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The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
Static Persists
Despite Remedies
No Method Yet Devised to
Eliminate Effect of Dis
turbances.

In the radio set static occurs at
all times and on varying wave
lengths. Attempts to reduce its
effects or to eliminate it have been
only partially successful. Methods
used are: Shielding the entire re-
ceiving set in a metal casing: pIac-
ing antenna underground and using
loop antenna, which. because it Is
directional. may be turned in the
direction Of the strongest signals.
Mechanical devices called static
eliminators have been used to vary
ing degree IA radio sets. but as
yet there is no guaranteed method.
The reason is that static disturb
ances in the atmosphere take on
much the same form of wave as the
usual radio waves, hence they are
liable tos be received as are radio
waves.
Static does not exist in the at
mosphere alone. II may be pro-
duced. Thus If a fountain pen is
rubbed vigorously along the coat
sleeve, then touched to bits OF
paper, the paper will be attracted
to the pen handle. Other dissimilar
materials possess this same prop
erty Of being subject to electrifi-
cation.
Before they manifest any cleo
trical property. however, they must
be subjected to friction, Static as
1t exists. in the atmosphere has no
fixed power nor direction. Its ef-
fects are produced by the friction
between air particles and by differ
ent degrees of temperature in the
air
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
VILLAGE CONCERTS
BY BROADCASTING,
DEPARTMENT aim
Commerce Officials Look
To Aiding Smaller
Communities.
SEEK RADIO LAW
Sets Too Expensive for Pri-
vate Use; $4,000 Is
Average Price.

Time was when the village held
its carnival to buy a motor FIRE en-
gine. Time will be when the viii
lage will hold its carnival to buy
a radio telephone broadcasting set.
The Department of Commences
radio division expects to do a -four
ishing business as soon as the ra-
dio law is passed in granting
licenses to communities in the coun-
try districts out Of the direct line
Of communication with the larger
concert broadcasting stations.
For a long time to come, it is
pointed out, the radio phone broad
casting set must necessarily be a
large corporation or community
property because of its expensive
ness The average broadcastjn ng
OUTFIT costs from $4,000 to $4,000
when bought outright from the
large radio corporations who make
a specially of manufacturing broad
casting sets. Obviously this is be-
yond the reach of the average ANA
teur. He must content himself
with a sending license for code sig
mails. And speaking of code trans
mission. up in Rockville. Me. there
is a community set which broad
casts news in code signals to Swan
Island. several miles away. in place
of a telephone cable which broke
down some time ago.
Not only because OF its expensive
ness will the Tadiophone broadcast
ing outfit be a community affair for
a lnng time to htrf H.
nature of broadcasting service i'm
plies community use.
Just as soon as a community can
get enough funds TO buy a set. the
department will grant il an anna =
teur's license which will enable the
town authorities to hold their con-
certs and broadcast them to every
citizen within the town limits. And
this sort of broadcasting. IL is un-
derstood. appeals particularly to the
radio division because the officials
believe that the radiophone's great
est usefulness and greatest oppor-
tunity for service lie in the neigh
borhood of Main street.
At present the radiophone vogue
is largely a big city proposition. but
experts here contend that this is
only temporary. that inevitably the
radiophone will seek its own level
and that level is the country town.
The community broadcasting idea
is entirely feasible and desirable,
officials believe. because il does not
create any considerable interfer-
ence, and under the new law. will
probably operate on a low wave
length of $50 meters. This wave
length will be ample for the scope
of the small community
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
RADIO MAY RAISE
INSURANCE RATES

Radio fans should heed fire insur-
ance rules in connection with the
''hooking-up' of radio equipment,
otherwise the rates on their proper
ties may be raised or the insurance
refused entirely, warns the Bureau Of
Standards OF the Department Of
Commerce in calling attention to the
fact that fire insurance regulations
governing the installation Of radio
apparatds are to be revised.
The Department Of Commerce has
prepared a mimeographed circular
containing tentative requirements
whfchthave been suggested for adop-
tion. A copy may be obtained by
writing to the Bureau of Standards,
Department of Commerce, for their
Letter Circular GO. Proposed Revi-
sion of Rule Sc of the National
Electrical (Fire) Code on Radio
Equipment"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
BRITAIN PLANS
BOOM IN WIRELESS

