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ICE LDS NY COLUMN.. ‘Nagel—“T have a crystal receiving Gonsisting of & tapped tuning coll, a te variable condenser, a phone , crystal detector and a pair of hm phones, My aerial is a single 0 fest long. With this eet T cin Tetetye WEAF, WOR, WJZ, WHN and 2 GM fairly loud, put also register a lot ‘of interference from code stations, Can you tell mo how to eliminate this trovsio? What parts are necessary to @hatige the set 1 am now using into a ingle tube set using the dry battery Will you please publish the hook-up?" Anawer—To elim!- {the cote you will need a highly tuning device such as a vario with tapped primary. The ef your present set which used with the single tube set are and 48-plate variable parts necessary -plate varl- (%_to 2 ‘Ww. D. ‘B' rd da plate variometer. Fan—“Inclosed is a hook-up. like to bring in more stations nt to know what parts aro neo * Answer—From your question 0 tell whether vou are r want to listen Receiving mpre of the local stations 1s Just a mat- ter of not having the more powerful 1 stations operating when you want ‘The powerful and the ‘on approxtmately the eo that when the rt operating the small: yu tol Heten in. others all opera’ same wave | larger station: F t stations I to'listen to th efar distant stations it will be necessary to add a step of radio fréquency before the detector unit. If yohi just want to increase the volume the stations now received and bring ups to audibility the stations which can faintly be heard, a step of audio cy amplification will be neces- This step consists of an audio juency transformer, a rheostat, sock- ind hard tube with the additional battery voltage, which should be t 80 volts on the last step, variable condenser Russ—How can I make a WD11 tube fit the socket of a standard set. i ctor and two step outfit ih which I have been using the regular 200 and 201 tubes, My battery destroyed recently and I want to substitute the dry cell tubes and do to t down.’ dapter on the market which made to fit the Ar? cell tube to the standard size socket. You can also buy a socket made for thé new tubes. er—""Can a loop ceria] be used with a detector amplifier set of the standard regenerative type?” Answer— ler ordinary circumstances, unless are practically under the acrial of thd broadcasting station, with a single tube set this type of aerial is practically 8. 4. Allen—“Will you please tell me the natural wave length of the follow- ing antenna system: A six-wire aerial, eagh strand being 220 feet long, a lead in the form of a six-wire cago forty feqt long, and an eighteen-wire counter- » each wire 200 feet long?” An- * The approximate natural period of wibration is 600 metres. WOR-NEWARK, P. M.—Dorothy Gray on “How to 15 P. M.—Santa Claus Hour. 30 P, M.—"Man in the Moon Stories for the Children.” $.00 F. M.—Songs by the Rev. Berele Chagy. P. M.— oltal by Edward Avis, lecturer, and violinist. 80 P. M.—Daniel Carter Beard will to Boy 6couts, 50 P, M.—Songs by the Rev. Chagy. 00 to 9.30 P. M.—Dance numbers by Meadowbrook Society Orchestra. irdiand,” a lecture-re- bird 4. 9. tho 80 P. M.—Recital by Glorianna Tit- lyric soprano. P. M. the Meadow Mics f WGY—SCHENECTADY. 403 METRES. NL 12 M.—United States Naval Observa- 2.30 P, M.—Noon stock market quo- ‘M.—Weather forecast on 485- ‘wave length. P, M.—Music. P. M.—Produce and a ; news bulletins. 7.46 P, M.—Concert program, by John Rae, WIZ—NEWARK 360 METRES. P. M.—A program of New York} William songs by “Happy” Jack] Cal., baritone, 45 P, M.—Resume of sporting events, . fusioal tion, Association, 8.30 P, M.—-""Broadeasting Broadway,” by Bertha Brainard. 9.00 P. M.—Grn her discussion of * 9.10 P, M.—Recital Irish tenor, 9.45 P. M. Isavet Colts Zooks of the V by Pat Kelly, he Fun of Being an Irishman,” by Dr. as W. David- son, pastor of the Ilistoric Reformed Church on the Heights, Brooklyn. 