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.DON’T forget Mother tomorrow.
ACCORDING to the •‘Weeks” planned, It will be six years until 1923.
Only a half-dozen persons were shot yesterday during the truce in
Belfast.
COPS who are not positive whether they shot their victims or not
should use tracer bullets.
THE KIDS found that bathing beach in Warfleigh long before the
city authorities found it.
THE Philippines have doubled their debt again. They soon will be
qualified for independence.
ONE skin we would love to touch is that of the man who walks across
a newly planted lawn.
WHAT has become of the street car rerouting program we heard so
much about a few months ago?
THAT gigantic meteor that fell in Virginia was thoughtful enough
to pick out a forest to land in, at least.
More Swimming Pools
It is gratifying to note that R. Walter Jarvis, superintendent of parks,
and the board of park commissioners, have included in their program
the establishment of another bathing beach along White River and the
completion and enlargement of the swimming pools under course of con
struction. In a city like Indianapolis, removed from lakes or rivers that
readily adapt themselves to recreational uses, it is incumbent upon the
municipality to supply the deficit, and the park board is proceeding wisely
when it recognizes it owes a debt to the youngsters, and the adults, to
provide these facilities.
It Is regrettable that the city did not take cognizance of this neces
sity years ago, for then the city would be abundantly supplied with pools
by this time. It is difficult to understand why the entertainment and health
of the children never entered as seriously into the minds of city officials
as did other things of less importance, and although the plea in extenua
tion of this lack of foresight always is that funds were not available, it
was noticeable that money readily was forthcoming for other and often
times less urgent projects.
With a carefully supervised beach at Warfleigh and Twenty-Seventh
street, and pools at Willard and Douglas Parks, Indianapolis youths this
summer will find more advantages for water sports than has ever been
their fortune before. The park board is preparing to let a contract for
a pool in Rhodius Park and hopes to get the construction under way this
year.
The program of more pools, however, should not be abandoned with
this effort, as the mounting casualties In the unsupervised portions of the
river doubtless will attest during the summer, as they have in the past.
The Pennsylvania Primary
• An almost exact counterpart of the Indiana primary campaign is be
ing waged in Pennsylvania, and will be settled next Tuesday, when the
voters of that rock-ribbed Republican State go to the polls to select nomi
nees for United States Senator and Governor.
The most spectacular phase of the campaign is the contest between
Gifford Pinchot, former Progressive and nationally noted conservationist,
and George E. Alter, the machine’s choice, for the gubernatorial nomina..
tion.
The reactionaries are making their last desperate stand to perpetuate
ihe heritage of Boies Penrose through the nomination of Alter and George
Wharton Pepper, who wants to return to the Senate and who is opposed by
former Congressman William J. Burke. Although Pinchot and Burke have
not Joined forces, they represent much in common, especially by their op
position to machine tactics in politics.
The nomination of Albert J. Beveridge has given much encouragement
to the Pinchot forces, and it is reported that his campaign has taken on
T he aspect of a religious fervor that is sweeping the State.
Washington, with its nerves badly shattered by the result in Indiana,
s anxiously watching the contest. It will come as a sad blow to the Ad
ministration if Pinchot and Burke arc chosen, for it will mean that the
>rganization built up by Mr. Penrose and with which he controlled prac
ically everything in the State and which he even found useful in bending
national questions to his will, died with the noted boss, it will mean,
furthermore, that the days of bossism in politics are steadily receding be
fore the onslaughts of an enlightened public.
One of the Jarring features of the senatorial campaign—to a Repub
lican —Is the fact that neither Mr. Pepper nor Mr. Burke Is stressing the
four-power treaty pact, regarded by orthodox partisans as the monu
mental achievement of the Harding Administration. In this, again, the
contest Is similar to that In Indiana, for the victorious nominee here never
alluded to the enactment of the treaties.
purious Liberty Bonds
Royal C. Johnson has raised the devil right In the halls of Congress,
ohnson Is the Republican Representative from the Aberdeen district of
jouth Dakota. He knows how to raise the devil in true Western fashion,
I'o borrow a phrase from the poke* players of the old West, he ‘‘always
molds the cards before he calls the other fellow s band.”
Johnson says there are millions of dollars’ worth of bogus Liberty
ocmds in existence. He says he placed the evidence before the Depart
ment of Justice and nothing was done about it. These bonds, he says, are
either skillful counterfeits or double printings. Who is guilty and the
extent of the swindle we do not know, and Johnson doesn’t suggest. He
says an investigation should be made immediately to establish these facts
and inform the public.
