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Going to Repeal En-

It is rumored there is a move
ment on foot among some of the
progressive" members of the
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Wear union-made goods.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
Material Improvement
in New Loud Speakers

This season brings wide popularity
for the cone speaker as a means to-
ward perfect reproduction. However,
there are number of excellent horn
type loud speakers that give splendid
reproduction.
The general design of loud speak
ers has certainly been improved dur
ing the last year and one with a good
radio set and one of the new speakers
should get tone quality that approx
mates naturalness.
With the coming of the excellent
loud speakers the public must take
one important point into consider
alton before buying. That point Is
Does the radio set have the ma
terial and design to give good repro
ductfon with good speaker? This
point must be considered for the
simple reason that If a good loud
speaker is connected to set that is
not giving good quality, the result will
be mess of noises that will not ap-
proach your present reproduction.
The 1927 loud speakers are remark
ably well designed and are made to
cover the entire musical scale and
are also sensitive. The new speakers
are so sensitive to frequency response
that If radio set has defects in the
audio amplifier they Will Immediately
show 1t up.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
SIMPLICITY
OF RADIO
BY powell cRosLEY, JR.

Although radio communication has
been an accomplished fact since the
nineties, 1t is only since broadcasting
came into use that the great wave of
radio popularity has converted the
American public into an army of radio
fans. Some eight or ten years ago the
first broadcast programs went ION
the air." They were a vastly different
kind of entertainment than that which
is tuned-in by the radio listener today.
A monograph was rugged up in front
OF a microphone, and shrill, screechy
sounds poured forth, intermixed with
cat-calls and thunderous crashes as
something went wrong with the ap-
paratus, or the microphone was .arred
by the sudden movement of the oper-
ator in changing a photograph record.
The few weary ship operators who
picked up these concerts came out Of
their lethargy with a sudden snap.
and sat up, pressing the receivers to
their ears. The air of savior-faire
quickly faded from their faces, and
their eyes popped forth in surprise.
They could not quite make out wheth-
er 1t was the voices of angels to which
they were listening. or spell cast
over them by the devil. Even the
ships cat pricked up his ears. believ-
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ing that he recognized Mirire's voice
purring forth from the receivers, and
jumped up onto the table to investi-
gate.
AS these concerts went on from
night to night, however. they came
to be welcomed, despite their imper-
fections, by the ship operators as
pleasing interlude in the monotony of
regular duties. Amateur operators,
here and there, impressed their fam
lilies with the marvels Of radio by In
viting them to hear the canned music,
and the general public, hearing rumors
of the wonderful feats performed by
the new art, began to be suspicious
that 1t was missing something
that something was being kept from
it which 1t had a right to know about.
The more inquisitive individuals
bought or built crystal sets, and as
the audience grew, the performers
widened their scope of activities, in
Producing, by way of variation, such
novelties as the electric piano, or the
old ladies' choir from the corner
church.
But matters went from bad to better.
instead of bad to worse. and when the
public awoke In 1921 to a sudden
realization of the possibilities that
radio held forth in the way Of enter
tainment radio broadcasting was
transformed from crude experiment
to a national service of high standards
almost overnight. Thus In outlining
the how and why of radio as 1t Is
known today. we must study a weed
which has grown to maturity in the
short space of FIVE years. or rather.
flower which has bIoomed overnight.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
Marked Progress
in Vacuum Tubes
Broadcasting Brought Rap
id Changes in Detecting,
Amplifying Devices.

Properly termed the heart of the
set, vacuum tubes have skept pace
with the speedy progress made by
the radio receiver as whole.
Models of detecting and amplify-
ing devices that appeared shortly be-
fore the days of broadcasting today
would hardly be recognized as radio
tubes.
While the early instruments were
cumbersome, their delicacy required
that they be carefully handled Some
times they performed, but more often
their life was short. Some of them
contained double filament-one to be
used in case the other burned out. In
addition some did not have a base,
merely having protruding wires to be
soldered to the wiring of the receiver.
Broadcasting. which really gave the
impetus to radio to carry it to its
present status. quickly brought rapid
changes in the tubes. The current
consumption of the earlier types was
heavy. being one ampere per tube. A
three tube set then would draw as
heavily from the storage battery as
does the modern II tube outfit.
Filament Changed.
One of the first great changes was
the design of filament that would
not require so much current. This
model cut the consumption to one
quarter ampere and has become the
modern standard. With the changes
In the design of the filament other
improvements were Incorporated, such
as the replacement of the old type
metal base with one made from
bakelite. Also the contact prongs
at the bottom of the tube were length
ened to provide better socket con-
nectiOn.
Further efforts saw the production
of special amplifiers and detectors
Included were the so called power
tubes, which, with higher plate volt
age, gave greater volume The power
tube is intended largely for use as an
amplifier In addition there have APP
peared improved detector tubes whose
principal purpose is greater sensiv-
ity, with an increase In volume.
Consumes Less Power.
While all OF the larger types re-
quire five volts and are intended for
operation from storage battery or its
equivalent, similar progress has been
made IL the development of an instru-
ment intended for use with dry cells.
Two types have been provided. one
drawing voltage of IL, while the
ssher consumes but 60 miliamperes on
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girl. Often she forced herself to work
when she was hardly able to sit at her
machine. At times she would have to
stay at home for she was so weak she
could hardly walk. For five years she
was in this weakened condition.
She tried various medicines. At last.
a friend Of hers spoke of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
she gave 1t trial.
Everyone says am healthier and
stronger girl" she writes. Il am rec
ommending the Vegetable Compound to
all my friends who tell me how they
suffer and ! am willing to answer let
ters from women asking about It,"
Julia Schmidt's address is 652 North
Front ST., Salem. Oregon.
Girls who work in factories know
just how Miss Schmidt felt. Perhaps
they, too, will find better health BY
taking the Vegetable Compound.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

