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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
WAVE To
BE TRIED ON
A|RSH|P
Shenandoah to Be Equipped
as Result Of Experiment
in Transmission

Radio engineers Of the U. S.
Naval REESE arch Laboratory were
so impressed with the results of
recent experiments with short-wave
transmission and reception In day.
light, that they have designed a
new short-wave transmitter for the
naval airship Shenandoah, accord.
ing to Doctor A. H. Taylor, chief
Of the laboratory.
Through the cooperation of anna.
tours in over forty States, some
stations distant a thousand or more
miles. NKF, at Bellevue. d. c.,
las secured excellent results in
two.way communications on 3OOc
kilocycles or 100 meters, in radio
telegraphy and also In radio-phone
transmission tests. The reliability
of short waves and their ability to
carry for long distances, especially
in the daytime, Doctor TAYLOR
points out, has, resulted in the con.
struction OF a transmitter which
will go as low as 80 meters with
a steady wave. He believes that
short waves do not follow ordinary
transmission laws.
The short-wave Shenandoah set
just completed and tested recentJv
is for use on 5000 kcs. This set
was designed for use when the
shenandoah goes 20 the North Pcle.
where it will he daylight most of
the time. 1t is operated by q "a.
volt storage battery, kept charged
during operation. but good for a
number of hours transmission in
an emergency. Telephone trims.
mission for short distance, as in
making landings and n1ooring the
ship, can be handled by this set
and also CIV transmission. A motor
generator will supply plate voltage
Oh 75O volts.> In keeping with needs
for economy in weight and SPACE
aboard the airship, this one-wave
set Is both small and light.
The above Is the aircraft's aux.
iliary transmitter; she will also be
supplied with the most powerful
transmitter ever installed in an
airship. The big set operates &C.
CIV over a range. between 500 and
1000 kcs., and may be operated
simultaneously with the short wave
set. The intensity of short wave
signals received is so great, Doctor
Taylor. who is especially inter asted
in amateur short-wave work, is
looking for further cooperation
during the northward flight OF the
Shenandoah.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
KANSAS RADIO SCHOOL
HAS FIRST GRADUATION

kansas State Agricultural College
announced last winter that it would
conduct extension work by radio.
me radio school, has had its first
graduation, and more than three
thousand listeners in fifteen States
who enrolled in the course will re.
ceive the certificates of ATTEND
ance" this month.
After the lectures in each course
were radiated examination questions
pertaining to the lectures were sent
to all those who had enrolled for the
work. The examination papers are
corrected and graded by the faculty
and returned.
Those who submitted examination
papers which showed proper study of
the lectures and such supplemental
reading as had been urged are to be
given certificates of attendance in
the Kansas Agricultural College
School of the Air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
AMPL|F|CATION
. PRIME FACTOR
IN RADIO
AmpIifiers Used Twice Enable
Listeners to Hear Sound
Waves Clearly

Without application, radio of
today would be impossible. Chang.
ing electric waves to sound waves
wouldn't mean much If they could
not be heard plainly. Amplif:cation
builds them up so that they are
clear and easy to hear. Amplifica.
ton is used as the transmitting
station as well as at the receiving
instrument
Amplification is multiplication.
The small amount Of sound energy
generated by the voice or an
orchestra at the broadcasting sta
ton is changed to electrical energy
and then multiplied or amplified
millions, of times. This large
amount of energy is then put into
an antenna and radiated out into
space as an electromagnetic wave.
When this wave strikes a similar
antenna miles away it gives up to
1t a small amount Of this energy TO
be amplified again so that a whole
roomful OF people at the remote
point can listen and understand.
Successful amplification is one Of
the most difficult as we'll as one Of
the most important phases Of radio
production. To amplify is easy, but
to amplify so that no distortion or
change in the sound is made re-
quires apparatus designed and con-
structed by specialists in amplifica-
ton.
In amplifiers there are trans.
formers and vacuum tubes. The
transformer is the heart of the
amplifier. Unless the proper trans
former is used the singers voice III
Pittsburgh will sound like cat calls
in Boston. The voice will he am.
plified, but the tone and the rich
natural quality will not be pre-
served without a proper trans.
former.
In a real and vital sense, the
Eighth Wonder of the World de.
Ponds on amplffication, and the
next stage Of radios development
Is the wider use of efficient ampli.
fication so that quality as well ns
volume Of sound is obtained-ampli.
fication without distortion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
ON
RADIO SPEED
DOUBTED
John v. L. Hogan Says Find
ings Of Professor Are Not
Supported by Facts

