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The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

ing the other two. This is called
the plate. In the center is a fine
wire similar to the filament of an
electric light bulb. This is the
filament. Between this filament
and the plate is wire mesh known
as the grid.
According to the laws of cleo
tricity, positively charged articles
attract negatively charged ones.
Edison found that by putting a
wire, or plate, into vacuum tube,
/and by charging this plate with
positive current, negative electrons
would be attracted to it 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 set of
"B" batteries of high voltage and
why the positive current is fed to
the plate. And you will see why
it is necessary to have 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.
80 far it hasn't figured at all in
our discussion. We just have an
attraction of negative electrons to
a positively charged plate. This
is the way the phenomenon stood
with reference to it's use in radio
until De Forest discovered the
scheme of introducing the grid be-
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Phoenix Republican
Says Navajo Produces
More Than Blankets

Navajo county, considering the
distance and the difficulties, made
one of the most remarkable exhib
it's at the state fair this year. This
exhibit was in charge of county
fair Commissioner Frank Willis, of
Taylor. A large number of the
products were from the irrigated
district comprising about 5000
acres on Silver Creek, surrounding
the towns of Snowflake, Taylor and
Shumway. This exhibit was high
ly educational to people from the
southern part of the state because
it serves to impress all who view
it with the agricultural possibilities
of d section of Arizona which we
all too frequently look upon as a
desert plateau country.
In strong competition with the
entire state, Navajo county carried
off good share of the blue rib
bons. The exhibit was particularly
strong in fruit crops, with good
share of the blue ribbons for veg
etables and fruit. The Navajo
booth was decorated with Indian
blankets, woven by the Navajo In
dians, and a painting by David
Swing, of an Indian village. This
painting is owned by John Wetzler
of HoIbrook.
One sweepsstake prize went to
the county, this was on wine-sap
apples produced. by w. D. Denham
of Shumway There were also
some dry farm products shown,
which were largely from Heber and
Pinetop. In connection with the
Navajo exhibit, special note should
be made of the winning of Glen
Peterson in the boys and girls
club work. This was sweepstakes
for the best garden exhibit.-Ari-
zona Republican.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

a menace to the country's timber
supply or incompatible with forest
conservation, they point out that
the practice of growing small ever
greens especially for the Christ
mas trade is far better than cut
ting them in an indlscrlmlnate
manner.
In 1924 spruce and fir trees COM
monty sold for 81 to So and more
on the streets Of the larger east
ern cities. Retail prices have in
creased several hundred per cent in
the last Is or 20 years and high
prices are likely to prevail in the
future. Growing Christmas trees
in plantations near large consum-
ing centers is beginning to look like
an attractive business. This is
particularly true for centers in the
eastern and middle western states,
which are rather distant from a
natural source of supply. Several
such plantations are already in ex-
istence from which trees have been
sold at prices ranging from so cents
to $3.50 each. In plantation ad-
jacent to main road 1t seems
probable that the trees could be
sold right on the ground to people
passing in automobiles.
/ Spruces and frs, where they can
be grown, are the logical choice
for planting, because they are the
most desired as Christmas trees
and command the highest prices.
Since the trees will be grown only
for from five to eight years after
they are set out, they can be plant
ed at the rate of 5000 to the acre.
1t is doubtful, says the depart
ment, whether Christmas tree
plantations would at present yield
satisfactory financial returns in
the south and the far west because
of the abundant supply of small
evergreens found in the forests of
those localities.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

