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By THOMAS “WA!
of the explorer Donald B. Mac-
Millan. who with his crew has
been ice-bound in the arctic regions
recently for 15 monthsppromises to
bring us new knowledge of some of
the mysteries of radio. The success
of the hlacMillan party in transmit-
ting and cciving messages while
their ship ‘as wedged in the polar
he has been ox‘le of the most dram-
atic achievements in radio communi-
cation.
The chief purpose of the expedition
was that. of scientific investigation.
Marilllllan's observations about the
movcments of glaciers. which ho
«nu-t. said were threatening another
ice age, and his stud.“ of the effects
of atmospheric electricity and ter-
restiai magnetism. are certain to add
important contributions to scientific
know.ledgc
THI return to the United States
From the frozen North to the
South Seas. radio is demonstrating
its power to carry entertainment to
the people of the earth.
Not long ago, at one o'clock in the
morning. a vast audience of listeners
In Australia. New Zealand. Tasimnin.
Chile. Peru. Equador. the Philippine
Islands. China. Fiji Islands and vari-
ous islands of Polynesia enjoyed a
special program broadcast by Station
two at Oakland. Calif. The gover-
nors of Pacific Coast states took
part in the program.
The first Canadian city to, provide
public radio concerts for its people
in Toronto. where a powerful loud-
speaker has been installed on the
365-foot tower of the City Hall. En-
tertainment broadcast from station.
in the Unitcd States and Canada. is
carried clearly to the streets below.
In the first test with the cityi
receiving set. a lZ-tube Superultra-
dyne. an instrumental-number broad-
cast from Washington. D. C.. Wu
reported to have been'heard for sev-
eral blocks. Market quotations sent
out by a Chicago station were hath!
distinctly two blocks away.
Thus radio takes its place as the
modern village crier.
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Russia soon will add vast numbers
to the army of broadcast listeners. if
recent reports are comet. These
dispatches say that the Soviet Gov-
ernment not only will permit the
.nstruction of home-made sets. but
t the government will go into the
business of manufacturing sets to be
sold at popular prices.
. Although Russia. has 40 high
power transmissiop station's. most of. .
them hav'e been used for ordinary
radio telegraph communication. Now.
the reports say. many of these plants
will be devoted to the broadcasting
of programs. It is possible that
under exceptional conditions of win-
ter-time reception. their signals may
be heard occasionally in the United
States. .
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THE anolo'paIMER
One Dally Fact for Listeners .
The Lightning Arrester is a. device
installed outside a. house. in connec-
tion with the radio antenna. in order
to make sure that. no fire or other
damage will occur as the result' of
a belt of lightning striking on or
near the antenna. 1
There are a great many different
kinds of lightning arresters on the
market. but nearly all of them work
on essentially the same principle.
The antenna or the lend-in wire is
connected to a small block or point
of metal. A fraction of an inch
away from this is another small
metal point or block. Thislone is
connected to "the ground. .
This is what electricians call a
“spark gap.” If the antenna be-
comes highly charged with electricity
from lightning. the electricity jumps
across the gap between the two
metal points and escapes harmlessly
into the ground. The radio currents
are too weak ,to do this and so the
lightning arrester does not interfere
with radio reception.
There is no especial danger of
lightning striking an antenna. Radio
apparatus is in no sense dangerous
from this cause. Indeed. if an actual
belt of lightning were to strike a
house with an antenna on -it. a good
deal of damage would probably be
done regardless of the lightning
(lf‘l't‘stef‘.
The real value of the arrester is
that it will prevent damage in case
lightning strikes nearby and thus
creates strong induced currents and
charges in , the antenna and the
antenna ground wire. Also. as a
safety precaution. the fire insurance
rules usually require lightning ar-
resters on all electrical circuits such
as telephones and the like. including
radio.
FLOWEBSDF. GOOD AND
' nan nUCK '
do as the peasants of Normandy
IF-you fear thunderstorms why not
do—keep bunches of box twigs
.stuck on the wall behind amirror
or a picture? The saying is among
them that the box earn-led to church
and blessed by the priests on Corpus
Christi day will perfectly~safeguard
the dwellers in the house where
these twigs are hung.
