. IN THE WORLD OF RADIO
New Type Radio
Is Big Success
“Signal Augmentation” Set
Gets Astounding Results in
Fine Selectivity.
This ww■paper exclusively present* to
It* render* today the "Augment# r-' cir
cuit. a remnrkahle Innovation, one that
obtain, greater amplification than the
regenerative act, yet combine* the selec
tivity of Fessenden's heterodyne principle.
A five-tube eet nulng th« new Idea I* .aid
to have recorded phonogrophicolly Ml
aelerttone from F.uropctin station*, ltrlt
Ish. Belgian, tlerman and Spanish, broad
cast In the recent .International .tests.
There will he succeeding articles In Ihie
newspaper, presenting adaptation# of this
system to various types of sets, to
gether with full constructional data.—
The Kdltor.
By A. J. FAItAON.
(Copyright. 19Sl.)
In spit* of the fact that develop
ments In the science of radio have
'.been so rapid that It has been dif
ficult for the specialist to keep
abreast of the art, there have been
.very few. If any, really new circuits
Tg systems of reception perfected,
fhe progressive evolution of the art
'has apparently militated against In
dependent endeavoring along lines
other than refinement of established
^circuits and principles.
* Th* tendency of the designer has
4>esn t* reduce losses snd otherwise
Vender the existing methods of recep
tion more efficient. The effectlvenss
of thse efforts le everywhere ap
parent In the modern receiver. It is
'only necessary to compare the radio
•receiving eet of today with one of a
J'ear ago—under present conditions
of wave length congestion—to ap
preciate fully what has been accom
plished, and even more, to recognize
the strides which must he mads In
4h# Immediate future If receivers are
to retain the quality we now refer
io as selectivity.
' In the new system of radio recep
tion developed Francis R. Hoyt, call
ikl by him "signal augmentation,"
custom has been laid aside snd the
systems of the past ignored, and In
this radical departure we find a
System of radio reception which ap
parently satisfies all of the conditions
•1—th# moat severe requirements—
Which can be Imposed by present day
broadcasting, and with an ample mar
gin to spare. Selectively and range
have ben eomblned in a practical re
ceiver to a degree never before at
tained, and with it all unusual
economy from an operating as well
as a etructual point of 'view.
Selectivity and Range.
v Selectively and range are rather
difficult terms to define, snd for
the purpose of this description we
wiill content ourselves with practical
illustrations of th# circuit possibil
ities in these directions. The data
were compiled from actual tests con
ducted with a completed receiver lo
cated at Eighty-seventh street and
Amsterdam avenue, New York City.
This location can he considered es
typical of the city condition, which
we recognize as “rather severe" and
perhaps a condition which only pre
vails In two cities In the United
States. A test of this character Is
a critical one, as It calls upon a re
ceiver for perfect performance, maxi
mum selectivity snd amplification at
every wave length and general ver
aatlllty not found In existing receiv
ers, provided the local* are to he ef
fectively tuned out In favor of dis
tant stations, varying in wave length
by only a few meters from operating
locals. This also must be accom
plished without loss of quality.
In this particular location all of
the local stations are audible over
a wide band of wave lengths, with
WFBH, 27* (meters 15 blocks away);
WHK, *50 meters; WOR, 455 meters,
and WJZ, 455 meters, as the worst
offenders. A crucial test for the best
of existing receivers In this location
la te require their going in between
WHS and WOR, when both of these
atatlons are “on the air" and play
distant etations ranging In wave
length from 370 meters to 400 meters,
to the entire and complete exclusion
of th# locals. This, however, while a
crucial test. Is not considered suffi
cient for the augmentation circuit—
etnr# thi* 1* only a test at very nar
row wave length band—It Is required
to perform in the same manner at
every frequency.
A Regular Feat.
’With WFBH broadcasting. WDRIT
ft) Worcester, Mass , on 203 and WN
J[r. St Boston Mass., 273 meters sre
Wadlly tuned In, to the total exclusion
at the lecal. The same thing applies
1b WON at *70 meters In Chicago,
WOT at **0 meters In Schenectady.
