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Show THE RATJNA SUN. SAUNA. UTAH United States Gunboats Are Built in China IS A HEALTHIER STRONGER GIRL Guarding Current in Tube Filament BONNER. MARY GRAHAM t Ntwtnt u om Underheating as Dangerous as Overheating, Radio Engineer Says The clock was striking. One, two, three, four, five. six. seven, eight, the clock struck. Mercy me, Angelina Adorable, but . . were awake late. And then the clock begin to strike What could be the matter again! with the clock? It didn't strike Hie same way as usual. One to get started, it said, two to be ready, and three to go, and four, five, six, seven and eight to make up your mind. What could it mean? What could be the matter with the clock? Even Angelina Adorable hadnt any Idea at all. And then the oddest thing happened. The clock itself appeared at the end of the bed where Ada and Angelina were. It was very much like the big old clock that was down on the diningroom sideboard and which they had first heard striking, except that It seemed larger and Instead of numbers upon Its face.it had eyes and a nose and a mouth. Its nose looked unlike most noses. It was more like the little place in the center of the clock from which the hands moved to tell the time. But the hands were no longer there. Instead the clock had real arms, and hands at the ends of the arms the way peoples hands were fastened to their arms, and the clock had legs, too quite long legs. said the clock "Hello, ladies, cheerily. Why, good evening, Clock,;., said Ada, not knowing quite how to speak . By S. RUTTENBERG, Chief Engineer. Radial Company. The vacuum tube is. In reality, Chinese workmen speeding construction on t lie U. S. S. Guam, at Shanghai, for use by the United States navy In of China. The U. S. S. Tutulla Is alongside the Guam. the waters XXDOOCXXXXXXXXXXXXDOOOOOOOO See Harm Done o by Barren Land $- Experts Say Reforestation Will Help in Flood Control. --- measure, but almost over night, he continued, a great river rising in Its angry wrath has broken our levees as a summers shower carries away the mud toys of a little child. Levees Alone Not Enough. Probably, he continued, "we shall have to devote many millions more to this form of river development, hut It Is folly longer to depend for flood protection on levees alone. The problem of the Mississippi Is far too huge und too Inextricably bound up with our national welfare to approach from anything less than a national viewpoint. It Is a problem to whose solution we must bring not only the best engineering skill, but also the best knowledge and scientific attainment In the fields of forestry, range control and soils management. We have got to formulate a vast, thoroughly correlated scheme wherein the engineer, the forester, and other experts shall give their best toward devising effective means f taming once for all the turbulent Father of Waters. A weuljh of forest facts exists pointing to the moderating action of forests on floods and to the deterring effect on eioslon. And, after all. It is erosion that furnishes nrms and atn munition to flood waters. Not water, hut solid matter. Is the destructive stuff that floods are made of. Appalachians Need Trees. A large percentage ol the water that flows past New Orleans comes from the combined sources of the Ohio, Tennessee andCumhcrlnnd rivers. These three rivers are the chief flood breeders of the Mississippi. All arise among the steep slopes and heavy soils of the Appalachians. From (Ids area enormous quantities of silt nre torn annually to add to the volume and destructiveness of the lower river In flood stages. Here. If anywhere, Is the region where land should he acquired arid put under forest management by the federal government and by the states. In this section more than any other, forests can make their greatest contribution ns ameliorating factors In flood control. Yet the rate nt which land for tills purpose Is being purchased there Is pitifully Incommensurate with the The , e need. At the northern headwaters of the Mississippi the topography Is gentle, and the soil more sandy or gravelly. Little silting occurs there and, except for a few localities, little erosion. However, the headwaters of the Mis sisslppi river, with literally Innumerable lakes and forested swamp, are the grent natural reservoir of this river. Indiscriminate drainage of the swamps and even of lakes and the destruction of the forests around the hikes tend to destroy this natural . tes-ervoi- Range Control.The northern portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin nre but little suitable for agriculture. Here, if the land Is nature will keep from lire, protected the source of the Mississippi clothed Therefore. with forest vegetation. Need OLD COWBOY SALOON HAS RELICS OF FRONTIER DAYS Men Killed at Bar of Fa mous Drink Emporium of the Roaring 703." Fl'ty-tw- o Tluu kerville, Okla. On the west of Red river at the southwest corner of Spanish Fort, Texas, surrounded by pecan orchards, great lunches, and prosperous farms, und Inhabited by happy, friendly people, with little about the town to suggest that this Is the roaring "Old of the 70s, "Cowboy Saloon." known from Texas to Ogalalla. Neb.. and even Into the wilds of Montana In thow; early days, still stands on a corner of the public square. Old Burlington was built about a typical frontier town, with Its log dwellings set along narrow streets and rude log business houses set around a large public square. The first business to be operated separate bunk . from the