three volts. Power tubes of this type
also have been produced.
Attempts have been made at elimi-
nation of the filament lighting bat
terry providing direct current by the
designs of tube operating from all
ternating current through voltage
stepdown transformer. There has APP
peared an improved "A C'' tube OPP
Grating at eight volts announced as
a big step over an earlier model which
required four. Use Of alternating cur
rent as the heating element required
considerable change in the tube
design.
Tube construction has been ex-
tended so as to include parts of 9TH
er units used in set construction.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

(N RAY as you enter" and
- Leave all hope behind ye
who enter here are the
signs scrawled On the doors
Where the glass in the windshield
used to be Is piece of cardboard
bearing the information Temporarily
out of service" A bit Of intelligence
painted on the hood, warns: Engine
Room-Keep Out!" And almost in
variably some place on the ancient Bit
of wreckage flaunts the legend, -Four
wheels-No brakes"
Yes, it seems that all the younger
generation of humorists of the repub-
lie are riding in second to tenth-hand
automobiles. On every available sur
face they have. set forth rare gems of
wit done with paint and chalk.
Among the wise cracks currently
popular, we find these:
Pm Shiftless But Not Lazy.
Fierce Arrow with a Culver.
Little Go Creep
Sos Your Wild Oats.
Dis Squeals Nah Junk.
An Accident Looking For Place to
Happen.
One More Payment and She's Mine.
Why Girls Walk Home.
Don't Laugh, You May Be Old and
Feeble Yourself, Some Day.
This Car Stops for Blondes, Bru-
nettes and Railway Crossings.
Speed On, Big Boy, He'll Amt Half
Full.
This Can Contains Gasoline.
Mrs. Frequently.
In the cities you see hundreds of
these diIapitated motor chariots, met
amorphosed by the ravages of time
and the ingenuity of their pilots into
actual works of art. And it's rare
country town that doesn't boast at
least one or two of these wit wagons.
No one knows where this quaint Gus
tom started or when. Some say it was
the college boys who began the art.
and possibly it was, for it is the col
lege town today which boasts the larg-
est representation Of these metaphors
cal monsters.
Columbia university, New York city,
possesses one of the most famous of
these articulate junk heaps. The
property Of Clinton Campbell, ju-
nior at the university, it is famous
because recently the New York news
papers devoted nearly half column
to an exposition of its charms.
Painted flaming red, this Ford has
been rechristened Passion g." 1t Is
also labeled Columbia, the Gem Of the
Notion Young Campbell purchased
it for $12 from the New York Street
Car company in 1915. Included In the
purchase price was can of red paint.
used for decorating street cars.
A sign on the back of this master
piece reads Follow us for genuine
Ford parts" This, however, is slightly
misleading as the Passion 8" boasts
q Roamer back. which cost 35 cents,
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