An old. old, saying is that the seed
of the fern if carried in the pocket
will confer the gift of invisibility.
So if you want to go about unobo
served by all means go out into the
woods and gather some of these
seeds which are so small as to be
almost invisible themselves.
Hawthorne is not so cemmon with
us as it is .in Europe. where‘ the
sentiment is that it is very bad'luck .
to carry blossoming hawthOrne'_ into
the house. It; fact. ’or grave
. done once,
QDRES‘S‘
&%W.mua+
The Ensemble Idea Has Reached
the Beaches. and Bathing Cos-
tumes Are Harmonics of Color
and Design.
DISTINCT line is drawn 1
A nowadays between the"
swimming suit and what
some of the dealers choose to call
the bathing tunic. One is--——pre-
sumably——chosen by the woman
who goes in the water first and
foremost for the purpose of swim-
ming. and the other is for the
iandiubber who enjoys seashore or
the firm sand beneath her feet.
. lake shore only when she can feel‘
Of course the ensemble idea has .
penetrated into the field of swim-‘
thing and bathing apparel. and
one is urged to get things to match
here as elsewhere. You fare forth
to buy a bathing stilt and you
come home with suit, hat, slippers,
cape. scarf and bag to match.
With your short one or two-
piece swimming suit you really
need some sort of wrap. One of
the smartest of such garments is
a caps that comes just below the
knees. of wide striped flannel—a
dark red stripe between a white
stripe and a light red stripe—or
dark yellow between white and
light yellow. Then there are
waterproofed satin coats that come
well below the knees.
Some of the leading dress-
makers have been making bathing
ensembles this year that really
raise the high cost of bathing in
style. One of these ensembles con-
sists of a frock made of large
polka dotted jersey combined with
plaid. There is a cape of the
same materials and a scarf of the
dotted material. Following the
French lead. American dealers
are offering hat and coat sets for
bathers who wish to wear close-
fltting swimming suits and need
some sort of wrap. One of these
shown in the sketch consists of.
figured silk of henna flowers on a‘
navy blue background.
Black still lends numerically as
far as bathing costumes go. but
from all indications there will bo‘
more bright colors on the beaches
this summer than ever before.
One shop where many fasionable
women order their bathing ap-
parel stresses purples for this
season. Sometimes it is in solid
tone. but oftener In two tone com~
bination or in printed silk. Red
Is stressed as the smartest choice
this summer by one expert on the
subject. In place of the conven-
tional black costume we now have
.lblsck satin generously piped with
green,- purple. orange. red and
other brilliant hues. But quite
the newest thing of all for the
bathing suit or costume is vividly
figured silk of some sort. ,
WISE man
_ oranawrss
DO YOU KNOW “'AFFLES?
UROPEANS. some of them. seem
E to feel that pancakes. crullers
and waffles form the mainstay
of American diet. But instead of
feeling contempt for these non-too-
wholesome dishes. as they may have
they regard them with
interest and consider them rather
smart additions to their own bill of
fare. Says one English writer:
“The waffle is a sort of thin cake
eaten with maple syrup. but in parts
of New York and the Middle West
this sweet is accompanied by sausage
cakes. .chicken and other' savory
dishes. much as we take red-current
jelly with saddle of mutton or apple
sauce with roast pork."
Bloc].- pntrnl leather ban for bath-
ing suit, will titlutc initials. Then
a bathing suit cnscm bio of plaid and
polka dot silk. with jersey lmlnu to
flu? cape and silk. jcrscy trainers.
Below that, hat and coat worn with
bathing mm in navy bin.- an'd hr‘nna.
batch hat in brighbcolorctl straw,
and swimming shore of black satin
and white. kid, with. surdc sale.
The answer is probably in the
affirmative. Especially in white.
these wrist-length gloves do em-
phasize the size of the bands. But.
on the other hand. they are exceed~
mgly smart. And as most people
go in decidedly for smartncse. now-
adays. that seems to be the thing
that matters. Se buy wrist-length
gloves and be smart. and happy.
, all.
How so You
INE ‘* a FEATU
SCHOOL DAYS - .
Salli?