b The conclusions arrived at by
Captain +. j. See. professor OF
mathematics in the United States
Navy and Government astronomer
at Mare Island Navy Yard. Calf.
fornia, that radio waves travel with
velocity Of 10000 miles second,
as compared to 10000 miles a.
second for light waves, are not.
supported by facts, according to
John V. L. Hogan, one of the fore.
most authorities on radio in the
country and a member Of the en-.
cheering committee OF the Ameri.
can Radio Association.
The speed OF light was deter.
mined accurately by several scien.
tific investigators many years ago."
said Mr.. Hogan, land the speed ~.
longer electromagnetic waves. in
which category the radio waves
Iall, has been conceded by leading
authorities to be the same. In fact
nght waves are generally understood
10 pc nothing more or less than ex.
ceedingly high-frequency electrical
vibrations in space, and all electro.
magnetic waves, whether of high
or low frequency, have been shown
Dy analysis and experiment to have
the same speed.
Relays Were Uused.
Neither Of the tests referred IN
by Captain See can be taken al 40.
curate bases for determination az tho
speed Of radio waves. In the test
conducted in March of this wear
when wireless signal was sent fro,,,
station near New York to Wargaw-
Poland, and reflected back in @ O54
OF a second Of time, there were two
relays involved.
Taking 10000 miles per second
as the speed of the radio wave. the
total time for the round trim snouId
be only about .046 Of a second: SO If
Is apparent that the difference Of
.OOS OF a second might easily he
due to the wire and relay connec-
tiOns.
Change Wave Lengths.
II any change in the velocity of
raolo waves Is demonstrated to lie a
iact' all the wave length ratings of
progressing stations will have to
~ N~A6SO ~ COuLOTIn WIN the n0W
figures for radio wave speed. So
fundamental a proposition should
not, In the opinion of the engineer.
ing committee of the American
Radio Association, be announced
without adequate experimental
proofs
II. Tor example, figure Of 165..
600 miles per second were taken as
the velocity of radio waves, WEAF
station in New York would have q
wavelength Of 437 meters and WIZ
wavelength Of 4O5 meters, instead
OF the present rating of 492 and ARE
respectively. This is due to the
fact that while the frequency Of
the wavelength remains the same.
the wavelength varies with anv
change in velocity"
Hogan's views are supported nv
DR.. Alfred N. Goldsmith and other
prominent radio engineers, and mas.
much as the American Radio Asso.
citation represents organized listen.
ers-in, 1t desires to see only author.
ltatlve and trustworthy information
given to the radio public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
REDISTRIBUTION OF WAVE
LENGTHS WILL COME UP

There are now SIT broadcastine
stations, compared to sol stations
ION the air" last May. Since the
first of the year, however, the mum.
Der of broadcasters has been on the
increase.
1t is likely that many OF the pres.
ent broadcasting wave lengths will
be changed by the radio conference
Secretary Hoover plans to cali short.
ly after Congress finishes the pres.
ent session. Building of more high.
power Glass B stations during the
past year has exhausted the wave
lengths from 500 to 646 meters as
signed to Class. B stations, Wave
lengths from Glass A stations are
fast nearing saturation so far as
zone distribution is concerned. II
will be part Of the work Of the con-
ference to find a satisfactory manner
Of redistributing wave lengths
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
Local Broadcast
NAA-Naval Radio Station. Airing.
tOn-(435 Meters, RadiOphOne.)

