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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
MN DR0Nhs N THE
COTTONWOOD SUNDAY
Tom Holmes Slipped Into Deep
Water While Fishing; Body
Recovered BY Guthrie
Fircmen

Tom Holmes. Oklahoma city msr
Al Was drowned In the cotlonwpos
seath cf the city, TIVE miles south :,
the raryiance farm. Sunday. afternoon
al lssa while isshin9,
Ills body was recovered hy FIRE
Chief Esrl Deter and pafrulmass
James and brought TO the caIlaeay
undertaking paraprs whore il nnw ii
awaiting the arrival M Mrs. HIDING
~ Oklahoma CITY sister who has
been notified. They will return the
bcdy 70 Oklahoma city this evenips
for burial,
". y Whiting friend og the dcaa
man who was with hlm Al the time ~
The tragedy says aIolmee had been
fishing from rather hixA bank and
yenturing too near the edge the eAua
gave way and he slipped into tas
MATER which Ia H. feet deep at that
Fcint He cculd not swim. The aa~
ceased lived IN Oklahoma city. f+
WAS anmsrried aud had followed the
laantsng 2nsincss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
FRANK BOND IS
CONSCIENTIOUS OFFICIAL
~@Fteses4a@szs
Believes In Working Hard and
Earning Salary tho Taxpayers
Advance: Has Made
Good Record

rrunk naua has h@en sfsawarsr o.
Logan county fer une fail term anil
a piece of another and during thai
slme has demonstrated 10 tAs tAx
paylng wuhllc that he " genslvmanlyl
competent, intelligent and courts
oua
And fnrthvgmnfn he Ii slye sas
payers hlrvd man fur ha works evvrs
sIay tass aa hard as ANY employee Ii
tho cuunss building
Net long ago d cersala LAWYER
'whlln raying HIS taxes asked rraWk
Why BIZ aEdn't make tn~ clerks as
the work. Frank replied n was
hired hy you and the reaG of tha tax
lsaxvra ~ shn county 10 work noe
loaf and 4 feei that woula AN tax
ins nnearnea money II aiaas pus
IN the regulation s-hour aay
Truth IA thar Frank dn@en's atnp AL
the expiration III the eight hvara
Like the banker. when the doors At
the officn close hts hlg work he
Sins. ana many nIghta hn has wufk
aa on Nils records until mldnaght.
Hard working c0a4petant amt
ssonsosentlons ofaclals Arw hard 10
find and when one IA fnnnd n ii n
mighty Nund plan 10 ksep him
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
MAN WANTED IN K.
c. CAPTURED HERE
T. d. Lewis, Rocmer AT Bryan
Home, Proves To Be Sleuth;
Trails Thief To
Edmond

Al r. ID Lewis. rcomer was
LEAKING the Ira Bryan home saa East
Mansur shorty after y O'Clock sun.
dan morning hi saw two men leave
the house fron back door aad run
doNas on alley. He gave chase and
ran one mnf them onto an outgoing
iEtaru-ban car.
AT Edmond he forced the fellow
otf the car. sought the aid OF che
ma. shall of Edmond and brought his
rrisoner who cave his name ss Halie
Robson. hack tc Gathrie and turned
him over to ths police
A isp pfUveu III be man wanted II
kansas City ana other piarss for
porch h-ciinapang When searched !
gold watch belonging ID Lewis and
$40 ard aome gold trirkets stolen
from AIRS. Bryan were recovered
The companion rf Robson escNp
ii.
The nan IL now in tae county sa.l
and will have to face charge cf
burglary In tae daytime
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Sale Of Powder Plant May End In Indictment Of Several

the sale II d,767 patents, trademarks
ana copyrights 70 the Chemical
Foundation, and the sale W the Bosch
siaRpeto company 10 Martin " korn
aud associates. and numerous oilIer
transactions involving enemy owned
properties
This investigation win require scy-
eraI weeks and may occupy the iliry
throughout the fall Department NJ
Justice attorneys and agents have
been working for months VII the alien
property affairs aud have collected 4
lnass Of evidence for grand jnry prex
sentiment.
The department IL expected 10 file
the governments xnit iii equity Il, the
district supreme court this week frr
fhe recovery of the patents, Il rde-
isarks and copyrights which Garyai',
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
OKLAHOMA CITY GAY
LOTHARI0s Grabbed
Two Boys and Two Girls Locked
Up BY Police For Immoral
Conduct Girls In
Jail Yet