tween the heated filament and the
charged plate. He found that by
leading the incoming of the broad
casting station to the grid the vari-
ations in this current would affect
the flow of electrons from the fila
ment to the plate.
I'm other words, the varying
sound values carried on the radio
waves cause an identical variation
in the plate circuit. The unbe-
lievably weak current reaching the
grid of the tube, therefore, actual
ly controls a 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
variations in the sound values
transmitted to the stronger current
will be proportionally stronger
This is how the tube can function
as an amplifer."
"AIl right" he admitted. "but
why not just keep on amplifying
the radio frequency current, or
whatever you call it, until it is
strong enough to be heard?"
Because even if you made it as
strong as the original current you
couldn't hear it. Remember the
radio current coming over the air
oscillates anywhere from $4,000 to
100000 cycles per second. The
tube has to bring this down to 5000
cycles where you can hear the vari-
ations which are the sound values"
"Just one thing more" he said.
"You speak about hearing the vari-
ations impressed upon the little
plate in this tube. | don't get that
at ALL"
well figure it out. Here's cur
rent of low frequency flowing from
the plate circuit. To catch its
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 circuit through
the "B" battery, the plate and other
units of the set. You remember
how with the simplest receiver 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. II: Finding The
Trouble.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
John Smith and His DhDI0
No. IL: Looking Into A Tube unVlV

One of Series of Weekly Articles Popular RadiOCOpy
righted, 1925, by Ullman Feature Service
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

Smith had been hearing so much
about vacuum tubes, particularly
about their occasional demise, that
he thought it would be well to buy
few as spares. He didn't want
to have his lack of foresight stand
in the way of an evenings enter
tainment This offered an oppor-
modern magic lamps. Smith was
peering down through one of them
when | 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" I urged,
drawing up a chair This tube is
designed, first of all, to do what
those crystal detectors do, only bet
ter 1t changes the alternating cur
rent received through the tuner in
to current that carries audible
sound values. The tube also acts
do Oil uIpi1nCI C1IAlcI VI CuC lhCOIu-
ing current or of the rectified cur
rent that is used to operate 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 necessary feature, but the mat
ter of detecting was complete
mystery.
There are three main working
units of the tube. The biggest of
these is this band of metal encircl-
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

canyon for the prospective visitor
the official title could be shortened
to simply the Grand Canyon. De-
spite claims from other sections,
there is only one Grand Canyon in
the world, and that is the Grand
Canyon of Arizona.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
Growing Christmas Trees
Is A Coming Business

Christmas tree crops, raised on
plats especially set aside for the
growing of evergreens, seems to be
a coming business, say forestry Of
ficials of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. Although
federal foresters do not feel that
the use of Christmas trees is either
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

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The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

3. Or include McCalls Magazine,
the monthly authority on fashions.
Both publications, only $3.50.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION
SN Dept, Boston, Mass.
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The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27
BIRTHPLACE OF THE MOVIES

Philadelphia is the birthplace of
the movies" for in 1870 at the
academy of music there Henry Heyl
threw on the screen a series of
moving pictures of a waltzing cou-
pie.
The Winslow mail., 1925-11-27

Jerry Tarbot," as he is called,
anne out of the World war suffer
ing from shell shock. He was ill
for long time, finally regained his
health, but could not remember his
name. Recently while under treat
ment by a mental specialist in Los
Angeles, Tarbot said his fathers
name was Dubois and his mothers
name was Northen; also that he
was Peter Martin.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
MAN IS BEATEN, THEN
ACCUSED OF LARCENY
Joseph H. Miller, Salesman, Ar.
rested ct Hospital on Complaint
of Owner of Jewelry.

