The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-12

ROmping Around
Radio Dial
BY Listner-In-

by LlStncr-In
At 8 o'clock this morning, Polish
time. we heard a click from War
saw.
We don't know what message was
intended to be conveyed by that
radio dot, but to us it said:
"Listner-In, never be skeptical
again. Anything in radio Is posi-
ble."
Transmitting messages to Warsaw
through the ether and receiving re-
plies within three minutes, which
at first amazed us, paled into in.
Significance when Capt. Richard H.
Ranger demonstrated the speed of q
radio wave by sending a dot on q
round trip to Poland and timing its
return to the Cosmos Club.
Captain Ranger believes that from
this demonstration there win be de-
veloped a new and more accurate
method than the present one for
logging ships.
In fact as Captain Ranger went
from one demonstration to another,
1t seemed that the spirit Of science
was lowering in a corner OF the
assembly hall chuckling in amuse-
ment that 1t had taken the human
brain SO many centuries to solve
these Of its mysteries.
The interest in the Cosmos Club
demonstrations became heightened
as Captain Ranger reminded the
audience that Washington was en-.
tirely out of from above-ground
wire communication to the North.
High winds are nothing in the
life Of a radio wave.
After the Storm.
Having awakened yesterday
morning to find itself in a consid.
cradle mess after the wild and
furious debauch of the elements
during the night, radio quickly be.
gan pulling itself together and its
devotees set about repairing the
damage that had been wrought.
BY noon the antenna of WCAP
was hauled in and engineers were
at work on it.
Hundreds Of other aerials were
repaired by night.
Fearing a serious tie up Of wire
communications which would Grip
pie the reception of news dis
patches, plans were made by the
Washington Times for the installa-
ton Of a radio receiving set in
the editorial office.
This was made possible through
the courtesy of William P. Boyer
who, with the aid Of two of his
workmen, placed one OF his finest
instruments at the disposal Of The
Times.
The feared tie-up, however, did
not result and much to the de.
light and amusement of all hands
the receiving set was employed to
bring in luncheon music from
broadcasting stations.
Washington was not the only
city where the storm wreaked its
vengeance on aerials.
Announcement was made through
WEAF that Station WAR, at
Providence, would be forced to re-
main silent last night because Of
a collapsed antenna.
The Congressman who are at
tempting to delve to the bottom Of
the radio situation and the crowd
OF interested persons who packed
the committee room at the hearing
yesterday twice were moved to
laughter. There was something
sardonic, however, in both of the
outbursts.
Paul B. Klugh, secretary of the
National A 80
was on the stand and had just con.
cluded a recommendation that the
advisory committee which under
the White bill would be created to
attend to the affairs of radio, should
include a representative Of the
amateur operators, a representative
Of the radio manufacturers and a
representative of the broadcasters'
association
Congressman Davis inquired ''7ow
about the Society of Receivers"
Congressman Bland: by that he
means the public. Apparently they
have no rights"
Laughter.
The second humorous" incident
occurred while Edwin H. Arm.
strong, famous radio inventor, was
on the stand.
Armstrong was being quizzed as
to the feeling Of inventors towards
the manufacturers of their creations
and to the monetary gain accruing
to the inventor for his scientific
investigation.
Armstrong: II can only say that
whatever money have received
from my inventions, I have placed
in Liberty bonds"
Laughter.
Use your own Judgment.
P. Sour aerial will be repaired
today.
NORTHERN LIGHTS NOW