These duplications must have been perpetrated under the former
Democratic Administration and knowledge of them must have come to the
present Republican Administration when it came to power. Recently a
number of employes were discharged from the bureau of engraving and
printing. For some time the rumor has been floating about Now Con
gressman Johnson comes forward with convincing evidence and insists
rhat the Government get the truth and make it public.
We have been hearing reports that Liberty bonds were being bought
outside the United States at cut rates. One rumor says the price has been
as low as fifty cents on the dollar. If spurious, worthless U. S. bonds are
sold In other countries, not only are the buyers victimized, but the credit
and reputation of the United States is injured.
Mr. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, reputed to be one of the largest
holders of Liberty bonds, must realize what this sort of thing means to the
millions of persons who, at great sacrifice, bought bonds to aid the Gov
ernment In the war crisis. He must understand that these citizens de
serve to know the truth. They have a right to know it for their own pro
tection. In the face of the evidence, a mere denial, such as Secretary Mel
lon has made, doesn’t count for much. There is so much 6moke that the
public has a right to believe there is some fire. The fire ought to be stirred
up and brought out wheie the public can form its own idea about the blaze,
regardless of who gets burned.
The charge of cheap politics will not stand against Congressman John*
son. He is censuring his own Republican party as much as the Democrats.
He asserts that in a matter so grave, a vigorous investigation, with full
publicity, is the remedy. In that stand he has behind him the best of
citizens who put up their money to win the war.
Johnson is very much on the job!
L*t ns have the facts and have them quickly!—W. D..Boyce, In the Sat
urday Blade.
The White Desert
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By Courtney Ryley Cooper
CHAPTER XX — Continued.
“Both?” They stared at him. Thayer
nodded, still looking at the floor, his
tongue licking suddenly dry lips.
“Yeh, both of ’em. One brought on
the other. Mrs. Reuaud and John Cor
bin—they called him Tom Langdon back
East.”
CHAPTER XXI.
It was staggering In Its unexpected
ness. A gasp can}® from the Ups of
Barry Houston. He whirled excitedly
and grasped the nearest onlooker.
“Go get *ledalne Robinette. Hurry!
Tell her that I have found the proof.
She'll understand.”
Then, struggling to reassure himself,
he turned again to the prisoner. Two
hours later. In the last glint of day, the
door opened, and a woman came to bis
aide, where be was finishing the last of
many closely written sheets of paper. He
looked up at her, boyishly, happily.
Without waiting for her permission, he
grasped her hand, and then, as though
eager for her to hear, he turned to the
worn-faced man, now slumped dejected
ly In his chair.
"You understand .Thayer, that this is
your written confession?”
The man nodded.
“And you are willing to sign It?”
"I'd want to know what I was sign
ing.”
“Certainly. 1 Intend to read it to you
—so that all witnesses may hear it. It
Is then to be tiled with the district at
torney.”
A pause. At lest:
“ ‘My name Is Fred Thayer. CnMl
a year ago. I had been employed by the
Empire Lake Mill and Lumber Company
Ye TOWNE GOSSIP
Copyright, Ittt, by Star Company.
By k. C. B
FOR THREE mootha past.
• • •
| IT*B BEEN quite dreary
• • •
THIS ROOM of mine.
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IN' WHICH X work.
• • •
DESPITE THE fact.
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THAT ON lta walls.
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ARE PHOTOGRAPHS.
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OF MANY friend*.
• • e
THAT BRING to me.
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RARE MEMORIES.
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OF PLEASANT days.
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AND PLEASANT nights.
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IN OTHER fields.
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AND SOME of them
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SMILE DOWN at me.
• •
FROM OCT their frames.
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AND OTIIERS stare.
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AND RIGHT In front.
• • •
OF WHERE I Sit.
• • •
FRANK BACON.
• * •
IN A thoughtful mood.
• • •
WITH TOUSLED hair.
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SMOKES AT his pipe.
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AND I light mine.
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AND SWING my chair.
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AND TILT It back.
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AND IN the amoke.
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WITH GAZE Intent.
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I SEARCH my mind.
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FOR THEME.
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THAT I may write about
• •
AND THEN.
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I HEAR a creaking door
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AND TCRN my chair
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THAT I may find.