1915 D. m.-Live stock markets.
1:45 D. m.-FNruits and vegetable
markets.
2p. m.-Live stock.
S:45 p. m.-Weather report.
4:05 p. INLAY and feed
4:25 p. m.-Dairy products.
-t2,65O Meters, Spark.
IL m. to 10 p. m.-Time signals.
1901 p. m.-Weather report, ship
orders. naval press news.
WCAP-Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Company (469l
Silent.
WIAY-WOOdward & LOthrOp t27Sl
2 p m-Program of current
events and music.
WMJT-DOubIeday.HiII EIec. Co.
4:30 to 5:3G p. m.-Baseball scores
agriograms; musical selections: "Pesr
Gynt" (Grieg), Hungarian Dance
'Brahme). First Arabesque" De.
bussy). "Grande Valse Chopin,
THANK God for a Garden" RisGol,
'"The Maiden's Wish" Chopin, "Mv
Ain Folk" mills .Lemon), "Cupid'S
Garden" tEugene). "Minuet" CRach-
MAMMOTH, Babes in Toyland" Her
BERT. dance selections.
WRC-RadiO Corporation 1861
SIS p. m.-Instruction in inter-
national code.
p. m.-Children's hour by Peggy
Albion.
$50 p. m.-Baseball scores.
1880 p. m.-Dance program by Nc
Williams Dance Orchestra, with
songs and monologues by "Banjo
Joe."
Sis n. ma talk by Senator Will.
liam Fl. King OF Utah.
$3.50 p. m.-Song recital by Marie
Koontz, contralto; Katherine Flock
her Cullen at the piano.
8:45 p. m.-"Broadcasting in Other
Countries" by Major Jerome w.
Howe, editor Of the Wireless Age.
p. m.-Song recital by Lucy
Dickinson Marx, dramatic soprano.
9I5 p. m.--Concert by a trio from
irving Boernstein's Wardman Park
Hotel Orchestra.
S:4O p. m.--Retransmission of time
signals and weather forecast.
10 y. m.-Piano recital by wini.
fred McGregor Nicholson.
lO:l5 p. m.-Song recital by Myra
McCathran Marks, soprano .soloist
OF st. Margaret's Church; winifred
McGregor Nicholson at the piano.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listner-In-

Having tuned in the provinces
last night and found them rocking
with static, we. turned back to the
joint program Of wEAF and WCAP
and stretched out full length in our
easy chair.
Claire Gillespie was singing.
The next we heard was the voice
Of an announcer saying This is
the Washington Golf and Country
Club. The award of trophies in
the newspaper mems gold tourna.
ment viii now be broadcast"
Then this: I'VE take great pleas
ure in presenting this beautjfu]
cup. filled with UV-199 tubes. t.
Listener-in, Of The Washington
Times"
We started to walk up to re-
ceive the award from Secretary OF
Agriculture Wallace. And avoke.
The room was quiet and st:ll as
DEATH, except for an occasional
scratch from the loud speaker.
We looked at our watch. A
quarter past twelve.
And that's how we listened, in
last night after pushing golfbaIl
over eighteen long and difficult
holes yesterday afternoon.
The radio drama, originated and
developed at station WGY, Science
tady. may be expected to become
one OF the principal features of
american broadcasting next winter.
Having tried transmitting plays
direct from the stage and found
that form. of drama poorly suited
for radio, broadcast managers have
watched with interest the increas-
ing popularity of the specially writ
ten and produced plays from WGY.
Many moving picture scenario
writer's have gone into retirement
this spring to study the possibili-
ties OF "radarios" and to push their
pens accordingly.
A full crop of these radio dramas,
emphasizing sound and written en-
tirely for the ear, can be expected
In the autumn.
Experiments Carried Out.
After all, just as the movie PLAYS
to the eye, so must radio play to
the ear.
WGY mechanics and managers
have so far constituted the only
group that has given real honeSt
attention to the art of sound pro.
duc1on in connection with drama.
A workshop in which experiments
with all sorts OF noise makers have
been carried out was installed in
the Schenectady plant and writers
have co-operated with the experi.
mentors in gaining effect for their
ideas by through sounds.
Ofhnr cfofinno own ~ox,.
to follow the lead Of WGY and
radio-drama managers are being
appointed in several cities to
further this form of air enter
tainment.
Washington. it is hoped, will
have its own radio drama players
and producers in the autumn.
More Light Opera.
Now that nearly every broadcast.
Ing station is having a try at pro-
ducing Gilbert and Sullivan light
opera, WY, New York, will take
its turn with "Pinafore" Monday
night. The opera will be sung by
the Light Opera Company of
Brooklyn, beginning at 8 o'clock.
On Tuesday WY will broadca ST
a special performance of aida" by
a cast assembled and directed by
Charles d. Isaacson. Among the
artists who will appear in the opera
will be Renee Dupre, Astride F..
Jelde ANDY Pietro Soldano.
Perhaps some day arrangements
will be made whereby WRC, sister
station Of WY, will be able to
rebroadcast some Of the better
programs from the New York
studio of the Radio Corporation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-20
High School Concert.

