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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

the current travels the higher the
rate of current loss. Thus it is i'm
portant to do the boosting before the
attenuation rate gets too far under
way.
A set operator boosts with his
receiver. but unfortunately cannot
come nearer the station. Thus he
must depend upon the sensitivity and
simplifying ability of his set and upon
the weather or ether conditions as
we'll When the sun is out it has
some sort of unexplained effect on
the ether. causing q decided increa Sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
WEAKENING WAVES,
DUE TO TWO CAUSES
Inverse Distance and Attenuation
Cited as Leading Reasons
for Fading.

The weakening of radio waves is
due to two causes. inverse distance
and attenuation.
The former applies to all radio
waves. Of any intensity or frequency.
and under all conditions. Just be-
cause one is receiving SO many miles
from the source of the wave the
amount Of energy received will be
Just so much less than 1t would be if
receiving so much nearer to the
source. Definite laws apply.
BUt the situation is complicated
by reason ~ attenuation. which, while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

pie rule to determine polarity in such
cases.
Attach wires to each pole Of the
battery and insert the ends in a glass
of salt water. Bubbles will form
around the wire from the NEGATIVE
pole.
Care should be taken to keep the
ends OF the wire from touching each
other in the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

in attenuation. On clear, cold nights
attenuation is at a minimum and may
seem not to exist at all.
When this happens the radioist only
has to consider the inverse distance
and stands a far greater chance OF
getting wide variety in the way
of reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
BATTERY POLE TEST.
Wires Put in Salt Water Will De-
termine Post.

A rental battery. especially one that
has been obtained In a hurry from a
garage, may not be marked for po-
larity and the set operator may be
puzzled to know which pole is positive
and which negative. There is a sim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

One thousand men are working on
the Brisbane section alone of the new
railway to connect Brisbane and
Kyogle, Australia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

Giraffe, panther. zebra. leopard and
other furs are being sold in fashion
able stores of London.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
FATHERS ADVICE
(PhoeniX Messenger

"I am sending you a little book
about Emerson. 1t is time you were
beginning to take little interest in
thoughtful things, and you will find
in this book some remarks on style
that may be profitable to you. An
other thing-when / make remark
or a suggestion, don't take it too SER
iously. All can do is to give you
some of the results of my experience.
| am much more interested in seeing
you grow up strong-bodied and clean
minded than l am in your career. |
should like to see you with will
strong enough to resist all forms Of
temptation. Your career win then
take care of itself. And yet ] should
MT like to see you puritanical and
narrow-inded. / want you to grow
up to be a wholesome, hearty, liberal
minded individual" - Joel Chandler
Harris to his son when a schoolboy.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
WINSOR'S VALEDICTORY
Tucson Citizen)

milford Winsor's Withdrawals from
political contests have become almost
biennial feature of Arizona poli-
tics. Two years ago ne was candi-
date for governor, in way, but af-
ter dangling his feet in the water for
a few months he announced his re-
tirement. He has now announced his
withdrawal from the race for the
democratic nomination for congress
which he entered with a great splash
following his break with Governor
Hunt on the question of his receiving
pay for certain work created by act
of the legislature.
With the governors own announce
ment as a candidate for his sixth term
as governor, due in few days, pub
| lie opinion will see a connection be-
tween the two and conclude that Mr..
! Winsor has accepted his dismissal
from politics in Arizona by the de-
cree of the lord high eXecutioner Of
all who are "disloyal."
| 1t is unlikely that Arizonans will
ever hear Of Winsor again, in major
speaking part of politics. He appears
to be temperamentally unfit for an
aggressive role. He has a vaulting
ambition but lacks the aggressiveness
and pertinacity to give it motive
power, so as 'Iittle Memo" he began
and as Little Memo" he ends.
When he was feeling out" senti-
ment two years ago, with regard to
! his race for the governorship, he was
advised by some of his friends that
he had a good fighting chance to be
elected but that he could only be
elected by courageously challenging
| the rule of Mr.. Hunt. He shrank
from so daring an enterprise and
soon afterward announced his retire
ment
But when he broke with the party
boss, completely and definitely, it
seemed that at last he might have
found something with which to fuel
his ''long and ardently held ambition
as he calls it. He had not only brok-
en- with his old chief politically, on
the Colorado river development issue,
/ but personally as well, and he poured
out upon the head Of the man whose
virtues he had once sung in lexiphaniC
odes, the most blistering language
which that familiar storm-swept pate
had ever been called on to weather
His friends applauded at this first
sign of political aggressiveness ano
voiced the belief that Winsor had al
last grown political wings. But he
was only humping along like the frog
Winsor's letter of withdrawal is
characteristic Of his public utterances
sound which lacks fury, signifying
nothing.
His is but another political carcass
in the wake Of the political autocrai
who has climbed to the heights o.
political glory and dominance barely
exceeded by those attained by ole
world monarchs, by demanding a 10y
atty which means only subserviency
and by enforcing his demands with
the knout of withdrawn favor
/ Winsor came as near leadership il
his party as any other. He has 3
good personality, he has ability; he
has, to an unusual degree, the quail
ties Of personal loyalty and intellec
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
REMARKS OF THE GANG