♦TAM at *90 meters In Cleveland.
^7T)AR at *95 meters in Philadelphia
Mid WHAS at qon meters in Douls
VJlle, while both WHN and WOR are
tjroadcaatlng at SSO and 405 meters,
pespectively. Kansas City at. 411 me
tars, station WDAF, can also he tun
*1 in to the exclusion of WOR.
These performances are not freak
performances, but are demonstrable
lflghtly. Going now to the higher
syave lengths, the Augmentation cir
cuit Is found in its ability to bring In
3*7CAB In Pittsburgh snd W<"AP In
Washington at 452 meters with WJZ
on 455 meters going bull blast. Going
still higher up the wave length range.
WIP In Philadelphia, at 509 meters
can he tuned In with WKAF going
locally at 492 meters, and with WNYC
the municipal station, broadcasting
on 525 meters, KYW In Chicago on
t*t yieters is easily brought In.
The Fundamental Circuit.
As to He ability to bring in distant
Stations, or In other words as to Its
Sensitivity, perhaps little more need
be said than the sbove. Although in
this connection it Is of more than
passing Interest that. Mr. Hoyt, em
ploying this circuit during the recent
transatlantic tests, phonograph!'ally
recorded a number of the F.urnpcan
itatlons. The fsets In connection
with these testa are (n he made public
shortly. The phonographic record
j-avf J^cq turpetf over to th# parties
1 How New Radio Principle of “Augmentation” Operates
who Initiated and fostered the
European experiment.
A schematic drawing of the funda
mental circuit employed In the aug
mentation aystem appears on this
page. Here we find an extremely In
teresting circuit for analysis, and one
which will cause the Investigator and
experimenter some sudden reversals
of hasty conclusions as to its method
of operation.
The Illustration has been stripped of
all except the very fundamentals of
the circuit, and a glance will show
that the method employed la unique
even though the circuit on first ex
amination bears a striking resem
blance to familiar radio diagrams.
Almost every one who has seen the
circuit without having sn accompany
ing description has gone through the
same series of fleeting Impressions.
First, that It Is regenerative, and
after satisfying themselves that It is
not, they turn to the heterodyne, and
with this dispelled, push pull ampllfl
cation comes In for Its shars, only to
go the route of the others. Neither Is
dual detection, which seems a fair as
sumption, correct.
It will bo seen from the diagram
that the Incoming signal Is transferred
from the aperiodic primary (shown
here for clearness! to the two second
arles, one terminal of each of these
aerondaries Is connected to the grid
circuit of a vacuum tube, while the
other terminals are connected togeth
er and are common to the ftllment cir
cuits of the tubes. The two second
aries. or the two halves of the second
ary, If It Is preferred to view It In
that way, are simultaneously tuned
by the single tuning condenser VC.
In this way the two grid circuits of
the tubes are each brought Into reso
nance with the Incoming signal, and
respond to the signal In opposite
phase—-that Is, when the grid of one
tube Is going positive the grid of the
other Is swinging negatively. (This
will be amplified later, since a grid
condenser la employed In the grid cir
cuit of one tube, this statement may
be confusing)
How the Tubes Function.
Th# Incoming signal therefore Is
causing the simultaneous fluctuation
of th* grid* of two separate tubes.
Again referring to the diagram, it wtll
be seen that on# of these tubes Is
functioning as an amplifier, while the
other 1* simultaneously detecting th?
earn* signal Impulse. The detector
tube employs a grtd condenser and Is
designated A on the diagram, while
the amplifier called the augmentation
or hoop' r tube la dealgnated R.
The bead phones or audio frequen
cv stage* are included In the plate
circuit of th* detector tube A, end
constitute an Independent, detection
circuit. The augmentation tube R
may be removed from Its socket, and
the detector tube functions *s *n
ordinary straight detector. Included
In th# plat# circuit of th# sgumenta
tlon or booster 1* a coll havelng vert
able coupling with the secondary I,f>,
which acta to properly phase the am
plified radio frequency vacations In
that elrcut and to Inductively add
their effect to the radio frequency
variations In the grid circuit of the
detector tube, thereby reinforcing th*
detector’s signal. This variable coup
ling coll is called the augmentation
or booster roil.
