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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA
uthorty on Radio
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited.

receiver. To begin with, use only grid
leaks Of approved manufacture.
Cheap grid leaks will not keep their
resistance values constant, but will
change with weather conditions and
age.
Difference in Values.
For reception of local stations no
perceptible difference will be noted
with grid leaks of different values,
although most efficient operation is
obtained with grid leak of com.
paratively low resistance, usually be-
tween one and three megohms. For
distance reception a grid leak of
higher value is usually more desir-
able.
The reason for this is that the mega
tive electrons accumulate much
faster when the powerful impulses
of local stations are being received
and therefore better path of low
resistance must be provided to allow
the charges to leak off rapidly.
When receiving the weak signals of
far-off stations, however, the cleo
irons do not accumulate so rapidly
and q higher resistance is therefore
required to check the leakage to the
proper value. For such purposes
when receiving distant stations grid
leak Of from 4 to 10 megohms will be
found more efficient.
The difference in price between a
good grid leak and a poor one is
very small : 1t is foolish to take a
chance on inefficient operation merely
to save a few cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
The Grid Leaks Function.

In the course of the operation of
tube as a detector there is a con-
slant piling up Of negative charges on
the grid element of the tube. This
tends, If the charge becomes suffi-
GENTLY large, to prevent negative
electrons from the filament reaching
the place and making the tube in
operative. While the GRID. condenser
is necessary to serve the function of
keeping the grid of the tube at its
proper negative bias to obtain rectifi-
cation, it is also necessary to provide
some means whereby the excessive
negative charges may be drained OH
from the grid.
This is done by connecting a grid
leak across the grid condenser so as
to provide a leakage path through
which the negative electrons can be
conducted back to the filament and
thus leave the grid at its proper
operating point.
In some cases the grid leak is con-
nected directly between the grid of
the tube and the f1lament circuit.
The grid leak is merely very high
resistance, varying in practice from
about / to 10 megohms-that is,
from 100000 to 100000 ohms.
The Old-fashiOned Grid Leak.
The old-fashioned grid leaks con-
sisted merely of pencil lines drawn
between two binding post terminals
on a strip of fiber, cardboard or bake
lite. The resistance Of such a leak
could be increased by drawing more
lines between the terminals, thus pro-
viding additional paths, or by eras-
ing some of the lines. At best, the
value of the resistance could be
guessed at only in a very general
way. Soon the value Of having grid
leaks Of known values led to the
manufacture and adoption of measured
resistances.
The value Of the grid leak is not an
all-important item in satisfactory
operation of a receiver, in that a
receiver will operate pretty well with
grid leaks of any value between and
10 megohms. Most efficient opera
ton, however, cannot be expected I'M
l-less some care is taken in the selec.
tion Of this important item Of a radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
WCAP LISTS LAST
PROGRAM TONIGHT
Will Sing Swan Song With
Variety of Offerings.
Navy Band to Play.

WCAP, the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.'S radio station, will
sing its Swan song" tonight. Before
departing from the broadcasting field,
however, the station will return to
the air early tomorrow morning for
its final participation in the Tower
Health Exercises"
The closing program tonight fea-
lures the concert of the United States
Navy Band on the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds. 1t is rather fitting
that this band should head the fare
well program, as Lieut.. Charles Ben
ter and his musicians have played
often at this station. There will be
other artists on the program who fire.
quently have appeared before
WCAP's microphone. Among them
are kin Carroll, Irma Calcert. Nine.
Henriette Coquelet, Margaret Bowie
Grant and George McCauley.
Col. c. Fred Cook will speak at
$50 o'clock on the reunion plans of
the Blue Ridge Division. An hour
earlier there will be another of the
series of scientific talks prepared by
Science Service. Some Wonders of
X-Rays" is the topic.
From New York WCAP will draw
the weekly concert of the Anglo Per-
SLAMS. AS its signing off" attraction,
the station has scheduled a special
program by George McCauley, tenor
banjoist; Lee O'Iiaire, banjoist and
vocalist, and George Raymond,
trumpeter.
A play by play account of the
Washington base ball teams final
game of the present series in Chi
cago will be broadcast by WRC, be-
ginning at o'clock. At the close of
the game, there will be a piano re-
cital by George F. Ross, a talk by
Mary E. Turner on Sea Food Cook
ery," and book reviews by Mrs. Nina
Reed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30