tual honesty, between which for sew
lcral years he struggled trying to re-
main faithful to the man whom he so
long served. When the break came,
it was to his credit that it was not
his intellectual honesty which gave
way That might have been the tide
in the affairs of his career which,
taken at its flood, would have carried
him to the position of leadership in
his party, but the knout fell and he
fell under its lash--the political VIC
tim of as autocratic and as selfish a
political machine as ever governed an
American commonwealth.
Winsor's statement, addressed to
the democratic voters OF Arizona, is
full of pathos, eloquent Of his virtues
as we'll as his failings and recalling
the words of the gladiator, "We who
are about to die salute you"
And it graphically illustrates the
condition which exists in the demo-
cratic party in Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
ATTRACTIVE FLAGSTAFF

Flagstaff, beautiful city of almost 5000 people,
the county seat of Coconino county, the largest
county in the United States, contains more of the
great natural wonders than any other part of the
country is attracting more tourists and motor
travel than ever before in its history. The San
Francisco Peaks, with altitude of 1880 feet,
are close by. It's big lumber industry also con-
tributes to the fame and prosperity of Flagstaff
1t is the home of the famous Lowell Observatory,
the Northern Arizona Teachers college, and sup
ports fine churches and good schools It's people
are progressive. Coconino county offers oppor-
tunities to men of limited means who want to di-
vide their time between farming and stock rails
ing. There is plenty of grazing land, and those
who follow this plan of operation have difficult
ty raising sufficient feed for their livestock for
which there always is good market. In addition
to feedstuff farmers are doing well with potatoes.
Flagstaff, good town, is the county seat of Co
conino county. 1t is in the heart of rich lumber
section, and also is tourist center Some of the
most beautiful drives in Arizona radiate from
Flagstaff.-The Earth.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
FOR HOME CONSUMPTION
Tucson Starr

Arizona has been unusually success
ful in avoiding Investigations.
On the other hand, Arizona has had
an ususually successful year. The
past winter and spring have been a
boom to the average man. Winter
rains and the breaking of the drouth
have helped the cattlemen. Copper
mines have reported an increase IN
production and earnings, an unusual
large increase in earnings. The
chamber of mines in Tucson reflects
the added activities in mining in the
districts adjoining this city. The
farmers of Pima county have receiv-
ed bonus for their long staple cot
ton. All in all, it has been a good
year.
Unlike the farmers Of the middle
west who have been demanding re-
lief, Arizona has been demanding
nothing unless it be action on the
Colorado river and lower taxes.
Yet with all this, Senator Ralph
Cameron "stirs" the United States
senate by introducing a resolution
providing for the appointment of five
senators to investigate the copper in
dustry OF the United States" And
the news reports contine, "The reso-
luton for the investigation of the
copper industry is said to particular
ly affect the home state (Arizona) OF
Senator Cameron"
Senator Cameron some time age
introduced bill asking for a tariff
on copper. There was practically no
reaction to his bill. 1t still is in a
senate pigeon hole. Now he stirs the
senate again, as adjourning day ap-
proaches, by asking for an investi-
cation.
Without arguing the point Of whe-
ther an Investigation is needed or not
other than saying that the healthy
condition Of Arizona copper mines in
dicated by the last financial reports
show there is no need for an investi-
cation and that the mines are not
as he would have US believe, ''in a
deplorable condition" 1t can be
pointed out that his resolution is sole
ly for the purpose of manufacturing
political talking point to be used
when he begins his campaign for re-
election. If anyone thinks otherwise
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
5 WE BOOST OUR OWN LIVING COSTS