9.00 to 10.00 P, M.--Arlington time signals, weather forecast. 10.0% P. M he Fun of Being av Irishman,” continued by Dr. Davidson. WGI-MEDE 00 A. M by Arthur 3. usical program. Yew England and ocean forecast. 11.30 A. players. 1.30 P. M.—Farmers’ produce market report; United States oficial weather forecast. 2.00 P. M.—Amrad Women's Club pro- gram. .00 P. M.—Mid-afternoon news broad- east; musical program. 6,00 P. M.—Market report. Boston police reports; late news flashes; carly sports news. 8.30 P, M.—LEvening program of music and talks. M.—Music on mechanical am WRW-TARRY TOWN 360 METRES. Musical aclection. Latest news flashes. 6.25 P. M.—Musical selection on a re- producing piano. 6. 30 M.—Agriograms from the ited States Department of Agricul- P. M.—Musical selection on the lion. 6.40 P, M.—Children's bedtime stort 6.65 P. M.—Musical selection. 7.20 to 8.30 P. M.—Ampico night. 10.30 P. M.—Musical program by the W. R. W. Quartet 11,00 P. M.—Acknow reporting W, It. W. an 1145 Pp. NW ‘ontinuation of musical program by the W. Rt. W. Quartet. fs a IN NEW YORK TO-DAY. Silver Society, cat show, Biltmore. Grand Street Boys, meeting, Pennsyl- vania, 8 P. M. lL. Hebrew National Pennsylyania, 8 P. M. Fur Merchants’ Association, meeting, Pennsylvania, 8 P. M. Notre Dame Catholic . entertain- ment and dance, Pennsylvania, evening. Bronx Maternity Hospital, bridge, Pp vlvi P.M. Auxiliary, Peop! ce, Pennsylvania. Council, v ledging letters f Home, ‘meet! ‘a Hospital, luncheon, Buyers’ Association, Pennsylvania, 2 P. M. 0 Club, luncheon, Pennsylvania. ment Manufacturers’ Club, meet- ing. Pennsylvania, 10 A, M. American St ‘Trades’ Associa- meeting-luncheon, Astor, 9 A. M. Union Made Garment Manufacturers’ eeting, Astor, 10 A. M. Insurance Federation meeting, Astor, 10 A. M. National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, meeting, Astor, 10 A. M. Casualty Information Clearing House, meeting, Astor, 10 A. M. Civitan Club, luncheon, Aster, 1 P. M. Jewish Maternity Hospital, cards, Astor, M Pacific Lodge, No. 233 F. and A. M., entertainment and dance, Astor, 8 P. M Swedish Club, entertainment and dance, Astor, 8 P, M. Mozart Society, dance-supper, Astor, 9.30 P. M. Auction sale of unclaimed articles, General Post Office, Eighth Avenue and S34 Street, 9.30 A. M. Greenwich Village Historical Society, Dutch Night, No. 1 Sheridan Square, 8.20 P.M. Rotary Club, dinne: of America, MeAlpin, 6 P. M WESTCHESTER NOTES. James Lynch, former Comptroller of Yonkers, has been appointed foreman of the December Grand Jury by Su- preme Court Justice Tompkins. Alfred Pendort of New Rochelle has been appointed Chief Recording Clerk by Birropate Slater to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank Condon of Dobbs Ferry. Friends of Supreme Court Justice- elect. Taylor jr. of Mount Vernon have arranged for a reception to be tendered him at his chambers on First Street, Mount Vernon, on ew Year's Day. The Reception Committee includes Frank M. Buck, Isaac N. Mills, Le Roy N. Mills, Mark D. Stiles, Charles M Miller, William 8. Coffey, William C. Pells and George Guess, Because of the constantly growing interest in the work of the Westchester County Government Commission, Henry R. Barrett, the Chairman, will speak on the Government needs of the county at the Community House, Pleasantville, the afternoon of Dec. 8. Mr, and Mrs. De Rochemont of Co- Ugni Avenue, New Rochelle, have an- the engagement | of their daughter, Miss Loujse De Rochemont, to: Ronald Craigm of New York City, The New Rochelle Elks’ charity ball will be held at the club house on Le lace on Wednesday evening, Deo. 13. The proceeds will go to the club's Christmas charity fund, A bazaar will be held at St, Paul's Episcopal Church House on Mayflower Avenue, New Rochelle, on Thursday af- ternoon and evening. The marriage of Miss Mabel