Common Errors ln lndlieh and
'I How to Avoid Them
_.————
3.. c. N. Lunts
'MAD"'and “ANGRY"
EW words are .more frcquentiy
F misused than “mad" and
"angry." It must he confessed,
however, that there is some excuse
for the misuse of the words. since
many psychologists hold that it is
difficult to tell when the emotions
of a person are aroused just where
anger ends and madness begins. But
in grammar there is a sharp distinc-
tion between “angry“ and “mad"
The former means to be voxed or
out of patience. while the latter in-
dicated madness. insanity. A person
who is insane is mad. but u person
whose mail is delayed in not mad,
but merely angry. There is a figur.
stive use‘ of the word "mad”—ths,t
is. a use in which the words are not.
to be taken literally—such as “mad,
with pain." "mad with terror." etc.
“I am mad at that follow," say. 3
man. "he cheated me in a stock
deal." He should my, "I am angry
at that follow." etc.
INTERESTING FLOWERS
There are so many interesting
carnage-or lapel or shoulder- flow-
ers that it is hard to make a. choice.
There are some most attractive ones
of knitted colored wools.
There are some of enameled tin in
gay colors
There are some of colored crock-
0W.
There are some of velvet ribbon
deftly twisted into flower-like shape.
There are some hf the regular
artificial-flower variety.
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lite Fence The?
SHORT STORY
His Dull ul Wave
By H. LOUIS RAYBOLD
. bad hardened and observed
iering a napkin belwecn Ill" nothing.
\vindotv hangings and turned to
her young alstrr
breakfasting.
JULIE HEATHPOTE ceased flat-Inn:
"A star for looks," declared Jane.
Who was busily i "Hi‘t‘Lil brown eyes and such glorious
fun a}: hair. ltathcr like the heroine
"Don't you think." sho said. "that,oi tho book l'm proofreading. My
it‘s just sw-ct of lien to wave like‘guosa is ~hc's some tremendous per-
that story mount 3?" son on tho stage or screen."
"No, I tlimk ”-3 s ‘lly." Next morning Julie announced her
“Why. Janey!" mirntiun of going shopping. "Hi
'1 do!” bttlie\,'e explained Jane run in ulth you. Don.’ she arranged
“that whatexcr it .may have boen1;:;(]‘:I”J.llle for lunch and come out
“I “m “ I“ I"? 10118“ I won-l with a thrill of lcasure In the
tancous gesture. But because you ”pd-mm sunshine. rho stepped in
expett it of hltr he dutifully Pt’T-‘l beside her husband. Tbcv traversed
hi“ ‘3" 0" that 8““ “"‘Ve- ml)“ 0‘" lltv- stile! to the corner. whetc the
m” hunky and ghes 3“" the ( hnu— (”Ill slmwd down {is Dons hand went
tauqua salute to the amustmem of m h... pocket
all bystanders I '.'Oh i forgot I needn't wave this
The Ileathcotes occupied an apart- morning" he said qulcltlv. but his
mom in one of the buildings of a glance had fimtn back to the apart-
new development plan whose aim tnent house. And so. involuntarily.
was to glue the tenants .1” possible had Julie' 3. 1
light and sun. That “as why the And horrors. there from the din-
dining 100m \vlndous “’t‘l'f‘ set Elling- room window of the flat about
such an angle an to be \lslhlo fromlttuttered the unmistakable white of
the corner several blocks allay. Also a signalling handkerchief!
the dining- -rnom windows of the ”(nu—just who is that?" When
apartments ..h0\e Mid h010“- Julio found hcr voice she used it
Janey. who was proofrcmler for a With vehemencc.
publishing house, lived with themi "I “Ont km“ 1 am “"3
and managed to maintain an inter- Don. honestly enough.
est in the other apartment dwellers "Does she aluays “71W?"
which annoyed Julie considcrably. "YES—HO-lhflt Ill—'3'
"It Just isn't done " she protested! The rest of the. drive continued in
on the very evening of this same silence. Julie was really startled.