A graphic presentation of the flow
of the currents In this circuit "P‘
pears on this page. Hera the pro
greaslve steps of signal amplification
ats shown bf lines of incmitfll
breadth and the reinforcement from
th© augmentation tubs to the deter
tor tubs by d' Me lines.
From * survey of this lllustra
tlon it will be Instantly observed that
tbn method of signal reinforcement
employed In Ibis new circuit \f
neither cascade amplification, regen
©ration nor heterodyning.
In cascade smpliflcatlon the tuhei
must precede each other In the clij
cult.
In regeneration the signal energv
must pass through a tube, where it
!* amplified, and again returned
through the same tubs; this la truf
! whether there ha one tube or sr\
ernl Involved In the regenerative
process This Is clearly shown In th»
• illustration at B.
i It* tha process of heterodyning c
A
4 *
Grid voltage—Plate current correa ro rrespond te the auirmentatlon and
detector tuhea.
separate and Independent oscillation
from the signal oscillation Is gen
erated either In the same tube (by the
autodyne method) or In a separate
tube, and superposed on the original
signal.
Theory of Operation.
No attempt 1a being made at this
time to enter Into a highly technical
discussion of the theory of the aug
mentation circuit. We are rather en
deavorlng to set forth generally and
In a broad way the principles of
operation. Additional details cover
lng the amplification obtainable by
this system, structural details and cir
cuit ramifications will be taken up on
this page next week.
Still another chart which Is to h»
found on this page will give a rather
comprehensive view of the function
ing of the circuit. Here two grid
voltage plate current curves are
shown, corresponding as shown on
the Illustration to the grid voltage,
plate current variations In the aug
mentation and detector tubes. Jt will
he noted from this Illustration and
by reference to the illustrations of
the current flow that the hlaalng of
the two tubea Is different, causing
the effective operation of each tube
to take place at different points on
the characteristic plate ctirren'
curves. These technicalities will be
gone Into more thoroughly Ister.
In the Illustration of the grid plate
voltage, we see that the Incoming
signal voltage Is Impressed slmultane
ouslv on tha detector and on the au
gunientatlon tube. The correspond
ing grid voltsge (tube) Is represented
on the drawing. In the case of th»
detector tube It Is shown decress
lng by an amount almost equal to
the amplitude of the signal voltage,
this of course being due to the action
of the grid condenser. Th« rlate
current variations In the detector
and augmentation tuhe« is shown cor
responding to the grid voltage flue
tuatlon in the respective tubes, and
at "A,” by dotted lines, the reinforc
ed signal as transferred by the
augmentation tube la shown ready
to add Its effect to the signal already
existing In the detector tube.
Next week other rirrult arrange
ments of the augmentation system
will he shown, and additional tech
nical data on the operation na well as
structural dctnlla for thoae who de
sire to completely ennatruct their own
rets will he given.
Horses Sell nt $100 h Heatl.
(lows $.">0. at Farm Anetior
T’.ealrlce, Pec, 19 John I.arsen
living northeast of Hcutrlce, held ft
public sale at his place, which wn>
well ntlended despite the colt
weather Horses sold for $11)0 a he-id
milch cows from **>0 t° **a and hngi
around *?0 n head, Mr Igtrsen nf
fam|lv will |em e anon for the west
am part of the state where they wll
make their home.
i Want Ads ypjducs results.
Poultry in Holt County
Reported in Good Condition
O'Neill, Oec. 19.—Holt county poul
try dealer* and ralaara *r* at leas to
underatand th* embargo on Naljraake
poultry recently enforced In th# east,
unless It vai ordered to enable east
ern cold storage men to get rid of
heavy stocka of dressed poultry
accumulated before the drop In poul
try prices thla fall. No mysterious
disease has made It* appearance as
\ »t In this section of the state end
In fact dealers declare that poultry
being received when the embargo
went Into effect was In better eondi
tlon than for several year*.
Program for December *0.