Of controlling regulations, is viewed
by Secretary Hoover as q hopeful
sign for the future of radio.
Only through organizations designed
to protect broadcasters and owners
Of receiving sets, Mr.. Hoover said
yesterday, can the Nations broadcast
ing machinery be kept on a stable
basis. Radio problems can be solved,
he believes, If the spirit of self con-
troll continues for another six months.
Although many stations have gone
to higher wave lengths since the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30

Commerce Department was found to
be without regulatory power. a num-
Der have returned to the original
bands assigned them by the depart
ment, and by such action, Mr.. Hoover
believes, have signif1ed q desire to
avoid confusion.
Only Wednesday. six stations were
granted new licenses to operate on
higher bands, but the Secretary
pointed out that in the last two weeks
the number of stations which went
back to their first wave-length assign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
VACATION" TERMS ENDED
Justices siddons> and Bailey Sit
Next on d. c. Bench.

Chief Justice Mccoy and Justice
Adolph A. ,Hoehling will complete
tomorrow their vacation" terms on
the bench of the District Supreme
Court. They will be succeeded Mon
day by Justice Frederick L. Siddons
and Justice Jennings Bailey. who will
pAeside throughout the month of
4jgust. Justice Bailey takes the term
aligned to Justice Hitz,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
RADIO ORGANIZATIONS
FAVORED BY HOOVER

Disposition Of broadcasters and
listeners in some localities to organize
for the protection of their interests
and action of many stations in re-
turning to their original wave bands
after taking advantage of the absence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
Col. Prentice Soon to Retire.

Lieut.. Col. James Prentice, Coast
Artillery Corps, recently stationed at
Fort Story, Va, has been ordered to
his home to await retirement at the
convenience of the Government. He
is from New York and was graduated
from the Military Academy in 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30

ment exceeds the wave jumpers by
five. Mr.. Hoover sees no cause for
alarm In the new stations spfinging
up, most Of which have small power
apparatus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
LOCAL. Radio Entertainment
Friday, July 80, 1926.

NAA-NavaI Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(4S4.5 Meters).
s:55 p.m.-Time signals.
1855 p.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
WMAI-Washington Radio Forum
(212.6 Meters.
WRC-Radio Corporation of America
(468.5 Meters).
3pm.-Play-by-pl account Of the
Washington Chicago base ball game.
pm.-George f. Ross, pianist.
Sis p.m.-"Art in Washington" by
Alice Hutchins Drake.
$50 pm-"Sea Food Cookery" by
Mary E. Turner.
5:45 p.m.-Book Reviews by Mrs.
Nina Reed: "The Birth of the Gods"
by Dmitre Merezhkozsky and Beau
Sabreur" by Percival Christopher
Wren.
Early Program Tomorrow.
11:55 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
~ (nooneEpping Forest Trio,
broadcast from the Homer L. Kilt
studios.
1p.m.-W. Spencer Tupman's Hotel
Mayflower Orchestra.
WCAP-Chesapeak and Potomac Tel
ephone Co. 468.5 Meters).
Z to 8 p.m.-Concert by the United
States Navy Band, Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader. from the Walter Reed
Hospital grounds.
8 to sos p.m.-Base ball news.
sos to 8:15 p.m.-''Market Sum-
maries for the Consumer" by the De-
I partment Of Agriculture.
815 to $50 p.m.-"Kin" Carroll and
Erma Calvert in ukulele, piano and
song selections.
$50 to S:45 p.m.-"Science News of
the Week-Some New Wonders of
X-Rays''-presented by Science Serv-
ice.
S:45 to 9 pm.-Mme. Henriette
Coquelet, soprano, accompanied by
Margaret Bowie Grant.
to $50 p.m.-Whittall Anglo-Per-
slams from New York City.
$50 to 9:35 p.m.-"Reunion Plans
of the Blue Ridge Division, World
War Veterans" by Col. G. Fred Cook.
9:35 to 10 p.m.-George McCauley,
tenor banjoist, Lee O'Haire, banjoist
and soloist, and George Raymond,
trumpeter, in a musical program.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 to 7:45 a.m.-''Tower Health
Exercises" from Metropolitan Tower,
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-30
Detailed in Air CORPS.