A motor which hits ON all four cyl.
inders with scarcely more noise than a
wartime boiler factory is likely to
bring d higher price than motor
which lacks cylinder head or a ra-
diator and won't run in its present
condition at all.
Possession of a top, either one man
or six, adds little to the value of this
type Of car in the prospective pur-
chaser's estimation. He'll rip 1t off,
anyway. Tops simply aren't being
worn.
Prospective purchasers generally
shy away from cars which are known
to be afflicted with differential gear
stripitis. To remedy this ailment re-
quires costly treatment which general
ly amounts to more than the entire
value of the car. But in many cases
this defect does not manifest itself I'M
til after the car has changed hands,
and its ultimate discovery is often at
tended with startling results.
Recently in Ithaca, N ", the seat
Of Cornell university, the slogan, -Four
Wheels-No Brakes" described an ac-
tual condition. Several sophomore
members of Sigma Phi fraternity own
an ancient model which had been per-
forming faithfully. One morning
Glendon Gerlach, a member of the
syndicate which financed the purchase
of this pile of iron, with companion
was driving "Pansy" through hilly
section Of the town. Suddenly with
out warning something went wrong
with sPansy's" gears, leaving the plung
ing car brakeless on steep grade.
The companion abandoned the vehicle
as it gathered speed, but young Ger
ZACH, clutching the wheel, stuck to his
post. Pulling on the so-called "emer-
gency brake" was merely futile GEES
ture. AT the bottom of the hill the
car raced across the intersection
which fortunately at the moment was
clear. Just ahead at the left was the
mouth of narrow street which Of
fered steep upgrade. Gerlach
steered for it and gradually the car
came to halt, but SRly for en- instant
Then 1t started down the hill back
ward. Before it had gained much
speed, however. the frightened lad
twisted the steering wheel and backed
the wild mount into the curbing Here
it halted with crash. breaking
wheel or so and cracking the axle.
Lately the boys have been walking to
their classes.
Civic authorities may well be con-
cerned over the hazards offered to life
and limb by great many Of these de-
crepit vehicles. Rarely are they in
sured. Liability insurance, even if the
underwriters would accept the risk.
would cost more than the car.
But the boys have great time with
them, and as long as there Is a dollar
among the crowd to purchase gas and
a cut-price tire store or junkheap to
provide tires, these rafting vehicles
will grace our streets and highways
amusing us with their belabored wit
and terrifying us with their menace
to our safety.
Whole trunks Of trees, piled one
above the others, six deep and locked
by cross-timbers, were found in such
good condition that they can still be
used for almost any purpose.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

opoh winch 10 puiIitcu tHc WdlHius
Danger: 5000 Jolts." Below is a
deaths head.
Among other things this car con-
tains Dodge piston, Chevrolet top,
which cost nothing, as it was salvaged
from a wrecked car; two Packard
seat cushions at Is cents per squat, a
magnetic that cost SO and tire that
was lifted from junk pile, and so
far has gone more than 100 miles.
A sign on the back Of the Passion
81 reads, Don't Laugh Big Boy, Ours
Is Paid For" On the running board
Is the insignia In Greek letters of Pi
Kappa Alpha, Campbell's fraternity.
On the other running board, one reads !:
Rambling Wreck From Georgia
Tech"
The front door, marked main En-
trance" is hooked in place by an in
genious triumph of engineering which
defies description. The left-hand door
is captioned, This Door Not Work
ing" Printed on the left side of the
rusted hood is the declaration: Hon
est Weight-No Springs" On the
right, Engine Room-Keep Out"
Another sign reads: Every Knock Is
a Boost
The tail light of the Passion 81 is a
red kerosene lantern Borrowed" from
steam roller. Over one of the rear
doors is huge Exit" sign
lot Finn hn VIC l.
to Interested listeners who had
stopped to inspect his rare model.
Campbell explained that 1t had crossed
the continent five times, has been to
Mexico and to Canada, spent two
years on the campus at Georgia Tech,
and will continue to grace the campus
at Columbia as long as it holds to-
gether. 1t has covered 10000 miles
since 1t came into Campbell's posses
sion, and he says that 1t can attain
a speed of 70 miles an hour, and 20
AZ miles on a gallon of gasoline. What
enables it to perform these remark
able feats, Campbell failed to indicate.
When he leaves it standing alone
while he goes TO class, he always takes
out q handful of parts from the motor,
SO that no one can start the car.
"'The Passion 8 is mechanically
perfect" Campbell declared. but it
looks like hi"
Like Campbell's Passion 81 most Of
the joke autos around the country
have interesting histories. Rarely, il
ever, are they owned by the original
purchasers, who, If they were to come
upon what once were their bright,
newly-painted vehicles, would find
them impossible of recognition. On
the other hand, the present owners
know little or nothing Of their cars
early history. Pedigrees are not in
Guided in the bill of sale. They bear
no guarantees, and no satisfaction
whatsoever is promised. You take 1t or
leave it, and If you take it, the fun be-
gins.
Prices for cars suitable for writing
purposes range from SIS to $50 Der
hundred or so pieces miracuously
held together until the sale Is com
pleted. The condition Of the pieces.
of course, determines the price. A
car with four inflated tires will bring
more than a car with four fiat ones.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

1t is in the possession Of Mr..
Thomas J. Edwards, member of the
London and Middlesex archaeological
society, who, with other experts, Is
satisfied that the find is part OF the
first embankment built by the Ro-
mans.
A member Of the society said the
timbered er.bankment Is SO feet
north OF the Roman wall. probably
built 200 years later.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

Furniture made from oak used by
the Romans more than 1900 years
ago IN the construction of an en-
bankment for the Thames is shortly
to be added to the historic treasures
of the Mansion house, says the Lon
don Mail,
The timber. discovered during exca-
vations behind King William street.
E. c., Is In good condition. although
I. has been buried for centuries.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
When Testing Batteries