(Courtssy of Prdio Plgert )
ny Associate.I Press.
wvaq Chlctgo News (441 l) I band;
i Trc'hmtrs. * 4» rhototogus; • Cblcsgo
,h\V(fs* k’nicsgc Trlbuns (1741 4 or
,:7 en.embls. I. .'ring aulnstet;
,;,KVw“*ChlV.io J?"«> « »» P"h
WI.S. Chicago |14S> 7 :S»-U request*.
"IK5. TO *7-7 ^orchestra.
">WTA M.1"Me^lnnd U ( - 4 41 « dsn*,
woe. Davenport r * *«' <
rsllsinua dlsruselnn » orcbeslrs sopgs
WDAF Ksnaas city "t.r <«H> "rh"01
„» >h« Air II 4S NlghthawUs
rwv Havana «40ft r 7i»4 ennesrt, reral.
KNX Hnllfwood (Sit) * music. 14
nTjh! Hn7>J?leV'7r^)* 7 .Ml cop.
,,Kr|,fh*'<r Angel*# (44*1 1 -• I1'*1' *
orcheeirs; is rltnl.t 11 community prn
,rKH.T.' bo.PnAng:r.".*T.me. <»•»> * -"J;
r#rt. * 3* children • hoar; t 4* t»lk. 1
featuree 13 orrheetra %
WHA3 LouItvIU# Tlmee (4*0) 7 * *
^WM1' Memphis r’ommerrlal Appeal
(***» * b-fltlrr- * ,°1.b,lrP ST"
i'KAC, Montreal (43*) 7.10 enneert .
9 tv T.Tl>h >lftf)»*h«r» ( 371) 7 1* oreheatra
1 WQR1 Now York (*1«> * *0 •rcheaira.
4 pin nut. * 3* movie chata. T4R lecture
recital; * U guitar duet*. 9 0 barlton*.
10 Ruiplan nrrh*etra
WEAF Now York (4*3) * 30 •toMwj*.
7 plaalat; 7 30 cowboy eon»e 7 44 h*r
mony aln|«r». * oreheatra; « 4S trio, 10
Sv*i7,r*N«!W York (4**) * w‘ *
Paddy Oeorge 730 ronrert; *30 ban
niiai, 0.30 nrrheetra.
WHS. Now York (1*0) * 3* arthee
(ra. 7:10 entertalnera. 10 oreheatra. 11
^'wOR. Nawark (401) * I* aporf*
”• \VTAT,1 Oak Park (2*3) * 44 7:41 ar
flat* * 10 mualrat _ . ,,
KUO. Oakland (312* * orchestra; 1*
ban-1, nddieea. piano duata. vlollnlat. 1
°rTV 11’ Philadelphia tp*9) * talk; " talk
Tin concert. 9.04 talk. 9 1* otchaatra;
10 ofi rental
WPAH. Philadelphia )!•*) * 50 or‘
rhwri'. Philadelphia l*0»> * talk T talk.
7• Ir. r-lay; 7 40 pm wit 10 dame
KPK A. |*Ut "h«r k l» (1?** *'» GhHat
mas nraml" eymph-ny nr.-heetra
WO A W. Plttahurgh (4«2> * I* ' nrle
Kayhee * ( feature 7 - nnrrrt
KnW, Portland Oregonian (1*2* I
K po R*n Franelaro (4?*) 1* errheetra
WOT*. KcheaertJldy (341) 1 ,ft on hee
KFOA Seattle ((**) 1*30 concert;
1T ** la«*
wfi7 Springfield <*37) T 1* • 30 eon
eart i p 10 11 danet
K0T» Louli Foat Dtrpatch (941)
choir cantata.
▼
The fundamental augmentation
circuit.
C. C. Calloway, 89, Still
Living on Land Taken
for Homestead in 1869
V__✓
Falrbury, Pec. 19.—C. C. Calloway,
*9, three miles northweet of Falrbury,
la said to be the only man In Jeffer
son county now living on the land he
entered its a homestead. He came
from Missouri and homesteaded In
19H9. He still directs the farming.
This was hla first and only home.
It It free of Incumbrance and Is one
of the few descriptions on which a
mortgage has never been recorded.