A study of the cost of living in 80 representa-
tive cities of the United States, under the aus
pices Of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. De-
partment of Labor, indicates that taxation has
increased faster than any other element entering
into the cost of living.
On January 1 of this year, the cost of living in
these cities was 78 percent over the 1913 level,
while the cost of government as expressed in tax
alton, has risen 200 percent. Federal taxation
which was S6.92 per capita in 1913, has risen to
$25 state taxation from S3.18 to $3.50; and local
taxation, from S12.63 to $685. From these figures
it win be seen that the cost of federal taxes is
three and one-ha times, and state and local taxes
two and one-half times as great as in 1913.-
Stafford Guardian
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
THE BOYS FUTURE
miami Bulletin)

Experts tell us character is formed
in early childhood. If they are right,
then most of the babies sitting
around now are going to grow up
and be loafers.
But you never can tell. The child
who plays under the bed doesn't al
ways become a burglar.
Just because a little fellow enjoys
making mud pies, you can't say he is
going to be a great divorce lawyer.
Will the boy who snatches his
younger brothers. milk and drinks it
become a prohibition agent?
No one can forecast the child's fu-
ture? The boy seldom turns out to
be as good as parents hope, or as
bad as the neighbors expect.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

let him follow the course OF the in
vestigation on copper and notice how
it falls by the wayside.
Contrasted with Mr.. Cameron is
Representative Carl Hayden who has
worked quietly and efficiently for the
essentials. Blocking of the Swing
johnson Boulder Canyon bill primar-
lily was Mr.. Hayden's work. If a
copper investigation were needed, all
three of Arizona's congressional dele
cation would be working for it. But
they are not. The investigation res
olution was made in the senate for
home, consumption, to be used during
the coming campaign.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
A LOVELY MESS

If The Sun isn't up to standard for a few weeks
we hope our readers will not complain too bitterly
for our force is working under difficulties. Most
of you have some idea of what disturbing sea-
son house-cleaning time is That is usually trying
enough, but with carpenters to the right of you
hammering, pounding and saving, plumbers un-
der foot on all sides of you wrenchng and swear
ing, masons to the left of you scattering mortar
over your shoulder; part of your office going
down and only fair hopes of moving into our new
building within two months, you may have some
idea of the plumb lovely mess we are in.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
JUST A FEW SUGGESTIONS

To advertise successfully, it is not necessary
to exaggerate, nor to make use of all the superla
tive adjectives in the dictionary. Give specific
facts. Instead Of saying: "Our ice cream is
made of the purest and best materials if you
can say that the milk and cream used come from
pure blooded Jersey or Holstein cows, you have
conveyed an idea to the mind of the reader that
means something. Study the selling points of
your goods If you don't know why they excel,
find out-N. E. A. Bulletin.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Governor Hunt says that he is only placing his
announcement in the weekly papers of the state,
which shows great political acumen 1t is not
only much cheaper but the weekly papers reach
the readers who read more than just the head
lines. This statement of the governors has
sorter got us on the fence-a stake-and-rider
fence. We feel like a one armed man attempting
to illustrate the size Of the big fish he caught.
It was whale of big one because he could only
show with one hand where his head was, letting
you guess where the "tale" finished.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
BARNUM ON ADVERTISING

"And above ALL" Barnum urged, advertise.
But say if a man has got goods for sale, and
he does not advertise them in some way, the
sheriff will do it for him." To a who told
him that he had advertised three times and re-
ceived no good, Barnum replied, "Sir, advertising
is like learning little is dangerous thing"
He claimed that there was only one liquid man
could use in excessive quantities without being
swallowed up by it-and that printers ink.
Excerpt from "Barnum' by Werner.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
ANOTHER OF RALPH'S VOTE
CATCHING STUNTS
Tombstone Epitaph)