LONDON. May 1O.-Plans are be-
ing laid here in England to de-
velop wireless on a large scale and
along different lines from the re-
cent expansions in America. Up to
now the Post office department
has made the use of wireless ap-
paratus by private persons almost
impossible by the licensing system
which applied to receiving sets as
well as sending apparatus.
1t is understood that steps are
being taken to change this policy
and to allow every facility for the.
Extension of wireless telephony.
} AS soon as these restrictions
Sre removed, it is understood that
the Marconi Company will establish
p large transmitting station and
that receiving apparatus will be
{hired out at a charge which will
3probably not be more than that
OF the ordinary telephone installa-
kion.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

every ten are concerned. the main
interest in radio is to receive the
radiophone music and talks. Mr.
Lescarboura has recognized this
fact and writes for the majority of
radio fans who only want to know
enough of radio theory to make
their own particular outfit WORK
With clarity and simplicity he in
troduCes the layman into the realm
of aerials. ammeters and amplifiers
\ glossary of everyday terms is
one of the features of the book, also
set of the standard symbolic used
in radio diagrams. Numbers OF
kalf-tOne photographs and good
line cuts add interest to the volume
which is. in addition, most attrac-
lively bound and well printed
Maps, schedules. a list of sanctioned
radio abbreviations and of course,
the Morse code. contribute toward
the serv!ceability of the book.
which is. undoubtedly. one of the
most superior. if not the best con-
tribution that has been made to the
literature of amateur radio.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
BOOK GIVES WIDE
RADIO KNOWLEDGE
Mr.. Lescarboura's Work
= Covers New Field in
Great Detail.
Radio for Everybody by Austin C..
LescarbOurn. (Scientific American N
Publishing Company

n
Publishing Company
Most radio amateurs resemble
automobile owners to an extent.
The average automobile owner is
immeasurably better OFF with a gen.
eral knowledge of the mechanism
of his machine, but he hardly has
the time to become an automotIvs
engineer. The radio amateur finds
general knowledge of the prin-
ciple of radio communication indis-
pensa6le. but 1t is impracticabl BILE for
him to delve deeply into the in
tricacies of radio engineering. With
this thought in mind, Mr.. Lescar-
boura has written a thorough and
authoritative radio book for the
layman.
Much of the data has been con-
tributed by the General Radio Com
pany, the Westinghouse Electric
and Manufacturings Company. the
Radio Corporation of America. the
Pacent Electric Company, and c.
Brandes, Inc. Some of the more
technical parts of the book have
been gone over by Pierre H. Bouch-
eron. Mr.. Lescarboura is himself
the managing editor of the Scientific
American. Radio for Everybody.
is. therefore. backed by a prestige
and authority hardly to be ex-
celled.
So far as nine persons out of
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
In the Air Today.
WASHINGTON.
MAMMAL RADIO STATION.

MAMMAL RADIO STATION.
1880 a. meteorological report
on $3.50 meters of arc transmitter.
IL m. and 10 p. m.-Time signal.
weather report. ship orders.
1890 p. m.-NavaI press news
Wavelength, 1850 meters.
$50 to 9 p. m.-Radiophone, 1900
meters. News.
3GJ METERS UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT,
Conn. Ave. and n st.
IL a. m.-MOrning service. sermon
hy DR.. Charles Wood. d. D., pastor.
7:3O-Musical service led by Penn
sylvania Glee Club.
S:O0-Evening service. Sermon by
DR.. Wood. Messages from Books.
Sacred and Secular. The Poets
Outlook on Life: Job. Dante, Omar
Khayyam and Browning"
KDKA-PITTSBUR
eastern Standard Time.)
9:45 a. m.-Services of the Point
Breeze Presbyterian Church
1:45 p. m.-Children's Bible Story.
200 p. m.-Radio chapel at sta
tion.
2.45 p. ma Baby Story for
Mothers"
$50 p. m.-Services of the CAL
vary Episcopal Church.
wJZ-NEwARK.
eastern daylight saving time. De-
duct one hour)
800 p. m.-Radio chapel services;
Mothers Day exercises.
4:3O p. m.-Concert.
$50 p. m.-Readings and records
from the Bubble Book That Sings"
6:45 p. m.-"Sa ndman Stories"
Abbie Phillips Walker.
700 p. m.-"Wonderful Tar
Baby" "Breer Rabbit and the
Honey" "Breer Fox and the Little
Rabbits" and other negro dialect
stories by A. c. Kraven.
7:3O p. m.-"Anthracite Mining
by d. c. Ashmead. anthracite editor
of Coal Age.
7:45 p. m.-"The Health of the
Child" by DIR. ]. n. Myers.
500 p. m.-French concoction dia-
lect stories, by w. ]. Dryden.
900 n m.-Sacred music.
9:15 4 m.-"Camping." by Alex
ander NJ. Dodge.
KYw-CHICAGo.
Central daylight saving time. Add
two hours)
$3.50 p. m.-Sunday radio chapel.
wBZ-sPRINGFIEL MASS.
800 p. m.-Radio chapel.
500 p. m.-Church service.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
STATE TO INSTALL
RADIO BROADCAST