His first house, a block shaped one
of one room, waa built of rough lum
ber slabbed by a neighborhood saw
mill. When the new home was con
structed It was built around th# old
hour# and the old structure now
serves for the family sitting room.
The mother died about 10 years
ago and Mr Calloway Uvea with h!s
daughter's, Agnes and Pusle. Mr. Cal
loway a plans do not call for a move
to town. It hla desire to stay on the
old place aa long as he lives.
Good Rnnrh Auoriation
to Moot at Kearney .Tan. 12
Kearney, Pec, 19—Nebraska Good
Roads association la to hold if meet.
Ing at Kearnev, Mondav, January If
This announcement was officially att
thorlr»d todav hr W H Blakemsn.
president, In communication with Rav
Turner, president of the Kearnev
Chamber of Commerce. Invitations
will go out shortly to all affiliated
with the association, to hlghwsvcom
mlssloners and to representatives of
county boards to attend the meeting,
which wtll be held In the Chamber of
Commerce rooms. Important high
way issues will be discussed and acted
upon at that time
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WO AW Program J
kafnrdav. Pecemher ?d.
• pm reading of prise etorfea tn
Nebraska Tuberculosis socittr’a Chrtft
mn seal gtorv contest. by Marian Han
sen
f. |l p m To be annnun'ed
( d r m dinne*- program Aeh ftrat
ton a or< hejfj-a >f Kmpreaa Rustlr garden
Auspice* Auto Ktectfle A- Radio corpnr
atlon
9 r ni regular monfhtv Father and
Ron nroct r‘t court#§y of *
Yount Man • fhrtatian association of N»
hraaka Program tonight bv l.'ncoln T
M i■ * r o Rrure prealdent. W. A
Luke genera! secretary.
•The rather and Son Idea
C. 1. Veaaev, aerretnrv Boya Work. Lin
coln Y M. C A
Vocal aoio Selected
Richard I.on Chinese student In Vulvar*
altv School of MttPlo.
The J oh of Hr in* a Father**
O J ».* of Lincoln. s»a*e chairman
Father and Son movement.
A T^aat t » Had "
t’hariea Vndoraon. Lincoln. Neb.
Ynul Solo Selected
ni« hard Low
Fa there’ radio unoat Ion bo*
i 'li a r |ea A Muascinian. •'**• eecratarjr
V M <’ 9
| U p m. Yuogram bv faculty mem*
beta of Mtaner S hool of Spoken Word
I i ift p m . Wow I frolic. bv Frank
If odel- !( and h’« Omaha Nightingale*
trunamltted from Wnwl moil at Rose land
gat dena.
sMn.nirr—Mi* Wrdlnand H»un*t
d,«-d *t h*r hum* *mith of 8t«iln*u*i
Turediix. Shu »*« l*'i n In A<i*trt»
unit rum* to ihi* wmi'n « 'll h*>
parent* whan C year* old, 8ha
I* *urvlv*d by h*r huiband and fh*
children.
i
"Tha maid brought In a amall Iron
atova that atood on three leg*, hi
haehl. I balleva they rail It Wt all
ait around on ruahlon* white tha lady
Of tha houaa. who had atao eom* In
with another humping of tha head to
the floor ceremon'. daftly arranged
a tiny pile of charcoal an It would
burn battar. Tha amount of heat
that little charcoal gar* out w-aa aur
prlatng. Aa w-a amllad ona to an
other and attempted Ip vain to carry
on * conversation hy mean* of gag
turca alone, our hoateia brewed tea
o\ar the charcoal Arc In a hraaa ket
tla Then tha maid Inalnuated haraalf
softly' through ona of tha panel* with
a P-ay of wee teacup*
"Thu* far the only thing regarding
our world flight that General Pstrlrk
and Ldeutennnts Streett and Grown
had overlooked wa* to give u* a
courae In Japanese etiquette So how
ahould yrc know that "« ware being
rtida when wo failed to ahow our ap
predation of tha tea hv atpplng It
nololly Ilka you occasionally hear
sent* on* playing a noodle soup ob
bllgato In a t.o* Angela* rafeterta.
Know Only "Sake."