Second Lieut.. Francis E. Cothran,
Corps OF Engineers. at Dayton, Ohio,
has been detailed in the Air Corps and
assigned to duty at Brooks Field. Tex
Evening star., 1926-01-29

RCTTERSCOTCH PIE.
Golk egg. | cup brown
sugar. cup sweet milk, 3 table
spoons butter. flour to thiclken,
! teaspoon vanilla. little salt.
Use egg white for merinGue.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Nutrition Nuggets.

Although fruit acids are in the
main wholesome for every one, there
are certain conditions where sweet
fruits are indicated, as, for example.
when there is little activity In the
stomach. Baked sweet apples solve
this problem for breakfast. Later in
the day the fruits to be used are very
ripe bananas. grapes, raisins and figs.
While roast goose or gosling makes
very acceptable variation In the
Winter, 1t should be remembered thai.
considered from the point of view of
food value, this is an expensive form
of meat. The proportion of bone and
waste to the actual nutritive material
is large.
Seallops are not particularly high
Fin actual nutritive value, but their
fresh flavor. suggestive of salt water.
is frequently an appetizer. For "A
particularly pronounced sea tang, the
small scallops are best. Those known
as deep sea scallops are larger. hut
are apt to have less Of tins special
flavor.
When pork and other heavy meats
are served. see that there are also
represented on the menu potatoes to
furnish alkaline material, a vegetable
like cabbage. with the power to sweep
the stomach as the French express
IL, ana crisp sa1dO besides 1neSe
points may seem simple. but they are
really necessary for the muchtalked-
of balanced diet.
The housewife should count IN her
store of canned fruit, whether domes-
tic or commercial. as an efficient hejD
in balancing the family dietary. Con.
tanned in these jars are such valuable
elements as fruit acids and mineral
salts for resula ting the bodily proc
esses as well as delicious juices TO help
in making the dietary palatahle
Evening star., 1926-01-29
MEALS FOR MOTHER.

tables, If fruit has been served at
noon. a plain lettuce salad with
mayonnaise is a good dinner salad for
mother when she is trying TO fatten
up.
Mothers dinner dessert may be
"custardy pudding"-on composed
largely of eggs and milk as basis
with various frills for the purpose of
ornamentation and delectation.
With her pudding mother may have
nut cookies, and throughout the din
ner she may nibble salted pecans or
almonds. about 10 or one dozen nut
meats.
Such a diet takes for granted that
mothers digestion is good. 1t also
takes for granted that she Is very
active and that she has plenty OF
fresh air. A sedentary woman attack
ing such a ration would be laying up
for her much retribution.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Spring Foods in the Market

Limited quantities of French en-.
dives are offered at SO cents a pound,
and are soon to disappear from mar
kets, as they cannot be shipped in
warm weather. Artichokes are offered
in limited numbers at from 25 to 80
cents apiece. Brussels sprouts from
California are marked at 80 to As
cents.
Hothouse radishes and green onions
are for sale in limited quantities and
peppers are retailed at two for cents.
or 20 cents dozen, about the same
price as they have been for some
time.
Little change is noted I'm carrots,
which are offered in excellent grades
and quantities at 10 cents a bunch or
3 for c5 cents. Elephants from Florida
are offered at 25 to 60 cents. depend
ing on the size and grades. They will
fall in price as warmer weather ar
rives.
New York and Pennsylvania cab
baGe are offered at cents a pounnd,
red cabba ges at from 5 to Is cents a
pound. New shipments are expected
within two or three weeks.
Fresh California peas are 35 cents
| a pound and beans are so cents and
higher.
Luscious grapefruit is offered at 3
for 25 cents, whereas they were 10
cents each. Tangerines, however.
have about run out of season and a
few are offered at 20 cents a dozen.
Apples are said to be reasonable at
$3.50 bushel for Black Twig. Stark s
Delicious are selling at 10 cents each.
Cooking apples are 2 pounds for Is
| cents. and others at $2.25 bushel
Emperor grapes. from California are
offered at Is cents barrel.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
By Food Specialist.

