The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-30

1 am a radio fan for keeps from now on--l heard the Alabama Power . company concert over a home made receiving set. and better still 1 had the pleasure of hearing my own | daughter play the first piano selec- tion ever sent by radio from Bir- mingham.
 When Mrs. Hanson and the other music loving ladies set in motion the Music club I doubt if they ever had an Idea that they would develop talent that could charm the ears of Listeners in 200 miles from home and yet that is exactly what has been done because the concert was picked up that distance. And as for the girls who played I very much fear that every one of them win have to buy new hat because their heads have swelled so: I know that this is true with Celeste for she has been hopping around like chicken with it's head cut off all day. I have not seen Phyllis but I daresay that she is In similar condition.
 The Alabama Power company cer- tainly did not get foreign capital' for their initial concert because every one of the artists were home grown and some of them are acquainted with i corn bread and turnip greens. The list was made up of the winners in the last contest held in Anniston; David Dixon won the violin contest, but ! doubt if he ever played in all his life as he did Monday night when he rendered Meditation" and as for the girl who sang Carry Me Back 10 Old Virginny'-why she has Galli-Curci backed clean off the boards. largely because she sans something we could understand, while these foreign artists always pitch their concerts over the layman's head. If ever we get hold of that girl again we are going to do our level best to get her to sing "'fhe Last Rose of Summer
 do not know where the Alabama Power company got the man wao an, nounced the numbers-he may be a foreigner and we are dead "agin" foreign capital right now, but I do hope he is native born because he takes his time to announce each mum. Der So that you get the name of tae selection, who wrote it and the per- son rendering il.
 All the afternoon my boy was list ening in while he was testing with Gadsden and heard him each time as he asked MT. Jones how he was get ting him. Now this set of my sons was made of rolled oats carton with some wire that he got from a boy next door. He made the whole thing and l never had any faith in II until he yelled out to me to run down stairs that 5c% was testing. Sure enough he was and we got the se- lections right along. These wireless boys are wonders to me because we went over to Denham Fuckers and got Pittsburg and Detroit on set that young Tucker made himself He had an ampifler and horn so that when Arlington got out of the way with the time signals and 5C% cut in he could adjust so that the whole room could hear, and the beauty of It was that We got the concert with primary and did not use the ampii- fier al all.
 Opens speech Clear
 Dr. Glenn's speech was as clear as If We were right a him and we never i had a break The beauty of Glenn's speech was its brevi y--by the way the best sermon Dr. billiard ever preached was Eas CT sunday when ne take for only ten minutes
 As Glenn was speaking I thought Of the dlsordered conditions at tho city hall and wondered 1T we would be acting with wisdom to put ST. 0O0 .000 in the hands of what appears to be a bunch fighting each other to spend No prudent business man would undertake any matter involv- ing even s700 If his organization was ali shot to, pieces by discord as our present city administration. What pity 1t is that the big chief must fire broadsides and the others come back with replies reflectlng on him. Then, too. here we are living outside our income and calling an election and spending the peoples money for a silly dance proposition. That money for this referendum might be better spent on giving Mrs. Echols more money for her welfare department. Here she is crying for more money