The log cabin Democrat., 1922-02-24
Duped Rotarians Listen
 Entranced to "Wireless"

1 Mccullough, international president, Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary, MT. Lindsay, president of the British Rotary Association, and finally Presi- dent Harding.
 To put it over with an internaton- al commotion, L. E. Winfrey, profes- sor of modern languages, entered ] joyfully into the plot and was ap- pointed as the Paris Rotarian, under promise to deliver his speech in French. Due to regrettable circum- stances, Rotarians from Johannes burg and Shanghai were unable to attend the Washington celebration and sent cablegrams. In truth, their absence was due to the fact that the program vas becoming unwieldly and had to be shortened Thus they were allowed to remain at home.
 By Wednesday, all details of the prospective hoax had been looked after and the company met at the church Wednesday night after the prayer service for rehearsal with Ben H. Woodruff as chief operator at the naval radio station at Washington, conveniently moved to Conway and placed in the pastors study As the mechanical side, the deception re- quired only the "Magnavox," the ann plifying horn, with it's accessories hooked up with the mouthpiece and talking machine placed in the study. One of the wires was for transmits sion of voice and the second for mu- sic. MT. Cole under the pre-arranged schedule, timed at the rehearsal to insure cooperation between Wash ington" and the Rotary Club here, was able to switch the connections to fit whatever number was coming over.
 Every cog in the machine worked smoothly and only one change was made from the schedule as planned Wednesday night. Luncheon for the club here was not served as rapidly as expected, working a hardship on the band and solosts at Washington in view of the fact that the luncheon period was heightened to 30 minutes and all talking machine records used up. Feature soloists were Frances Aida in 'Laddie O. Mine," and Reinald Werrenrath in "LaFayette.
 Absolute belief in the genuineness of the reproduction totally held sway over the audience until the final num- Der, the explosive speech by President Harding, who goes by the name of Blake Smith in Conway. The presi- dents presentation was preceded by "The Star Spangled Banner" during the playing of which the audience stood MT Morehead as the presiding officer explained that MT. Harding was occupying the place of private citi- zen and did not wish to speak. However, MT. Harding" came over the line, international Rotary will take it amiss if you allow us to ad journ without first hearing word from you"
 "I would not mind speaking" the president said, ''except for that crowd
 
 Phil Cleaver is the only Republican there and he is ashamed of it. Any how, Lewis Winfrey says that Fred Gordy promised him some eats if he would help in this scurvy trick and besides it is hot and stuffy up here in this room. We have did our part, now you buns come across with those eats"
 The foreigners" from the study were then invited in to the luncheon Despite their appearance, some of the auditors were still under the spell of the supreme marvel of wire less transmission" and offered ex- plantations for Mr. Hardng's dazzling oration. One explanation advanced was that the president selected one club-happening to hit Conway-in order to remind his auditors that he was speaking to Rotary in many cities and not simply to Washington Rotary. Another theory advanced was that Mr. Cole and his associates had somehow cut into the Washington PioS aii anu "eic Pidyli d PldCllCdi joke on the audience One club mem- Der left the church, believing that MT. Harding had actually uttered the words ascribed to him.
 Several factors worked nightly to give the hoax it's convincing air of genuineness The young men who inn personated the foreign Rotarians