Putnam patriot., 1922-04-14

We've come to tHs conclusion that # absaa time that The Patriot print e8 an article regarding the radio nov chat half of Putnam ia ..iisteniug iu, nightly to concerts solos, religions services and shaf not from Woodstock avenue ts the Grove Street cemetery. We know little about the radio, its true. but Rhat does that natter
 What strikes us about the radio craze s it's enormous possibilities ln one Of fhe scenes Of George Bernard shaws four hundred page bore. Back To Heth1eeiah, one Of the prominent characters pl8gs n or something which c E S must nave intended to reurpseHt the radio q the future and. behold He is seeing ia q silver screen and talking foreviih to his lgh1zo' love. wHs In fhe shagiaH whim l no iea than duskg iady official 0f the Hf.tl government
 Noa just uFpeze that the shaw ldan of fhe radfo should feach actual development What chaos there would follow Ia tdis life Of ours That cid ballad. Where My Wandering B8e T0ngnfz would become tFui5 Mehate for fHe matter es#ld He im- pie FatHe CT mother Haald n the aaaIo manner. ping In. and Willie Che Wandering Was aoaId have te #HsWef the -sammaHz Hsles. Hs bad taken the preea8tiof 5f connection. ehirh aauId psI aar stary Gsut Eaa imagine 6be aaeae2
 One e.eloeE In Thompson.
 Mother Father. where d1 you zappese Willie can ta7'
 Father e0h. Maria, Iet tue bog alone and go to sleep"
 Mother Well, anyhow Iii just tfg to eet him 9n the radio
 Plug Plug
 Before mother' eyes appears room dense with smoke From the lipht of an overhead lamp Willie and six others are seen hard al work about a table Red white and blue chips are piled in front of Willie lis hat is on the back of his head Ills face is as iuscrutabIe az the Sphiux.
 At the buzz hc lifts his head. From out cf tbe nowhere comes a voice. Willie smith. you come home this minute and 70 to bed Aren't you ashamed of YourseIfi' Willie fades 
 Now regard the case of Reggie. the Radio Baby
 Time Was 0heu Reggie father was baby. hls mother showed a teethiu. ring into hta mouth and he either had 10 choke to death or shut up Usually be did tbe latter
 But HOW al the habits ef the uur= sery arc changed
 Near the cradle stands the radio phone. It is eight o'clock. ReRgie. the Radios Bnby. should have. been asleep two hour ago L. he aheep? l He ls not Mother s in despair, Oh. ta quiet Reggie But it proves a sim. pie matter She eRlugsfw aa4 over the wires comes the talcrt tonas of . eontralto voice singing the Aiug' 2 broadcast lullaby Reggie grin Ekicks his toes in the air, shoves suihl fist into his jaw and after the radio has said-his evening prayers for hirn, he drops of to sleep. satistied
 
 Again for instance. suppossi some supposedly distinguished forigneT comes to this country, someoh. like Mrs Asquith. for example. N@S you have great curiosity about Mrs As. auth You'd like Co see her and to hear her but you are not sure she worth the hard money it requires to supper; distinguished visiting foreign. CTS But just the same if she Is Ro- ing Co say anything sensational you'd like to be in on the party
 Now with the radio you might do f all very easily. especially wth the kind of radio that Shaw luiaRines loa might sit comfortably home before the Are with your knitting or Che evening newspaper. felt slippers and a fifteen cent cigar Then the wife might say