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Evening star., 1923-10-21
jazz Music Affects Tubes.

When a radio broadcasting apparatus
shows unmistakable signs Of becom-
ing converted to jazz music and de-
velops a blue light in one of its giant
tubes that dances in perfect cadence
and absolute abandon to the blue notes
Of a moaning saxaphone, what chance
has the advocate of grand opera?
Such is the situation at the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Broad
casting Staten, WCAP. each time that
il broadcasts the music Of LIE Paradis
Orchestra, or the Metropolitan Theater.
On all other occasions the tube main
tains solemn dignity BETTING the oc-
casion, and performs in highly efficient
manner, II is pointed out
The station engineers carefully avoid
discussing the ethics Of the equipment.
but rise to the defense of the tube to
say that the blue light is probably
caused by a small amount of gas which
is present In some quantity in all vac
uum tubes. When the tube is working
the gas becomes ioniZed, and If present
in sufficient quantity, gives off blush
light. The vividness of this light, it is
explained. Is increased with the E1odu-
iation and with the changes in volume
Of the music.
FAsn . heavy chsrA = sasrck the
Evening star., 1923-10-21
DISTANT STATIONS.
All programs scheduled for eastern
standard time.
WEAF-NeN York t492 Meters).

2:45 to 3:45 p.m.-Interdenom
Lional services Under the auspices of
the New York Federation of Churches;
address by Rev. Paul Z. Scherer.
3:45 to $50 p.m.-Men's conference
IN the Bedford branch Y. NJ. c. a.
1870 to 10 p.m.-Program same as
WCAP.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
WCAP Reaches Far.

Radio listeners in virtually every
, state in the Union and in \ number of
cities in Canada have picknd up the
| broadcast programs Of wCAP. the
Chasapeake and Potomac Telephone
ComUany station. according to the nu-
, merous communications received in
the past several weeks. More than a
month ago the station was heard by
a radio fan in En~land.
r. w McKeelay of Walkerville.
Ont, wrote: "Your dance nrorram
came in wonderfully we'll Saturday
NIGHT. In fact. we were dancing: II
being loud enough for same through
ou~ loud speaker"
Tho excernt Of letter from John
c. Brown ir. Of Fulton. No. read:
| Three Westminster hlueiays enjoyed
your organ concert of this evening
throu~h strong and could be heard on
ono tube
"I want to exnress my appreciation
of the delightful program broadcast
| from your station the evening of Oc-
toher a." wrote J. g Harris of Neigh.
Neb. This is the first time 7 have
had the pleasure of hearing WCAP
and II was very loud and clear
e. e. Severn of Cedar Rapids Iowa,
wrote that he has twice picked up
WCAP. despite static and other in
reference. Other fans in distant
cities who have recently heard WCAP
are: Frank NJ Douglas Galveston.
Tex: w. w. Chapman. Montreal. Cam
ada: Frank Mcdowell. Tower Hill.
Ill officials of the Canadian National
Carbon Company at Toronto and r. A.
Murren. Kansas City, Mo.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
LOCAL STATIONS.
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va.
(1aS

1885 a. m. and 1906 pm.-weather
bureau report
Evening star., 1923-10-21

The first two radio conferences in
Washington aided the Department of
Commerce so materially. it is prob
able that another representative
gathering may be called next spring.
With a view of making the confer
nnces annual affairs. One thing in
particular that the conferences ac-
complished was the eliminating of In
reference through wave ALLEGATION.
Officials of the Department Of Com
inerce believe that broadcasters, anna
teurs and commercial stations are
low keeping on their wave lengths
pretty well. This Is essential II we
are to have a minimum of frterfer-
once. Representatives of the Depart
7nent in every district are listening
N all the time and measuring the
waves emitted by transmi ting sta
lions. warning offenders when they
:tre too far off their waves
The bureau of standards through
WV has been sending out stand-
ard wave lengths. so that stations
IAN adjust their sets The Navv is
afdinE also. methods of celebrating
sets properly have been announced
md II is now up to the transmitting
stations to keep within houn"s
5pection service In maintaining sta
cions on their licensed frequencies
he bureau of standards makes daily
measurements of the em tied waves
rom various stations. The mea
nents to date have been mainly on
class B broadcasting stations and
On the ow-frequency, highpower
rransoceanic stations. The measure
,nents show in general a gratifying
degree of adherence to the assigned
y, we.
the observation showed stations to
be seriously oc their assigned fire.
quency, the supervisors of radio
nave readjusted the stations so as
20 bring them within the required
tolerance.
In only a few cases are the sta
ttons maintaining without exception
the assigned freauencies so closely
be seriously off their assigned fire.
Grancy standard. Special attention Is
being given by the bureau to the
stations which do maintain such
standards. and an announcement will
be made later stating the degree Of
constancy that has been observed. so
that persons may utilize the trans
missions from these stations as a
standard for the celebration of ap-
paratus.
The method used by the bureau IN
measuring the frequency of distant
stations involves the use of a local
radio frequency generator. This is
adjusted to the same frequency as the
received wave from the transmitting
station, this adjustment being de-
uermined by receiving both fire.
duencies in a receiving set and vary
ing the local generator until zero
beat note is obtained. The fire.
quency of the local generator is then
measured with wavemeter.
Further details of the method are
given in bureau of standards letter
circular 90, "Radio S gnals of Stand
ard Frequency and Their Utilization"
A limited number of copies is avail
able at the bureau and can be OBJ
tained by those having actual use for
this information.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
Radio May Direct Trains.