HARRISBURG, Pa. May IA
daily radio broadcasting service
for the farmers of Pennsylvania,
which will include Pennsylvania
market reports and other agricul-
tural information, has been planned
by the Pennsylvania department
of agriculture and the Pennsyl-
vania State police.
The service will be instituted
some time this month.
The Pennsylvania State police
now have installed at Harrisburg
radio broadcasting station that
is one of the most powerful in the
United States. The station will.
each evening at a specified time,
broadcast agricultural information
throughout this and adjoining
States which will be of value to
the farmers.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
Prizes in Show
Lure Radio Fans
Amateurs to Compete in Set
Construction in New York
Exhibition.

NEW YORK. May 13.-Progress
made by amateur radio enthusiasts
throughout the eastern part of the
United States is reflected in the
responses made to the prize offers
to amateurs by the management Of
the Radio Show, to be held In the
Seventy-first Regiment Armory the
week of May 20. Managing Direc-
tor E. c. Buchignani has set aside
$500 in gold for prizes which will
be won by the cleverest amateurs
for their handiwork in the con-
struction of complete sets.
Headquarters OF the show in the
Hotel McAlpin have received scores
of applications for entrance blanks
for the competition. They have
come from as far West as Detroit.
Time for applying for the blanks
has been extended until Thursday.
May II by Director Buchignani. The
competition Is open to all amateurs.
The technical exeperts. headed by
DR.. Miller Reese Hutchison. who
VIII serve NhC hdNC
adopted a point system for scoring.
in which efficient operation. ap-
pearance. simplicity. wiring and
connection, economical cost and
'hook-up" diagrams will be the
factors. In addition to DR.. Hutchi-
son. these experts will serve on the
judges committee: ]. Andrew
White. editor Wireless Age" H.
Gernsbach. editor Radio News"
Kendall Banning. editor Popular
Radio" and Roy Mason, editor
Radio Broadcast"
In addition to the Radio Corpora
tion of America. which has taken
the largest display space in the
show. every member of the newly
formed National Radio Chamber of
Commerce is an exhibitor.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

ary of the Methodist Church met
Tuesday afternoon in the Sunday
school room Of the church.
Miss Lillian Sweeney has re-
turned from visit in Lancaster,
Pa.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
WIRELESS WAVES
SPEED FIGURED

Wireless waves travel with a ve-
locity of 900. 900. 900 meters a sec
ond. They have the properties Of
the more familiar and shorter kinds
OF waves. such as light. heat and
A-rays. Radio waves from trans
mitting station spread out symmet-
rically from the station with uni
FORM intensity. very much as waves
spread out on a quiet pond when
pebble is dropped in. In a given
direction from the transmitting sta
ton, at given instant. the distance
between successive wave crests is
the wave length.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
Clpeper Women
To Aid Near East

CULPEPER. Va. May 13.-Plans
for Near East relief were discussed
at the monthly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Episco-
pal Church, held Monday after
noon. Mrs. s. Russell Smith pre-
sided.
Mrs. D., A. Slaughter. Miss Bette
Winston and Miss Jennie Slaughter
attende6tbe May day exercises at
Sweet Briar College on Friday.
Culpeper Chapter. United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, met Friday
afternoon at the home of the Misses
Waite.
The Woman's Missionary Auxili-
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
NGTON RADIO FANS STRIVING FOR MESSAGES
Broadcasting Programs, Dates and
Wavelengths for This Week.
LOCAL STATIONS DAILY.
NAA-NAVAL RADIO STATION.

