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, 1924-07-14

July IOlI} a. pldlIttQ. MI. NidNI+OiaIu
is still suffering frCm ihhtelth, lHt an
rCurced his intention to make known an
important statement in the House Of
Commons this afternoon regarding lis
meeting with NJ. Herriot. Owing to the
l|ateness Of the con muHiqUe giving The
results of the conference between NJ.
Uerriot and Mr.. Macdonald, there is lit
tle comment on the meeting ia the morn
ing paveIs and This is largely tentative.
The Times. referring to Tho proposal
that tie repatriation commission remain
intact. but with the addition, ii possible.
of an American NON Der, says: This
solution does not sound convincing at
present, although circumstances may
make it so" The Daily Chronicle, deal
ing with the same point, remarks: As a
compromise this may perhaps pass, though
it sea: ,ely fills US With enthusiasm.
New York, July 10Th Raw sugar
was quiet today. A sale of Il, eco bags
Of Philippines in Tolt was made early at
SOP ard later II 900 bags were sold at
sos. Raw sugar futures, after early de-
preston and a decline of two to three
points, rallied on reports that Europe was
buying Cubans at a better price than was
otferec here. The market closed steady
at 5 to points net advance. July $50,
September $40, December ) 81. harch
3.I9, Nay $40 all bid. Refined sugar
rules quiet and rathrr easy with fine 9ra-
nulateu at $40 to $50. Refined futures
were nominal
Capetown, July 10 h-The Prince of
Wales aas accepted the invitation OF the
Hertzo2 Government 10 visit South AtrI-
ca next year. The date FOR bis Royal
Hiphnes visit has not yet been arranged.
LONDON. July 10th-The Premier will
meet the High Commissioners OF the Do
minions tomorrow, instead OF today as on
ginaIIy arranged, for the purpose OF dis
cussinQ The question Of dominion repre-
sentati1n at the Conference to be held I'D
London on July 10th in connection with
the carrying out of the Dawes Report on
the matter Of reparatiOns. The Canadl-
an Press understands that while the 9th
er dominions are wiling TO have Great
Britain present their views az the coming
conference, Canada will insist on dis
tlnct r. presentation at the conference.
Otherwise Canada Will disclalm any re-
sponsib1Iity for the conference decision.
LOnd m, July l0th.-The Prime Minis
ter mace a statement in the House OF
Commons today explaining his recent
visit to Paris and his discussion with NJ.
HerrioJ on the Reparation situation. 1t
is evident from this statement that Mr..
Mac D,naId has gone a long way to
ailay ard meet French resentment and
SuScpDt hilitipS over to the extent OF CIV
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
STORY
TELLER WINS
CHILDREN
Walter Wilson, Of KYW, Is
Loved by Thousands as
'Uncle Bob"

CHICAGO, April 2S.-There is one
man today whom thousands of kid
dies will remember when they are
grown up and aged, and that man
is Walter Wilson.
Children know him better as
Uncle Bob" when he tells the bed
time stories from XIV here and
Uncle Walter" when he sings his
never to be forgotten songs, Dream
Daddy" and MY Daddy's Dream.
time Lullaby" both on their way to
record sales.
Parents, too, are voicing their ap.
probation of Mr.. Wilson and COM
'plimenting him on the good work
which he is doing.
Clarissa and Robert Reynolds, Of
Tiskilwa, ILL.,, write: I'VE have been
listening to your bedtime stories
almost every night since we got our
radio, but we wish they were a lit
tie longer. l bet you never heard
Of this town before. We'd like to
hear you .pronounce 'Tiskilwa' over
the radio"
Some Otherwise.
Some Of the letters '.Uncle Bob"
receives are very humorous, while
some are the other extreme.
Here is one from little fan
who writes:> my mother SAYS a
lot OF nice things about you, too:
but my dad will not let me put
them in the letter."
Another reads: II had the
humps and now have a gum boil
under my lip and it made my face
swell up to my eyes. / had to stay
in the house three weeks. / had a
temperature and hardly ate a
thing"
While still another reads: dear
uncle bob my name is VioIette and
wanted to write you a little letter
for long time so tonight i. heard
you sing that Sweet little song to
us l1iddies it is so nice Of YOU. Won
are Just one Big kind man and until
seen your picture thought Won
was a little thin man imagine my
surprise"
And SO it goes, hundreds of letters
every day from his little admirers
and friends.
Prayer for Little Girl.
Recently Mr.. Wilson received a
letter from mother who wrote:
MY little daughter is very ill and
your bedtime stories always cheer
her up, won't you say a personal
word to her?"s
That night Mr.. Wilson asked his
friends in the invisible audience to
say prayer for this little girl
The following day the mother wrote
and said that the little girl was
feeling much better.
A lot of the other daddies are 60
ing to appreciate how much it
means to win the love and admira-
ton of their own children and find
that the really big thing in life is
to develop that corner in their
hearts which is being usurped by
the dream daddy"
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
QUESTION BOX.