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WHO DARES Intrude.
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AND SHE comes In.
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ALL BT herself.
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UNSTEADILY.
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BUT ON her cheeks.
• • •
AND IN her eyes.
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HETURNING HEALTH.
* • •
AND BRINGS a smile.
• * *
INTO THE room.
* * *
WHERE I have sat.
• • *
FOR THREE months past
• * *
. IN SOLITUDE.
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BUT FOR my friends.
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WHO GAZE on me.
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FROM OCT their frames.
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AND I*M so glad.
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THAT SHE Is here.
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I'VE CEASED to search.
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FOR FRUITFUL theme.
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TO WRITE about.
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I THANK you.
BRINGING UP FATHER.
i I WANT YOO TO CO OVER AND bEE
IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING FOR MR.
OE cay -HE Vb VERY *bICK ’ r
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES
as superintendent, beginning with It
when It was first started by Mr. Houston
of Boston.
“ ‘l tried two or three times to get him
to sell out to me, but we couldn’t get to
gether on the terms. He always wanted
cash, and I couldn’t furnish it. About
this time—a nephew of his named Thomas
Langdon came out hero, under the name
of John Corbin. He had been a black
sheep and was now wandering about the
country.
“ ‘Then, a woman came out here, an
Agnes Jlerdon,. a stenographer, on her
vacation. Met her and learned that she
wag from Boston.’ ” A slight pressure
exerted Itself on Houston's arm. He
glanced down to seo Medatne Robinette's
hand, clasped tight. ” ‘She spent nearly
the whole summer here, and I made love
to her. I asked her to marry me, and
she told me that she would. I wanted to
use her—to get her lu Houston's office. I
wanted to find out what was going on, so
that I would know in advance. At the
end of her vacation, she went back to
Boston and got a Job with Houston, as
office clerk. Almost the first thing that
she wrote me was taht the old man was
thlnkiug about selling out to some con
cern back East.
‘lt made me desperate. Then I
thought of Ba'tlste Renaud.’ ”
“Ah!” The word was accompanied by
a sharp Intake of breath as the big
French-Oanadlan moved closer to hear
again the story of a murder. But the
sheriff motioned him back. The emotions
of the old trapper were not to be trusted.
The recital went on :
“ ‘Everybody around this country had
always talked about how rich he was.
There was a saying that he didn't believe
In bauks and that he kept more than a
hundred thousand dollars In his little
cabin. At thig time, both he and hi* son
were away at war. and I thought I could
steal this money, place it iu other hands,
and then work things so that If I did
get hold of the mill people around here
would merely think 1 had borrowed the
money and bought the mill with it. By
this time, a cousin of Miss Jierdon's, a
fellow named Jeuklns, had gotten a Job
with Houston and was working with her,
and of course, I was hearing everything
that went on. It looked like the deal was
going through, and it forced me to action.
One night 1 watt bed Mrs. Renaud and
saw her leave the house. I thought she
was going to town. Instead, after I'd
gotten Into the cabin, she came back,
surprising me. I killed her, w-lth a re-1
volver.’ ”
“Diable!”
“Easy, Ba'tlste. That'* the way yon
gave it to me, isn't It, Thayer?”
“Yes."
Again the door of the tiny lobby
opened and closed, and a form edged for
ward— Blackburn, summoned from his'
mill.
"When I found the deed box, there was
only ten thousand dollars In It “istead
of the fortune that I had suppoc.nl was
there. 1 was about to take it out and
trull It Into my pocket when 1 heard a
noise outside the window. I pushed the
box under my coat and ran out the back
“fcrtftlnl,r. I Intend to nud tt to you
—#o that all witnesses may hear It.”
door. The next day, Corbin—or Lo.ig
don—enme to me and demanded hta s iare
of what 1 had stolen. He said that ho'
had se<n me at the deed box after I hud
killed the woman. lie threatened me
again—and then, suddenly, one duv dis
appeared. I learned that he had left for
Boston. I knew what was up tbn; ho
was going hack to tell old man Houston
and try to step into my shoes when I
was arrested. 'But I beat him there by
going over the range In an automobile,
and taking an earlier train for Boston. I
picked him up when he arrived and
trailed him to young Houston's office.
After that I saw them go to a case, and
from there to a prize fight. I had my
gun with me—l had made up iny mind
to kill them both. I thought Langdon
had told. After the fight, they started
out, myself in the rear. Young Houston
had gotten a mallet from the timekeeper.
