Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-27

Augusta is taxing unto EefSelt tile
iadiophone. The epidemic is about
to strike here, there having been
several cases already reported, Plans
are in the air and soon this city will
be we'll supplied with wireless tele-
phone. Everyone who knows any
thing about this wonderful venture
wants one and that means that
good many will find their way into
the city. Concerts from Chicago and
Pittsburg, lectures and sermons from
New York, a varied program, can be
picked out of the air, by these APP
parently simple devices.
The mysteries of the wireless tele-
Phone, How easy they are to see,
vet how hard to explain. But why
be bothered with the intricacie3 OF
the trick, when everything is made
so simple. A complete radiophone
set can be purchased, can be install
led in the ballroom or the spare
chamber, Il few wires can be run up.
outside Of the house and the fun can
begin. By following that process it is
Just as simple as it sounds.
But again. the mysteries are allur-
ing to the ingenious, and many an
active mind in this city, especially
among the young generation, is at
work, making and setting up wireless
sets.
Any one can have wireless re-
ceiving set who has the money to buy
it or have it made. But only the per-
sons who. after careful examinations
qualify. can have the sending sets.
There is romance in the air. Let
Sonny get to tinkering with wire
less set and get to hearing things,
then Father will leave his evening
paper. Mother will bring her needle
work along. Soon Sonny's own little
domain will be transplanted into
kingdom OF much promise. News OF
the day for Father; a bed time story
for the little one; concerts for Mother
and all of the family-all come in
through the wireless set. From 10 in
the morning until 10 at night, the air
waves are full of good things to
hear.
Julian Ecalc Of oxford street has
what is considered the best hand
made amateur receiving set in the
city. He is graduate of the Naval
Radio school and has solid basis
in his Geographic endeavors. Mr.
Beale made the set which he now
uses and he is not yet satisfied with
il. intending to make n stronger one
reXt fall. He has a sending out set
which is also considered a good one
in the amateur lines.
J. A. Carnage Of % Western avenue
also has a splendid radiophone set
which he, his family and friends have
enjoyed for some time. Mr.. Gam
age had his set installed complete
and while not delving into the mys-
teries of construction, still finds Il
great deal of enjoyment in the ap-
paratus.
Included among the other more
enterprisng wireless enthusiasts are:
Spofford Giddings. Charles Harris,
Reginald Clish. Norman Partridge.
Patterson of Capitol street, the Alb
MAXI club, class of boys at the Cony
High school, a class of boys at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Handy, Young and of
course, many others.
We had been waiting for some time
for the weather conditions to be just
right in order to get the best of our
invitation to listen in on the Wire
less telegraphy set. The evening
came. The air was crisp and clear.
The stars were shining brightly and
all conditions pointed towards get
ting the best out of the expedition.
We climbed the front stairs and
entered the small hall room where
the wireless set occupied the position
of prominence. It was q humble
room. but soon that was all forgotten
and We might well have been on the
highest mountain peak listening to
the whole country as our fancy die
tated.
''The offering for tonight" our host
explained, sis a concert by the Cor
nell Glee club at Pittsburg, Pa. and
we are just in time" So telephone
receivers were adjusted to our heads.
There is a great deal of satisfaction
in getting them just right, because
even tweeking ear or a hair that is
pulling, will distract from telephone
conversation and why wouldn't
wireless apparatus be similarly dis
arranged?
Before Us on the table was board.
painted black. upon which were n
number of little handles and switches
and electric light bulbs with queer
contrivances inside the globe. The
skillful operator-hc is radio school
graduate-twisteda and turned a num-
Der of handles before US.
was terrified. Because such 0
spluttering and whiZzing and crack
ing greeted my ear. that l felt sure
the drum was going to be split 40
ways of Sunday. as the saying goes.
Then soon. it all resolved itself into
a more soothing, consistent sound.
very much like sewing machine
running in the room upstairs with the
door shut. And then. wonders and
wonders increased. Coming out of
the now monotonous noise came
sound. 1t was noise very much like
talking machine which was almost
run down.
AS the clever operator persisted in
adjusting the various knobs, the
sound became more ineligible and
a chorus of mems voices. clear. strong