The possibility of directing fast
trains by radio Is being studied by ex-
perts A demonstration is soon to be
made on the Rocky Mountain Limited
which is operated by the Rock Island
out of Chicago.
Terrell Plans Trip.
Chief Supervisor of Radio w. D.
Terrell of the Department of Com
merce will make a swing around the
country. eventually visiting each OF
the nine radio districts. Recently he
made a trip to Detroit and Chicago.
the eighth and ninth district head
quarters. Within a months time he
hopes to start west TO visit Seattle
and San ranciSco and inspect the
district headquarters there. Return
ing via New Orleans. he will stop off
there and in Atlanta. where the new
fourth district offices were recently
established. En route 10 Washington
he hopes to stop at Norfo *. Later in
New York and Boston, thus complet-
ing circuit of all nine district head
quarters.
Since the advent of broadcasting 1t
has become necessary for the chief
supervisor to keep in closer touch
with his district supervisors and their
inspectors. and it is for this reason.
and in an effort to adjust some local
d f.icu'ties. that Mr.. Terrell is making
the extensive trip. No exact schedule
has as yet been announced other than
that he will start about November l..
Mr.. Terrell will also sound out the
sentiment of several sections of the
country as to broadcasting, amateur
activity and other phsse OF radio
communication as part of p general
study he is making of operation un-
der the regulations and new wave
lengths laid down last spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
PUBLIC WASTE
(Kansas City Times)

(hanSdS City I1meS)
 Is the resignation of an assis- tant secretary of agriculture of so much importance that the de- partment is justified in mailing to every newspaper in the country a copy of the letter of resignation, a copy of the letter of acceptance, and a third sheet announcing the incident Such non-eSSential work as this is one reason why all the departments at Washington re- quire many more employees than are necessary for their essential labors in carrying on the govern ment The same envelope which contained these enclosures carried five page statement that the secretary of agriculture is going to Alaska, and some commonplace information about the territory, taken largely from the census re- ports. It is not fair to the secre- tary of agriculture to assume that he personally prepares such un- necessary communications that load up the mails, under his name. The department of agriculture probably is no worse than some of the other departments in this method of squandering the public funds. These multitudinous non- essentials account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers money wasted by the government. They keep the list of government em- ployes larger than 1t should be and they load the postal depart ment with n-revenue-producin mail, not to mention the burden on newspapers and other business institutions who must open innu- merable envelopes containing news not worth printing or information not worth reading, or else throw the entire daily mass of such mail into the waste basket unopened, as doubtless is done in many business offices. The government at Wash ington needs some men with sui ficient courage to suppress the tons of useless stuff that now cumbers the mails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
GOVERNOR BRANDON CAN STOP TIT!

Refusal of the legislature subject leasing puts decision squarey Governor Brandon The received the authority the system time before January 1928 at which time would automatically expire further legislative pocus summoned to it's defense Each day that without definite thought planning abolish convict leasing the hold the people of this a for the people have that the practice stopped forthwith. Does the doubt this? Then let the recommend that the matter be referred to vote of the people,
 has been said that the opponents of convict leasing suggested feasible plan the the concs they should be taken from the private mines Does that then relieve the and the legislature the responsibility work out such plan? The question its Not only has the legislature refused and the failed this neaou and practice but there evidence that they have earnestly tried find other solution they follow Why have they so? they the interests of those who able will of the people of Alabama? That unwelcome n ference and there thousands sincerely
 And yet the opponents of leasing have suggested practical plan several of them fact Klby be done and should be done at that the finances abundantly permit it. that there employment leased mines and Klby lures who the victims of Aabamas nhumanty There has been suggested state convict farm Has there been gaon of this possibility? Yet other successfully operate them has been suggested that the put the state highways any consideration given to this possibility? Yet this done successfully
 states Other states have solved the problem The people bama demand that be solved here Why charged public responsibility shirk this duty?
 The people convinced that the governor legislature have found of employing the they have not looked for There either the the legislature any to the release of the slavery during the entire future period of the governors office
 The people not fooled by the explanations convict leasing Why does turn deaf ear to the public voce Is he pechance listening another voice publicly audible?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
ALABAMA, SIXTH IN STEEL

