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NAVY Mar.MILLAN ABTIC
EXPEDITION
By R. X. Sherri/1
• The success with 4rhich amateur ra-
dio provided the communication be-
tween the last MacMillae polar expe-
dition and • the rest of the world, has
prompted much more thorough and
extensive tests on the present expedi-
tion. The U. S. Navy is participating
in this expedition and is furnishingair-
planes which are radio -equipped. The
jaunt is to be a comparatively short
one, consisting of a dash to the polar
regions and a return before the win-
ter sets in. As the explorers wil‘ be
in the region of continuous daylight,
the short wave radio will be put to a
severe test.
The Navy has required the expedi-
tion to be equipped with the necessary
long wave'apparatus which will be us-
ed in case the shorter waves should
tfail. This matches the long and short
radio ;waves squarely against each oth-
er in the strongest sort of a practical
test, and the outcomewill go Ing
way towards establishing the future
status of short wave tratismission.
Lt. John L. Reinartz, who is ac- , inof
ion • over r,400 presidents
Of various chambers of commerce,
'strong protest was made to the Fren-
ch government against any sort of a
monopoly hi the radio industry, The
government was also asked to support
the industry by legislation and taxa-
tion,
Germany Builds Super -Power Station
The Radio Corporation of America
has been promising to give Atnerican
'listeners some of the German radio
i)rograms in a short time. It is like -
1y1 that this winter will see the re-
broadcasting of German programs by
a chain of American stations. This
will bea comparatively easy task if
the new German Super -Power stations
are suecessful.
Probably the most powerful broad -
'casting station in the world is the
one being built at Berzoghstand, Ba-
'varia. This station is expected to use
at least a hundred kilowatts of power
Soen as the expedition reaches the 20 -
lar regions. H everything works out
well, an attempt will be made to trans-
mit by radiophene.
French Oppose Radio Monopoly
The most economical basis on
which to conduct radio broadcasting
is still a matter of antich discussion. In
the United State, the consensus of
Opinion is strongly against its being
monopolized, while in England, broad-
casting is conducted by a monopoly
authorized by the government. Each
of the two systems has eriany desir-
able features that the other lacks,
though each is far from being ideal,
The French apparently prefer the
American system. In a recent re -un -
com.pauying the expedition, is in char-
ge of the short wave apparatus. He
expects to maintain regular communi-
caticin with the rest of the world, by
means of short wave transmissions
with the amateur operators. The
principal waves to be used are in the
SffoRr
WAY&
18o, 8o, 4o and 20 meter wavelength
bands. The exact 'wavelengths used
will be determined by experinaent as
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TWO KINGS, NO LUCK?
To the Editur av the Advance-Teimes,
Deer Sur,—
notislied a lather about the pub-
! lic'k dance hall in •a prominiet place
in lasht wake's paper, roight furninsht
ime awn epishtle. Mebby 1 wudden't
hev seen it at all, for I don't rade
much in the papers these days, barr-
in the pollytickle news, bet I hev al-
ways to look oyer what 1 sind ye to
see if the wurruds are all shpelled
r°ighti
Well, lean Tursday noight, the
missus bele out at the ould farmr:. I
tought 1 wud shlip up to the dance
tint an see fer mesilf, an forrn nie
own conclooshuns, so to shpake.
(There is sdmeting mishterious about
the missus wantin to go out to visit
her dawter-in-law so often lately, but
mebby, if 1 kap e quiet, I will be af-
ther foindin out the secret purty
sOon.) •
Well, 1 wint to see the dance anny-
way, the furs wan I had been at fer
forty years arr more, an, shure, it
wussen't •much loike the dances we
used, to. hev in the ould days, wid,
Saridy Beaks playin The Irish Wasn-
erwurnagan, an The Deil among the
tailors'. There wus some class to the
byes an girruls in thim days, an some
shtep to thim too, fer that rnatther.
There wus shquare dances, an Hie -
land flings, an Irish jigs, an Circp.-
shion Circles, wid inebby a few dacent
waltzes arr schottishes befoor the par -
thy bruk up. I don't know much
about the koind av shteppin 1 saw
lasht Tursday noight, but I kin tell
you what it put me in moind ay. Ye
know that me ould brother Matt. wus
a rowlin shtone fer nanny years b'e-
foor he married the war widdy wid
foive bein wan mdre than 1
hev rnesilf, an widout the thrubble an
ixpinse av raisin thim. 'Tis the
and possibly more. The antenna for
e 06u. e
co too,
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yso'
r
this station is strung between two
mountain peaks. The station has al-
ready seen some service in code trans-
mission, but is not expected to be us-
ed for broadcasting until early this
winter. It is thought that the broad-
cast transmission would 'take place on
a wavelength of x,000 meters.
Radio Questions and Answers
(Mr. Sherrill will be glad to help
you solve your radio problems. Write
him in care of this paper.)
Q.—J. P. M. wants to know: "How
'many tubes should a receiver have to
get station WSB on the loudspeaker?
I am located about 450 miles north-
west of Atlanta."
Ans:—The number of tubes needed
depends upon the circuit employed in
the receiver, upon your particular lo-
cation and upon weather conditions.
Ordinarily a 4 tube receiver should be
sufficient.
Q.—L. E. 0. asks: "How can I tell
if my B battery is run down when
I have no voltmeter?"
Ans:—You may tell very approxi-
Imately by connecting a low wattage
(Ito volt incandescent lamp across
your B battery and comparing its
brilliance with that when it is used
dn rio volts.