I. Giollito-I have a crystal set
which is operating very well on a
small inside aerial strung around the
molding OF the room. AS this is
rather unsightly I would like to use
loop If you think it possible.
AnsWer-Due to the fact that a
loop Is not good collector of cleo.
trical energy it is not possible to
operate a crystal receiver on this
type OF aerial. It is your location
and not the efficiency of the set
that enables YOU to pick up the
local stations on the inside aerial. .
Ralph E. Sanford-What is the
best third stage amplifier to build as
to results and cost? Is there any
need Of switching off the B battery
in set when not in use?
Answer-It is not advisable to
add third stage Of audio-frequency
application to any set; the third
stage never gives the expected
amount Of amplification, and it is
always noisy, in fact, so noisy that
the music is sometimes lost. 1t is
not necessary to cut off the B bat
terry, as the turning off of the fila.
ments Of the tubes automatically
stops any current from being drawn
from the battery.
H. d. Kemper-I have a five-tube
neutrodyne using UV-199 tubes, hut
wish to change to UV-201A tubes
and a UV.200 as detectof. At pres.
ent there are two thirty ohm rheO.
stats on the set. Please tell me
the proper size to use for the larger
tubes.
Answer-For the amplifier tubes,
suggest that you use q ten ohm
rheostat; this will give you accurate
control over the four tubes. For
the detector tube a six-ohm rheostat
should be used.
r. Cole-There is a tendency now
to use the untuned primary and I
would like to know whether this
form of primary coil is as efficient
as a tapped coil?
Answer-rthe untuned primary
coil is used for two reasons. First,
because it eliminates the loss en-.
tailed when tapped coil is used.
Second, because it eliminates one
or more controls. The efficiency of
of the untuned primary is Just as
great as a coil which could be
tuned to the incoming wave pro.
vided. a good, low loss secondary
circuit is used.
Steve Forsyth-Is it possible to
place a well-insulated wire under
water and use it as an aerial? Win
there be any advantage in doing
this?
Answer-If an insulated wire is
placed under water in a lake or
pond it will be Yound that almost
the some signal strength will be
obtained as with the standard type
antenna. But this wire must also
be waterproof in every respect. The
advantage of using an underwater
aerial is that the static interior.
ence in the summer months is
greatly reduced and in the winter it
is almost negligible.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
Local Broadcast
NAA-Naval Radio Station,
Arlington.
(435 Meters, RadiODhone.A'