Joseph Howard Miller, ~. a sales
man, living at 1925 Irving street, was
arrested at Emergency Hospital by
Headquarters Detectives Kelley and
Scrivner last night on a charge of
grand larceny. Miller, who is charged
with the larceny of a diamond brooch
and two diamond rings from Mrs
Dolly S. Rhodes of 1872 New Hamp-
shire avenue, was severely beaten by
Mr.. Rhodes last night and had to be
taken to Emergency Hospital
According TO a warrant sworn out
by Mrs. Rhodes, Miller took her
brooch to have it made into a ring
some time ago while she was living
at 200 East Capitol street. She also
says in the warrant that Miller took
her two diamond rings, valued at S400
each. at the same time.
Last night Miller met Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhodes in front Of 1872 New Hamp-
shire avenue. Rhodes jumped on Mil
Ter and severely beat him. Rhodes
was arrested and charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon. Miller was
taken TO the hospital and arrested.
He admitted having the brooch, but
denied taking the rings.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
Ex-Pren1ier HerriOt
Is Kissed on Visit
To His Old School
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 11.-Ex-Premier
Herriot was hooted and howled at
by irreverent youngsters of his old
preparatory school today, when, in
a double capacity of an old grad
uate and President of the Chamber
of Deputies. he tried to. officiate at
the graduating exercises of the
Lycee Louis le Grand, in the Latin
quarter.
Young royalist students booed.
Kissed and whistIed so Iervently 1t
was necessary to call the police.
Twenty arrests were made.
Later, when the Chamber of
Deputies convened for the day, all
Herriot's supporters in the Left
bloc acclaimed him, shouting
Down with the assassins of
L'Action Franchise" NJ Herriot,
waving his hands, thanked his ad-
herentS and called the chamber to
order.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
FREE TRADE APPROVED.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, July II Lp).
Guatemala has approved the con-
vention for the establishment of free
trade subscribed TO by the Central
American republics at Washington,
February I, 1923. This was one of is
treaties. conventions and protocols
formulated during this Central
American conference.
Evening star., 1925-07-12
AUTO DRIVER BADLY HURT
George T. Harris Has Skull Frac-
tured in Collision.

George T. Harris, % years old. 412
Seventh street southwest, is at
Emergency Hospital with a fractured
skull as the result Of an automobile
accident yesterday.
Harris automobile was in a col
lision with a car driven by Carl
Crawford, 33. of 331 Eleventh street
at Seventh and F southwest Both
cars were badly damaged Harris
was taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated by DR.. Ellison. Crawford was
uninjured.
Many a man who prays for rain
would doubtless steal his neighbor's s
umbrella if his PRAYERS were answered
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
MEN PUTNAM PEOPLE KNOW
Judge Libby and Four State Police
 men Featured

Tn the photogravure section of the Hartford Sunday eoursnt appeared pictures of four men more or tess known in Putnam
 There was on excellent likeness of Judge Arthur F. Libby of the Norwich city court Ii was stated that Mir Libby entertained Governor Trum. bull while he was in Norwich attend ing the New London county fair Judge Libby is Putnam boy and E the older son of the late r. A. Libby and Mrs. Libby He attended ana graduated from the Putnam Higf school. Dartmouth college and. after teaching for a number of years, enter ed the Harvard Law school. After he graduated and passed the bar he began the practice of law in Norwich and has been successful in his pro fession.
 Among the members of the state police force shown m the photo graVure section was Superintendent Robert T. Hurley. Mir Hurley k well remembered in Putnam for his excel lent work in bringing to an end the reign of terror by the arrest and con vietion of Frank E Howarth and Llndley Cain for setting 8 series of fires
 Sergeant Albert Fields of the Dan ielson Barracks was also pictured, Mir. Fields is well known throughout the county and was formerly Jailer at the Windham county jail.
 Howard F.. Styles. IS another state policesergeant known to less wide circle in Putnam. Before his promo ton he was connected with the de. nartment of weights and measures and came to Putnam periodically to make investigations. He was active In ' number of cases in the Putnam city court for law violations in connection with the labelling of net weight con tent on packages and other similar lnfringements of the law.
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
BLANKS FOR 1926
Motor Vehicle Department Ready to
 Issue Registrations