general trading post was a log saloon, replaced b.v 187(1 by the frame building, which later became famous as the "Cowboy saloon. High above the saloon porch root was a hoard front, like that usually found on small town grocery store fronts. On this huge billboard was picpainted In bright colors n ture of a Texas steer. Beneath the building was constructed a huge cellar to be used as a storage for the liquors mid as a hiding place for the barkeeper In time of serious trouble. A secret passage behind the bar made It more convenient to escape and from the undergflnind chambers there was a secret passage that led outside. The old saloon was voted out In 1001 and for a time the building was used for the post office and grocery store. After the death of John Shrock, who had owned the saloon since 1S72, life-siz- e London. O Q "Don't gamble with Q strangers wearing glasses, II n you dont want to get skinned, x is the warning Issued by detec Q lives on transatlantic liners. - man-mad- Washington. Any plan for flood control which docs not Include a comprehensive reforestation program as one of Its Important phases cannot lie successful, In the opinion of federal and civilian forestry experts. None of the experts assert that reforestation, of Itself, will prevent floods, hut all of them ngree that forested areas are of Incalculable value In halting run ofT and loss of millions of dollars nnnu ally by erosion. The Importance of a definite national reforestation policy and the de' velopment of closely relnled state was programs emphasized, according to Charles Lathrnp Incb, president of the American Tree association, by the recent Mississippi river flood which he describes ns one of the most gigantic defeats engineering science has ever suffered. Three-Par- t Solution. The flood control, as viewed by Mr. solution: Iack, calls for a three-par- t 1. Restoration to forest conditions of all those portions of land suited for practical forest growing that nre toand wnstefull.v day destructively washing away through lack of trees. 2. The application of the very best engineering technique available for the building of levees, storage dams spillways, or. If need he. a combination of all these. 3. Correction and regulation of the destructive grazing which causes millions of acres east of the Kooky mountains to erode and flow away. Mississippi has brought to us an obligation for action that must lie squarely and Immediately met. asserted Mr. Pack In a recent brochure on the subject of Floods, Forests and the Future," which included a history of the udoptlon of reforestation programs as flood prevention measures In France. Italy, Switzerland and other European countries. In his contribution to Mr. Puck's booklet, W. R. Greeley, chief of the United States forest service, declared: Every forest Are In the Mississippi basin tends, sooner or later, to augment flood conditions. Every abandoned or neglected piece of poor hillside farm land 1ms the same tendency. Instructive lumbering and overgraz-ngwhich leave naked soil behind them, are sure to contribute, at one time or another, to some flood crest. Rehind and supplementing the levees or other structures that must be built, we get buck to the land. And we should not fail to restore, ns far as it may he done, the natural storage and protection from erosion that may be derived from common sense and practical wisdom In our everyday use of land. For forty years or more, according t Mr, Pack, the United States has put its faith and money Into levee construction as a flood prevention 8 Sharpers Often Wear Glasses 5 R Ship-Car- d Q 8 0 n 0 8 o 8 O Professional card cheats al 8 most Invariably wear glasses Q Magnifying lenses are of great 8 help in enabling crooks to rec- v ognize the marks on playing n 0 curds. In neaily all cases the truns Q atlantlc crooked gamblers go In 8 pairs. One crook ean attract O the attention of the other play 8 ers while Ids confederate Is tlx 0 8 lug up the hands. - -- "' octight CLOCKY an electric kettle. Heat the filament to the proper degree and It virtually boils, giving off plenty of electric steam or electronic emission. Then and only then Is the tube in proper operating condition. But overstep the mark by applying too much heat and you burn the kettle itself. In other words, the filament Is permanently Impaired and the tube Is now worn out. The proper filament temperature of any vacuum tube Is a most critical value. It must be held within narrow limits. Too little heat is as fatal as too much, although the effect is different Subnormal temperature results In changing the mechanical structure of the filament from a tougli wire to a brittle string of crystals. The usual tube filament should be operated at about 200 degrees centigrade, which is achieved by applying the filament voltage called for by the tube manufac- turer. Two Voltages. There are two voltages given for filaO ment operation, namely, the filament Q terminal voltage of the tube Itself, and Q the filament battery voltage. Thus In 0 the case of the well known 199 type, 0 the filament terminal voltage is 3.0, 8 while the filament battery voltage is ooocxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 4.5. It will be uoted that a voltage drop of 1.5 Is therefore required to reduce the full voltage down to the filafire protection of the forests on the ment terminal voltage. This voltage headwaters of the river Is essential, drop Is supplied either by a manually both as a measure of flood control and operated rheostat, or by the autous an economic