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Variocouplers may
also l*e home mads tf
desired, hut they ere
seldom very effidsut
and as they are very
low In price It ts
scarcely worth while
to attempt theft mine
facturr
These con
sist of two col la. <>oa
rotating wtthlp the
other.
If desired to
make a varlo-couplee
you will require a
cardboard tube or a
fibre tube about four
and one half luches tn
diameter
and
five
ln<d>ea long
A rotor
form that may be pur-
chased for a dollar or
so. A quantity of Na
M and No, ¿A H A M
gauge, double cotton
covered magnet wire
and some No. 20 of
the aatne type wire.
You will also require
a brass shaft or rod
'4 loch diameter, a
<llal. knob A switch, a
i>atirl of fibre or bakelite about 1M8
Inch thick and 0 Inches square and a
wotaivn or fibre base H Inch thick
and tl Inches square, beat.las
odds and ends. etc. The rardb-wrd
tube and rotor form are preferably
soaked In paraffine, but thia is got
•waentlal.
Begin winding the card
laatrd tutw, starting M loch from one
<*nd through a small hole, as shown
and wind on 3N turns of the No. 20
wire, keeping the turns rinse to
gether but not touching.
Then,
bring the wire across the tube as
shown In Fig. 3T. leaving a space of
■
Inch bare and continue to wind
<>n another 3t> turns of wire.
In
winding,
take
off
three
tai«
from each section one at every
twelve turns, beginning at second turn
fr<>n> top and leaving two turns at hot
tom of winding as shown la Ftg 37.
T. T. T. finally passing the end
through a hole as shown. The whole
should then be covered with paraffine,
or II may be shellacked, although
shellac will decrease Its efficiency and
paraffine will serve every purp<we In
tbe renter, at tbe bare apace which
has been left, a
Inch bole ehould
be bored aa shown In the rut
The
licit step la to wind the rotor form,
which la done by winding on twenty
five turns of No. 2t> wire (etarttng
through a fine hole aa shown) which
f«ns« the •Hckler*’ coll ft* M. A
and leaving the two ends of tbe wire
about 0 Inchee long and running tbe
Igst end through a bole te h>Jd It
Then, nt the other end of the rotor,
wind on forty-two turns of No. 2N
wire to form the secondary Fig M
B. and leaving free ends of wire about
8 Inches long. Through tbe center of
the rotor-form, a hole should be
bored A* Inch In diameter as ahowr>
The neat step la te iwount the
coupler, which Is done aa follows
In the fibre panel, bore a 'a Inch hole
two Inches from the top and 3*»
Inches from <>ne aids. Ftg. 39
In
the lower corner, place a switch with
sli contact pointe A. and en the right
hand side drill sis 3-18 IM holes
for binding posts H Theo make and
place the shaft in the rotor. eecur
Ing It by glue, sealing wax or by
means of nuts, according to your
■w hanlcal ability, and attach tbe two
parte to the panel, fitting a ilial and
knob to shaft and mounting ths panel
oti the base. In connecting up. the
primary, secondary and tickler wires
ere connected to the six binding poets
end the «1» tsp-offs n« the primary
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soli are connected tn the swttrh rwn-
ta<ta aa shown In the cut. with one
of the primary wires in the switch
post. Thau, when the coupler to to t-e
set up, the aerial Is connected to uoe
of the primary posts the ground to
the other, the ara-ondary poets are
connected with ttw grid circuit and
tbe tickler poets to the plate and re
ceiver circuits, all of which la shown
In the diagram Fig Mi
A variometer may he made In a
very similar manner, using two car>l-
‘board tubes, one about four inches In
diameter and three Inches long; the
other three Inches long qilil about
three and three-quarters Irohra In
diameter. The dimensions should be
such that the small tube can turn free-
ly. without touching, within the largwr
tube and lite smaller the apace be
tween the two tiie better; but you
must remember to allow for the thick
ness of tbe wire to be svxuxl upon
the Inner tuho. First, m«W*nre care
fully tbe exact centers, so that when
a shaft fhataosd to the inner bilv or
rotor la passed through the larger
tube, tbe Inner one will rotate frveljr
and evenly without touching or In
creasing the apace The entire effict-
eory of tbe variometer ilepeiids very
largely upon the secure«» with which
this Is d<>no. Starting with a email
bole about % Inch from the outer edge
of the emallrr tuba wind on about
twenty turns of N" Its doable-coated,
cotton-lneulated eofqier wire, being
careful to keep the turns separated
Then skip a spare of about an Inch,
as shown In Fig 11. and wind on an
other twenty turns. finally running
the wire through a hole, fnstmtng
both ends with a drop »f glue ar srsl
Ing wax and, lea* big five or six Inches
of free wire at each end Starting the
same way. wind the larger tube In ex
actly the same manner snd being sure
to wind In the same dlrartlon Whrsi
all are wound, mount the smaller lutw
on a shaft Ina!de of the larger tube,
fastening shaft by glue or sealing
wax dropped on from inside, and
mount aa shown In Fig «2 Finally,
connect one end of the stator wire to
one end of the rotor wire, leaving
plenty of free wire to allow rotor to
revolve a tel lead tbe otiu-r two ends
to binding posit ns shown, bring sure
to keep that to tbe rotor !<»•♦ to allow
free muwnieit.
The shaft to rotor
should be equipped with knob and
■Mai as shown In the cut and the whole
mounted on a fibre or bakelite panel
on a proper bass
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We Print Sale Bills
ised. but no method wherebv thia
"«•qualixalion" Is to l>e a<*compliab<*d
PEOPLE’S COLUMN
is set forth.