Application blanks for 1926 motor vehicle registrations were mailed from the state motor vehicle department yesterday to owners of cars registered this year. At the same time, the de- partment at the Capitol, and it's branch offices in Waterbury, Bridge port, New Haven and New London were prepared to begin issuing the re- gistrations for the coming year, this work being started twenty days earlier this year than last with the view te distributing the issuance of registrations over longer period and encouraging early applications to avoid the annual eleventh-hour rush of applicants al the close of the year
 Applicants for car registrations are requested by the department to be particular to enter on their applica- ton forms both the makers factory umber and the engine number in each case. Sometimes applicants do not supply this information and assume that it will be supplied by the de- partment from former records. This cannot be done because 1t causes need less delay and because the information for Identification purposes should be ascertained at the time of registration and be accurate Applications which are not complete in these respects upon presentation, will not be accept ed for registration until corrected.
 The time limit for reservation of the same registration numbers as have been held this year has been shorten ed half month and will expire No- vember , instead of December l. Notices enclosed with the registration blanks bear the following with respect to reservations: "The department will endeavor to reserve for any applicant the number assigned to him in 1925, provided complete 1926 application, accompanied by the necessary fee and written request for that particular number is received at the Hartford office or any of the branch offices on or before November l5. 1925. All applications received after that date will be assigned numbers in the order most convenient for the department.
 Number plates for 1926 are of chrome orange background with black figures. They are manufactured for the department at the Connecticut Reformatory at Cheshire. Under the new law, 1t will be legal to use the new registration markers on the last week day of December. 1925. Opera tors licenses do not expire until Feb- ruary 2s, 1925.
 Nearly 250, ,o00 application blanks about the number of 1925 registra- tions--are being mailed out at a post age cost to the department approach ing S5,000. The department eneour- ages applications by mail. which it tries to i'll promptly IL is expected that approximately s00,o00 ears will be registered in Connecticut next year.
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
BULKLEY SoUTHWoRTH GRIFFIN

through the newspapers. Nor Is his prominence. in any prediction, neces- sarily confined to flying subjects; the last session he proved himself able to take a hand in divers congressional matters.
 So Connecticut is likely to be treat ed Go the spectacle of two nationally Prominent men fighting for, ultimately, control of a state organization, and. primarily, for senatorial seat. Such Is the outlook today; and 1t seems like ly to be upset only if Col. Tilson, per haps persuaded by entreaties from very high sources in Washington, de eides to let Roraback and Bingham alone in the senatorial battle. And such is far from the present intention | of John C. Tilson and his friends. IL promises to be one of the leading pri- mary fights in the nation; although the ] Bay State senatorial election will pre- sumably eclipse the Connecticut cleo | tion.
 i Tiison at Capital
 Meantime Tilson is here in Wash ington. getting ready for the session and for the battle to pass the admins traitor tax bill He will have his trou- bles, and mayhap one of them will he the necessity of heading off an endea vor by western interests to have an overhauiing of the tariffs at the com ing session. Col. Tilson has given out an interview saying that he intends to serutinize all appropriation bills to see if the expenditures they contemplate will have permanency. He is against appropriations that are for today and gone tomorrow. All of which is in line with the economy program of the president.
 Congressman Fenn has done some little touring with senator and two or three congressman to inspect yari- ous federal land banks.
 Behind Building Bill
 News that Calvin Coolidge wishes the coming session to pass public buildings bill means that such a meas ure has an excellent prospect of get ting through l. also means that sun dry Connecticut towns will get busy and try to get n new postothce or ad ditions. The proposed measure, how ever, would leave allotment of the money to the secretary of the treas ury.
 The Colonial Air Lines of Nauga tuck have got the contract for carry ing the air mail between Boston and New York. via Hartford Connecticut a. seen in Washington, Is leading in the development of air craft in more ways than one.
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30

