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Show THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH Louisiana City to Have Skyscraper Jail To Master Volume of llie Radio Set Diverge Voltage Applied to Plates of Radio-Frequenc- y Tubes. By CH4RLE3 GOLENPAUL American Mcihankinl Laboratories. Puvvirf.il signals from present day broadcasting stations, logither with y the Use of power tubes, amplification and high voltages at the receiving end, have made It necessurjr to provide some means of the loud spanker volume reducing when desired. In fact, the Ideal state of radio affairs Is when there is far more volume than Is ordinarily required, together with a satisfying means of throttling down tills volume to any desired degree from the full tone of an orchestra down to Just a faint whisper that serves ns a pleasing hut for the nimconfiicting background dinner conversation, bridge game or friendly visit Indeed, tbls seems about as good a time as any to say a few words regarding radio manners. Only too often radio entertalnm nt has become radio nuisance by blasting away nnd makmost difficult, or, ing conversation ugnln, going to 'the other extreme, by being so weak as to cause conscious or subeonsi-loti- s straining of the hearing faculties to distinguish the voice or music Issuing from the loud speaker. After all. the radio entertainment should he of sufficient volume to form the main Interest of the listeners, when those listeners are primarily anxious io enjoy radio, or of ittrrpty subdued volume, without distortion, so as to form Just the desired degree of musical background or setting for conversational or other mental activities. g Radio, In the hands of the but sadly misguided radio enthusiast, has done more to break up conversations, friendships, households and other thing than almost any other force, lienee at this time we plead most earnestly Tor safe and sane radio as Just dismissed. Way of Reducing Volume. Now It is one thing to cut down the loud speaker volume and quite another to do so without Impairing the tone quality. There are correct ways and means of reducing volume, jut as there are Incorrect ways and. moans. As a general rule, the sooner the volume Is reduced In the process of reception the bettor the results. Thus, if the volume control hi in the radiofrequency end, the results are bound to he better than If the volume control Is placed In the end after the signals have been needlessly amplified nnd where any change may cause distortion or serious loss radio-frequenc- Shreveport, La., will shortly dedicate a unique combination Jull mid courthouse, plans for which were approved by the supervisor of Caddo county. The Jail la on top of the building and, to escape, prisoner will huve with an airplane. Amateur Nights Fast Dying Out Most Amusing Feature of Theater Will Soon Be but Fragrant Memory. St Louis. One of the nwt cherished Institutions of the stage Is passing, nnd It is only a matter of time until It Is entirely In the discard. Amateur night, that most amusing feutuie of the theater, will soon be a fragrant memory, a memory redolent with the aroma of sizzling "hams who Indulgently permitted themselves to be "put on the pan for the edification of an audience that laughed with devilish glee at the crude nutlcs of those who would be actors and were willing to pay the price of public' harassment to attain the goal. Amateur night la an institution as As Its name (old as the theater Itself. suggests, It affords an opportunity for those who have ambitions for the stage to display their skill, a none too sympathetic audience sitting as Judge and jury nnd by Its vote of approval or disapproval denoting the degree of success with which the deophyto has put over his act. For some there were resounding bravos and tumultuous and for others a silence that cl.. mned. The Announcer Speech. The scenes at all amateur nights are virtually the same. The regular program Is curtailed and some one steps out of the wings to the center of the stage. Ills speech Is always the sniiie : Ladles and Gentlemen: We hnve a little something extra on the program tonight, something that we think you 0 0o Pigeons Come for Meal 0 Same Time Each Day 8 Thomas Milwaukee, Wls. 0 au assistant In the city Kocferl, 1 building inspectors department, 0 is certain that pigeons think. 