The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-23

CHICAGO March 2a.-(By the
Associated Press Radio enthu-
siasts have increased ten-fold
within the last few months. II app
pears from a survey conducted by
the Associated Press and covering
the central west. Kentucky and
Texas At virtually all points
from which rppotta have been re-
ccived there are thousands Of ra-
do sets. particularly for purposes
ct telephony. where az most there
were hundreds before. These lid
inrs bear out a statement made by
secretary Hoover NJ the recent
rndio conference at Washington
TO the effect that owing to rapid
development Of radio telephony
within the last four or five months
there are more than SEQ. GEO radio
phone receiving sets in operation
In the United states as compared
with lcss than 10000 a year ago.
4 striking example OF the in
crease is furnished by Columbus
@. whore apparatus had been n
drug on the market There the
number ~ sets has multiplied
from geo to more than 1000 with
In 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 uscs In
many cqres. Numerous farmers
are receiving market Rnd weather
reports and police are receiving
bulletins. sermons. concerts. health
talks and style talks ac rams
mitted Univcrsities and pr0fos-
gional operators are cooperating
News By Wirri -.
For example. during tho severe
loot storm which virtually iso-
'a'ed the Fox River valley In
Wisconsin. Emmett A. Platten. ~
Green Bay. formerly wireless
operator on the Inflated Etstlhrd.
estuhlishc. communication. dis
patching trains and keeping the
local Newspaper supplied with
wireless news from the Associated
Irssr
4 similar experience. arising
! from the recent sturms which
virtually dcmurelIycd wire COM
m"unicution ln northern Michigan.
moved tho state of Michigan 20
adopt wireless communication Tor
the us. uf lts state police. In
Vcstigntiuus urc now under way 60
determine whe'h her wireless telp-
phone or telegraph D. hest adapt
ed % the needs OF the constahu-
larry.
The chief % police % 81. louis
o. experimenting with communi-
cutIoI with patrols and with pu-
] lice ~ other cities,
Policemen and flrcmcn OF Dali
las. TEX. are eXuhcrant over a
daily radiophone program rccoiy-
cd at the city han. scores of
nromou and visitors crowd the
radio station for the sunday scrv-
ices. and onc city official remark
ed that they would hang" any
operator who int.rfercd with tho
transmission 81 the sermon Lat.
est eports from Dallas add thai
n church organization there Is
planning 10 provide church pro.
grams and concerts ly radio nt
DALLAS hospital
ntntcrs Infected.
We dc not attend ~tI"uters a'
much rs formerly says a Nh
waukec amateur In telling ~ m.
" A"f w NNklNlfllNN'H AEI
receiving concert music Mid Yves
stations hear concerts In EASTER
cities a dealer In equipment a
Dvs Mnincs declares that wire
lees ~teicgraphy r. DIVING out their
and u being replaced by radio
phones Tor the purpose 90 Listen
Ing In on concerts
The president q a Louisville
Ky. tnNicab concern Is experiment
lnr TO determine tho feasibility q
coulppinR all his cabs with rccoiv
ing sets hat they may hc locates
At any minute.
Approximate figures arc report
ed from various states and cen
tors indicating the present mum
her Of radio sets. According q
A l. henson. Of 81 Louis. Al
vision manager Of the America
Radio Relay league. about 90 90
rndiCphoues ARE used In fou
states. as follows; Iowa. 23.0 900
Missouri. $1,000. Nebraska. 20.
Gee; kansas. 2O.eO0 In ~. Loui
alone there are soine g 900, TIL
radiophoncs chiefly carry concor
music. hut In many localltie
farmers have installed them 3
receive market reports \ he
Moinos dealer says the numhe
81 radio enthusiasts In Iowa hn