Ander- son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wilton N. Anderson of No, $3 Leland Avenue, New Rochelle, and Clarence Robert Bloomfield, son of Mra. Jennie 1 Bloomfield’ of Yonkers, will take place next Saturday at 4 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church of New Rochelle. Her attendants will be her sister, Miss on, as maid of honor, and Miss Viola L. Thompson, of ppaqua, as bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs, Franklin Hebbard of No, 80 Sickles Avenue, New Rochelle, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Marguerite Hebbard, to rge Schultz of Oakland, on Wednesday, in St, Paw Church, New Rochelle. The couple ai honeymooning in Baltimore, a where they will realde. The Junior Auxiliary of the New P. M—Mi 00 P. M.--""Musical Stories," by Mary| Rochelle Hospital will hold {ts annual lecturer for the New| card party in the new residence of Mr. ity Board of Edi Irving Hanson on Wilmot Rochelle, on Thursday. seventy tive EE. Ni Poor Little Dandelion Dies —. In Fire Lit Near Still-in Church W. C, T. U, Shows Greenwich Village tniquities of Wine From Greenwich Ville there yesterd dandelion from {t ae Innocent infancy mortem hell fire. The harrowing story was presented without expurgation at the Washing- ton Square Tethodist copal Church, No. 133 West Fourth Street, where the v York County Woman's Christian Temperance Union was in convention. Bi th chapter had been fin the Ja with their own eye w the spir of the formerly good little flower consumed in writhin, spectacle. According the best. obtainable information, the dandelion that started with such a fair promise and ended so terribly was ‘born in one of the meadows of Staten Island early last spring, a sunny yellow blossom {n'a field of green. But there werd evil influences lurking near; possibly the flower grew in the shadow of one of those abandoned whiskey flasks that dot the meadow. Possibly a few drops g flames. It was a moving Flower. ge ts still shuddering at the memory of what happened jocking revelation of the progress of a pretty little to the depravity of old age and post- of the liquor poisoned the soll from which the dandelion drew its nourish- ment is speculation. Anyway, the flower grew to matur- Ww weeks; its yellow head ray, and it scattered its seed, nis of dandelions, each the viclous tendencies of the first, grew up all over the meadow, And a woman plucked them ‘Then, day by day in every way they got worse and worse. They fell into evil company—mingling with sugar and yeast and water until they had completely host their original nature. They became wine. Mrs, Bessie Brown came to the con- vention bringing @ bottle of this fluid —a fluid that gleamed and glowed and so that th inheriting glittered, Like many another evil thing it looked all right at first glance, and perhaps it would have tasted all right if anybody had tasted it, but Mrs, Brown proceeded to prove _THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 65, 1922. that it was bad in spite of appear- ances. They had a still In the church,— by special permission, of course—and it must have been all right because | Mra, B.C. Yellowley, tho wife of the} sition Director, was there. | some of the wine into tho atill and they started the thing, (Somebody knew how). And after a whilo the spirit of the wine came out, and they put it in a little retort and heated it until the fumes arose, and Mra, Brown lighted a match and—— Prot And they pu ‘The spirit) burned and burned, which served it right. i} atten meee VICTIM OF APHASIA | BELIEVED TO BE DOCTOR fella Medicines and Ingredients by Sense of Sm KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.