S:45 p. m.-Weather report
4O5 p. INLAY and feed.
4:25 p. m.-Dairy products.
7:45 p. m.-United States Civil
Service Commission lecture: 'The
Enlargement Of the Federal Force
to Cope With Illicit Traffic in Mar
cote Drugs"
(2,650 Meters, Spark.)
~ and 10 p. m.-Time signals.
1901 p. m.-Weather report, ship
orders, naval press news.
WCAP-C. & p. (469).
7:3O-7:50 p. m.-"Sparks from the
Political Wheel" by Frank r. Kent.
OF the Baltimore Sum-
7:5O-S:2O p. MIN honor of
Snakespeare's birthday we present
Charles B. Hanford and supporting
artists in Shakespearean roles: IA
Othello's Apology to the Senate"
from "Othello," by Charles B. Han.
FORD; (b) THE Jealousy Scene of
Act H." from "Othello," cast Of
Characters. Charles B. Hanford
Otnello; Charles B. Hanford, Iago;
iEldridge Monroe, Cassie; Mrs. Will
liam Henry White, Desdemona; Mrs.
Charles b. Hanford, Emilia.
$40 p. m.--Joint program with
station WEAF. New York City, di.
rect from the United States Marine
barracks. Washington, by the U. s.
Marine Band Orchestra. William H.
Santeimann. leader; Taylor Bran.
son. second leader. March, True
70 the Empire" (Warnken); over
tnre, "Oberon" CWeber); (a) ITO n
wild Rose" lMacDowelD; Cb), Scotch
Poem' (MacDowelD: ballet music,
La Source" (Delibes); (a) scene
9ansee; (b Scherzo polka; (c) pas
dc Guzla; (d). Marche Danse ct
Einai: trombone solo, Celeste Aida"
Verdi, Musician Robert e. Clark:
suite, Peer Gynt" Gregg; (aj
Morning; (b) Asses Death; (c) Ami.
tra,s Dance; (0 Dance Of the Imps
IN the Hall Of the Mountain King:
torchlight dance, No. 4 (Meyerbeerl:
Marines hymn, 1.-THE Halls Of
Banner"
WIAY--WOOdward 4 LOthrOp (e79
2 .. m.-Program Of current
WMU--DOubleday.Hill Electric Co.
(285)
4:3O to $50 p. m.--Musical selec.
tons.
WRC-RadiO Corp.
p. rn.-Fashion DEVELOPMENTS of
the moment by Agnes M. Callen.
$40 p. m.---Song recital by Phyllis
RamsdelL soprano.
1926 p. m.--Housekeeper's half.
hour by Aunt Margaret.
$40 p. m Piano recital by
Eleanor Glynn.
p. m.-Report Of the National
Conference Board.
4IO p. m.--Song recital by Frank
Rand, barytone.
4:20 p. m.-"Bavaria Mixes Art,
Music and Politics." prepared by
the National Geographic Magazine.
615 p. m.-Instruction in interna.
tional code.
G p. m.-Children's hour. by
Peggy Albion.
Sis p m.-"The National Zoo.
logical Park. by Ned HOLSTER.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
FlG2
SHORT WAVE tuner

the variometer The beginning of
the coil is connected to the aerial
and the end of it to the ground,
or bottom of the variometer, which
was connected to the ground. You
now have a loose coupled set with
an untuned aerial circuit
Tuning of this set will be no diff
ferent than when it is constructed
for regular broadcasting wave
lengths, but it will be found that
it is much sharper when tuning to
the short wave lengths. You will
also find that the "air" is very
quiet down in that region and the
signals once heard, seem to carry
just as good in the day as at night,
with little fading.
BY having a switching arrange.
ment in the lead where tho coils
are connected in parallel, the short
wave set can be very easily changed
into one for regular broadcast
work by connecting the aarial in
at point 2, Figure /.
The diagram shows the complete
hookup when used for short wave
work.
Due to the sharpness Of tuning
it is suggested the tuning vario,
meter be equipped with a vernier
Of some sort. The short wave field
opens up a wide field for broadcast.
ing and other radio work and ac-
cording to recent tests conducted by
the Bureau Of Standards and the
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-.
featuring Company, exceptionally
good results have been obtained on
wave lengths under 100 meters.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23