Then they got in a quarrel, and my
chance came. Houston ran. *Vhen he
was well out of sight I crept up behind
Langdon ami clubbed my revolver, hitting
him on the head with It. He fell—dead—-
and I knew I was safe, that Houston
would be accused.’ ”
Barry looked earnestly at the man be
fore him.
"That's all true. Isn’t It, Thayer?”
“I haven't made any objection, have
I?” came surlily.
“I merely wanted to be sure. But to
go on: ‘Then I thought of a way to. get
what I wanted from Miss Jlerdon. Any
way. it ended with her testifying at the
trial in a sort of negative way. I didn't
care about that —it was something else
I wanted. I wanted hfff- to switch some
papers on young Mr. Houston for me,
and she bucked against it. Then I told
her that she had dono worse things, that
sho had perjured herself. She got her
cousin to help her in the transfer of the
papers; it was a lease and stumpago
contract. The thing was illegitimate, of
course. Shortly after that, young Hous-
ton came out here again, and I got her
to come, too.
“‘I had dodged marrying her, prom
ising that I would do It when the mill
was mine. In. the meantime, I had
hooked up with this man Blackburn, and
he had started a mill for me.
“ ‘1 guess Mias Jlerdon had gotten to
thinking a little of Houston, after all,
because when I forced here to the final
thing of telling some lies about him to a
young woman, she did It, but went away
mad at me and threatening never to see
mo again. Our relations, while she had
been at the Houston camp, hadn’t been
exactly what they should have been. Mls9
Jlerdon Is dead—she had stayed in a
little cabin in the woods. I had lived
with her there. About ten days ago, the
baby died, while I was laid up at camp
with a sprained hip. Today I went
there to find her dead, and while l was
there Renaud atad young Houston caught
jne. This is all I know. I make this
(statement of my own free will, without
coercion, and I swear It to be the truth,
: the "whole truth and nothing but the
j truth, so help me God.’ ”
[ The little lobby milled and buzzed,
drowntilg the scatchlng of the pen as a
tremhling man signed the confession,
page by page. Then enme the clink of
handcuffs. Houston straightened, to find
a short, bulky form beside him, Henry
Blackburn.
“■Well?” questioned that person. “I
guess it's up to. me. I —l haven’t got
much chance against that.”
“What do you mean!”
‘‘Simply this,” and the bulky Black
burn drew a nervous, sweating hand
across his brow. “I ain't above dealing
with crooks. I’ll admit that. But 1 klud
of draw the line at murder. I'm In your
bands, Houston. I've got a mill up there
and It ain't worth the powder to blow It
up—to me, anyway. Bui with you, it’s
different. If you want to make me a
fair offer, say the word, and I'll go more
than halfway. What say?”
“Is tomorrow time enough?”
“Tomorrow —or the next day. Suits
me.”
Then he went on, leaving only three
figures In the lobby—the bent, silent
form of Ba'tlste Renaud, grave, but re
warded at lai-t In his faithful search; the
radiant-eyed Houston, free with a free
dom that he hardly believed could exist;
and a girl who walked to the window
and stood looking out a moment be
fore she turned to him. Then impetuous
ly she faced him, her eyes searching his.
her hands tight clasped, her whole being
one of supplication.
“I'm sorry,'' she begged. “Can you—
will you forgive me?”
Boyishly Barry Houston reached for- !
ward and drew away a strand of hair that
had strayed from place, a spirit of ven
ture iu his manner, a buoyant tone in his
voice.
"Bay It again. I like It!”
“But I am—don’t you believe me?”
“Os course. But then —I—I —” Then
he caught her hands. “Will you go with
me while I telegraph?” he asked in
sudden earnestness. "1 want to wire
to the papers back In Boston and tell
them that I've been vindicated. \\ ill
you—?”
"I'll t>e glad to."
"They went out the door together,
Houston beaming happily downward, the
girl close beside him, her arm In his
And it was then that the feafures of
Ba'tlste Renaud lost their gravity and
sorrow. He looked after them, his eyes
soft and contented. Then his Mg hands
parted slowly. His Ups broke Into a
smile of radiant happiness.
(THE EMI.)
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iSo much of It Is un
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alcohol that you are taking your life in
your hands when you drink it.