NAA-NAVAL RADIO STATION.
1890 a. mMeteorologca
mter.
IA and m-Time signal weather report ship
E 83oe:oo m-Radiophone
1890 m-Naval press Wavelengh a,6so
WWx-PoSToFFIcE DEPARTMENT STATION
10 m-Weather a marketgram both
phone 1850
1880 $3.50 p. C. w. telegraph markegram
1880 meters dairy products for New York. grain
Radiophone II6o
m and markegrans; oso D. m weather re-
port. All radiophone I,I6o
herwise
<WMU-Doubleday- Hill Electric WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
Company NOF
:3o-Music Baseball $40 to oso D. m-Muc
from The Herald. ne
sYN-Rado Institute spark THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
to MI WMU
MONDAY-WPM-Thomas J. 7:sos to s:so o. m-Muse
Williams, Inc DISTANT STATIONS DAILY.
p m-Leeture and music. KDKA - Pittsburgh; WIZ
=, IoESDAY-NOF-Nayal Air Newark; KYW-chcago WBZ-
Station. sprine6eId WGI M,dfo,d NJ.
TO 4;3o p. m-Music, I,Ioo WVP-Fot Wood, N. Y;
meters KQV-Doubeday Hill Electric
WJH-White and Boyer Co., Pittsburgh, Pa, Monday,
1880 TO 10 m-Musc and lee Wednesday and Thursday nights
nre LAT $500 o'clock
WATCH HERALD DAILY SCHEDULE FOR pRocRkN
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
RADIO

All about Il. In simple language esp.c,.
ally intended for the person who knows
little or nothing OF electricity, telegra ply,
telephony. physics, etc. So simple 4 child
can understand. Includes instructions for
setting up and using practical but ineIpeu.
sive homemade OUTFITS for long and short
distance receiving, Prepared BY n radi,,
expert formerly with one of the worlds
largest electrical compapies. ProfuSeIy
Illustrated. Enjoy i'm your own home the
musie. concerts. speeches. news etc.. broad
rssted daily. sent-prepaid on :eeeipt Of 81
rash. money order. check or stamps,
w9Rt2 f>Rko CO.. a57 W. Iist St. New
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
ARGENTINE WHEAT .
SHIPMENTS LARGE

BUENoS AIRES, May 13.-Ship-
ments of wheat from Argentine
during the first three months of
the year were nearly three times
as large as those of the corre-
spending period in 1921 and fall
short of the whole movement for,
1921 by 414,000 tons.
At the present rate the export
able surplus will be cleared of a
month or two before the new har-
vests of the Northern hemisphere
are available. Argentine's ship
ments exceeded those of Australia
for the same period BY nearly lsos-
600 tons.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
GOVERNMENT SENDS MARKET
NEWS BY WIRELESS DAILY

Many persons have heard wwX
broadcast weather and crop re-
ports. but because of interference
or static perhaps have never heard
complete government report as
broadcasted from the Postoffice De-
partment in Washington and from
approximately eight similar stations
throughout the country.
PostofIee Department Air Mall
Report i
Weather II
Washington. ID. c. Wholesale II
Fruits and Vegetables
Livestock, receipts and /:
St. Louis and Chicago hog
opening.
Livestock. Chicago close
st. Louis close
General Fruits and Vegetables
Dairy Products. New York.
Chicago.
Grain.
Livestock and Grain.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Weather.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

Since April Is. 1921. the Bureau
of Markets and Crop Estimates in
cooperation with the Air Mail
Radio Service of the Postoffice De-
partment. has been broadcasting
market news by radio daily except
Sundays and holidays. The follow
ing schedule is now in effect:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
Beekeepers Going to Short
Course In May.

The year 1922 is young yet, but
already two new short courses
have been provided by the de
partment of agriculture of the
state university. The first, 8
three weeks course for hor,icul
turists, is now in full swing al
University Farm. The second
new course will be given for bee.
keepers of the state on May %
"a, 25, and 26. Expert instruc.
ton will be provided both in
technical phases and in practical
demonstration of Bookkeeping
DR.. A. V. Storm. director OF
short courses. says the university
will furnish such courses when.
ever the demand is sufficient to
warrant them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
Duxbury

