New-York tribune., 1922-03-05

O'clock that day, and at 1880 the re
cening set was installed and in o.
Grafton. Officers from the radio div-
slon of the Bureau Of Engineering did
the work of Installing the set. Com.
nsnder A. H. Taylor, in Charge Of the
naval radio station at Anacostia with
commander S. c. Hooper, of the Pu
'eau OF Engineering, supervised the
NofS. Under Commander Taylor the
-Anacostla station was the first in the
country to broadcast messages two
:eals ago. Lieutenant Commander I
l. Kaufman, OF the Bureau of Enri
necring, and Lieutenant n. J. Meme
fattl, radio expert from the Wsshinp-
ton Navy Yard. were in actual charge
Il installation. All of these officers
nave been active in the development Of
f"aio communication in the navy.
30 confident were they that their
ca'ei' Secretary Denbs, would sell the
PROPOSITION of a wireless telephone TO
F9e resident that they had previously,
made all arrangements. a motor trnc},
carrying the battery and other couin-
'Hent was placed in readiness to start
'oT me White House on recent og or
ocfS- The calculations of the ot,irars
worked out nicely, and, as previously
recorded, the entire job was completed
IN little more than two hours.
Shelves Are Utilized
Two shelves in The book case along
S'de the Presidents desk were utilized
ioF Inc equipment, and the antenna. or
Nlfe' was looped about the moldjna, of
'He room, Subsequently it was found
'aat the arrangement OF the wire in
'Als manner did not afford the wav.
i"nS'hs desired and the antuNa or
*efial was placed OH the WhAe House
roo1. From the roof the wi.~ extends
sixty feet to one of the big trees in
the south yard of the White House
grounds.
mrs. Harding took keen interest in
the installation of the receiving set
ard was really the first person in the
Whlte House 10 be instructed in the r,,-
"Nients OF its operation. She readily
gNasped the fundamentals OF WORKING
the set and by the questions sne asked
displayed an unusual insight into radio
communications
All of the Navy apparatus is de-
ened with the intention Of sending
and listening to messages from long
Instances The. average wave length Of
the amateur listening set is only about
40 feet. naval officers said. The Pros
'dent's receiving set has wave length
OF 2o'ooo fcets and he may listen in on
"hat goes on at the farthest ends of the
earth. There are certain, times at the
cay and night, as every operator knows
when the results are clearer thcn At
"thera. loud speaker is included in
tAc White House receiving set. This
means that the President NAV invite q
number of persons into his study ia
hear musical program PLAYED hun
dreds OF miles away If he used onlv
the head piece he alone could hear.
whereas by means of tho loud speaker
the sounds are reproduced not unlike
q photograph.
Gives Device Try-Out
HE President gave his wireless
telephone try-out the next night after
It was Installed. Prior to its ;nstalla-
Noh ne discussed radio communication
with the members of his Cabinet and
tod them he planned to learn for him
Self Of the most recent marvel of
science. So keenly Interested is the
freSidcnt IN radio communication that
the recent conference on the subject
at Washington is an evidence of his
desire to further such deyelonncnt
Inc Presidents first program consisted
ct band concert played by the navy
p"nd at the navy radio station at Ana
costa, not more than three miles fron,
.nc White House.
The Presi ident handled tho knobs
regulating the flow Of sound as it jssued
from the loud speaker into his study
Mrs. Harding and few friends were
present, but the President himself was
as pleased as youngster with a new
10Y. When he is deeply impressed he
- not il the habit of commenting ex-
'erslvely. On this occasion he con-
MED himself to few expressions. such
as "marvelous' and remarkable and
"n'ie the concert LATED applied himself
u'iigentiy to listening and to csreful1v
"a'cnlng the working of the receiviny
set
President is GleefuI
The next day he announced tn tn.
warrington correspondents that he had
heard band concert via wireless tele-
phone the night before. The CORE
'pondsnts had visions of the President
'stening 10 bsnd concert played in
luropc, and some OF tnen, seemed a bit
isaprointed when the President said
fs music came from Anacostia.
IN Wednesday and Friday nights al /
nat station there are programs nv
vireiess telephone from 1880 tn $3.50
Hich are freq 70 bs picked " By any
'areiess phone. The f.st fifteen min
Iisss ~ exsmDls. as devotsd to =