Wood alcohol poisoning is to be
dreaded. It manifeats Itself in many
ways. If a big dose is taken, uncon
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In smaller doses, exhilaration, cramps,
nausea, headache, vomiting and sudden
blindness are symptoms.
Severe poisoning from larger quantities
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sides vomiting and nausea, the muscles
become paralyzed and the mind dazed.
Dizziness, pale skin, weak pulse, difficult
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blindness follow. In cases whore wood
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LANDS ON STEEPLE,
; VLRA (Ul Z, May 13.—Enrique Fisanto
stuck a, pick ax into a dynamite box.
His body landed on a church steeple half
n block away and hung there for three
hours.
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DAILY RADIO FEATURES
Radio Causes Invention of
Magnifying Violin for
Broadcasting.
, KA *
HAROLD STERN AND HIS “MAGNI
FYING VIOLIN.”
NEW YORK, May 13.—Radio ha#
caused the Invention of a special “mag
nifying violin.”
It Is the product of Harold Stern, di
rector of a New York hotel orchestra.
Stern has been broadcasting violin
music from the large station# around
New York, using his invention a# the In
strument. lie aavs he made It espe
cially fr this purpose.
The “magnifying violin" Is similar to
others except for the body or sounding
box. Instead of the body, Stern has at
tached a cylindrical metal box out of
which projects a horn.
When he draws the bow over the
string. Stern says he get a much louder
sound out of the Instrument. The lower
tones are even superior to those pro
duced on the regular violin, be adds.
Another surprising feature about this
“magnifying vlolio" la that It can be
used as a recording Instrument during
the radio concerts. All that need bo dono
is separate the cylindrical sounding box
and horn from the rest of the Instrument
and attach It to the telephone receivers.
TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
INDIANAPOLIS STATION WLK (News-
Ayres-Hamilton)—
9:30 p. m., time and weather report*
(485 meters).
INDIANAPOLIS STATION WOH (Star-
Hatfleld)—
CHICAGO STATION KYW (central day
light savings time)
SmW) to 9 :00 p m. musical program by
Mrs. F. E. Soaper, soprano; William
Dalvles. tenor, and June Hoffman, ac
companlet; also the Felgen Family
Quintette; Manual Feigen, violin ob
ligato, Sierra Feigen. cello, and Al
bert Felgen. cello obligato, and To
btna Feigen pianist.
9:00 p. m . news and sports.
SCHENECTADY <N. Y.) STATION WGY
(eastern time)—
7:0O p. m.. market quotations, sup
plied by New York Slate Department
of Farms and Markets, and weather
report s.
PITTSBURGH STATION KDKA (east
ern time)
7:00 p. in.. "Banking as a Profestson,”
Alexander Dunbar.
S:00 p. m , concert by the Fellows Club
Orchestra.
9 :<)0 p. m., news and sports (United
Press) —
9:55 p, m , Arlington time signals.
NEWARK <N. J.) STATION WJZ (east
ern time) —
7:00 p. in., “Uncle Wtggtly’s Bedtime
Stories,” by Howard R. Garls.
7 :30 p. in., ' Airships.” by F. J, Bovd.
7:45 p. m., “Fashion Talks,” by ifenry
Blackman Sell.
8:oi) p. m , concert by the Charles Mc-
Cord Orchestra.
9:30 p. m.. Miss Fnnefte Rerin, lyric
and cohirature soprano. will sing
Ur n 'll. Italian, Scotch, Spanish and
English songs.
10:52 p. m.. Arlington time signals.
DETROIT (MICH.) STATION W\VJ
(eastern time) —
7:00 p in , musical program.
ATLANTA it;A.) STATION WSB (east
ern time) —
8:00 p. ui., musical program.
Unusual Folk
OKLAHOMA CITY, ( kla., May 13.
Billy Broman wants to he an electrical
S skilled elect rif lan*
" lie have talked with
him say ho knows
more about their busi
ness than the average
man knows when he’s
old enough to die. H®
■peaks understand
lngiy of transformers,
batteries, rheostats,
volts, generators,
fuses and “shorts” as
other boya do of tops,
marbles or playing
rigged up a battery to
that he can call his
Hilly. father or mother at
night by pressing a
button, without getting out of his crib.
He expects to make a radio outfit soon.
Billy acquired most of his Information
by asking questions, for he does not
read readily yet, but he is learning as
fast a* he can, because ho knows he must
read a great deal to be a good electrical
engineer.