Three Oklahoma CITY people and
ono Uahfie &iri wefp arrested last
might II house located ut 7ls Wext
Oklahoma Avenue o. charge or
immoral conduct
The four gave names ~ Mary
Wise, Ida f.oathcn, Leo storms ami
Mawuf@Datler
The swo men each PUT % q 3z9
cash bond ior appearance Ia polIee
ceuFt this evening III ; o'clock. bat
thc two giris had no money ~ wego
placed In hsi and viii BIZ tried tails
evening.
Az are undor 20 years ~ ags and
u ~ said the two youns men arr
song of prominent oklahoma tsty
people and came hero 10 astond che
institute.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

NJ president 81 the Chemical Foun
datIou has refused 10 surrender oa
demand of AIien Property Custodian
thomas W Miller. nj President Hard.
ing's direction
The patents division of the cunso.
dams office llas spent the pust two
weeks compiling the necessary de1erips
tire papers for each of the patents
tllat will be- Incorporated IN the gov
ernments bill IN this suit These will
M ready ID deliver 10 the department
os Justice todaw or Tuesday and the
drawing and filing of the bin win then
follow. These Descriptive papers oe
cupy abort 600 typewritten pages
and make N pills nearly five feGt high
n IN ispr0bAbIy tlle most voIumin0uS ef
fort ever prcparcd far single gov
erninent ynit.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

who presented bis Ilna % be
Kissed hy tha deserving unhlow,
his hands h the Iesa deserving
AMI least noble
Even today, with ali tAo uad-
ern methods of aiatrtlnllug
knowledge, Iho practice 81 kIne-
ins IA unknown am0nx lha dark
ess Artisans, In fact. among
shc femota, hafbarlo RACES tho
paasures of hisalng are il;ile
understood
ffasmua nniea that on hia visit
" lsnelpAi Il wax used syery
where ax y fsgan or RhctinR
When a visitor eAtered Il house
la hlAead tho father and mother.
the tsae and daughters, tha dpg,
thc cat and anything emo thar
was klssablc This waA repeated
when departing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Origin OF Kissing Traced
Back to Detection OF Wine

London. July ri hi ts,c eAslv
days u Rome wEne Mas afFevd
as seeriFtae Ii Was Improper
for the veatsl ylfgina or ANY IL
the nAirnnA 10 appropriate any
81 The llhalsnn.
10 aNrerlain where gAilt lay
Wien some of the wine Was
nsissiag. Il bacame sise custcm
for men NJ snell their klnsNo-
wen brsathe
One thing lead ID smother.
and hcs0ra they knew Il sha
Romans had Inyent i M III tha
most popular of lfiman lnssisu
tlors- that of kissAax
There has never bnen date
fixed FOR the origin If this Gus
tom. but II Ii firss mentioned
ia The memoirs ~ romponius.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

Indianapolis. July sis-C0vernor
Small Ok Illinois. was urged sunday
ia a letter sent by the board Of d.
recsors OF the National Coal ass0-
citation to have state forces made a
thorough investigation OF the HerriA
massacre. 10 that the consplrators
ami assassins viii be promptly
brought to Justice" The letter de-
clares that no arrests have beea
made in connection with the mas
sacre and adds that the impression
also seems TO be Eaiaing ground that
that state authorities are falling 20
slpow ih1t determination necessary
TO discover and prosecute those re-
sponsible'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Girl, Age 10, Is
Mother of a
Husky Ba BY

Lima, Ohio, july sf.--Authorit'es
ei Alien and Shelby counties are
conducting q joint investigation Of
one Of the ntrangezt cases In mcd-
cal annals. the birth cf pahy hey
10 Elizabeth irwin, 10, of Hardin
Shelby county.
The identity Of the baby's father
is locked in the recrsses ef shr child
mothers heart. She refused 10 di.
suigc his name under questioning
by the county prosecutor and detec
tiyes, a. we'll 40 her sscpfather, Rev.
l.. w. Irwin. The stubborn rcfusn
Of the child 10 reveal her betfayet
csused the Joint Investigation.
The baby was horn Ju'y 27 and ,s
thriving and iunsy. elizabeth 10 the
daughter OF Mrs. Irwin by former
marriage.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

'FThs ~ 'sha h'AjAN SUMMER
EYER experienced In Oklahoma aald
Ben brunmage soday. IA have lived
hsFe from the beglnnlng and don't
rsin"slbar hnttsF Juiy than WIN
have iuat passed lhroaxh. uniess ii
was Che firat Juiy after shs opening
IN 1850 whNn the aun sixzled and
even the praifie doms died III thlrss.
boz conditions wer~ different then
and much iegs modern
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
SET AND
READY Fob THE FIGHT
Changes Arc Made In the
Voting Places; Who May
Vote; Certificates Not
Necessary