“Wtlrh as we enjoyed this little stir
prise pailv and much a* we apprerl
ated till* really rare privilege of an
■ taring a .1 mpuyna*a home, the affair
had It* pa nful mopyant* hocouac our
hoatg'apoka no Kngh*h and to* only
word of .lapanc** that wa knew ws*
sake. Moreover. "» uow jeaiised ilia’
(
compliment* and regret* to th* gov
*rnor and recaption committee, much!
a a h* would rather hav* been ehot j
than do tht*.
' Without even mopping for lunch j
w# taxied away from th* hoapitab'ei
Shore at Minato. eager to get on to!
Tokio At U*t w» were flying over I
Hondo the main island of th* .lap*-'
nos* empire. The air. w*» halmy. and)
w» were thrilled with th* thought
that tht* flight would bring u* to the
heart of *h« lotus land of th* mikado,
to th* land of cherry bloss om*. chr> a
anthemum*. Shinto and Buddhist!
priest*, geisha girl* anil of far famed)
Fujiyama."
Read the next installment of the |
story of the thrilling round the-worM j
flight In The Omaha Roc tomorrow.
r " | _ j
Rural )tail Carrier 111;
Daughter Takes His Route ,
L-1-.---*
Nelson, I*ec. 19—John CrandeH,
veteran rural route mail carrier,
was taken seriously III avith acute
appendicitis and had to abandon j
his work. He »»« Mirce** fully i
operated on and seem* on his way !
In rev«arr>. Hi* daughter, who last
a ear graduated from the Nelson
High school, ha* taken the route
In the meantime and is weather- ,
tug the toru storau for her father, j
i
Airmen Get Peek
at Queer Family
Life of Japanese
World Flier* Dine on Flour
With Native* a* Pagan
When Perry Landed
There.
Told by LOWELL THOMAS.
"Although we waited for hours on
the shore of Lake Toslilmoya hoping
that the fog would lift, we were dls
_ appointed. Aa the
day progressed
we found It a
blessing In dis
guise Indeed,
had It not been
for the fog, we
never would have
got our most Inti
mate glimpse of
Japanese village
5_ r. life,” says Les
y/steut bOUelt " Arnold.
Smith "At 10 on the
morning of May
20 we left our
planes and gave
up hope of flying
south until the morrow. So
started out to explore the
streets of Yanketo, near where the
American and Japanese destroyers
rode at anchor in Hitokappu bay.
What a pleasant contrast this village
was to the miserable huddles of huts
In the Aletftlan Islands!
"We had heard that many Japa
nese were discarding their pictures
quo customs and costumes and adopt
ing those of Europe and America.
Rut up here on this Island we were
seeing Japan Just as It was barely
three-quarters of a century ago,
when the famous American navigator.
Commodore Mathew Galbraith Perry,
landed at a little fishing village called
Yokohama and astounded the semi
barbarious Inhabitants by showing
them telegraphic Instruments, a toy
train and many other Inventions of
the west that they had never seen
before'. T'p to that time foreigners
had not been allowed to enter Japan,
but, thanks to the diplomacy of Com
modore perry, the mikado let down
the bars and Japan soon became any
thing but a hermit kingdom.
Fascinated by Village.
"We were fascinated with the Til
lage of Yanketo, with Its llnv houses
that looked like egg shells- Here for
the first time since leaving Sitka,
Alaska, we saw.- trees To he sure,
they were squatty, stunted ones, sort
of flat on top, lik» you see on old
Japanese prints and Japanese fans.
H»r», too. for the first time since
leaving Seattle we saw horses,
shaggy halr»d little animals not much
bigger than a Shetland pony.
■ Of course, we saw little of the
home life of th« people-while making
our 2,000-mile flight through the Jap
anese empire. However, we were
strolling down the street In Yatxketo
when a Japanese gentleman with
much smiling and bowing indicated
that he wanted us to follow him. He
led us across .a little garden and at
the door of a house which proved to
be the home of our new acquaintance
we were me’ bv a petite maiden who
got down on the porch and bumped
her dainty head se\eral times before
us. Puzzled sod a ll’tle. embarrassed,
we took off nqr shoe* About sll w-e
knew of the rust-uns of Japan w-as
that hoots, shoes, galoshes and other
footgear must always he left on the
Out aide.