Q.—H. F. L says: "I am now using
a 65 ft. antenna with the lea&in con-
nected at one end. Would there be
any advantge to connecting it to the
"
shtandin luck av Matt. to always fall
on his fate, so it is, an durin his ramie -
lin round the wurruld he wus either
stein some‘ quare tings, so he wus,
an I used to loike to git him shtarted
to tell about thim. Wan day whin
the whninin wussen't prisint, bein
down town shoppin, he wustellin the
about the dances av diffrunt payples
in the wurruld, fer shui.e, it is a sort
av a haythen cushtom afther all. He
tould me about the war dances av
the Kickapoo Indians, the hoola-hoo-
la dances av the Kanakas av the
South Say Islands, the woild dances
av the Kaffirs av Smith Africa, an the
Can Can dance a'v the shlums av Pa:-
is. Bein a dacent man himsilfe I
don't tink Matt. tuk army part in
thim evints, but bein av an inquitin
turn av moind, he wanted to see all
he cud in his thravels. 'Tis a habit
in the Hay family not to take an is -
ting fer granted, but to foind out fer
thirnsilves, an, shure, it wits that an
nothing ilse that tuk me up to the
dance tint lasht Tutsday noight,
whin the missus wus out in the coun-
thry.
Well, I watched the byes an girruls
er a whoile, an the fursht ting that
ane into me moind wus ahat me
ould brother Matt. tould me about
thim haythen dances that reshpickta-
ble payple are not supposed to go to
see, so I didn't shtay loftg, tinkin
niebby some av the naybers moight
see me there, an tell the rnissus.
I hev been afther takin up so much
shpace wroitin about the dance quish-
tion that' heven't much lift fer polly-
icks, but, shure, thim two lads, Mish-
top part at the center?
M
ter cKenzie King, an Mishter Mei-
Ans.:—Your receiver might be more ghen do be afther lambashtin aitch
selective with the lead-in connected to
other good an plinty. Now that ye
the center. Ordinarily though, the dif-
are runnin an indepindint paper, Mis
ference would be small.h-
c).—F. M. S. says: "My wooden bat- ter Editor I 'suppose hev to be
tery c.,a.se has rotted away prernoore careful what I say on pollytic-
tty,badly
atici seems to be soaked with the elec- '
kle matthers but I can't hilp ininshun-1
trolyte. Will this make my receiver in the fact that'it looks loike as if the
noisy?" Grits and the U. F. 0.'s. intinted to
u '
t wan over us Tories, be all votin
Anse—Not if the cases for the in-
Jawn King, I wus tellin this to me
dividual cells are still „intact, and if .
fer '
the battery is well insulated from the bye that wus oversays, an he said.
floor upon which it rests. "Jawn King an McKenzie King!
Nivir moind, dad" sez he, "a pair av
kings nivir won annyting."
BORN'
bate
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Ath., 'Tis a spaich he mosht loikely pick-
lcock—In Morris, os AuguSt IS1925, to Richard and Mrs. Alcock, ed up in the arriny, an I tink it man -
a daughtg'r, (Margaret Helen.) es that two kings cancard wid
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Shpotton.
Bryans—In Morris, on Sept. Sth a bigger
1925 to Jas. A. and yrs. Bryans,
daughter, (Idela Francis,)
Yours Intoirely,
Timothy Hay.
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VILLAGE NEWS SCRIBBLINGS
By Our Loafing Reporter
All kinds o' excitement at Perkins' store this mornin'.
Burglars worked over #a whole hour on the safe and all
they got was zoo pennies. Maybe, they'll have more cents
—I mean sense ---nest time.
Went to call on Mrs, Moore to see her new dog. She
said it was so' friendly "it would eat off my hand." It
nearly did. Doc Anderson took four stitches in, fixing my
thumle •
Felix Brown blew into town to -day with a brand new
flivver.' Didn't ja.hear about it? He beat the nickel slot
machine over in Jones' Coffee Shop.
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Bert Wallaa, the butcher, has got a big sign in his
window. It reads:
"TRY OUR'BEEF CHUCK
FOR THE WEEK END"
That's what Maw always gets. The weak end. Lots o'
fat and bone and no meat.
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• Sale on down at Stein's store 'this week,
Underwear. j off.
Two-piece
Schmitty, the baker, has adopted a slogan about—"Bis-
cuits like 'Mother never could make!" An Si Hawkins al-
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lows how "if Maw ever made 'ern like Schmitty, Paw
woulda been anchored under a tombstone long ago."
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Outside o' that, there's nothin' new. 'Cept a nice calf
born out at Jones' farm this mornin%
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Now that our loafing reporter has had his say—let's look
around and see what's going on in the outside world.
Here's a letter from a radio fan. Wants to know—
"What's In The Air To -day?" H -m -m. Don't see noth-
ing but a few pesky mosquitoes, a few lonesome flies, a
cloud or two, an aeroplane and—oh, yes—just heard the
boss' sweet (?) voice. He's up in the air too.
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"Patrolman Hit by Auto; Driver, Freed"—says headline.
Seems not even the law can stop some of our "hair -
brained" drivers.
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UN-TANGLE THIS ONE!
Traffic, rules over in Paris cover r92 pages of printed
ix:atter. Wonder what would happen if they were gov-
erned by our two word guide—"Stop" and "Go"?
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"The lipstick"—beauty experts declare—"comes under
the classification of Art". Well—some if it is. And, then
again, some of it ISN'T all depends where you draw
the line.
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The tike of a dollar bill is only seven months and treas-
ury experts are trying to figure out a way to make it last
longer Huh! That's what finest folks have been trying
to do all their lives. Many a dollar bill never lasts longer
theta seven seconds in one's pocket.
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FAMOUS LAST LINES
"Aw—Go Sit On A Tack!"
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