didates making their last burst to
the finish line, he thought he per-
ceived dark horse which resemhleG
Huston Thompson. This morning
we noticed Mr.. Thompson's photo.
graph in the paper.
The musical numbers from WRC
last night deserve compliments.
The Army Bands program of Pan
American music was highly inter-
esting and splendidly executed.
The national anthems of the Pan
American: countries was almost an
education in itself.
Others who contributed to the
musical end of WRC's program were
Isabella Rosata. coloratura soprano
of the Tivoli Theater, and Felian
Garzfa in a piano recital.
A Weakened storage battery
caused us to miss out on the other
features.
i Roxy and the gang are on their
second tour this week. Last night
they appeared in Fall River, Mass;
tonight they play under the Iauspics
Of the Elks at Attleboro, and to.
morrow they journey to New Bed.
ford. The proceeds Of all perform.
ances are. to go to local charities in
the towns in which the gang ap.
pears.
Wendell Hall takes the midnight
train from Atlanta tonight and will
appear on WCAP's program Friday
night,
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
ROMPING AROUND
RADIO ) DIAL
Listener-In-

Almost before the static had
closed in behind the broadcast
words Of President Coolidge, Fred
erick William Vile, the political
analyst Of WRC, was radiocasting
in the wake Of the Presidents state
iy phrases a Jazz arrangement and
a colorful transcription of the key
note address,"
Thus does radio keep US up in our
politics. -
Speaking in behalf Of the or
binary, easy-chair variety of
llstener-in, the cup Of concentrated
WiIe essence was preferable to the
great tureen of Coolidge broth. ,s
Discussions OF politics and political
questions do not lie within our
Jurisdiction. In fact, we are not
sure that we are supposed to have
any party affiliations.
1t is therefore Of President Cool
ldge, the broadcast performer, that
we speak and, in speaking, suggest
that his drawing power is lessening.
There are scarcely any Of us now
who, at some time or other, have
not heard the finely clipped and
perfectly enunciated words Of the
President on the air. We could
probably pick his voice off the $50.
meter wave length. -
But just as we would tune out
Kreisler If he played nothing but
Souvenir into the microphone, so,
we believe. will we come to lay q
hesitating finger on the dials when
the Presidents advertised key
notes" turn out to be only repeti-
tons Of the regular Coolidge notes
that we have come to know so well.
The radio audience is a critical
one, and it can be rude without ad-
vertising it's rudeness. Lengthy
numbers without a punch get across
on the air no better than on the
stage.
For a space Of three or four
minutes the President compelled US
to sit up and take notice with his
announcement with regard to the
advisability Of new world parley.
At other points in his address we
were brought to attention with his
nicely phrased epigrams. But the
rest was Kreisler repeating over
and over Souvenir" ~
For our keynote slogan for the
air and air performers we would
like to take one from Mr.. Vile.
namely, "Step on It."
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
RADIO FACTOR IN
BIG BALLOON
RACE
Filters Will Keep in Constant
Touch With Earth Through
Powerful Sets.

Something besides balloons will
be in the air tonight as the Ma
tional Balloon Race starts from
San Antonio, Tex. Radio from
Station WTAM, Cleveland, will
keep the ether vibrating with mes
sages to the balloons telling of
weather conditions, location of
storms, the speed Of their drift and
their paths.
BY radio the, balloons will be in
formed of the movements Of other
balloons End the approximate local
ity Of each of the contestants.
The Goodyear III is one OF the
entrants equipped with a high
lower radio receiving set. BY ar
rangement with the Willard Storage
Battery Co. at Cleveland, WTAM
will broadcast to this balloon as
long as it remains in the air.
WTAM will keep Skipper w. r.
Van Orman and his aide, c. K.
Wollam, in touch with The news Of
the day, progress of other racers
and even the complete baseball
scores.
Radio fans are requested to keep
lookout for the big bags during
Thursday and Friday and IL any
are seen, notify WTAM of the loca.
ton, color and distinguishing marks
of the balloon and the time sighted.
The filters will drop messages
passing over large cities. 1t ID re-.
quested that If any are picked up,
that they be passed on to the near.
est Western Union Telegraph sta
ton, where they will be taken care
of.
Officials of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Co. are planning to
visit WTAM, Cleveland, today to
follow the course Of their entry,
the Goodyear III, during the Ma,
tional Balloon Rso6.
With them will be Mrs. w. r.
Van Orman and Mrs. c. K. WolIanl,
wives of the pilots of the Goodyear
balloon.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
RADIoPHANs COMPLAIN TO
U. S. ABOUT INTERFERENCE