Th-rcia no pledge of
s|»ciflc legislation to curial) bureau*
(Editor’s Note We arc giad to
cracy and none concerning income
give space to the people of our Com
munlty on topics of th«* day, hut taxation
Upon taxation the platform is aa
ask them not to become personal or
abusive.
Each contributor must vague and hazy as the democratic
sign name, not for publication, but candidate is in his pn>niis>* of a
for our protection !
magic cure-all for political ills
In
spiration of the pie* counter is the
How in the world could any tn« r-
dominating force in b<>th camps.
chant make money when no ad
Neither offrrs a constructive pro
mission was charged, money given
gram. The one presents a t>arty
away on premiums for the beat ex
without a leader and the other poses
hibit of farm products, and also in j
as a leader without a party.
contests. From what source did the
The vital issues of the campaign,
money that was given for premiums
invisible government and school mo
come? from no other source than
nopoly. are ignore*! in tht republican
the pockets of merchants who gen
platform in an «*fTurt to secure har
erously contributed the necessary
mony. but whether harmony can be
funds to show the people of th«*
obtained by the sacrifice of principle
Santiam Forks a good time, ami
or is worthwhile ao obtained, is a
better still to help show the value
question entirely beyond the limited
of Santiam products to the eyes of
horizon of the politician.
the world.
Ih>es the republican par tv stand
Prize Winner.
for invisible govern ent? If not.
why is not the governor supported
When my neighbor takes me to
in his stand for constitutional gov
the counter to treat me to ice
ernment? Dore the party believe
cream. 1 do not ordinarily say. In
in the compulsory school bill? If
putting in my order. I’ll take the
not. why do its leaders evade the
cash plraar!" I am sure that Ihoar
issue when the democratic candidate
winners of awards of prizes at th«1
has got over to the klan and swai*
fair do not understand the situation
lowed its piogram?
at all or they would not say urge-
Fart of these republican leaders
tically thia to the merchants who I
who aasum«*d to speak for the party,
gave without prospect of return the
openly wear the livery of the Ku
prizes awarded at the community
Klux Klan and arc seeking the de
fair. Probably they never thot them
feat of the republican candidate for
selves aa thotlesa and discourteous
governor, after having tried in vain
as th«*? undoubtedly are
to defeat him at the polls and in
The writer has doul tless bean as
the courts. They ar* also seeking
critical as any one of local merch
the defeat of numerous republican
ants’ unwillingness to take their
nominees in order hut ku-kluxed
deflation as all of us have had,to do.
democrats may replai*r them in the
the salaried man at the beginning
legislature.
of the war and the business men
Does the republican party believe
a. itacloae. This attitude, however, in the recently promulgated doctrine
of criticism can lie carried too far that the religion of a candidate’s
and Boon become unjust. Has any
great-grand-dad inatead of his abil
one been kind enough to mention
ities. determine his fitness for office?
the grneroeity of the local merch
If not, why does the party not stand
ants in providing the prizes for this
for that fundamental of democracy,
fair? Every man apuroached res
religious tolerance?
ponded readily in providing for the
Does the republican party believe
all day treat that served the add*
in racial and religious discrimination
it ratal purpose of helfting boost to
and In depriving them < f the right to
give the Forks of the Santiam the
supervise the education of the child,
plane that it deserves on the map
under state supervision, or does it
Ever» merchant responded and en
believe in the Russian bolshevik idea
tered mto the spirit of the day with
that the child is the ward of the
remarkable test. The poorest Sat
state? These are vital issues in
urday’s busies* on record was their
Oregon today, but there is nothing
reward and none who contributed
in the platform about them
expected more.
Does the republican party believe
Have we heard a kind word for
in government from behind closed
the local merchants? Pass the word
doors bv secret society bigots who
around that they are real boosters
secretly issue their ukases upon men
of the community and mention the and measures and nominate their
Santiam Fair aa proof. Who will be yellow tickets in defiance of party
the next to sly, “Thank You.”
organitation and primary ratifica
liooster,
tion? Thia is a vital issue in < Iregon.
but there is nothing in the republi
A PI AGUE UPON THEM
can platform about them
The republican conference had a
After endless conference ami
great
opportunity which it has
pussy footing palaver,
republican
thrown
away. The ku-kluxing of
committeemen. defrate<l candidates
the
democratic
candidate opened
and office-seekers have adopted a
the
way
for
a
ringing
declaration
’’platform” which for innocuous
by the republicans for traditional
desuetudes, is hard to beat.
The "platform” is a masterpiece American and republican principles,
of generalities that mean nothing but it has been tooeowardlv to voice
republican |>arty is aa short on moral
courage as the democratic candidate
is long on demagogy. Again we
repeat "a plague upon these polill-
cians” especially in these days of
political decadence of mediocriti***
and
morons. Capital
Journal.
Salem.
’Die long drawn out divorce and
scandal cbm * of the millionaire Still
mans in New York was decided Fri
day bv the referee, who found for
Mrs James A. Stillman on every
point. One of the points in question
was the little boy, whom the father
charged was not his. un<l thia now
entitles him to share in the millions
left by the grandfather. Probably
no other case in the American juris
prudence attracted so much atten
tion and reaked with so much scan
dal as did this case. It was one that
thould never have liven made public,
and shows that the ’’400” are as
deep in debased morals, or more so,
than is the pmr.
Mias Ida Pruitt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Frank Pruitt, was married
in Salem recently. |to Ear* Iler, ami
they came up Saturday for a short
honeymoon.
Mrs Iler was working
in Salem, where she met her hus
band.
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proprietor of the Woolen Mill Store of
Salem. Oregon knitters try this ism
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Authorised Auction Sale and Interstate
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convictions.
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There is but one conclusion judged
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"Eqoaligatioa” of taxes is prom-by the platform just adopted, the
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