-—Physicians! here continued efforts to revive the faltering memory of a man whom tho police found last night wandering in the Union Station, He was unabi to give his name or any account of h self, but was found to possess ao markable familiarity with medicine and surgical instruments. At the hospital a bottle of medicine which he saw produced the first signs of rtness, Physicia: to he po by scent, in them: His hat was purchased in Denver and his necktie in Salt Lake City; the over- coat came from Ithaca, N. Y. He wore a fancily woven horsehair belt. BONWIT ee TELLER &.CO, FIFTH AVENUE AT 38™ STREET OW_iN PROGRESS Os Annual December SALE S FURS FOR WOMEN AND MISSES Presenting the Greatest Values Ever Offered by This Shop Appropriately Timed for Christmas- Giving A comprehensive collection of distinguished models in fur coats, capes and wraps of the highest quality peltries Pastry or Pie Forks —Six in lined gift box, $8.00. The Thoughtful Gift [et your Christmas remembrance signify thoughtful- ness. For the thoughtful gift is the most highly prized. And how can you better convey this impression than by a gift of Heirloom Plate? It is at once an expression of good taste, good judgment and loving care in the selection. The better stores are showing Heirloom Plate in chests, assortments, or by the single piece—and in attractive gift boxes. See it at John Wanamaker R. H. Macy & Co. H. C. F. Koch Co. A. I. Namm & Son, B’klyn H. Batterman Co., B’klyn Hahne & Co., Newark and good stores generally loom Plate Young People’s Store—Fourth Floor Lord & Taylor * FIFTH AVENUE Trieruone FitzRoy 1900 Sturdy Shoes For Strenuous Children Tan Calfskin—a splendid shoe for real service. Well. made oa ic last. Sizes 834 fo 2. Most moder. ately priced \ $4.50 ‘Boys’ Shoes—Tan calf. kin, with sensible toe. Sizes 166, $5 Misses’ T; Reign g chong Pitt lees wr sep and graceful‘ eimgue, 234 to7. $7 ts Qne Each Day Blue for Monday, brown for Tuesday, pink for Wed- nesday,andsoon the one for every day and it is written on them, 0 you can’t make a mistake. 75c a box. Misses’ Gloves Reduced to #1 Gloves of a fine soft quality kid, 2 clasp style in titen or white. Sizes 534 to 634. An excellent glove value. Wool Hose for Boys and Girls Imported Golf Hose, ot wool, for boys or girls, In brown heather mixtures. Sizes 7 to 10, $1.10 pair. American Long Hose, of wool, in brown, blue and green heather mixtuges. wp t Sizes674 to 10: Priced accord- ci ling to size, 85c to 95c pair, Boys’ Blanket Robes A most practical gift for the boy of four to eighteen years and one he will surely like, because of its real masculine appeal. Plaids, checks, figured materials, and solid colors are here to choose from. All made in straight mannish style. $3.75 to $24.75 Warm Sweaters for the Boy He probably has a preference for slip-over or coat style, plain color or combination of colors, but he surely will be delighted with a sweater on Christmas morning. These aré all wool, sizes 8 to 18 years, $3.50 to $10 Caps to match, $1 and $1.50 Girls’ Bloomer Dresses For Christmas Gifts Gingham, chambray, and cotton crepe, all in bright, lovely colors. They make charming gifts for the holidays. Especially as they are found in such beguiling models—one smocked with a touch of wool embroidery, the other with tied back sash and collar and cuffs of white poplin. $2.95, $3.95, $4.95 Stern Brothers West 42nd Street (Between sth and 6th Avenues) West 43rd Street cA. wide and varied Christmas assortment. of distinctive, finely made Dressing Gowns, Smoking Jackets and Blanket Bath Robes for Men The matter of selecting a gift becomes one of-comparative ease when confronted: with such .a vast assemblage as we now offer. Smoking Jackets . . $7.50, 9.50, 11.50 to 35.00 |j Dressing Gowns . . 16.50,.21.00,.25.50 to 135.00 Blanket Bath and House Robes . .4.95, 6.50 to 22.50 | Special To-morrow—Men’s Smoking Jackets Cloth with matelasse facing; cuffs*and pockets. English All-Wool'Dressisr Gowns, eath $21.50 | Motor Robes of mohair cloth and silk plush, $8 to $55 Thousands of Positions In World Help Wanted Ads.