South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-22
RADIO ENTHUSIASTS
INCREASE TEN FOLD
WITHIN FEW MONTHS
Survey of Country Shows Ire
mendOus Growth i'm
Interest.

CHICAO. H., March 21-Radio
enthusiasts have increased ten-fold
within the last few months, it APP
pears from a survey conducted by
The Associated Press and covering
the central west. Kentucky and
Texas. At virtually all points from
which reports have been received
there are thousands of radio sets
particularly for purposes of tele-
phony, where at most there were
hundreds before. These tidings
bear out a statement made by Secre-
tary Hoover at the recent radio con
ference at Washington to the effect
that owing TO rapid development of
radio telephony Within the last four
or five months there are more than
500, 900 radiophOne receiving sets i'm
operation in the United States az
compared with less than $4,000 a
year ago
a striking example Of the increase
is furnished by Columbus. O.. where
apparatus had been a drug on the
market There the number of sets
has multiplied from 200 TO more
than 1000 within the last two
months. according to dealers in
equipment.
While the sets are used chiefly
for pleasure and experiment. they
are being put TO practical uses in
many cases. Numerous farmers are
receiving market and weather re-
ports and police are receiving bulle-
tins. sermons. concerts. health talks
and stule talks are transmitted. Uni
versities and professional operators
are cooperating.
For example. during the severe
sleet storm which virtually isolated
tthe Fox River Valley in Wisconsin,
I Emmett A Platten OF Green Bay.
/ formerly wireless operator on the
Inflated Eastland, established com
munication, dispatching trains and
/ keeping the local newspaper sup
piled with wireless news from The
Associated Press.
a similar experience. arising from
| the recent storms which virtually
demoralized wire communication i'm
northern Michigan, moved the state
Of Michigan to adopt wireless com
munication for the use of its state
police Investigations are now un-
der way to determine whether wire
less telephone or telegraph is best
| adapted 20 the needs of the consta
| bulary.
/ The chief OF police at St Louis is
/ experimenting with communication
/ with the patrols and with police OF
other cities.
Policemen and flremen Of Dallas
/ Texas are eXuberant over a daily
radlophone program received at the
/ city hall. Scores of fremen and Wis
itors crowd the radio station for the
Sunday services. and one city official
\ remarked that they would hang
any operator who interfered with
! the transm ission of the sermon
| Latest reports from Dallas add that
a church organization there is plan
ming TO provide church programs
and concerts by radio at a Dallas
/ hospital
I'VE do not attend theaters as
I much as formerly says a Milwau-
lee amateur in telling Of the grow
/ ing use OF radiophones FOR receiving
| concert music. Midwest stations
/ hear concerts In eastern cities. a
/ dealer IN equipment at Des Moines
/ declares that wireless telegraphv IS
/ dying out there and being replaced
/ 10y radiophones for the purpose OF
, listening i'm on concerts
The president Of Louisville
I C<y) taxicab concern IS expert
/ menting 20 determine the feasibility