Ed Stellburg went to Clover
ton on skis.
Miss A. ID. Hanstad visited the
f. Calvin family recently.
We understand Carl 0lienke
has purchased a silo. Good for
Carl.
The people of the neighbor-
hood turned out to shovel off the
roads this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. WATSON were re-
Gently presented with a girl ba-
by. new citizen in the neigh
borhood.
There was a small crowd out
to the hall Saturday night,
though not a masquerade we had
a good time.
C. J. Hanstad has left for
Rapid City. S. D where he will
resume his work. Mrs. Hansta
and Richard accompanied him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02

The average yearly produc-
ton of our farm flocks, while
comparing favorably with that OF
other states is only about one
half of what it may be. While
greater returns may be obtained
from better feeding, housing and
care, with better business man.
agement in the marketing of the
products, yet we must look to
breeding as an important factor
in obtaining high production.
Statistics from our demonstra-
ton communities show that well
bred farm floeks average from
100 to 100 eggs each hen"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
Peck Urges Observance of
Bred Poultry Week.

The cooperation of county
agents, home demonstration
agents, extension workers and
county farm bureau officers is
asked by F. w. Peck, director of
the agricultural extension digi
sion of the University of Mime
sofa in urging farmers and
poultry men of Mime
sofa to observe S andard bred
Poultry Week, March Is to Is.
All who do not have standard
bred poultry on their farms
should take advantage of the
opportunity during this week for
improving their stock, he urges,
advocating purchase of Matching
eggs, day-old chicks or breeding
stock as a means of introducing
standardized, high producing
birds. .
THE poultry business is one of
the basic industries Of Mime
sofa, he says. The annual pro-
duction Of poultry and eggs ex-
ceeds $4O,OOO,OOO, comparing
quite favorable with the value of
individual field crops and of dairy
products. During the past
depression poultry and eggs have
maintained relatively high pur-
chasing power. This fact has
been great aid to the farmers
of Minnesota as the proceeds
from the farm flock have assist
ed in purchasing the necessities
of life.
The present outlook is favor
able for the poultry industry, as
government reports show a
greatly increased demand for
poultry products, the monthly
consumption far exceeding that
of former periods, while there is
noted lower supply in storage
than a year ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
Cow Testing Groups Increase
From 20 to b.

Since the National Dairy show
was held in the Twin Cities last
October, the number of cow test
ing associations in Minnesota has
almost doubled, according to f.
A. Hanson of University Farm,
in charge of field work for such
associations. Fifteen new associ-
atoms have been formed, making
a total Of 35 in the state at this
time. The largest number in
active operation at any time
before this date was 26, says Mr..
Hanson. The new associations
are in Anoka, Carlton, kanabec,
Meeker, Mower, Moo let, Ohm
sted, Ottertail, Pennington, Pine.
Renville, Wabasha. Washington
and Winona counties. Mr.. Ham
son says the monthly reports
from the associations show a
growing tendency towards better
feeding methods. An outstand-
ing record for grades was made
by a grade Holstein cow in the
Blue Earth county association
This cow produced $50 pounds
of butter in a year on three
times a day milking.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-02
mondeIl Suggests Further Post
ponement Might Serve ito
Clear the Skies"
CONFER WITH HARDING
House Ways and Means Chairman Ap.
prise President OF House Action
Rejecting Sales Tax to
Finance Bonus.

Washington Postponement Of
House action on the soldier bonus bill
for . while longer was suggested by
Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
the Republican leader. after he and
Chairman Fordney, OF the Ways and
Means committee, had conferred with
President Harding at the White
House.
Emphasizing that the suggestion
was his own. Mr. Mondell said II was
well known that the House intended
TO pass q bonus measure at this SEES
sion and that q little delay might
serve ito clear the skies" He OK.
planned that within q short time there
probably would be more definite In
formation ~ to expected savings In
expenditures for the next fiscal year;
returns from the foreign debt and
whether business conditions could be
expected to improve to the extent Of
insuring additional federal revenues.
Center With President.
Mr.. Mondell and Mr.. Tordhey were
understood to have apprised the Presi-
dent formally OF the action Of the spe-
cial House subcommittee In rejecting
the executive's proposal that the
bonus be financed by . sales tax and
approving instead q bill without any
definite means Of raising the revenue
They would not indicate what views
the executive had expressed. but Rep
Sssentatlve Longworth OF Ohio. a
member OF the committee dealing
with the bonus question. said after q
visit to the White House that MIR
Harding still was OF the opinion tina,
the legislation either should be
financed by . sales tax or postponed