Washington, D. C.. Oct. zi.-Con- necticut folks during the coming months will do well to watch two mem bers of their congressional delegation Floor Leader John c. Tilson of the House and Senator Hiram Bingham. Not only do these two bid fair to com mand more attention in Washington than other members of the delegation, 1 but more and more will they come to the front as the time approaches for Bingham to defend his right to reelec- | tion next year.
 Tilson is probably the leader of the anti Bingham forces in the state-and Ithis means the anti Rorsback. the anti machine crowd. Today the prospect Is i for an entertaining scrap between Roraback and his enemies. with the senatorial seat and control of the state, perhaps, as the goal. Congressman lTilson and Merritt challenged Rora= back at the state convention that nom linated Bingham. Tilson made the best showing of the two and his supporters feel that with time and effort, and maybe some money. they could give J. l Henry Rorabaek beating in the next convention.
 Attitude Not Known
 No one knows for certain whether Tilsou viii himself make the run for the nomination against Bingham. It may be good politics for Tilson to keep alive the threat of his running even though he may have about decided to stay as floor leader and support some other anti-machine man for the nom ination. Probably this is the best guess today. If Tils0n does not run, then there Is likely to he mention of Congressman Merritt. States Attorney Aleorn and others.
 But Tilson Is likely tn he a leader in the move against Roraback and to provide aid and comfort for the insur- gents His influence in Washington. considerable now. will be greater by next summer and fall. for his position as floor leader will make his name known nationally and newspaper read CTS will know Is by heart
 Will Be Better Known
 On the other hand. the name of Sen afor Hiram Bingham IS likely C. be better known after few months, though he has made amazing use of his short stay in the Senate so far in this direction His work on the presi- dents aircraft board and his work dur ing the coming SC sion-he will be the senatorial authority on and defender of the boards feport-is calculated to blazoR the name of Bingham also
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
CADETS ADOPT BussEs
Motor Vehicles Will Make Procession
 Mile Long

Under the direct command of Gel ionel Merch B Stewart, the Command ant of Cadets, assisted hy three off eers of the tactical department, tht leleven hundred cadets of the United States Military Academy. West Point will make the trip Co New Haven for the Yale football game October 3l, m forty motor busses.
 This is the first time in the history of the Academy except when leaving on marchesl that the Corps of Cadets has left other than by train.
 The Corps (less the football squad and those sick in the hospital will leave West Point at 30 a m, October 3l. and will proceed Co New Haven via Bear Mountain. peckskill, Mahop- ac. Carmel. Brewstcr. nanbury, Red ding Ridge Bridgeport and Derby. The return trip will be over the same route.
 Since this motor column will be a mile in length. motorists will do well to consider it in planning their routes and times of departure.
 Robert F Hurley, superintendent of the Connecticut state police. has kind ly consented to furnish a motorcycle guide squad. to meet the Corps column at nanbury and lead it into New Ha- ven. The same squad will lead the column back to Bridgeport after the game
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30

There are more houses in Belgium today than there were before the war.
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
HELPED THROUGH
 CHANGE 0F LIFE
Took Lydia E.P .Pinkham's Veg. etable Compound during This Critical Time
 Benefited Greatly

Baltimore. Maryland '1 took Lydia |. PInkham NeRetabIe Compound Co
Putnam patriot., 1925-10-30
CHEVROLET LEADS

The fleetness of q human grey hound" recently failed to beat eu automobile in a l00-yard dash from q standing start at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
 A half dozen four=cylinder cars of different makes had been given ac- eeleration tests in i00y yard dashes. The best time was made by Chevro- let. Each ear ran eight sprints over the distance and the results were averaged The average time made by the Chevrolet was l0.73 seconds.
 The other averages were: ll.l3 sec onds, ll.19 seconds, ll2S seconds, ii.5S seconds and f2.54 seconds. The cars which ran second and third were considerably higher in price than the Chevrolet.
 After the tests. the question arose as to the relative pick -up' of the au- tomobile and the human sprinter. A contest was arranged in the Coliseum between a Chevrolet and Keith Lloyd, cousin of Harold Lloyd. Keith Lloyd is the champion sprinter of the Uni versity of Southern California. The Chevrolet was driven by Dick Cham pion, former Bucknell University track star. The stop watch was held by Dean Cromwell. Lloyd's coach.
 At the starting gun Lloyd leaped ahead of the car He was in full stride before Champian had changed Co second gear The rapidly aeceler- ating car roared after him, however, and caught him at the tape. Coach Cromwell clocked car and sprinter in a dead heat of i0.S seconds. On com parative figures, had Lloyd sprinted against any of the other five ears he would have won without extending himself. The speed of the Cheyro- let car at the finish was 32 miles per hnur