Ibon was thinking that the whole
"Well. Julie-" the three of them affair “as too absuid to dignify by
were at supper-o“! guess cvcn cold—idiscusslon. But in the minds of
blooded you would have been tmer-.lmth of them echoed the words of
ested to some up in the 9'-‘\'fltor Jane. "Absolutely the most stun-
with absolutely the most ratnningining girl you ever saw. In the
'said
1 apartment right above. "
‘ You're right.
Personally I know many. many
American homes where the waffle
has never yet been cooked. and
many. many persons who would not
eat waffles anywhere unless it were
to be polite. Moreover I personally
never heard of eating sausage cakes
with waffles. though I think most
American housewives nowadays serve
apple sauce with roast pork and
many regard current jelly as a.euit~
able accompaniment of roast mut-
ton.
girl you ever saw in your life.
waited and asked the elevator boy
By the time the shopping district
when he came down who she was was reached. Julie in true feminine
and he said she lived with her
brother in the apartment right!
above!"
Don lleathcote dropped his knife
with a clatter. recovered it awk-
wardly. 1nd :ulped down some water
In an effort to cover what seemed a
strange confusion.
This momentary disturbance in
her ordinarily composed brother-in-
law attracted Jane's attention for a
‘nnything.
fashion, had worked out a solution
which made her too miserable for
Don and the stunning
girl had met. fallen in,lovs and she
had moved in upstairs to be near
him!
She parted from Don without the
usual interchange of affectionate
farewells and went about her shop-
ping forlornly, wishing she had not
promised to meet Jane.
illness is thought by the w. .
timtofoiiowsuchsnact A,
There must be lots of Americans,
however. who do like waifles. for
some of the London hotels and
restaurants are now providing waffles
for the benefit of homesick Amer-
icans.
WHICH MAKES THE HANDS
LOOK SMALLER
Do the short-cuffed gloves make
the hands look largo?
Green suede shoe with square cut-
outs at top. Then one of black
patent leathcr, then one of mu ’0,“
with black patent leather openworlc
section. and a white sandal with
open uorlc foes.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Facts about your name; lte hleteryr Its meaning. whence It was lee
rived; lte significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel.
JULIETTI
HE bearer of this name has the
satisfaction of knowing that
here is one of the most ancient
and classical of names. It is an
English derivation and the woman
whose name it is is indeed fortunate.
for hers is a name made famous
through the centuries since' times
more ancient than the Roman Ern-
pire. 1 _
Made famous by Bhskupeare in
"Romeo and Juliet." the name is
associated with the beautiful green
stone. the jade. This mysterious
green etohe is associated with mys-
tical qualities by the Hohemmedsns
and with therapeutic qualities by the
Chinese. It Is a secret lyinhol which
represents the secret thoughts ofthe
soul and the essence of happiness
and love.
Like its muesli» counterpart.
Julius. the name Juliet had its
origin In the Julian gens that pre-
ceded Roman civilization. Various
legends are put forward to account
for Julius and historians differ
widely. but the generally accepted
theory is that Julius is the diminu-
tive for "dius," meaning divine. and
was evolved in‘the same manner
that Zeus. father of the gods.-eame
to be the Roman Jupiter. If such
is the case Juliette may fairly be
called a daughter of the Gods.
The name has been carried to all
nations in various forms. She is
Giula in Italy and Julija in Russia.
In Brittany she is autism. and Juli-
sea in Sphlh‘.‘
Wednesday is her lucky day. ac-
cording to all historical and mystical
indications. and number live is her
fortunate number. ._ .
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Then. when lunch time came. that
young woman was late and when
she finally arrived. she was not
alone. With her was a tall, mon-
ocled young man who was a total
passing second but Julie was absent-
mlndedly hoping the gelatlne des-
stranger to .Iulic.
mauucuuvicnnlsmswnf
‘ Jane when introductions were over
' and the young man had ordered for
the three of them. "Here I've been
proofreading his books and he's liv-
ing right over us! You know." she
threw in explanatorily to Julie. “the
brother of the girl I was telling you
about last night. He's been describ-
ing how he gets his plots straight
out of everyday life.
"For example." and here Jane
managed a surreptitious wink for
her sister's benefit. "he's just sold a
story about a man who thought a
woman threw him e. kiss every
morning and he returned it only to
find it was her husband. Only in
of a handkerchief and he thought it
was I!"