That Alabama should be the sixth state in the production of rolled iron and steel products so soon after be- coming a producer of steel is proof of the advantages which are presented here for the finished iron and steel industry. Alabama is exceeded in rolling-mill operations only by Penn- sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and New York, and ranks higher than West Virginia, Missouri, Maryland and many other states which have been rolling iron and steel products for generations. This industry in Ala bama has been expanding rapidly. The increase of rolled metal products in 1922 over 1921 was fifty-four per cent. The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, which was once known only as a pig-iron producer, is practically forced out of the pig iron market by the demand of it's finishing mills and those which it serves for it's entire furnace produc- tion. It has become producer of the finished steel product almost exclu- sively, and so are the American Steel and Wire and the Gulf States Steel companies. It seems barely yesterday when the first steel was made at Ensley, yet today Alabama ranks high among the states as producers of. the finished steel product and that in- dustry continues to expand. The, bar mill just completed at Fairfield is an example of the manner in which this industry grows year by year. ....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
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Cattle and pastures are in very good condition and the fruits seem to be doing well everywhere. Altogether the nations crop prospect is gratify- ing. The uncertainties of the early part of the season when cool and wet weather worked against good farming have given way to an actual showing of satisfactory growth and greatly improved condition.
 This will have its effect on busi- ness. The prospect of good crop kyields will soon begin to stimulate wholesale trade and the manufacture of products consumed by the farmer It is practically assured that transpor- tation will be prompt and adequate, while, if cooperative marketing meth ods are followed the same as last year and in the greater degree that is to be hoped, the farmers should be able to market gradually and receive the highest market price. Trade at large will soon sense the improved crop prospect and begin looking ahead. That means increased business all along the line. The encouraging fea- ture of the trade outlook is that there are no burdensome stocks to be dis posed of before making and selling for new wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
A STEP BACKWARDS

The bill providing for the election of county superintendents of educa- ton would bring the schools into poli- tics with all it's pernicious influences, and would be step backwards at the time when the state has most urgent reason to press onward. If there is dissatisfaction anywhere with the way the schools are managed, the election of superintendents by popular vote would not allay it. There are two main reasons why some county super intendents fail. One is that the sala- ries are not sufficiently high to at tract men of ability, and the other is that the educational, technical and professional requirements for the po- sition are too low. A stream does not rise higher than it's source, and an un- trained, unfit superintendent cannot achieve the results demanded by mod ern standards.
 The proper way to attack the prob lem is for the state to enact such leg islation as will insure the selection of only such applicants for executive school positions as will be able to meet the educational and professional quali- fications called for by law. If there were laws providing that such posi- tions may be held only by men who have suitable degrees from profes- sional schools, or who can pass state examinations given by a competent state board of examiners, then all legitimate complaint of the manage ment of schools would automatically cease. Why does not some legislator attack this problem in a practical manner, and offer such measures as would place Alabama on a par with other states in this important particu- lar of permitting only men of recogn- ized ability and training to hold posi- tions of executive responsibility in our public schools? Even grade teacher has to submit to a more searching in- quiry than does the man who is in au- thority over her.
 Popular election of school superin- tendents would be folly, for then the governing qualifications would be po-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19

litical and not professional, nor educa- tional The spectacle of politicians regularly elected to various public of fices, men who have no other claim to public confidence or support than their ability to trade around and get votes, should warn the people of what to expect under the plan of popular election of superintendents It is hoped that the legislators will be gifted with the wisdom and courage to reject the plan and to establish such policy as will make merit the pri- mary qualification of eligibility to exL ecutive positions in our schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
THEY DIE FROM NEGLECT

Birmingham is today faced with trying situation, one which besets other communities also, but for which an excuse does not. suffice-an cpl demic of infant colitis. Eleven white and six negro children died here last month because of this malady. Since the city welfare department called for , aid, nearly $500 has been given. Scores of windows have been screened, medicine and ice bought, food given where it was needed and milk as well; sheets and other necessities have been supplied. But the end is not yet. The matter might as well be faced squarely. The director of the work has estimated that hundreds of dol lars each week are needed. With many hundreds of babies i'll, their pa- rents unable to provide for them, the care of them is squarely up to the public. It is not time to ask or make complaint. Babies not old enough to ztalk are dying for the want of few dollars to provide common necessities. The money must be raised.
 The presence of the disease is ter rible burden for officials to bear, for proper municipal sanitation would have prevented the plague of flies that is spreading disease and death in Bir- mingham. Some one is to blame for that and the blame should be placed where it belongs. But the main thing today is aid for the children, babies, helpless and ill. Feverish, underfed, plagued by flies when they need sleep, literally dying, dying during June at the rate of one every two days.
 If money can help them and save them, they should get the relief that money can bring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
Get To Work on Port