necessity. Frm the matic rheostat called amperite, which western tributaries the lands just east automatically Increases or decreases of the Rockies are undergoing a trethe voltage drop as the battery voltage mendous process of erosion as the reincreases decreases. sult of unrestricted sheep grazing. Just why a variable resistance Is reFor this country the solutiop lies Lhe quired Is easy to understand. largely In a national system of range voltage of all storage batteries decontrol until forage plants again cover creases over the period of discharge. the land and hold the soil In place. Usually the voltage starts off at 6.3. So It Is In the Appalachians, and to after the battery has been taken just a somewhat less extent In the Ozaiks, off the recharger. This voltage. If apthat forestry can best contribute its plied, would overload the usual share toward the control of the Mistube filament b.v some 25 per cent sissippi. Today probably less thaD 2 which would greatly reduce Its useful per cent of these regions receives any life. After four hours, however, the form of forest management. bnttery has gone down to about 6 Federal Ownership. volts, which Is the normal voltage of the battery, but, nevertheless, repreFederal ownership and state owna 20 per cent overload If nppli-esents Is the immediate the solution, ership to the tube filament. After sevdirect first step towards translating these mere eral hours of service the battery these forces assets, wasting potential goes into the discharge and the voltage of destruction, into acres of perpetual drops rapidly. productivity. It is Important, too, that we reReducing the Voltage. member the money so spent must not Meanwhile If the proper nnd safe he looked on In the same light as voltage Is to be applied to the vacuum money spent for levees or spillways tube filament, the voltage must be refunds purely and simply spent In duced by a suitable resistance to comflood control and bringing no other repensate for the changing battery voltEven so, It turn than protection. age. If this is done with a would be worth every cent. rheostat, then a good voltmeter "Rut these forests, federal and should be employed, so as to provide slate, are themselves capable of Imprecise adjustment at all times. OtherAs the wise a portant monetary returns. rheostat, such as years pass they should pay back every an amperite, may be employed as the penny expended. They will furnish simplest solution, since it Is entirely renewable sources of automatic and accurate. It provides perpetually wealth to coming generations. And all a variable and automatically adthis they can do while they are fuljusted voltage drop, starting at virtu filling their great primary purpose of ally zero, when the current flow is less holding the soli In place, reducing erothan 0.1 ampere, and rising gradually sion and mitigating the destructive efto counter the Increased current flow fects of floods." until the desired .25 ampere flow Is attained with a voltage drop of about 1 Arctic School volt, which Is the normal condition Khe, Siberia. The world's most when operating with the usual northerly school has been opened In storage hntery. The voltage drop In this village, 400 miles north of the creases even beyond 2.4 volts, although Arctic circle. The pupils nre mostly the current flow Is held at approxiof the Yakut and Snmoyed tribes. mately .25 ampere. Since the operation of the Throughout the year they attend their rheostat depends upon the Imlessons clad In reindeer shins. pressed voltage, together with the resistance in the circuit. It Is important Flies Force Long Skirts to use the proper type unit with any Bridgend, Eng. A plague of horsegiven tube or tubes. There is a type flies Is causing women In tills neighavailable to meet all practical condiborhood to abandon short dresses. tions. They are taking to longer sleeves, high necks and woolen stockings, too. The vicious Insects dote on hare Enameled Stranded Wire necks nnd lengths of silk hose. Is Better for Antenna Nazimova May Vote Nazimova. Russiascreen actress, and stage may vote now. She has been naturalized, even though she had to reveal her age as forty eight New n-horn York. Alin radio-frequenc- y menu, Julia Schmidt was em- ployed. It was com plicated work because she did sealing and other parts of the work. It was strenuous work and she was not a strong girl. Often she forced herself to work when she was hardly able to sit a. her machine. At times she would have to stay at home for she was so weak sho could hardly walk. For five years she was In this weakened condition. She tried various medicines. At last, a friend of hers spoke of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound and she gave it a trial. Everyone says I am a healthier and I am reo stronger girl, she writes. ommendlng the Vegetable Compound to all my friends who tell me how they Buffer and I am willing to answer letters from women asking about It Julia Schmidts address Is 113 Willow SL, Silverton, Oregon. Girls who work In factories ktjow Just how Miss Schmidt felt. Perhaps they, too, will find better health by taking the Vegetable Compound. Callouses Quick, safe, sura relief from painful callouses on the feet. At all drug and shoe stunt HiScholls Zino-pod- s " ( For Barbed Wire Cuts dealers ere authorized to refued poor money lor the first bottle ii eot soiled. Great Is Imagination to the clock, and Angelina Adorable followed her mothers example and said, in her dear little squeaky voice: "Why, good evening. Clock. Oh, do call me Clocky, said