Room Minus Furniture.
' Shuffling along in bur wooly flying
sex. w-e entered a room as innocent
of furniture as Erik s head was cf
uaie before he started on this flight.
w# had mad* a faux pau* In falling
to whistle our 'ea aa our host did. As
a matter of fact, Jack did turn away
for a moment and try It. But Instead
he laughed and blew ths wTong way.
with the result that h# blew tea all
over me. Worst of all, however, was
our embarrassment In not being able
to make our feet Inconspicuous by
sitting on them after the fashion of
our honorable host.
"At last w# were reluctantly oblig
ed to take our leave, and with much
bowing on both sides we betook our
selves to the wrestling matches that
had been specially arranged for us
by the crews of the two Japanese
destroyers. These bouts were better
than a circus. The contestants strip
ped and wore nothing but a breech
cloth. We were much Impressed by
the superb physical condition of these
men. Although a cold afternoon, and
although we wore our heavy flying
clothes, they were without protection
and seemed to need none.
Teams of Wrestlers.
"There were two teams, each made
up of five wrestlers. The Idea seemed
to he to push each other out of a
circle or throw him out. Only two
men occupied the ring at a time.
When one lost, then another wrestler
from his side stepped In, and the
match continued until all of the wres
tlers on one side were defeated. Be
fore each combat the two. men would
sprinkle salt In front of each other
and mutter a few magic words of
gibberish. This was supposed to drive
I off ths devils that the other man had
i helping him. Then they would slap
j their knees, grunt a bit, and hop at
I each other like game cocks.
"After the match was over the J»p
j anese officers and wrestlers came on
I board one of the American destroy
' ers. where coffee and cake were serv
ed. That night Commander McClaran
i regaled us with blood curdling tales
! of how the Chinese do away with
prisoner* and criminals by burying
i !hem up to their chins and then leav
ling them. Bn when we turned Into
lour bunks It was to dream of Jap
| nnese wrestlers, smoking volcanoes.
Chinese exerurions, and maidens In
j dainty kimonos bumping their heads
before us.
Next Day Foggy.*'
"Next day was foggy also and we
were unable to hop off for M nato un
itil 5 30 the following morning On
j this trip we flew over more Islands.
I smoking valranoes. and above a cloud
, bank that cut u* off from the world
| beneath for a distance of SO mile*
j Perhaps the most Interesting feature
of this flight was seeing the villagers
rushing out of their hut* and running
down to the shore to watch u*. Oc
casionally we passed a village near
the base of a mountain, and there
the inhabitant would be right up on
the tiptop of the peak where tlyv
could see u* from the best point of
vantage Every one along the route
••anted to know we were coming.
"In spite of the fact that we had
rapavedly sent wires requesting that
no reception be arranged for u* at
! M'nato, a very elaborate one had,
been prepared. There must have
been JO.OOO or SO.eoO people on the!
| teach, and there were huge 'welcome'|
| signs, reception tents had been,
erected, and a luncheon prepared.'
Giant firecracker* and skyrockets
were touched off as we taxied to ourf
moorings. Even the governor of the.
island was there all set to make aj
| speech.
"It was here that we were met fori
•he first time by Lieut. Cliff Nutt. |
| the advance ac<-nt f--r this second!
I division of the f cht. CltfT knew Just
we warted and *h* moment w*|
irr.vel he put out from the «hwe;
! with thr»* sampan* load'd w-.th ease-1
i!.n». oils and water, and on each sam-,
1 pan he had an American ln'erpre'er
1 We wore trvire to rearh Toklo that
day and decided not to go ashore d"
spite the fact that It was sure to ap
pear discourteous Bo we gate Cliff
I th» thankless Job of presenting our
Bosch Nobattery
Ready for Trade
New Unit Supplies Current to
Radio Sets Without
Batteries.
The long expected entrance Int*
the radio field of the American'
Bosch Magneto corporation will be.
come a fact In January, when that
automotive accessory concern an
nounces to the radio trade the Bosch,
nobattery.