“And so," said Julie that evening
to Don. “I forgive you.”
"For nothing." said Don crossly.
Then. curiously. “Is the stunning
girl his wife?"
"No." said Julie. “I fancy our
Jane is going to he that. It really
looks like a case of love at first
sight with each of them. No, she is
his sister and is engaged to a man
in Chicago." She paused. Then.
meanly. she chuckled:
"Oh. Don. when I think of the two
of you—you and that monocled
Wiml man gravely waving to each
Here Julie rocked in a. gale of
laughter in which her husband at
unloads“! 1018‘ her
reality it wasn't a kiss but a wave .
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other and each one thinking—4' - - -
Lyrics of Life
NOT SO BAD 1
"This place ain't bad." he says. says
he.
"Well. maybe you know
mean.
It's plenty good enough for me.
Of course. there's [liens—but you
can screen. ,
We h:l\'o mosquitoes, that is true.
But stay inside. that's what I do:
They only come around'st night.
And stay indoors and you're all
right.
what I
"Of course. at noon it's rather hot.
>And waikln' lathe. sun. is tough.
But if a parasol you've got
The climate here is good enough.
Of course. the soil is mostly sand
but some things grow on any land.
I don't see why folks git so mad
About this place—it ain't so bad."
old timer. any place
Is not so bad to any man
“'ho meets it with 11 ch
And tries to do the bes
A smile can make it Paradise.
A from) can make it otherwise.
Conditions haven't much to do
With good or bad-it's I and you.
Whatever place a fellow fills.
Whatever makes a fellow fret.
Man may be happy if he wills——
The worst has never happened yet.
Of course, life's soil is mostly sand.
.{IvJ'lIPILDlI‘ID'MAllgl-ifibl-
AMETHYaT
HE amethyst. today's tallsmanic
T gem. was declared by the great
leonardo to make its wearer
astute. shrewd in business. and
logical. The traveler and the soldier
should adopt the amethyst as a
charm, since it is sure to bring them
good luck.
Today's natal stone is the sapphire.
which protects its wearer from dan-
ger and brings him good fortune
even after he has given the stone
away, provided he gives it lovingly.
The Orientals believed that all
striped materials brought good luck
on this day. particularly if blue or
violet appeared dmong the other
colors.
Hellotropc is mill to living: cowl
fortune to the households uhich it‘1
adorns today.
WHO WROTE THIS?1
A Series of Popular Quotations from:
Famous Authors. Selected 1
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By‘ J. wason ROY 1
1—"Who riseth from a feast withl
that keen appetite that he sitsl
down."
2—“He thought the moon was made
of green cheese."
3—"The man who smokes. thinks
like a sage and acts like a Samar-
itanl"
l——"i’ttiidtce is a necessary ingre-
dient of genius."
5—‘ 'The man that loves and laughsl
must sure do sell." I
. 0—“And when love speaks. the velce't
Just a friend of other days.
‘Went to school together; yes.
MALLOCH
Rut some things grow on any land.
You‘rr lucky just to live. my “id-
Remmnber. hey. it's not so bad.
JUST A FRIEND
"Who was that I saw with you?“
"Him? Oh. just a. lad I knew
Hack the road of life a ways.
Been together more or less
Ever since, just off and on.
Folks have come and folks have
But we «com to mcttt again,
Here anti thote. anti now and than}
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"No. you uouldn't know him; no,
Not so rivll as riches go.
Never ran for office nor l
Anything was mentioned for: .‘
No. his fame is rather dim. ~ 5;?"
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Cues: you never heard of him!
He is just the kind who come
When the world is troublesome,
One who's with you to the end.
No one special. just a friend.
"Money isn't hard to make
If you live for money's‘sakc.
Life will even bring you fame.
I've discovered. just the same,
That the finest things we own
Aren’t things of steel and stone.
But the friends 'who gather 'round,
Just the friendships we havo found.
Fame will fade. and gold you spend. b
But you're rich with just a friend."
of all the gods makes heaven,
drowsy with the harmony."
:
'l—“O liberty! liberty! how many
crimes are committed in thy
name!"
B—"There is a sweet Joy which
comes to us through sorrow."
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