The County Election Board speci
ally request tfie precinct election
boards ID facilitate III every way
quick voting; there Il no necessity
for requesting the exhibiting 81
registfati0n certificates or taking
time 10 compare the certificate 10
the poll book II The voters name is
on. the book and there is no suspi
Il ion as to the voters right 10 vote.
Taey ale notified not 10 place snS
rtglssFafica books lii ballet ba&es:
tho books must be returned tc the
County Registrar.
Every voter ia urged 10 be careful
tc vote on the school levy pr0posi
tion. This is very Importan'
change Iii the school laws and Ahoula
be voted FOR AK year preclnct of-
fscer for one Of the ballots.
Charges IN coting Places
Voters in precinct one. ward one.
will vote at the stone garage On the
northwest corner Of Walnut anf
Oklahoma avenue.
Voters In Precinct two, ward four
will vote at the Lincoln school house
Voters IN Guthrie township win
VOTE on Garfield avenue three blocks
south and enc hair block west a
Dukes Sanstariuui.
Voters of ward ., pre~inct .. VIA
vote In the garage back Of the Poi
lard theatre in the alley.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Government To Control
Coal Distribution

Washington, ,lMly III - The
government machinery far cmerg-
ensr distribution If coal swung
into gear today as the central
committee her. with Henry n.
Spencer federal fuel distributor.
ss administrative head, began its
work to supply coal ~ the indus
tries and localities where il II
most ncsird and Id maintain fair
price levels al the mines
An adenate staff was organized
to handle the reports and orders
expected ID ffnw through Wash
ington.
Accepting only the response
bllity cf keeping the railroads
and interstate public utilities
supplied with coal and directing
q proper distributor as hrtween
states, af the same time through
car alloraiicns holding mine
prices At Il fair level, the federal
agency looked III the varians
states to control distribution and
prices for consumers locally. III
many states creation of the
necessary administration for This
already has been reported. Slew
recovery In production was
shown irl reports of the geological
survey for tha week ending 4AA
Sirsiav. the estimated total heing
100000 tons compared with 81,
100000 tons the week previous
Production of anthracite was sairl
10 remain Al practically xpro "
Stating there was ''no indication
cf increased production in re-
sp0nse to the invitation 10 re-
open mines In any of the strong
~ organized districts" fhe re-
port said more coal was coming
ont of the former non-union fields
OF Pennsylvania. with slight I'M
creases in several other districts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Operators
Issue
4 Def

ST. Louis. July 3i.-~M X
Kavanaueh, president of the coa
operators association ef tho fifth
and ninth district of llinois, in !
statement issued this afternoon,
sand
II can now say positively that
the operators Of the mnioa Ter
ritory of the United States have
not surrendered and will not sur~
render the ruhlir's cause In this
strike as indicated In press ac-
counts purported Ia quote John
II. Lewis. /"
There will he no joint inter
state conference of the former
central competitive fields, and
Mr. Lewis knows this to ba
true" kavanaugh asserted.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
GOLF BUCKLES AGAIN
CHANGE HANDS SUNDAY

Coli buckles changed hands rapidly
yesterday l., ID. Bronson regsfne1
his gold buckle lost to Fred Holman
last Thursday. J. l. Loveless lost 70
Paul Carey four up and 10 play
AL Wright defeated Paul Carey for
hss gold buckle In the morning up B
". Merten was unsaccesEfui in tryins
10 Eet possession of Roy crabbe's sold
buckle scing down to defeat by tst
close margin Of up and I to play.
FRED Fi0Inan though losing TO l.. p.
Bronson got in the 80 class on MS
second nine holes coming In with q
medal ecore of rs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
TWO AvIAroRs BURN
Az pEopELLoR FAILS

Niddlotown, N. ". july ~ d.leas
Tracey Lyons, q II Ct, aglation sac
'siUD, " ". A.. and Augustus Aitnmeynr
W. ot Port Jervis we're burned Il;
death ~ Port Jprvls Sunday afternoon
wh,n 90 airplane In which they wtra
riding crashed ~ earth i,rsaking o'
propeller caused the plane % taNe
10 fatal nose dive.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Rail Head Denies
Roads Have Agreed

Philadelphia, July 81 r. De
witt Cuyler head of the railroad
executives organization said 20
day hiatt IL is not true" that
the railroad employers had given
assurances they would support
President Harding's proposals
for an immediate ending Of The
strike.
Mr. Cuyler said that there has
been no commitment Of any kind.
He added that the understanding
was 10 await the President S
proposal which had not yet been
received.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
SCHOOL HEAD HELD ON
A MURDER CHARGE