The radio section Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce is receiving com.
plants from various parts of the
country from Radiophans relative
to- Interference
4 While the radio section is not
clothed with any legislative powers
ITO take UP these matters, officials
Of the section are doing everything
they can to cooperate with the
Radiophans in seeking the inter
ference causes. 1t is said that
some of the interference has been
caused by X-ray and violet ray
machines, Cottrell electrical pre-
cipitation plants and magnetos on
suburban telephone lines.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
oLD-TIME SKIPPER Is
TO BROADCAST TALK

Capt. Ferdinand u. Iverson, COM
mander OF the steamship Reliance
during her recent cruise of the
Mediterranean, who is a skipper Of
the old school. will broadcast brief
talk from WOR on Saturday even
ing. which will be followed by a
half hour of music played by the
steamship Reliance orchestra.
Captain Iverson, taking to the
sea as a mere boy, spent num-
Der Of years before the mast as a
seaman and gradually rose through
the various ranks until, in 1892, he
was given command of his first
ship. During the war he com.
nlanded the army transport Liberia.
tor. He joined the staff of the
United American Lines in 1921, and
was made commander of the steam.
ship Reliance when she was
acquired by the United American
Lines early in 1899. =
The Washington times., 1924-04-23

Mr.. Vile found the Democratic
race settling down in the, home
stretch, and as he watched the can.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
SHORT.
WAVE LENGTH
EXPLAINED
Easiest Set to Convert Is One
Consisting of Two
Varioneters.

You read a great deal of certain
broadcasting stations sending ON
about 100 meters and amateurs
working the West Coast, or East
Coast and Europe on low wave
lengths, and you no doubt wonder
how you can tune down to those
wave lengths and ''see" what's go.
ing on in those hitherto UNEMPLOYED
regions.
The easiest set to convert to a
short wave length set is one con-
sisting Of two variometers and if
you have the type Of variometer
whose stator and rotor winding are
continuous. that is, the energy goes
through the entire stator winding
before going through the rotor
winding, the change will not be
difficult. The winding would be
such as shown in figure one, one
being the start and two the end of
the variometer windings.
How the usual type of variometer
The Washington times., 1924-04-23

DISTANT STATIONS
Eastern Standard Time.

I11as program Is sent by mail and corrected by
telegraph, but subject to lcst-anSnNte changes.
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
Whiteman to Plav.

A program Of dance music be.
ginning at 1880 p. m. and lasting for
one hour will be heard on Saturday
evening. April rs when Paul White
man and his orchestra will play be.
fore a microphone installed in the
Palais Royal and broadcast by
WEAF
The Washington times., 1924-04-23

is not made for short wave lengths
such as we are after and in order
to reduce it we connect the wind
ings in parallel. This is very easily
done by connecting and 2, figure
1, together as shown by dotted lines.
When this is done, the terminals
of the variometer would be and
3, figure 1. Variation Of the wave
length is done the same as when
the windings are in series. that is.
by turning the rotor coil back and
forth. The same process is carried
out with the second or plate vario.
meter.
No changes are made to your
hookup, il is the standard two
variometer set using a variometer
for tuning and one for regeneration.
The aerial connection is taken off
and coil of two or three turns of
the same size wire as used in the
variometer is secured to the end Of
The Washington times., 1924-04-23
Vile Sheathes His Saber.

