Evening journal., 1921-09-03
HAYS To KEEP
'EM ON FARMS
Rural RemotenesS to Van
ish With Receipt of
News, Opera
MARKET NEWS
GOES BY RADIO

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-Post-
master General Will II. Havs has
found a way. as he puts It. Ito keep
'em down on the farm"
He proposes to bring to every re-
mote farmhouse not only the latest
news, but also the best in vaudeville.
grand opera, and last but not least,
the last-minute expressions OF pub
lie men. The radio telephone is to
be the medium.
TO realize his dream he has taken
two definite steps.
First, he is accrediting to various
European countries. as the official
representative of the P.ostofice De-
tlgating the developments of both
radio-telegraphy and radio-tele-
pheny, r. B. Howell, OF Omaha.
Neb.
Secondly, he is fostering the &C
tivities OF an interdepartmental con-
ference in which the Postohice De-
partment is represented by J. c.
Evans, which will shortly submit a
report to President Harding in which
it will more than likely recommend
that prompt steps be taken to bring
about government control OF the air,
both for transportation and com
munication purposes.
To prove the need Of both ends,
Hays has already gone far in estab-
fishing a radio sending broadcast
market reports and weather reports
by air-mail service radio stations.
Budapest boasted Of a telephone
newspaper called "Telphon Hir-
monde" as long ago as 1894. accord
ing to Mr.. Howell. and in 1907 this
had $1,000 subscribers. Two persons
at time could listen in on this SER
vice and It cost but two cents a day.
Il had a program of events which
included news. fiction, children's
stories. public speeches. vaudeville
and the opera, as well as band con-
certs.
The development of the radio tele-
] phone, as well as the cheapening OF
the receiving apparatus, is the hope
Of the Postohlce Department in tho
new venture to bring city life to the
farm.
II is pointed out now that the
navy uses the wireless telephone and
the wireless telegraph extensively
The present American development
is described by Mr.. Hays as follows:
Beginning April is. 1921. the
Postofiice Department inaugufated
a system Of radio broadcasting GOV.
ering market news service and
weather reports, prepared by the
Department OF Agriculture. Thes,
reports. in standardized form. ar,
now broadcasted from air. mail
radio stations at washington, Gin
cinnati. ST. Louis, Omaha. Norti
Platte, Neb., Rock Springs. wyo.
Elko. and Reno. New. at certain
definite periods each day and cove
an aggregate area equal to- NOR
than half Of the United States.
Promptly at p. NJ, two report
are transmitted, one covering grail
and live stock the other fruit an,
vegetables. These reports are sim
ultaneously copied by stations as IA
north as central New Yc-t and a
far west as Ohio.
mot only amateur opc- 4.ors COP
= these reports. but also banks, com
5 mercial clubs. agricultural associa
tions and groups Of farmers are EN-
r ploying special operators. due.
l. was stated. TO the fact that it
c found that these reports are in IA
s greater detail than telegraph report
e Radio market-gnams are dissem
= mated through the medium of bu
}; letin boards in postofices. railwa
J. stations and public buildings, an
/. in addition. are furnished TO LOCI
c telephone exchanges.
r. state agricultural colleges al
s putting on special radio courses
manufacturers Of radio apparati