1t is important that batteries be
tested when connected to radio sets
and with the tubes turned on. Many
fans make the mistake of testing bat
teries when they are disconnected
from all circuits. This does not show
their true condition, as they show a
greater charge when unconnected than
when under their usual load.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

Shielding of sensitive sets increases
selectivity. Line the cabinet with
copper or brass sheeting to keep I'M
wanted energy from coils, but then
keep the shield out Of the field Of the
radio frequency instruments.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

possible through the
magic of the hum
Bile tin can.
In one of the can
ming e 5 ia bli S b.
m en- t S, j uli a
Schmidt was en-
ployed. 1t was COM
plicated work be-
cause she did seal
ing and other parts
of the work. 1t was
strenuous work and
she was not a strong
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
The Common Cause

The hoier-than-thou attitude may
be caused by virtue, but usually it is
caused by a poor memory ancou-
yer Province.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
Optional

Mother, ! want to go to co-educa-
tional college,
But, my dear, isn't there a good
deal of tlirting?'
Yes, but you don't have to take
that course
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
IF MOTHERS ONLY KNEW

Many children are COM
planning of Headache,
Feverishness, Stomach
Troubles and Irregular
Bowels and take cold
easily. II mothers only
knew what MOTHER
GRAY'S SWEET pow
DERS would do for
their children no family
would ever be without
them for use when need
ed. So pleasant to take
and SO effective that
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
EXPERIENCE OF
WESTERN GIRL
Found Cannery Work Too
firing

The fertile valleys of Oregon help to
supply the tables of America. This is
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

If you cannot command success. Won
may at least deserve it.--Addison.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

ANY SUBSTITUTE mothers who once use
them always tell others about them.
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

Ideal Christmas Gift. lbs. high grade choc-
olates in beautiful Christmas box. Wholesaler
$2.25. Send money order Euclid Supply Com
pany. P. o. Box 1886. sta B. Cleveland. Ohio.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25

(H RAY as you enter" and
- Leave all hope behind We
who enter here" are the
Sioro Scro uIod I'm tho doors
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-11-25
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-08-31
MIKE MCTIGUE TO STAGE
Big COMEBACK CAMPAIGN
Former Light Heavyweight Cham
pion Meets King Solomon In
Postponed Bout.

New York, Aug. 81 00 - Mike
McTigue starts a strenuous cam
paign tonight for redemption of
| the honors he once held in the
light heavyweight division.
The former champion will swing
into action in the first of three
starts in little over three weeks,
when he tackles King Solomon,
Panama heavyweight, in the ~
round feature bout of the Queens
boro A. C. show, twice postponed
by adverse weather. McTigue con-
quered Johnny Risko, the Cleve-
land baker, to inaugurate his cam
paign recently.
On September 10, the Dublin
battler will take on Eddie Huff
man, sailor scrapper, in the Is
round semi-final of the Paul Ber-
lenbach-Tommy Loughran bout at
Ebbets field. He is due to fight
Tiger Flowers, busy middleweight
champion, in 12-round go in Chi
cago September "a.
INhdlS lidHSSH, NlSCOuSln Dig
Swede heavyweight, who captured
the spotlight with his rapid two
round knockout of Alfredo Porto
last week, clashes with another
South American in Quintin Ro-
nero in the semi-final bout of ten
rounds at the greensboro show.
Chick suggs, negro bantam
weight from New Bedford, who
ranks at the head of Tex Rick
ards list of bantams, will get
major shot when he meets Bushy
Graham of Utica, in the main fray
at the Madison Square Garden
Thursday night. With the cham
pion, Charley (PhiD Rosenberg,
under the state commission ban In
New York, a likely field is opened
among the leaders of the division
for the winner.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-08-31
Crooked Bankruptcies
Take S250.0O0.O00 Toll

New York. Aug. 81 (Rl-The New
York World yesterday said that le-
Ultimate business concerns in the
United States are defrauded each
year of s250,oOO,000 by new
scheme of crooked bankruptcies
THE crooked bust" as 1t is known
in police parlance, has its center in
New York, but it is being copied
throughout the country and the law
cannot aid the creditors, the World
declared. The authorities say it is
the most popular racket" ever
known to commercial sharps.
While there are many ramifica-
tons of the scheme. the essence of
the plan is essentially the same:
The "Racketeers" with money
from Angels who put up
the small capital needed-set up q
business. A man in charge known as
"a front" purchases on credit huge
amounts of merchandise, sells it to
cash buyers or fences" at from 80
to so per cent of its value, then
hides the cash and goes into bank
ruptcy. Little of the loot is ever re-
covered.
During the last year United States
Attorney Buckner and the National
Association of Credit Men have been
concentrating on the plan in an ef-
fort to beat it.