A THOUGHT FOR TO HAY
Him that rometli unto Me I will In no
wise eaat. out. —John (1:30.
If tho question were raised. Is man
made for toll or for rest? the answer
would be a mixed and qualified one. He
is appointed .to toil, he is destined to
rest; one is his condition; the other is
Ills end. if man is mnde in God's image,
he Is made to share God’s condition.—
T. T. Hunger.
By GEORGE McMANUS.
Simplify Receiving Set
With Spider- Web Coil
BY R. L. DUNCAN.
Director, Radio Institute of America.
Make a spider-web coil and simplify
your radio receiving set.
It’a easy. If properly constructed It
can be used Instead of the primary apd
secondary colls In the crystal receiver,
or the variometers or varlocoupler In the
regenerative set.
Get a piece of heavy cardboard about
four and one-half Inches In diameter.
Mark it off according to the pattern of
the diagram.
Be sure that the sections are of an un
even number, spaced apart about three
sixteenth of an Inch. The cardboard
should be beavy enopgh not to bend.
Before winding, give the form a coat
of shellac and bake In a warm oven—to
take up shrinkage.
WIRING SIMPLE.
The wire should be either number
twenty-four or twenty-six silk or cotton
covered. Start winding at the center,
about half an Inch from the core. Bring
SPIDER-WEB COIL SHOWING
METHOD OF WIRING.
the wire over one section and then under
another. Then keep on going In and
out.
Because of the difference in location
and size of aerials It la impossible to
tell the exact number of turns neces
sary for the Individual set. It would
be well to start off with fifty to sixty
turn*.
If this does not bring In any messages
using a wave length longer than 200
meters, add a few more turns. If, on
the other hand, you hear only long wave
stations, take oft a few.
The colls may be tapped about every
RADIO PRIMER
YARIOCOUPLER—A coupler whose
secondary Is so constructed In relation to
the primary as to rotate from a posi
tion parallel to the primary coil to one
at right angles to It. When the secon
dary coil Is parallel to the primary, the
varlocoupler Is said to be at Its maxi
mum magnitude of Inductance. When
the colls are at right angle# to each
other, no Inductance is possible.
Washington Briefs
WASHINGTON, May 13— May is
breaking all records for passport re
j cetpts In the United States. On the
i scale passports are now being applied for.
! the total for the month will be close to
' 25,000, which Is far and away the lar
i gest number ever Issued in the history
'of the State Department. Incidentally
i the passport business now represents a
j tidy source of profit for your Uncle Sam.
The fee is $lO apiece, so money is roll
ing in at the rate of $250,000 a month.
Passport profits In May alone would
more than pay the annual salaries of all
our $17,500 ambassadors.
Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes,
director of the Bureau of the Budget,
was required to clear for action today
to nip In the bud a movement to keep him
at the Job in which he has rendered such
yeoman service. General Dawes' suc
cessor Is already selected—Brigadier Gen
eral Henry M. Lord, director of finance
at the War Department—and the
change in command will take place
promptly at the appointed hour. June 30.
On that day General Dawes will boafd a
train for his home base at Chicago, to
resume actively hla duties as chairman
of the board of the Central Trust Com
panv. the banking institution he founded
in 1902.
Ther® are Important campaign con
fabs in progress this week among Re
publican national leaders. Fred W. Up
ham of Chicago, treasurer of the national
committee, is a guest of tb® President
and Mrs. Harding, along with Mrs. Up
ham, at tb® White House. Tomorrow he
goes to New York to confer with Charles
D. Hilles, Republican national commit
teeman from New York and chairman
of tho finance committee of the G. O. P.
national committee. While in Washing
ton Mr. Upharn also has seen his fel
low Illinoisan, Senator Medill McCor
mick, chairman of the Republican sena
torial campaign committee. Within
thirty days tbe congressional contest all
over the country will begin to assume
the real dimensions of a fight, and in
terest is waxing correspondingly.
The West—middle and far—is clamor
ing for a visit from President Harding.
Apropos the President’s little vacation
expedition to New Jersey with Senator
Edge, it was recalled since he entered
the Wfcite House Mr. Harding has not
taken occasion to leave the Atlantic sea
board, except for his dash to Ohio the
other day for the Grant commemora
tion. He has been north, east and
south, but not west. In Congress moves
with sufficient celerity to enable the
President to make his long projected
trip to Alaska this year, the trek across
the country will enable him to keep
many proffered engagements on both
sides of the Mississippi.—Copyright,
It)j
twelve turns by simply making a small
loop, which Is left projecting from the
coll itself until the winding is completed.