Galveston, Texas July "a roiicr
today vera holding Tom IT, istach
stone, counts superintendent nt egu
cation. IN connection with tho death
Of aamue w Block. 81. haAd Of The
Galveston dry goods company,
shortly after III o'clock iAa night.
An inquest into ths cause N Isloek'A
death ii scheduled for today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
BLINDED By LIQUOR OFT
WORKER MAY LIVE

Tuisa. July Al - a. Riley oil
f:eid worker a'ao IL at Morning Side
hospital suffering from blindness
caused By drinking corn whisky con
tanning wood alcohol, may live. at
tending physicians sad so1ty, al
though hope for recovery OF his eye
sight Is very slight.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Strike
Is Not
KetEnded
BULLETIN

Washington. july III. Presi.
dent Harding was said today by
close personal friends and nd.
visers to have received Assnr
ances from Chairman Cuyler Of
the association Of railway execu-
tives, Vice President Atterhury
Of the Pennsylvania railroad and
b. M, Jewell head Of the strik-
ing shopmen's organizations. that
they would support his proposals
for immediate ending Of the
strike.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
SEA SLED TO AID i.
or SINKING s4ir

fEy The Associated rress,
Montreal. July Sl.-A sen sled with
room fSr Us passengers started todas
fcr the Lschine rapide IN thc st.
lawrence River to take or 4oo ex-
cursicnists on the steamnr Rapids
Prince which struck on The rocks
yesterday The craft Ia ram by q
700 horsepower motor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Hooper Arrives

Washington, Juiy 3i..-Ar hair
man Hooper. IL tho railroad labor
board arrived IN Washington to-
day for conference with presi.
dent Harding on the railrcad
strike situation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

London, July Hi Lord North
elite ii now suffering from lnrectiye
endicardItIa. according 10 4 Bulletin
lasued Ny hls phyaiclan,
The bulletin statea that tho pub
isher does no, show any sisns NJ mott
cehhle Improvement.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
vorE ron rHg SCHOOL
LEVY AMENDMENT

Don't fcross 70 vets Tor ths smend.
msns 10 the school levy Isw, n IL cn
. spselai ballet N your Inspscter doss
net oIys ycu ballot. ~ tss one. n
the amendment carries Il w'Il sAvs tn4
expenses " sn sIscston ~ ~ ~
creased lsvy. which under me pvsAsnt
law u nscessAry each year. vets yss.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

Limerick. Jrly sl.--Ten of the is-
regulars holding the Kilmallock ares
against the free state torces were
killed. In Saturday nights operators
Is Ia learned, and several we're cap-
fured.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
CHEF MITCHELL
coMPLIMGMTEo w
vlsIyINo L9AouaMe

CHIEF Mitchell kep< Mineral Wells
rafk IN fine conditiop during the
past weeks Epworth Institnts W !
capious supply o. wAtsx. which vaa
greatly appreciated " ~ largs 80
tendance who votsd hin thsnto 49,
tore adjournm>nt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
Khan
Enters
Fight
BULLETIN

FHY Fks AsNuaEAFTf FT~*s1
Muskogcs. July III. Tho higs
gest sensation that Thu prevent
political campaign has brought.
broke here today with Tho pub.
lieation az ,he Oklahoma Herald
official organ of tha XII Klux
Khan In tho state. carrying !
front page editorial which a..
nounces the effort of certain state
officials of the Khan 10 forca ths
vote cf klansmcn for a preferred
iiss of candidates sent out from
Oklahoma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

McAlestcr. July 81 The body Il
willIan Burks age 81, was found
Monday morning IN i ravino of
mountains. 3g miles from
Hartshornc. badly bruised aud bait
tered. as IL beaten With q crude In
slfumens.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