This information was given out by
H. B. Noyes, president of the Auto,
Electric and Radio corporation, offb.
cial Bosch representative In this city.
The new unit is a device for sup
plying current to radio sets without
recourse to batteries.
Although the new unit is eventual-'
ly to lie supplied In four or five,
types, the first type will be for sup;
plying so called B current. It will
secure its original electrical energy,
from the house lighting circuit which.
In the majority of cities and towns,
Is of the alternating type. ^
It is the purpose of Boech also 'o
introduce a complete nobattery line,
but among the first to be announced,1'
following the present effort, will be.
a combination unit for the purpose
of supplying both so-called A and B
energy and thereby eliminating from
radio one of the most outstanding
causes of annoyance, trouble and
mystifying reasons for loss of effi
ciency and unsatisfactory reception.
The Bosch nobattery which it !•
expected will be available In January
Is to be known as the ban type, an1^
will supply B current from 110—II5^
volt alternating lines, at 50-60 cycles;
It uses less current than an ordi
nary 25-watt bulb and delivers a
steady, even flow of current, at a
constant voltage, the detector plate.
voltage being variable from 90 to 150
volts.
The attachment can be made tv
any set and Is simple, requiring Just
the “plugging in" te an electric
lamp socket. J
The new device useee on tube* but
a series of scientific transformers,
rectifying elements, colls and con
densers—units with which the Bosch
organization !» thoroughly familiar,
both from scientific as well as pro
duction points of view These series
of units change the alternating house
lighting current te silent, volumin
ous direct plate current.
Half of Holt County Farm* •
Are Free From Incumbrance
O'Neill, Dec. II.—Fifty per eeat ef
the Holt county farm* are without
Incumbrance, according to aa tnvee
tigaUon Just completed by R. H.
Parker of O Neill. The report ahow*
that 25 per cent of the farm* are
but nominally Incumbered. II per •
cent are heavily mortgaged and 10
per cent ara In the procesa of for*-,
cloeure.
The report also »how* an etteea* of
unincumbered livestock and ether
persona!-property over Incumbered
property.
Bankers of Ewing. O'Neill. Atkin
son and Stuart declare that ths fi
nances of the farmers and ranchmen
are 1n a healthy condition and that -
conditions 1n the county are better ,,
than for many years. ^
Native-Grown Spruce Tree
Nelson Holiday Feature
N»’son. Den ia—\ native r"va
•pruce pi-* tree has been placed at
the Intersection of Main and Fourth -
streets »s a p'-tion of -he systematic
d*ccra‘ior« h*re for the holidav s»’
son Smaller *reAg are used at elec
trolier poles and the lower section of.
the light globes grouped on thesg.
pole* havs the bulbs colored. Th^
lares tr*e at the intersection is wL-e-{.
ar.d each n'eht the whole system oF
red grss^ -»nd a ellow lights is used.
The -ree was a donation from the ]<v
cal fire company boys who erected iti
on condition that the city keep it*,
lighted during holiday season. The
ires about 50 feet In height and w4'
ran be seen from a tong d*stance.
^ ork School Children H ill
Sins Carols \hout Town* v
York. Dec IS —Vnder direction oti
Mias Ora Conaway, director of pub{
lie school music, the children oT Torkf
public scho-ls will sing Christma.v
irnLs about town Monday. Tucedav^
and Wednesday evenings of pe»t»
v eck during shopping hours. The
program Is conlingent on the _
weather ]f it is too cold the chtl
dren will not be taken out. ^
Table Rock—John N Ph JHpe. foe- .
merly of Table Rock, who *»* sen- ‘
fenced to from three to 15 tears In •
the state penitentiary for assault on
a 15 \ eav old Table Rock girl, has be
gun to ser'e h s term in the Pawnee
courtv tail because the state peflt .
tent art • al as *y full ard no mere '
can be accepted
VESTA
Radio Storage
Batteries
Hold Their Charge j!
Both * -
“A" and “B”
Omaha Battery
Company
2212 AT 3304 ' *
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