Evening star., 1924-01-20

Sciences latest contributions to the
radio industry as developed by the
Army, Navy and the bureau Of stand
ards will be an outstanding feature
of Washington's first annual radio
SHOW a: Convention Hall the week of
March 10 to 26.
Plans for the exhibit, which is ex-
pected to eclipse in magnitude SINH
lar SHOWS in New York, Chicago Phil
adelphia and other large cities, are
nearing completion. Virtually all
radio dealers in Washington. as well
as the broadcasters, will be repre-
sented. Exhibits also will be placed
by some of the country's largest
manufacturers of radio apparatus.
The Radio Corporation of America
is preparing an exhibit for the show
Whlch Is said to cost approximately
o'oooc II VIII occupy nearly 5000 of
the bu.ooO feet of available floor spacr
IN convention Hall and will be
brought here on a special car
demonstrations of the various sets
on display at the show will NOT he
permitted. The general show commit
zee place pan on the demonstrations
because or reports that the confusion
caused by such practice marred some
Wnat the radio shows in other cities.
airred l.. Stern, director of the
snow. mas established headquarters in
The Star building. Working commit
tees lor the exhibit are fast being or
SaniZed. Fred S. Lincoln is chairman
of the general show committee. Chair
men or the various Subcommittees
are: Robert \, Harper, finance; +. c.
Iraham, credentials; Max Abel, print
ils' ,: n. Chase, floor: Fred Huber.
reception; Joseph kienast. tickets; w.
JeWeii, decorations; r. r. Campbell,
construction: A. G. Hewitt. auditing:
W. H. Schultz, public comfort. and
george Parezo, outside concessions
The show will be held under the au-
spices of the Radio Merchants AS
soc1atlon of Washington, of which
w llIlam Z. Boyer is president.
Radio and the Shenandoah.
While the Shenandoah battled with
the gale along the Atlantic coast
Wednesday night radio played an
important part IN getting the giant
dirigible back to her hangar and
s snapled thousands OF amateurs to
follow her progress toward safety.
The air was cleared shortly before
D O'Clock, following report from
the brooklyn navy yard that a
Danlsh ship was sending distress sig
nais. The broadcasting stations that
Immediately shut down.
suddenly at 8 o'clock the silence
was broken by WEAF in New York.
broadcasting the Brooklyn navy
yards message that the giant
dirisible had broken loose and asking
that any one sighting her communi-
cate with the naval station at Lake
hurst. WEAF then maintained silence
Tor the rest of the night to facilitate
communication between the Lake
hurst station and the Shenandoah.
shortly after S o'clock WOR in
Newark, n. j. on receipt of a teIe-
phone call from an amateur in West
neid, \. j.. who had sighted the big
snip, broadcast the news and asked
Tor more information. Telephone
messages began to pour in. AT $50.
when the dirigible was lowering over
Newark, WOR sent the following
message to those alOft:
You are directly above us. Guide
by the lights of the Prudential build
ing. Can we do anything"
The reply from the Shenandoah was:
y. n, q. K, O. h. Thanks, old man"
WOR exchanged no more messages
with the Shenandoah, but through0ur
the night broadcast reports of her
progress received by telephone
Practically from the time the Shen-
andoah was torn from its mooring by
the gale until 1t returned the naval
station at Lakehurst was in touch
with the dirigible, sending position
and weather reports and learning in
turn how things were going aboard
the big craft. The messages were in