the clock. I've come for a good time, and I dont want to be called by such a stiff name. flow do you happen to be. around like this? Ada asked. Ah," said Clocky, Im ready for an adventure. You see, I heard you talking, and clocks have a way of keeping tabs on what is going on. Thats the way history Is Wade, If you ask me the clocks keep track of the time and then Its considered important enough to he put down In books. You know how they do it. They say that at such and such a time such and such an Important event happened. Now, if youd like to command the time, here is your chance. Ada was certainly struck with wonder at the amazing turn in events. But so suddenly had this happened that she couldnt think of anything she wanted Clocky to do for her. There was a little pause. Then Clocky said : I heard you talking about wishing you could go some place and hnve all the people and things you wanted and none of those you didnt. I have been given some magic this evening nnd that, added to my own powers (Clocky stuck out his chest with pride), will make you able to do whatever you want to do. Oh, oh," cried Ada with excitement. Oh, oh, cried Angelina Adorable, I The Imagination plays a prominent part In the achievement of success. Develop your Imaginative faculty by persistent practice. Close your eyes and form exact mental pictures. See things In new relations. Imagination differentiates man from the beast, and the life of dull, drab mediocrity from that of creative, aspiring achievement. It is also the soul of sympathy and service. You must be able to Imagine yourself In the other fellows place to adequately sympathize with or serve him. . Accounting for It A study of married and single men, according to an eastern professor, shows that married men are the smarter. Well, look at the help they have. No mother in this enlightened agr would give her baby something she did sot know was perfectly harmless, especially when a few drops of plain too. Castoria will right a baby's stomach Then I see well have some fun, and end almost any little ill. Fretfulness and fever, too; it seems no time chuckled Clocky. until everything is serene. Thats the beauty of Castoria; Its Children These on Try With Johnny and Jane going to gentle Influence seems just what Is school once more, many ways nm.v be ' needed. It does all that castor oil found of teaching them how to become might accomplish, without shock to the system. Without the evil taste. good citizens. In Child Life, the childrens own magazine, a number of It's delicious! Being purely vegeta-ablyou can give It as often as character building acts are listed, How mn,ny in this list can Johnny and theres a sign of colic; constipation; diarrhea; or need to aid sound, natJane check? ural sleep. 1. I took my place promptly when Just one warning: It Is genuine bell the rang. Fletchers Castoria that physicians 2. I spoke respectfully to the teachrecommend. Other preparations may er at all times. be Just as free from all doubtful drugs, 3. I helped my teacher by obeying but no child of this writers Is going cheerfully. to test them Besides, the book on 4. I left the school grounds promptcare and feeding of babies that comes ly when I was dismissed, so as not to with Fletchers Castoria Is worth Its disturb pupils still at work. weight In gold. I arranged tn.v desk neatly and 5. kept it that way. 6. I made a cover to protect one of my school books. I shared the apparatus on the 7. school grounds fairly. 8. I picked up scraps of paper and rubbish on the school grounds. I asked a new pupil to play 9. with us. 10. I helped a younger pupil witi fcis or her wraps. e, 1 What to Do to Have an Efficient Receiver The following suggestions are listed to have the set In efficient working order: Keep antenna and lead-itight Keep all connections tight and clean. n Keep the batteries adequately charged. Burn the tube filaments at the specified voltage. Leave the ret alone and call In a good repair man when anything goes wrong. pain ii gone Balsam of Myrrh g son. Drew Shrock, moved the grocery stock out. built a partition about midway of the building nnd used the rear end for a storage room for all the relics of the old saloon, cowboy, Indian, and pioneer days, that had been gathered by his father during his cureer on the frontier as saloonkeeper and Texas ranger. The front end of the building still is used for the post office. During the 21 years the Cowboy saloon was running 52 men met death In und about the building In duels and drunken fights. Today the building stands In ruins. There Is not a visible nail head In the celling which has not been shot at Though there always were one or two other saloons In Burlington during the life of the Cowboy saloon, it had few rivals along Red river. The fertile valleys of Oregon help to supply the tables of America. This la possible through tha magic of the hum ble tin can. In one of thecan nlng establish AH g his ms Try HANFORDS lt Covered or insulated wire may be used far the aerial, the reason being that the insulating coating offers no more opposition to the radio waves Impinging on the antenna wire than would the air which would occupy Its place. In fact, Insulated wire has the added advantage of keeping the surface of the wire bright and clean, and since currents travel on the surface and not through the body of the conductor, this is a decided advantage. Enameled stranded antenna wire, for the foregoing reason, has proved highly efficient In practice. Because She Took Lydia E. Pink-haVegetable Compound |