0 For a year he has been feed Ing the birds that hover about M 8 the building, perched ut times on the window ledge, lie has S' noticed that the birds start coin0 0 ing to the wludow just before 0t the clock lu St. Marys church, a block away from his office, 8 the noon hour. strikes o They seem to know, he says 0 that noon Is time to eat and he found the pigeons as good 8 has us a watch In marking the noou s hour. Koeferl was curious to see u whether or not the birds came u uround on Sundays, and made rr two trips to the office on the holiday. The birds did not apU ti pear either time. . V . , e e e semi-weekl- EOBBED HAIR SEEMS DOOMED, BELIEF OF UNIVERSITY GIRLS a Return to With Its Coiffure" Sophisticated Braids and Hairpins. Point to This jear may see the wng back to long hair. Indications tn that direction are seen throughout New England colleges where once t oidied hair girls are turning to the brad and the hairpin. Reports from humous, Radcliffe, Wellesley and strongholds of feminine Independence, show thut the hob Is on the wane and ttiat the 'sophisticated coiffure may supplant It. Numerous reasons are given for the charge but the most prominent one Is that we are shk of seeing ears, ears, und bristly peek. Many complain of too many tr.ps to the barber shop; others dont want to look like every girl we meet; some say that long hair has mere individuality, while one In Boston. 1 ap- Unable to Decide. . The announcer Is speaking again: "Ladles and gentlemen: Well, 1 can't quite decide who wins the big prize. Seems like Margaret and Tom Jerry and Arthur Tremont are the favorites. So Ill ask you to vote on these three." lie places his hand on Margaret's will appreciate. We will ask you to head. The audience la more discrimigive ns close attention ins possible, as nating this time and she gets Just a we shall take a vote at the end of the ripple of applause. Tom and Jerry performance to see what you like the also fall to make their first quota, and best. First on the program tonight Is Arthur Tremout wins In a walk. little .Margaret Iirl.sk. Step out, Mar"Arthur Tternont get the big prize," garet. I thank you." says the announcer. "Who wins the lie retires and little Margaret skips second prize?" . toward the footlights. A few He points to Margaret Margaret, It appears, Is a mothers darling who Is friends remain faithful, but she loses supposed to huve a rare voice. So, In to Tom and Jerry. The announcer child soprano, she alngs about "littells the audience as much and everytle birdies In the trees, and for an body Is satisfied Ith the exception ol encore she takes It whether sho earns Margaret's mother, who quite volubly It or not she vocullzes agnin on the. Insists- - that her daughter didn't get Influence a full bloom moon has on the square deal or something of the sort spooning propensities of the sterner Reason for Elimination. of the sex. Such Is amateur night and, If St Wide Variety of Acts. Louis showmen are to be believed, Five or six other acts follow In sucsuch nights are passing from the theacession. Elmer, the demon hoofer- - fFom-th- ter never to return. The reason for levee district, does a buck and their demise Is simple, If one may take wing. Tbe McGoofus sisters do a the word of the musical and stage double Cecilia at the piano, Molly director of one of the theaters. with her mandolin. They both try to There Is no longer an excuse for sing, too. Tom nnd Jerry do a tumamateur actors to make a public show bling act nnd nnrrowly escape death of themselves In order to get a hearas they essay a giant swing In midair. ing," lie says.' "The reason Is found Arthur Tremont Is a versatile chap, In the motion-picturtheaters, which, lie sings tenor; lie plays the saxo- within the last two years, have enphone; he juggles six balls simul- larged their field to Include much more taneously, nnd he enu dog dance. Arthan the more cinenm presentations. thur Is pretty much of a vaudeville Take St. I.ouls, for example. Orlgl show In himself. nally nil the motion picture houses In Sylvester nnd Ills crooning troubathe city were Just that, theaters in dours conclude the hill an ambitious which motion pictures were shown gang of r neopaters who may he comwith an orchestra to furnish Incidental mended for laudable zeal, but not for music. Hut a great change has come the hurmony they dispense. over the profession. As soon as n The annonneer again steps out of theater ceases to be more than a mere the wings and raises his hand for sineighborhood playhouse It goes In for lence. lie requests all the performers stage production. to come back on the stage, and they Stage Management a Problem. beobediently line up In n best of theatrical talent Is obThe hind him. lie Is speaking-- : tained for these shows. Stars from "Ladies and gentlemen: Well, yon (he willingly go to the have seen the boys nnd girls perform, movielegitimate houses because they make more nnd now we will see who gets the big money, even though they have to work prize. I will pass behind the performharder. Stage management, strange at ers, nnd I will nsk you to show by It may sound, has been a big problem your applause whom you think Is for motion-picturtheater managers best. Only he doesn't say whom" for some time, and the field has by who" Is better. nb means been expanded to Its limit. -- Picking the Winner. All of which being true, the question lie places his hand on little Marg- Is, what does that have to do with the arets head. A burst of hamlelupping. passing of amateur night? lie answers the question readily: Margaret smiles and sticks her thumb Because of the fact that all the In her mouth. Mother, in the front theaters are makrow, is gesturing wildly for her not to large