Thirty-six members of the Engle-
wood High School Boys Glee Club
and as many members of the Girls
Glee Club of the same school, as.
sisted by the High School Orchestra
of thirty-six pieces, will broadcast
a concert of classic. popular and
operate music from WOR on Satur-
day evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

John Powers. d p;oneer from Eagle City, was an outgoing passenger on the Northwestern for New York City where he goes to attend the Demo cratic National Convention as dele gate While in Seward MT. Powers ad- dressed a democratic meeting held at the Seward News Company on Sunday afternoon. MT. Powers has been in the Interior for over twenty-five years, this being his first trip out in that time.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07
Friday

Owing to rush of jobwork which must be delivered within the next few weeks the Gateway presses are work ing overtime. This office recently completed two thousand magazines for the Alaska Agricultural College at Fairbanks, and a 68-page catalog for the same establishment. It is now engaged on run of fifty thousand, two-color folders for the consolidated chambers of commerce of Nenana, An chorage and Seward, with 25,OOO run for another party. We will be very
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

banks entertains then. It is possible that many of the business men may take advantage of this invitation, as Seward is the natural distribution point for that section of the territory, and in a short time, all freight for the river must pass thru Seward and over the Government Railroad. The cultivation of cordial relations with the business men of the interior, can not but reflect to Stewards conner cial advantage.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07
"Mother Hill" one of the oldest

"Mother Hill" one of the oldest sourdoughs in the country, from point of adventures, and we'll known in ev- cry camp in the interior, arrived in town Tuesday, and has opened the Pioneer Women's Laundry. Mother Hill as she is known to all the old boys, is the only woman who ever nav igated the Yukon in polling boat in the old days, travelling the entire length of the river by herself. She has a fund of "reminiscences and story and has contributed several articles to the Pathfinder.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Major Burt, the Army Air Service Meteorologist, who has been assisting the Army Around the World Flyers to the Westward, was transferred aboard the Northwestern, in the bay day before yesterday evening. For a time it appeared as tho Sewardites were going to witness an interesting race, as apparently Captain Mccarthy did not intend to heed the Haida's stop signal.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Arthur H. Young of San Francisco and W. w. Kelly of Oakland, Califor mia, moving picture men, were passen- gers for Seward on the Northwestern. They will remain in the vicinity of Seward for several days. completing a series of pictures begun last year. They will then go into the Interior taking Mt. Mckinley, the Healy river coal deposits and number of other scenes of interest MT. Young and MT. Kelly are planning on making trip to the westward to take pictures of the scene of the disastrous ending of Major Martins flight and of the plane if it is possible.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Hal Roach,< former agent for the Alaska Steamship Company in An chorage, arrived from the States yes terday and will remain in Seward as assistant in the local office. MT. Roach has been Outside on his annual vacation.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

f Clerk of the Court w. N. Cuddy and wife, and two sons, arrived on the s. s. Northwestern leaving on yester- days train for Anchorage. MT. Cuddy who is an enthusiastic sportsman, will return to Seward this fall on a moose hunt.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07
uesday

The Seward Chamber of Commerce received a dispatch from the Fair banks Commercial Club inviting them to assist Fairbanks celebrate the "Fes- tival of the Midnight Sun" June 20- 21 and 22. Informing them that Fair
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Mrs. McGary and daughter Mar garet, arrived on the Northwestern in company with Mrs. McGary's son and left on yesterdays train for the In terior, from which point they will go down the Panama and up the Yukon to Whitehorse, leaving for the outside. Miss Margaret, who has been teach ing in Valdez the past winter, will leave soon for trip to Europe. The family at the present time are on their way to California.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

MT. A. H. Proctor, the Governments former Superintendent of Sealing op- erations to Westward, sailed on the Northwestern. Mr. Proctor was very much surprised and pleased with the territory adjacent to Seward, and said he would be back next year, to spend some time in this vicinity.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

The gas boat Pouter which be- longs to the Kodiak Island Fishing and Packing Company, and which has been laid up on the beach for the past winter, is being put into shape including a new coat of paint preparatory to the fishing season.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Captain Harry Moore of Cordova, we'll known Alaskan who has been making his home in the Copper City for the past number of years, passed through Seward the other day on his way to Anchorage where ke has been summoned on jury duty.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