On the eve of another election, and
after a lapse of five years since he
entered upon his senatorial duties at
Washington, Ralph Cameron has sud
denly conceived the idea of including
copper in the list of highly protected
products of this country. A major
ity of the mine managers of Arizona
hoot at the idea. They maintain that
tariff on copper would be of no ma
terial benefit to the copper industry
for the reason that he have large
surplus for export, and in the mean
time, the copper companies in Arizona
continue to pay dividends in the alb
sence of any tariff duty. Sounds like
another of Ralph's vote catching
stunts.
Some people couldn't kick any more
if they were centipedes.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
.
THE HUMAN SIDE
OF LIFE
***** - + !
The Suspicious Wire

Count Salm, who, like the Marquis
Henri de la Falaise-Mr. Gloria
Swanson--has opened bookshop in
New York, said in his perfect English
TO a New York reporter:
when a foreigner marries rich
American girl, you Americans sus-
pect the poor fellows motives.
"a multimillionaire said to mil
lionaire in a Chicago club:
"Does the same slang go in Eng
land as in Gods own country"
Sure, Mike! Surest thing you
know said the millionaire. 'Why?' =
"The multimillionaire gave a
groan.
"tMy daughter he said, is going
to marry an English earl and he
wired me yesterday to come across. =
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Not Inappropriate

Judge Smith Hickenlooper of Gin
cinnati interrupted discussion of the
divorce evil to tell not inappropri-
ate story.
"A pretty nurse" he said, chad
charge of a little girl, the daughter
of rich and autocratic parents, and
one night in the dark the nurse hit
her face against her bedroom door
and the result was black eye.
"When she went into her small pa
TENTS room then ext morning the
little girl stared at the damaged eye
for some time; thin she said:
"'My goodness, Miss Jones, you
never told me you were married"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
One On Central"

"Well, I've just had sweet revenge, !"
said the shoe dealer to the student
who had just come into the shop.
"Revengel What do you mean Z,
"That young lady who just walked
out of this shop is telephone opera
tor, and l gave her the wrong num-
ber."
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Georges Handicap

"Children," said teacher be dlI-
igent and steadfast and you will sue
ceed. Take the case of George Wash
ington. Do you remember my telling
you of the great difficulty George
Washington had to contend with 7"
Eyes, ma'am," said little boy,
He couldn't tell a lie.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Sfawal

10: "Was l stewed last night Z"
''Was you? Say, when | saw you
last night you were a-straddle rall
fence, yelling: Buck, you leather
eyed bronx, buck'!"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Specialists

"Does your man work, Mrs.
Waggs?"
ooh, yes; he peddles balloons
whenever there's a rodeo in town.
What does your husband do 2"
''He sells smoked glasses during
eclipses Of the sun"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Encouraging

Hoot Gibson was kidding one Of the
girls on the set. "I'll bet you've got
a lot of sweethearts, he said, by way
of starting some fun.
eyes, ! have" admitted the girl,
with her best Hollywood blush, but
the man | marry must be hero"
'Nonsense!' retorted Hoot. You're
not as bad looking as that!"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Editorial Anguish

He: 'The editor says that lack of
space alone prevents him from ac-
cepting my manuscript"
She: "And is the rejection slip
blurred much with hot, binding
tears ?"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
More Profit

Noah Cooper, head Of The Sabbath
crusade committee that has risen in
the south, was talking in New York
about books.
"These licentious modern writers
are all mercenary," he said "They
write only for money. A woman said
to a typical modern writer at an af-
ternoon tea:
81 liked your last book so much
that | read it six times
"'Humph! I'd rather, he sneered,
you'd bought six copies''
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Faith or Fidelity?