Although. in the language OF the day,
most mothers are fat we VIII sup
pose thai in this instance mother is
thin and nervous 1t is frequently
what used to be called the "wiry kind"
that show great endurance. On the
other hand, they are apt to work on
their nerves" and presume upon their
own vitality, thus overtaXing their
systems.
If mother Is that rara avis-a wom-
an seeking extra pounds-she will be
eager to learn Of a diet that will make
her more plump and at the same
time more comely and comfortable.
The average housekeeper will re-
ouire about 2,100 calories of energy
daily. Mother, in this instance. may
consume 5000 calories and be all the
better for it. A daily ration planned
on this theory calls for a generous
portion of dried stewed fruit, such as
stewed prunes. The weight of rhe
fruit dry should be about 112 ounces.
Cereal should take the form of one
of the crisp. ready-prepared varieties
An ounce of puffs or shreds served
with three-quarters of a cup of top
milk and a scant tablespoon of sugar
may be served.
Mother should have her breakfast
egg cooked plainly, shirred or boiled
or coddled. and with the egg she
should have two slices of toast with
One-half an ounce of butter.
The three quarters of a cup of top
milk or thin cream should be divided
between the cereal and the single cup
of coffee in which mother should in
dulge.
In the middle OF the morning a cup
of cocoa cooked with three quarters
milk or cup of hot milk may be
taken to ADVANTAGE,
For luncheon our old friend the
cream Of vegetable soup is the best
beginning. and three-quarters of cup
of these nourishins purees Is about
right. The next course should be a
light salad, preferably Of fruit served
with a roll and butter.
The dessert should be tapioca or
cornstarch pudding about cne half
cup served with two tablespoons OF
whipped cream.
At tea time let mother turn her
a glass OF fruit juice with a beaten
chocolate flavor.
At dinner mother will not need soup
since she had 1t at noon. but may De
gin her chief meal OF the day with
a Bounce serving Of plain roast lamb
or beef or hroiled steak.
Stewed potatoes come next-a good
cup Of these and about one-third Of a
cup of mashed carrots or buttered
cabbage or beets or some other Win
ter vegetable. The dinner salad. like
that served at luncheon, should he
simple. but composed largely of vese
Evening star., 1926-01-29

become even slightly brown before
adding the milk and do not use hot
milk. as this would make the sauce
lumpy 1t should be creamy and deli
cate II may he used with Caulitlower.
ca bba ge, asparagus. spinach. diced
turnipS. potatoes. or any other NeEe-
table. Parsley sauce is made by add
ing tablespoonful of finely chopped
parsley to the white sauce just be
fore removing it from the fire. For
egg. sauce, substitute in chopped hard
boiled egg in place of parsley. Onion,
asparagus and spinach sauces are
made by substituting for half the milk
the same quantity of water in which
the vegetable was boiled. then press
ing half a cupful of the cooked vege-
table through sieve and adding II 10
the sauce while ii is simmering. To
thin. add a little more milk and cook.
These sauces are very tasty with
meats. vegetables. or fish, and they
afford a way also for using small
quantities Of leftover Cooked Tege-
tables.
Hominy takes a long time 10 cook
and for This reason should be cooked
over night in boiling water. one
quart Of boiling water to one-haf a
pound of hominy. II absorhs the
water in the night. and should be
put into a pan with another quart
of water and a little salt, be brought
to the boil and then simmered for
half an hour. when it can be eaten
as a breakfast food with milk or
cream. and sugar or sirup. The re
mains of cold hominy can be cut in
slices. dipped in egg and coarse oat-
meal. and he fried in boiling fat.
Drain and eat with jam or marina
lade.
White corn meal can be success
fully used in conjunction with fine
oatmeal or wheat -four for making
ing pastry. cakes and scones and il
makes excellent sauces in place of
wheat -four
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Puffy Omelet.

Four eggs. one-half teaspoonful
salt, four tablespoonfuls hot water,
one ne-eighth teaspoonfuI butter First
separate the eggs. Beat the whites
until stiff and set away to keep cool
Beat the yolks until thick and lemon
color. Add the seasonings and hot
water and then fold in the stiff1y
beaten egg whites. The whites should
not be stirred too vigorously or some
of the puffiness will be lost.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
Potato Pancakes.

One and one fourth cupfuls grated
raw potato. one teaspoonful baking
powder. one-half teaspoonful salt, four
tablespoonfuls flour. one egg, pepper
to sea son. Beat the egg and com.
bine with the potato. baking powder.
-four. pepper and salt. Drop by large
spoonfuls into an omelette pan con-
tanning little hot fat. Cook until
brown on both sides.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
MENU FOR A DAY.