NktHh1thA Why 1NM I'LL IT.
stially All candidates fur numiisas
sinnA III state offices wern III
their home Districts tnslay and
tnoAt III then wera scheduled III
spaak In the fIunl windnp iii
IlAalr respective campaigns pre-
pATnsury 10 tomorrow Il primary
election.
The kn klnx klan ixaue hrIi
the center III attention III thu
three enrNresi raea fnr the
Democratic nomination fnr Wnv.
ernur between u e Walton,
mayor ~ Oklahoma t'ily4 W, ~
WILSON, atatu superintendent of
public ins'rarsSun. ana Thomas
n nwen. former justice I'll the
state supreme enurs.
Considered until few days
agp comparatively unimpnri.
ant angle. Tho Khan yrstTrslay
swept III the forefront when
copies pg n model ticket, par.
ported III havc heen drawn hy
the Invisible Empire, = were
distributed III every protestant
church hi Oklahoma tlity. ri
oyerphHdnwed interest attached
g. The Nnnparti9an IeHTne i'll
ssa, which haN held sIie eenter III
The campaign stage slnre Tho ens
slorsemant uf Walton Mn fhn
sgmlnss3 Isnhar l14euustrssvs ssn
league, formed Iast npriu9 anil
admitted I,y its leaders III Nh IiAa
Non partisan league under All
other name
Wilson'S name headed the
klau'w ticket and ii wAa agreed
IN political circles that Nj may
be expected III receive the Solid
support III The organization,
which claims Hi have approx
matrhv 100000 members III thn
stuie Observers alao pointed nut
that Wilson IN almost certain III
be opposed BY AN auti.Klan cie-
mrntK
No attempt waa made IN nrvs
dict which III the remaining two
gtibcrnaturinl aapirants would
reap the henefit If the vote from
those nnt In sympathy with thu
ku Klux Khan.
All three candidates For gov.
ernor today were claiming yies
tory by large plnralisies
Misa Mice Robertson liz AIns.
kogee congressional representa-
tive from the second district, and
Manuel iierriek, of Perry. repre-.
sentative from the eighth district.
were among the candidates whn
were continuing their campaigns
until the last minute.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

john meeting Of tho memb0rs AMI
directors IL The Chamber of Com
morce a 500 this evening vi thc
chaaber Of Commerce rooms
Loren fIutchlns, Secy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

pIais lumber sales contract.
When The grand jury completes The
Old IIicnory cass II is expected 10
recess until September 4 This grand
jury has been In continuous daily
stSsions, except Saturdays and legal
holidays, sineca May ~. when IL
started worn Sn the Phillips and
Stephens case. The Old Hickory il
the second ease brought before II III
its three months work.
Patents Are Probed
Upon the reconvening Of the grand
jury the first of September the first
action is expected 10 be searching
inquiry into the affairs Oh the alien
propert~y cnstodian's office under the
admin ration of A. Mitchell Palmer
and Francis r. Garyan, as cnstodians.
This inquiry i expected to delve into
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31

Washington, July 81 Indictments
growing out Of the sale Of the 0Id
Hickory powder plant near Nashville,
Tenn. to the Nashville Industrial
corporation were expected TO be
handed down early this week by the
special war frauds grand jury here
BY Tuesday thu jury will have com
pleted iss investigation of this sale,
which has ocerpicd its attention the
past three Neeks
Many Are Quizzed
Nnmeruos witnesses have been ex-
amined, including former Secretary Of
War Baker, who approved the sale on
the recommendation Of Ernest G.
Morse. former director Of sales Of the
war department, more than fort
night ago, was indicted In connection
with the Phillips and Stephens sur
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-31
HAv-FEvEn WEED

The nsay horse-weed "a making
ready for the hay fever sufferers. "
we are to have . haven Of rest FOR
srch folk. Why nof--all togsther--
eliminate this menace 10 those who
csnnot get away To colder climate :
Vote for Addie G. Pickard for
ccUrt clerk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-21
DlSPATCHPAPERS' RADIO
ENJO4EDBY ALL VIRGINIA
Popular Broadcast Station, WBAZ, wins Applause of
Radio Fans With Nightly Concert by Lorillard
Chorus Singing Popular Colored Songs

Reports from all over the State
began pouring into the office of The
i'ispatch almost simultaneously with
tho initial test program on Tuesday
evening Of last week. attcs,ing the
success of station WBAZ of The Dis
patch Papers. Thousands Of folks
commended the splendid work of the
special selection of singers from the
Loriliard Colorcd Chorus who sang
for The Dispatch radio each night
during the week
TN" test program began at 7.lj on
each evening and continued UP until
$50 and gained favor among .he
Richmond radio phone fans and those
about the state with lightning like
rapidity. 1t Is said that the broad
casting opened a new epoch In tho
lives OF tho crystal dctcctor fans who
hitherto had never heard broad
east program over their sets.
y number of interesting facts were
brought t" light by the popular test
programs. In the first place 1t was
learned for the first time i'm Richmond
that one does not always need n Two.
step amplifcr for broadcast concerts
In fact. this was found to he the
cause of several cases of distortion
reported to the radio department;
Ncv"ral hams" suggested that they
temporarily discard the vacuum tube
sets IN favor Of the crystal sets for
inc Wi'AH programs. as great deal
OF static and Interference would be
eliminated thereby.