motion-pictur- e swallow it. Elmer apparently didnt ing stage presentations, they are natregister much with his hoofing or urally trying to recruit as much of maybe he didnt bring many of his their talent as possible right at home. friends to the theater. He doesnt do Economic reasons, If no other, would so well. The McGoofus sisters likewise prompt such action. The result Is get a lukewarm reception, and they that In our theater, for Instance, I auditions at which hold make a sudden shift from dental dislocal performers are given ample opplay to sullen glares. Tom nnd Jerry are remembered for portunity to show just what they can that remarkable swing la uihlalr and do on the stage. The same Is done get a big hand. Arthur Tremont. the elsewhere In the city." boy with the curly blond hair and the The United States bureau of mines Ascot tie, goes over big, clearly outIs his and making a movie of the copper In-'erooniug distancing Sylvester troubadours, who are obviously piqued dustry of this country and Canada. semi-circl- ra00000&0000000&000-000CH300- at the inability of the audience to preciate their syncopation. tends to let her hair grow because the boy friend likes It so. The consensus among those college girls seems to be that they consider hobbl'd hair not ns good as they first Many were of the opinion thought. that the day of mannish fashions for women hud (Kissed, and having had their llir.g of freedom, ure willing to revert to former standards. Various modes of thing the hair in the in between period are now employed. This period has produced almost a new sort of coiffure iu itself. The "awkward stage has revealed the real ingenuity of the college girl to meet the change In hair styles, nnd In this case she has come through successfully. Though many admit that the very thought of lotting the hair grow presents a trying problem, they are willing to pass through the ordeal to regain their crowning glory. Iv-in- g Poor Mans Judge Bars Lawyers From Court Ivans. A- - court in which no lawyer Is admitted, except as a spectator, where there are no court attaches, no office equipment, no permanent records and which meets at the time and place most suitable to the Htigunts, is conducted here by lavid 1. Leahy, veterau newspaper man. The Jurisdiction of the court Is limited to the city, and to sums of money not to exceed Often cases in volving less than a dollar are beard. Ordinarily after Judge Leahy .'ms rendered a decision, payment is made on the spot. When a Judgment Is not paid he sends notice of it to the dera of the District court and It is executed In the same way as any other Judgments are executed. The court was created by the legislature, About ten years ago Judge Leahy took It over. In less than year he has heard more than 800 cases and not one of them lias been Wichita, well-meanin- audio-frequenc- of quality. It Is a mistaken Idea, .vet one that has nevertheless gained very gtneral acceptance, that the simplest volume control Is retuning the receiver. This Is tnrlrely wrong. Granted thut it Is the simplest, since It entails no addi-tional aCfaehmeiits and stands for nothing more than turning one or nore tuning controls off the po'r.t of sharpen tuning, this method often Introduces serious distortion, for the reason that a chan wave is no longer available and some of the valuable bands or latest sound components are rutl leasly chopped off. Also, the variation of the filament current, which Is also retorted to as a volume control, is by no means good practice, slnefe the tube funtlons properly at the given fi'ament temper-tar- e or filament voltage, and any reduction Is certain to result In Insufficient electronic emission, followed by distortion, which may or may not be noticeable In the reduced volume. The most satisfactory method, both from the simplicity and the tonal standpoints, .Is to vary the plate vol tage of the vacuum tubes. In the case of TV battery operation, the best procedure Is to Insert a variable resistance unit- In the B plus lend going to the tube or tubes, or to the detector tube In thq event that there Is no amplification. Regulating Plate Voltage. In fact, most of the leading receivers now on the market are employing this form of volume control, which permits of bringy end right up ing the to maximum sensitivity and volume, while Just a shade below the oscillating point. If full volume Is desired, or down to a mere whisper, with perfect tone quality, If the other extreme Is sought. The plate voltage of the detector and the audiofrequency tubes may also be controlled. If desired, although once the proper values are attained for good tone quality the voltages should not be changed merely for the purpose of cutting down loud speaker volume. It Is far better practice to let these values remain at their best settings and to alter the plate y tubes voltage of the as already outlined. Some radio authorities recommend a resistance unit for regntatlng the plate. This Is realin the first place ly a power tube should be employed to handle all the necessary volume without choking or distorting; secondly, Ue utqiost plate voltage within the capacity of the tuhe should he applied for best results, even with reduced volume; thirdly, the C battery should be adjusted to provide the necessary grid bias for whatever voltage may be applied on the plate of the power tube. 