The saber that was ratified last
week by Mr.. Vile was only tinkled
last night, as the speaker put the
weapon back in its scabbard and set
1t away in a corner for future use
The seed Of future trouble with
japan has been planted Tor words
to that effect), Mr.. Vile declared.
But for the present Japan's common
sense has prevailed, he said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, Eyesight Specialist. whose headquarters is at
 Ketchikan has arrived in Wrangell from Petersburg where she has been examining eyes and fitting glasses fer the past month. Dr. Carlson comes well recommended and is a graduate of Americas largest and best optometric college, The Roches- ter School of Optometry. She was re-
 fractionits for pr. Wm. H. Doane the chief oculist of the Rochester
 New York Hahneman Hospital. fol two years after graduating from the University of the State of New York course in optics and later took post graduate work under pr. George Rogers at the Northern Illinois Col lege of Optics. paying special atten- ton to the work of correcting cross eye conditions and muscular imbal- anees the most intricate work con- nccted with the science of refrac- ton. While in Petersburg. Dr. Carl son made free examinations of all the school children. Rev. Flint and Mir Louis Paul were among those to b. fitted by Dr Carlson and they are enthusiastic about the results ob- tained Offices have been fitted up in the Uhler Building where pr. c Martin Carlson, her husband, who is work for several days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30
{ Political Advertising
RIDDEN ISSUES CHALLENGE
 FOR JOINT DEBATE

Henry Roden. Independent candi- date orAttorney-Gener has issuej an open challenge to Attorney Gen eral John Rustgard, Delegate Dan Sutherland and William Paul, to meet him in debate at Juneau Petersburg, Wrangell and Ketchi- kan. The challenge is contained il a telegram received from MT Roden and is as follows:
 SEWARD, Oct. 26-TO JOHN RUSTGARD, DAN SUTHERLAND AND WILLIAM PAUL, ONE AMI ALL OF YOU:
 I hereby challenge all or any ono of you to meet me in debate at Ju- neau, Petersburg, Wrangell anG Ketchikan upon the question as tc who deserves the miners and fisher. mems vote, Roden or Rustgard. Tn, debate to be at Moose Hall, Juneav upon the arrival of the Northwest ern, at Petersburg in the Sons of Norway Hall upon the arrival of tn Northwestern; dates at Wrangell and Ketchikan to be fixed upon my arrival at Juneau.
 I challenge one or all Of you tc meet me on the platform and tel the miners and fishermen whethe Roden or Rustgard is entitled to their support.
 HENRY RIDDEN,
 Independent Candidate for
 Attorney General.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-10-30

DAN H. UT ALASAA
 Located at Wrange.
 Territory of Alaska
 At the close of business on the
 goth day of October, 1924.
 REEOURCES Leans and discounts. ..S 9,S20.14 Loans on real estate =. 27167 67 Oyerdrafts ----- 1O.3S United States Bonds
 owned -- -------- 9.546 55 Other bonds and war rants owned ----- 36,s21. .25 Banking house furniture and fixtures ---- 9,021.12 Other real estate owned 10000. % Due from other banks 49,566 .25 u~e from head office and other branches 5,523.5S ghe Is on other banks and other cash items 3.559.15 EX hangas for clearing house ---------- 272,14 Cash on hand -- 20,240.4 fl Other resources, judg-
 ments, claims. etc. 100 .00
 Total s2S1,74S. 64
 LIABILITIES Capital assigned from Head Office. 25,00O. .00 Undivided profits less ex- penses paid ------ 6,923. .27 Due to other banks
 overdrafts ---- .00 Due to head office and other bran hes ... .00 Individual and savings
 deposits --------- 24S,716 52 Demand and time certifi- cates of deposit --- .00 Cashiers and Certified checks --.--------- 1,10S.S .S5 Notes and bills rediscount- .Vp Bills payable Gncluding certificates of deposit) for money borrowed .00
 Total s2S1,748. 64 United States of America, Terfitory of Alaska, ss. First Judicial Division.
 I. A. E. Gurr. cashier of the above named branch of the Bank of Alaska, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
 A E. GURR.
 Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of October, 1924. J. W. PRITCHETT, tNotarial Seal) Notary Public. My commission expires November 20 1924.
 Easily Understood. The store that Is different always does better than the store that is in- different.-Kansas City Journal.