J. Y. Callahan, general aGant of the New York and St. Louis railway, ac- companied by Mrs. Callahan, returned from trip to the interior as guests of Col Landis. and left on the North western for the states.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Judge F. E. Ritchie, an old time Sewardite, and judge of the Third Ju- dicial division arrived on the North western on his way to Anchorage to hold court. Judge Ritchie was at one time editor and manager Of the Gate way and was resident here when the Ballaines started off the town site.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Fred Stanley, chef at the Frisco cafe in Anchorage, arrived in Seward yesterday and left for the south on the Admiral Evans. Chef Stanley said he was returning to Alaska again in a couple of months.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Dr. F. de la Vergne is a passenger on the Alaska en route to his home at Fairbanks after spending the past few weeks in the states. The doctor sus- tained an accident on the voyage south when he was thrown to the deck of the vessel by heavy sea and frac- tured collar bone, from which he is now completely recovered.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

General Manager Lee H. Landis arrived in Seward Saturday night on his private car the B-1, returning on yesterdays train. Col. Landis will spend considerable time in Seward this summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Chas. Schlosser, a we'll known old timer of Valdez, arrived on the North western making the round trip. MT. Schlosser recently returned north from the states, where he engaged in farm ing for a time, but life was too dull and uninviting on ranch, so he re- turned to the Northland.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Al Buffo, a hard rock miner of the Third Division, with headquarters around Latouche, arrived on the North western, and left on yesterdays train for the Interior where he will try coal mining for time.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Mrs. Helen Lynch, well known in teriorite, arrived on Saturdays train from Fairbanks. Mrs. Lynch recently took short course in mining at the School of Mines, at Fairbanks, the only woman taking the course up to the present time.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shea and fam ily of four children, residents of Sew ard for the past year, moved over to Anchorage this morning where they will make their future home.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Andy Dieringer, popular coal and transfer man of the court town, has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new telegraph station at Wortman, 20 miles out of Valdez, on the Richardson Highway, says the Valdez Miner. Work ou the new project will be started as soon as the Road Commission opens the road on the upper bench behind Wortman
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Arthur Young and companion ac- companied by Al Blair, left Wednes- day for Spruce Creek, returning yes terday afternoon They went for the purpose of taking moving pictures of game and natural scenery.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Elizabeth and Josephine Tierney, two young ladies from Kentucky, who have been visiting in Anchorage are passengers on the Admiral Evans on their way south
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Sergt. Wm. Rogers, who has been at Chignik the past two months act ing as radio man for the flying squad ron, left yesterday on the Northwes- tern for his station at Valdez.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07
Wednesday

Anton Eide, Superintendent for the Alaska Road Commission. was an An chorage passenger on this mornings train
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Ed Lawson of Anchorage, arrived in the Gateway city yesterday and con- templates leaving for the states on the next sailing south of the steam ship Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Dupont Murphy, the handsome six footer, who represents the famous Du Pont Powder company, arrived on yes terday's boat on his way to the inter ior
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

MT. and Mrs. M. L. Hickman and daughter were thru passengers on the last Admiral Evans f5r Kodiak where they will take charge of the Baptist Orphanage at that place. MT. and Mrs. Hickman formerly resided in Solt Lake City.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

John Steifel put in beautiful bed of pansies in front of his home on Third avenue recently and the flow CTS are rapidly coming into bloom.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07
Thursday

Mrs. George Colwell and children were arrivals on the last train from Tunnel and will visit with her par ents, MT. and Mrs. F. E. Leslie for time
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Oliver c. Van Houten, former em- ploye of the Alaska Railroad ,and an oldtime resident of Anchorage passed away at the government hospital early this week. Death was caused by blood poisoning.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

Senator A. J. Dimond of the firm of Donohoe & Dimond, of Valdez and Cordova, was an incoming passenger on yesterdays boat on legal business.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

The Seward Real Estate Company reports the sale of William Falrmans place to P. P. Lucchina of Katalla.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-06-07

John Gilpatrick, night watchman on the dock, left for Moose Pass this morning to spend two months do ing development work on his mining property. During his absence, Alec Little will become night watch man.