 Governor Brandon has urged the legislature to take quick action on the legislation providing for the development of the port of Mo bile. He urged that this legisla- tion be passed as the amendment to the state constitution authoriz- ing it had been approved by tho voters and the legality of the amendment had been passed upon by the state supreme court. He said that therefore he considered it incumbent upon the solons to immediately pass the legislation necessary to make the amendment effective. The legislature will do well to heed the injunction of Brandon on that question. The development of the port is a move that is widely approved and will be one of the greatest things that has been done for the develoe- ment and advancement of tho state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS By Frederick Houk Law
John Ireland

John Ireland
 Westminster Abbey, In London, is noted as the burial place of kings and queens, and of people born to rank and wealth. In that old burial place of the great of the British empire, lies buried John Ireland, who was a butchers son, but who lifted himself, even in conservative England, until he be- came one of the leading church authorities, dean of Westminster and an earnest promoter of relig- ion and of culture.
 In the rugged hill region of De- vonshire where he was born John Ireland, future dean of Westmin- ster, watched his father. the vil- lage butcher, go about his bloody work. Sometimes he helped his father, but his tastes did not lead him to wish to carry on such work. Some work, however, lie must carry on, for the family needed money. A shoemaker had need of a boy to help him, and John Ireland took the job. He learned how to work in leather. how to stitch and sew and peg, and how to make shoes. Mean while, having studious mind and obtaining books. he studied. He was able to prepare himself for the University of Oxford. He was earnest and scholarly, devoted himself to his studies, made im- portant friendships. and entered the ministry of the Church of England.
 Tn his mature life he continued to show the same earnest zeal that he had shown at the shoemak ker's bench and in his studies at Oxford He continued, too. to make many him. At forty-one he was made a prebendary of Westminster Abbey Once again he carried on his du- ties with kindliness and faithful ness, and thirteen years later was promoted to be dean of Westmin- ster, one of the highest positions in the English church.
 Remembering his own earnest ness in gaining an education, he gave over $2O,000 to University of Oxford to be used as a fund for scholarships to help those who were really eager to learn. In other ways also he encouraged learning as well as religion. When he died he was buried in the an cient abbey where he had work ed so well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
The Mother of John Randolph

John Randolph of Roanoke, born in Virginia in 1773, was for many years member of congress. one of the most striking individuals, one of the most peculiar, most err ratio, most changeable, most forceful of all the men who have ever sat in the great council of the nation. Through his father he was a descendant of Pocahontas, the Indian girl who so romanti- cally saved the life of Captain John Smith.
 The RandOlphs were rich and naughty Virginia family, pos sessed of no less than 10000 acres of excellent land One of the Randolphs, John, fell in love with a young woman who lived on a neighboring estate. This young woman was Frances Bland. She, too, had inherited pride of name and estate. From her home on hill she could look far up the James River. and away over a stretch of beautiful country. With every breath she drew in. as 1t were, new pride in her possess sions. When she united her for tunes with those of the Randolphs Frances Bland increased her pride of place. Thus it came about that she brought up her son, John Randolph, to share with her in the glory of name and possessions. Keep your land" she was accus- toned to urge upon her son. In fact, she lived in fear that the son would dispose of the great estates that had come to him. Never part with your land" she urged again and again.
 In all else, however, she per- mitted her son to do as he pleased, to indulge in whatver sports he pleased, to associate with any manner of company, to go where he pleased-but only so long as he remembered that he was John Randolph. Thus the boy grew up self-wiiled, fitful, peculiar, but brilliant. In his home he found bookSand luxury. At one moment he trained his mind; at the next he followed his fancies in rough amusements. Thus, perhaps, be- cause of lack of severe discipline at home, John Randolph grew into the powerful, but undisciplined, figure that he became. As repre- sentative, senator and minister to Russia he did great service, but he remained undisciplined to the last Love should teach law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
Passing of Hitching Post
(Anniston Star)

on many residence streets iNa Anniston one still will find hitch 4 ing posts, generally iron onesl with ornamental heads of horses and large rings in which the reinS formerly were tied. Frequently one also may see the large square stone that in the old days served as stepping block in mounting or alighting from the horse, or in getting into and out of the buggy. Even on Noble street will be found an occasional hitching post. Sometimes one Is smashed by the collision of a truck or car, and none of them are used now for hitching purposes. No more striking illustration of the ad- vance of the times can be found than these silent reminders of the days of horseback riding and buggy driving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-19
SOUTH'S CROP OUTLOOK

\ There have been three successive weeks of favorable growing weather and all the crop-reporting agencies agree that the principal crops have made very good progress. Corn and cotton have done particularly we'll. There is much less acreage in corn this year than last and more in cot ton. That is true of Alabama, Missis- sippi and several other Southern
 states. The Mississippi corn acreage
 is reported as smallest in ten years.