BREAKFAST.
Baked Stuffed Apples.
Cereal with Cream.
Dropped EGGS on Corned Beef
Hash.
Potato SconeS. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Shrimp Wiggle.
Toasted Crackers.
Cup Cakes. Hot Chocolate Sauce.
Tea.
DINNER.
Chicken Noodle Soup.
Baked Slice of Ham.
Creamed Potatoes.
Buttered BeetS.
Stuffed Peppers with Bacon.
Butterscotch Pie.
Coffee.
Evening star., 1926-01-29

BAKED STUFFED APPLES.
Core and pare apples. Put a
little sugar, water and lemon
Juice into baking dish, fill cen
terS with jelly or marmalade
and pour liquid from baking
dish over them. Make merinGue
with whites , eggs and 4 table
spoons sugar and flavor with
lemon and vanilla. Drop me-
ringue on tops of apples, from
tip Of spoon. Bake in moderate
oven about minutes. Garnish
with Jelly.
Evening star., 1926-01-29
SHRIMP NIGGLE.

SHRIMP WIGGLE.
one half teaspoon salt, tea
spoons butter. tablespoons
-four. pinch cayenne pepper,
melted together, stirring con-
stantly. then pour in gradually
Il. sups milk soon as ii thick
ems. Add ! cup of shrimps,
broken in pieces. and | cup
peas after draining from the
liquor. Cook after adding
ShrimpS only enough To heat
through well.
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Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-04
v|CE PRESIDENT 0F
 ALASKA PACKERS, HERE.

B. R. Hart, vice president of the Alaska Packers association, also con- nected in an official capacity with the California Packing Corporation, ar rived in Seward yesterday on the s. s. Admiral Evans, from his annual trip to the Bristol bay plants. Little can be added, with reference to the salmon activities in that area, to what has already been reported, excepting that his company's pack will total about 415,OOO cases.
 H. G. Higgins, chemist for the as- sociation, is accompanying MT. Hart Both are continuing on south on the s. s. Yukon, next Sunday. During their stay they are guests at the Van Glider
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-04
SEWARD DIARY HERD PERFECT CONDITION;
 LEADS TERRITORY
DIR. BISHOP, SPECIAL GOVERN MENT VETERINARY, EXAMIN-
 ING ALASKAN HERDS

For the second year in succession Seward carries off high honOrs in the Territory, for following an inspection of the Seward Dairy herd and the Horton herd, Dr. Geo. D. Bishop, U. S. veterinary inspector, Department of Agriculture, pronounced the Seward herds 100 per cent and dairy condi- tions at the Seward dairy especially, not only excellent, but surpassing any think yet inspected in any private dairy in Alaska. Thus far, the only other district to have attained the 100 per cent mark is Matanuska val ley.
 The sanitation at the Seward Dairy is far above what he has seen else where in Alaska and was a decided surprise to him. "Conditions found at this dairy are seldom met with" Dr. Bishop stated. Dr. Bishop ac- companied by Mrs. Bishop, arrived in Seward Saturday from Anchorage where he completed an inspection of the herds. Before arriving at Anchor age he covered the Fairbanks district and regions along the railroad.
 The inspector examined six herds in Fairbanks, totaling 5S head, one of which was found to be infected At Matanuska 13O head were examined all of which were perfect. At Anchor age S4 were inspected, four of which were discovered to be infected In Seward there are 21 head, IS of MT. Leirer's, proprietor of the Seward Dairy and three belong to MT. Hor- ton.
 Dr. and Mrs. Bishop are from Salem, Oregon, and this is their first trip to Alaska Dr. Bishop is conducting the inspection under the personal super vision of Governor Parks, 90 days be- ing devoted to the task. They have enjoyed their visit very much and, here in Seward to view the big dog team harnessed up to wagon and to see a real live moose, has held consid- erable attraction for them. Much rain has been encountered on the trip so the present bright and sun shiny climate of Seward is also much appreciated by Dr. and Mrs. Mishop. They depart on the s. s. Admiral Evans this evening for Valdez.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-08-04
NEW OFFICE FOR SEWARD

U. s. Assistant District Attorney Ellis, who recently assumed charge of the Anchorage office, has received in- structions, it is reported, to move the office to Seward. Attorney Ellis will probably arrive in Seward shortly accompanied by Mrs. Ellis and their two children.