkable prepare
ZION known as Kolor- Bak.
Physicians and scientists know
that gray hair is hair that has ceased
10 receive its normal supply OF
soloring matter or pigment from
certain tiny cells In the scalp be-
cause these cells have become in
active. No matter what the cause.
Il is amazing to see how the gray
ness disappears when Kolor-Bak is
used. It's the best known substi-
tute for the natural pigmentation-
IL also banishes dandruH and stops
itching Of the scalp and falling
hair. II you are gray, Kolor- Bak
IS all you need to make your HAIR
look Young" again. No need to
furnish a sample OF your hair--no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20
Don't Worry about Gray Hair
This Clean, COIOrIess Liquid viii
Restore the Original Shade

tests to make---as this one clean,
colorless liquid Is effective on any
gray hairs Money back instantly
IL kolor-Bak Ia not satisfactory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

MONTREAL. Qucbec.--It 10 ex-
pscied that about $1,000 automobile
licenses aud plates will 30 issued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-03-20

during tho NEXT few weeks by the
provincial government. Nineteen
different plates VIII DO used this
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-29
CITY WILL REBUILD
BRIDGES OVER RIVER

Another bridge building campaign
will be launched in San Antonio next
year, Paul Stefflcr, street commits.
sioner, announced Thursday.
Work of remodelng bridge across
San Pedro creek on Cadwalder Street
was started by the city this week, and
there are more than ten others which
must be either rebuilt or replaced
within the next II months, Mr.. Stef-
fler said.
Mr.. Steffler explained that n special
provision will be included in the bud
get for the next fiscal year for the
necessary funds for this work.
With plans practically completed
for a 100000 hotel on the corner OF
Villita and st. Mary's Street, it also
was announced that the city probably
will extend Villita to Dwycr Avenue.
This will necessitate the construc-
ton of bridge on Villita at n cost
of approximately $4,000.
Purchase of property and work on
the extension will probably boost the
cost of $4,000, the commissioner ex-
planned.
If the property cannot be bought
the bridge will noe be built, however.
Three concrete bridges will be bull.
at once if taxpayers approve the ST.
100000 bond issue for municipal i'm
provements next month.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-29
MAS0NS HONOR
|. A. HE'LL IN
DEAT /

But yesterday he trod the streets
of the City of the Dead.
Today he sleeps beneath the sod in
one of its quiet byways.
No longer do his footsteps rustic
through the autumn leaves as he
makes his rounds to see that those
who rest in eternity are not dis
turbed. f.-
TAPS" sounded over the little
white rows of markers and L. A.
He'll had gone to join the silent le-
gion. The silent legion that were
comrades in life-now comrades in
death.
Despite his four score years and
two, J.. ii. He'll still watched over the
little plot of soldier dead as faith
fully as when he took the job 20
years ago. He knew each monument,
each quiet corner, each sheltering tree.
But Wednesday morning he heard
the last reveille and he went to an
swer. To answer the Call to Arms
that his comrades before him heard
at Charlottesville, Shiloh and Mis-
Sl0nary Ridge.
At the Scottish Rite Cathedral his
fellow Masons accorded the highest
honors they give the dead. Then
borne by his companions in life,
Uncle" Dan Ludlow. G. +. Cotton,
Herman Homer. Charles d. Hall,
Max Goodman and J. f. Kilgore, he
made his last journey, back to the
quiet city that is hidden in the maze
of cemeteries on the eastern edge OF
the city.
In the National Cemetery whose
custodian he was for 20 years, they
laid him to rest with the honors of
soldier.
Companions in arms and friends
gathered to pay their last tribute.
Beneath the lowered flag they gave
him their last salute. volley OF
musketry ratified through the trees
and the clear notes of the bugle closed
his service record.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-29
CHARTERS GRANTED

AUSTIN. Oct. 29.-lP-Chartered
AleXander-Balo Building comnanv.
Houstoni capital stock $1,000. Incorpora,
tors; Ernest Alexander. L. Bale and b.
Dallas Speedway and Aviation. conn
pany, Dallas: capital stock $1,000. In
corporators: i. J. Bolander, w. p. Erwin
and +. ID. Brown.
Ingram Abstract company. Wharton:
capital stock $4,000. Incorpora tors: g.
G. Ingram. Mrs. A. d. Drawe and S. r.
Rowan.
Sanger, Inc. (merchants), Fort Worth:
capital stock $4,000. Incorporators: Jo-
seph w. Sanger. Leo Lederman and Elsa
J.. Sanger.
San Antonio Musical Club, San An
tonic; no capital stock. Incorporate
Mrs. Lewis Krams-BeclS. Mrs. w. H.
Chambers and Mrs. Frank Wlnerich.
Tex-Mex Lumber company, San An
tonic; capital stock $50. 900. Incorpora-
tors: John T. Brlscoe, John w. Fuller
ton. J. T. Bowan.
Union Finance company. San Antonio I;
capital stock s25o,00O. Incorporators: C.
NJ Hargrove. ]. .. McIlhenny and J. J..
Lindsey.
Amendment; Brenham: Pharmacy.
BRENNAN. increasing capital stock from
$4,000 to 10000.
Foreign permit: Standard Computing
Scale company michigan corporation).
Detroit. Mich; capital stock 81 900. 600.
Texas agent John T. Smith. Austin