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Alice Well, lie said hed die for me, and Im curious. - unneix-ssttryi-sltte- e loud-speak- Selectivity First in Mind of the Set Buyer Tone quality, until recently considered the most Important feature of a In the mind of the prosThe negative Is wrapped around a radio receiver is, novy placed second in buyer, pective unint a revolves which glass cylinder minds of the merchandising experts. withform speed. A ray of light from The reason offered Is the growing in penetrates the film whenever It alcrosses one. of the l.ines drawn on the number of radio stations and the chaotic 'condition which exists leged sensitive a actuates ami photomap on broadcast wave lengths, causing electric cell. Each momentary tli kor interference. of the resistance the decreases of light Tills does not indicate thRt sets not 11 and a slight thallium sulphide good tone nu'illtv are not In tuning current passes through. Tlue demand. surge of surges are amplified and broadcast on meters as nil Irregular series of Brackets Make Strong Set dots and dashes which have been cou- In who of late fastening a wood has hoard to fusing ship radio operators have tried In vain to decode them, not the bottom edge of a fropt bakelite or hard rubber panel, do not rely on a understanding what they were. few wood screws aloiie t" make a ns The receiving apparatus operates does the sending mechanism, but in strong job. Use, in addition, a pair reverse order, finally actuating a pen of tlie convenient brass, aluminum o. which inscribes the transmitted map bard rubber brackets made especially for tbe purpose and you will have a on the sheet of paper wrapped around a revolving c Under. Thus the .whole strong und rigid receiver. job Is done and each fhlp has Its daily Gas Rubbles Cause Boiling vvoa'hcr map an S by Id sheet of Incalculable value to navigation. During the last stages of the charging process the solution (n storage battery cells starts to bubble violently, Low Vollage Aid Stabil.ty and a little may splash through the vent caps. Do not be alarmed by this, y amplifier .A tut.eii i circuit usually is more stable when as the agitation Is caused merely by the bursting of bubbles of hydrogen being fed 4o or 67 volts of B than when It Is operating on DO formed during tire charging action, and 1 not boiling caused by heat. ar 185. radio." t'AK Being scratched by the cat was a matter of pride to Joan, age five, for Now I have all kinds she braggged, of hurts. And on being asked whether the cat should be shot she replied, Why, no. I like her too much. About the same time her sister. Clara Jane, had a bad cold and sore throat. She was put to bed and the following morning her mother asked, Do you feel better? I'Mother, she replied, did you ex-- , pect me to feef worse this morning? Well, I arent. I feel wonderful. 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It Is necessary, to make a quick change of grid leak or resistance, unless one Is wiljing to spend a lot of extra time undoing much of his work. . To save at this point It Is well to have spare leaks and resistances of different values on hand and to use handy leak and resistance sockets, so that the changes can he made with the simplicity of changing a tube. n by a It doesnt cost muen to keep tbe youngsters dressed In all the pretty colors of the season Buy less, sew Ies and Diamond dye their dresses, waists, blouses, etc, nome dyeing Is easy. Its lots of fun. The results ure perfect, when you use real dye. Right over other colors, any kind of material. In an hour's time Keep your own clothes In style, too, by making them the newest shades. Also, the drapes and hangings in your radio-frequen- Radio Makes Maps for Handy Parts That Will Save Work in Switches Ships on Briny Deep USWB," familiar key letters to every radio operator on the high seas, Indicating United States weather bulletins, may soon pass out of hearing. It Is now poss.'o'e for whole weather maps to he broadcast from Wushing-toto ships at sea. and be drawn Dressing Children no Problem Now! Chemists, Buffalo, N.Y- - Romany Marriages Jumping over a broomstick is the only marriage ceremony under Romany law. Tills was explained by an aged gypsy woman, who applied at Fare-hafor a pension, when asked to produce her birth nnd marriage certificates. My husband and I have lived happily as man and wife for over fifty The old years, she said promptly. ladys application for a pension was granted. Those Dear Girls Again Jean Mae How do you like my new hatl Fine. I had one just like It last p ear. Beyond Dispute - Jimmie Its shaky busioes.8 What Is? Flaying with dice." 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