Joseph had just returned from the
country Mantle, his sweetheart, who
worked at the McDonald's residence,
had not written him during his alb
|sence, and he greatly feared for her
health. Therefore, he went straight
to the McDonald's house, even though
it was after his customary bedtime.
AS he came into the back yard he
noticed dim light burning in the
kitchen. He peeped in the window
and beheld couple locked in low
ing embrace.
II guess Mamie doesn't work here
any more" said Joseph, and went Oh
home to bed.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

When you want to see some old friend from the
old home town back east nowadays, about all you
have to do is step out into the transcontinental
highway and look over the tourist travel. 1t
won't be long before you viii see one.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Governor Hunt rode burro in the Fourth of
July parade last Monday The burro is emble-
matte of the democratic party.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

All candidates now asking for reelection or for
an exchange of offices claim they are running on
their records, but they don't say what their rec
ords are.
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Two Birds with Ono Stone

Larry: "Do you get vacation this
year,"
Les: eyes, the wife's going away
for a month. +"
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Mere English by Ear

Teacher "Give me a sentence with
the word 'analyze'."
Small Boy: "My sister Anna says
she never makes love, but oh, how
Analyze."
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
The Masculine Protest

Mother: Nonsense, Willie, Of
course you will have your hair cut"
Willie: 81 will not. It's too femi-
nine.@
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Black: "Nigguh, how much you
gittin' for workin' here -
Tan: "Ten dollars per-"
Black: "What? Ter dollars per
day."
Tane "Naw-perhaps."
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09

Boss: "You sure slipped lot Of
bum Jokes into this last issue"
Editor: ooh, don't know. | put
bunch of them in the fire this morn-
ing and the stove just roared."
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Light

When is lamp-post a lamplighter :?
When the lamp has been removed
The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
Mutual Commitments

Maud: "Did you hear what your
friend Edith said about you ?"
MART: s'No. ] was in the other
group talking about her."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Florida Hurricane Again
Proves Wisdom of
Building With
DUNTILE

The fury of the terrific hurricane
Of September 18th and 18th, that
swept from the southern tip of Flor
ida in a northwesterly direction ac-
ross the state, is history now. Time
is healing the wounded hearts of
those who lost loved ones and an
indomitable spirit is rebuilding the
stricken area in a more beautiful
and substantial manner. In this
rebuilding program they are using
the knowledge gained, at so great a
cost, in selecting only building mat
trials that proved themselves worthy
uring those two memorable storm
swept days.
The devastated area did not ex-
ceed five hundred square miles,
which, in a state comprising some
5000 square miles, is not a ire
mendous proportion. The principal
cities that bore the brunt of the
hurricane were Miami, Fort Laucer-
dale and Hollywood.
When dawn broke over Fort Lau-
derdale on the morning of Septem-
Der 18th, it presented a scene of de-
VISITATION by wind and water. Many
of its buildings were roofless and
many RACED to the ground; it's trees
torn limb from limb, power and light
wires draped in fantastic festoons
over trees, buildings; acres of 3
iron roofing scattered far and wide.
It was a haggard people which
watched the dawn and counted it's
losses and it was haggard town the
hurricane had left in its wake, but,
of the well built and substantial
structures, not one was missing.
There were forty-fve DUNTILE
buildings in Fort Lauderdale alone.
Forty-tree of them remained undam-
aged after withstanding blasts that
man would find it impossible to Gre
ate artiicially. The two that were
were in course of construc-
ton. Mr.. H. C.. Brooks letter is
typical of the expressions of home
owners who had the foresight to
build permanent masonry homes.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
October 5th, 1926.
Ketchin Duntile Company,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Gentlemen: My home is built of
DUNTILE and during the storm was
hit by big timber which displaced
thirty-one DUNTILE units. It is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
McN|AHAN DUNT|LE CONCRETE PRODUCTS
COMPANY,
ELY, MINNIE Sofa
To Clean Aluminium

4 good way to clean aluminium ves-
sells In which has been cooked oat-
meal. rice or any food hard to re-
move, IL to use small corncob. The
cob should be thoroughly matured
and not very large. 1t win be found
just rough enough to catch and take
on the particles Of food but will not
scratch the aluminium as many clean
Ing preparations do.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-11-19
Earliest AIphabets

About 1900 B. G. the Semitic people
adopted Egyptian symbols. Cadmus, Of
Egyptian descent, introduced into
Greece from Phoenicia an alphabet Of
10 letters. Additions were made to
these later by the Greeks. until In
about 400 B. @. they had "A letters.
The other two were added In the
Thirteenth century.