Evening star., 1924-01-26
RADIO NEWS

on when Radio Controls Radio" by
DR.. Alfred N. Goldsmith. director Of
research OF the Radio Corporation
OF America; a song recital by Ethel
Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano, and a
piano recital by Katherine Morrison
Ofterdinger.
Traversing $500 miles of land and
sea, radio messages flashed yester-
day from the new high-power radio
telegraph station at Buenos Aires to
President Coolidge and to the respec-
tive heads of the governments of
France, England and Germany, thus
marking the official opening by Presi-
dent, De Alvear of Argentina Of a
new commercial radio service be-
tween South America, the United
States and Europe.
According to announcement made
by Gen. j. G. Harbord, president OF
the Radio Corporation of America,
the message of greeting to President
Coolidge, which was received by the
Radio Corporation. with central Of
ice "a Broad street. New York, at
y am, was Immediately forward ed
10 the White House.
The successful operation of the new
circuit connecting the United States
with South America in direct CONNER
cial radio communication for the first
time In history provides the third
important link in a chain of radio
stations between the principal trade
Centers of the world.
New York is now virtually the
pivotal point from which powerful
radio telegraph waves go out TO the
east, south and west, providing the
United States with direct radio COM
munication routes to five countries in
Europe, the Argentine, as we'll as the
orient.
The actual site of the transmitting q
unit of the South American terminal
of the new radio circuit is at Monte
Grande. fifteen miles from Buenos
Aires, while the receiving station is
located at Villa Elisa, thirty miles
tions are directly connected with the
central radio office at Buenos Aires,
where. in the heart of tho Argentine
capital, the actual radio telegraph
signaling by operators Is carried on.
This plan Of distant or remote con-
troll is a recent advent of modern
high power radio practice and has
done much to facilitate the handling
OF radiogram traffic. The power OF
the new Monte Grande transmitter IS
given as 400 900 watts, while the nor
NAL operating wave length Will be
1880 meters.
Nationwide interest is being CEN
tereu III CHe suit bS L -. L.
Andrea, Inc. against Julius Hossfeldt.
both dealers in radio equipment in
New York city.
Hossfeldt is charged with the
fraudulent use OF the trade mark
"\eutrodyne." which. it is claimed. il
manufacturers incorporated under the
firm name Of Independent RADIO
manufacturers and their licensees,
one OF which is Andrea. Inc:
Counsel for the plaintiff has an
nouuced that this is the first step in
a country wide campaign TO protect
purchasers of radio equipment against
INSCRIPTIONS or ignorant dealers.
There have been numerous in
uuirieS of the radio editor about the
discontinuance of the publication of
early programs in The Star. This
was done because of the apparent
uselessness OF such programs, espe-
cially for distant stations, since there
are very few radio receiving sets ca
pable to get far-away points in day
light The Star, however, Will con-
tinue to publish local afternoon pro-
grams on the preceding day, belleV-
ing that this alone is of interest TO
the greatest number of readers.
BY the elimination of such after
noon programs additional space Is
given for the printing of the pro-
grams of more stations. BE q ne"
arrangement with broadcastlng sta
tions The Star will shortly publish
daily a complete and accurate list OF
all stations in the United States.
Canada and Cuba
WILLIAM NICHOLSON, 1924 Ives
place southeast. asks: What station
was broadcasting in Nebraska Thurs
day night. January II, at 11:15 pm.
could only hear Nebraska and
wasn't able to get the letters"
This station was kFkX, at Hast
ings.
street, this also answers your query,
&C. II. F." writes: II would like to
know through some other listener-in
what station signed off at 11:0l pm,
eastern standard time. Monday, jan
uary 21. A lady announcer was
broadcasting the weather report"
Minneapolis.
WILLIAM A. ROCHE, 4l5 New Jer-
sey avenue southeast, writes the fol-
lowing to the radio editor:
Sunday evening about $50 O'Clock
i heard the ending of a vocal selec-
tion in a mans voice q could not
catch the words of the song), then
the announcer came on with, Station
- (this was four letters or nu-
meralS), South Wales
From this point he continued TO
talk, but I could not clear up my set
to catch what he was talking about
so this appeal to you, to see If you
could tell me whether T was listening
to some one talking on South Wales
or whether I was really hearing a
station in South Wales. A reply will
be appreciated"
J. c. c. PATTERSON. 3107 y street
northwest, makes this inquiry:
This morning tJanuary 24), be-
tween 1916 and l, l picked up talk
or address by some one speaking in
foreign language, interspersed with
music.
There was considerable code in
terruption and a noise that sounded
as though motor was running close
at hand, and at first / wasn't sure
that the speaker was using other
conclusion that / was not mistaken
Il could not get the words distinct
ly enough to determine what Ian
guage the speaker was using, and am
writing In the hope that some fan
can enlighten me in the matter,
would appreciate reply by some one
who heard this speaker. was under
the impression that the Cuban sta
tions discontinued by 1870 Wednes-
day night"
MAC" would like to know who
sang something which went like this;
"Will the spearmint lose it's flavor on
the bedpost over night? Thursday '
night about 1890. He says 1t might
have been part of a minstrel show.
as. n. b." T street northwest. re.
ceived the following telegram from
New York: You win. (Signed) Roxie. .
The telegram was in reply to a
somewhat novel and original "experi-
ment" conducted by IS. N. B." which he
explains as follows in a letter to the
radio editor:
"a postal card was mailed in the
street box at 14th and U streets last
Tuesday addressed on the address side
ROXY On the other side he was told
that 1t was So addressed to test the