Then these loops may be picked up and
connected to the switch points by short
pieces of flexible wire.
This tapping will cut down the re
ceiving efficiency to some extent, but It
gives finer variation on the different wav®
lengths.
FOR LARGER
SET.
In making the mountings for the spider
web coils in the regenerative set, be
sure to cut them all the same size. There
will be three—one each for the primary,
tbe secondary and the tickler.
Bore a small hole about the size of
a lead pencil through the center of each.
Mount on a thin shaft about nine inches
long in such a way -that the distances
between the coils may .be varied.
Since these coils are very Inexpensive
to construct, tbe real radio'fan will find
it of great interest to experiment with
several sizes and forms of the spider
web arrangement.
SUNDAY’S PROGRAM
INDIANA, DLIS STATION WLK (News-
Ay res-Hamilton) —
2:30 p. m., radio services from Cadle
tabernacle.
8:30 p. m., special Mother’s day must
program. “Valse Chromatique"
(Godard), Mrs. Carrie Hvatt Ken
nedy, piano; “Mother O’ Mine”
(Tours), Mr. Volney E. Huff, bary
tone; “Songs My Mother Taught Me"
‘The Mother Heart”
(Stickles). Mrs. Hazel Simmons
Steele, soprano; "Somewhere a Voles
is Calling” (Tate), Mr. and Mrs.
5 olney E. Hull, duet; selection from
‘‘The Heosier Poet” ( James W. Riley).
Mrs. Hugh McGlbeny, monologue;
Maytime" (Speaks) “Fiddle and I”
(Gooden), Mrs. Arthur Margiletb,
soprano, and Miss Katherine Clifford,
violin obligato; “Out Where the West
Begins” (Philles). Mr. Huff, bary
tone; “Narcissus” (Nevin), “Minuet
in G” (Beethoven), Miss Katherine
Clifford, violin ; "The Greatest Miracle
of AH” (Guyon); “Mah Llndy Lou”
(Strickland), Mrs. Steele, soprano;
“Look Down Dear Eyes’ l (Fisher),
Mr. and Mrs. Huff, duett; accompa
nist. Mrs. Vincent G. Clifford. Mrs.
Carrie Hyatt Kennedy, Miss Louise
N. Huff and Mr. Arthur Margileth.
I> t? I 4 XAPOLIS STATION WOH (Star-
Hatfield)—
11:00 a. m„ special religious and classi
cal musical program.
DETROIT (MICH.) STATION WWJ
(Eastern time)—
2:30 p. m., radio chapel.
7:00 p. m., musical program.
SPRINGFIELD (MASS.) STATION WBZ
(Eastern time) —
c'rn m ” ra< ?’° chapel services.
8:00 p. ni.. religious musical program.
PITTSBURGH STATION KDKA (East
ern time) —
9:45 a. m„ services of the Point Breeze
Presbyterian Church, Dr. P. H Bark
er, minister.
l p ' m ” children's Bible store.
- chapel at Station
KDKhA, conducted bv the Rev C
A. Sanderbeck of St. ‘ Paul's B.' C.
Cathedral, Pittsburgh.
6:30 *p. m.. services of the Calvary
Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh Pa'.,
thf* Lev. E. J. Aan Etten, rector.
NEWARK (X. J.) STATION WJZ (East
ern time)—
® : ?9 P- .® - radio chapel services;
-Mother s day exercises, conducted by
the Rev. Samuel D. Price.
4:30 p m.. concert by the Hampton
Quartet of \ irginia.
a!lfi records from
v ß " bb, c Book That Sings,” by
Ralph May hew.
6:45 p. m., “Sandman Stories.”
v.no p. m.. negro dialect stories by A.
C. Xraven.
7:30 p. m., “Anthracite Mining," by
_ D. C. Asbmead.
7:45 p in., "The Health of the Child,”
b.v Dr. J. X. Myers.
8:00 p. m., French Concoction Dialect
9:00 p. m.. sacred music.
Stories b.v W. J. Brvden.
xr £ “ Cam PiDS.” by Alexander
M. Dodge.
CI i r (l^ 00 F AT , lOX KYW (central day-
saving time)—
r?die chapel service, con-
Ewert* Rev. Arthur Frederick
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