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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
|ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listner- In

From 9 o'clock Saturday after.
noon until the small hours of Sun.
day morning, broadcasting rode the
crest of it's popularity.
Yesterday its followers paid the
piper in the coin of aspirin and
bromo-SeltZer.
It was a wild and furious after
noon and night-a headache-pro-
vClsing affair that never waned In
interest, and that stirred and thrill
ed the nation as no other conven-
&ion, and as few other national
events have ever done.
Through all the maze Of that aft:
ernOon and night one fact seems
definitely established-the supre-
macy of the ear over the eye.
We listeners really attended that
hectic session of the Democratic
Convention, even though 1t was with
handaged eyes.
Bakers Plea For League.
Bnt we did not need our eyes to
AetM a picture of Newton Baker,
g be spent his last bit of strength
md energy in q fervid plea for
Wondrow Wilson's League Of Ma
ions. 4.
Nor did we need our eyes to
visualize the dramatic entry into
the convention cast OF the Lady
from Georgia" as she gave the win.
ming mo" for the khan plank in the
contentious platform.
We knew there were tears in the
eyes OF that Garden audience as
Mr.. Baker struggled courageously
mnd pathetically for a lost cause
and we sensed the approaching
cheer that would be his at the con.
clusion Of his plea.
We saw" the timid lady from
Georgia arise from her seat at the
most critical moment in any politi.
cal convention and saw her cast
that eventful mo"
"Saw" the COmmoner.
4 And we saw" as well as heard
the theatrical presentation of Will
lam jennings Bryan.
M our ears spoke clearly and dis
finrtly to our minds for a solid
twelve hours, and all Of the drama
and all Of the tenseness and bril-
liance that the political elect en-
3Oyed through the dual functioninH
Of eye and ear, we obtained through
our ears alone.
That session Of the Democratic
convention seems more than all OF
the other broadcasts Of the past to
have established Tor all time the
praeticability, the tremendous i'm.
,p0rtance, even the public necessity
- radio.
1A tho Sears. t. come No viii
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VVCAP HAS
MUSICAL
BILL !,
Regular Monday Afternoon
Features in Air If Com
vention Adiourns

s 4 A : II -
The beginning of what is ex-
pected to be one Of the most
spirited sessions of balloting for
. presidential candidate ever held
ct q national convention was
scheduled as the broadcast fare
for the country's listeners-in
to-day.
nThe Democratic Convention
Proceedings in Madison Square
Garden which opened early this
morning will be broadcast by
VIC until s o'clock tonight.
sHShld there be further baIioting
Ght, it will be broadcast by
VNGAP.
81. WCAP Program.
SHOULD there be no night session
Of the Democratic convention,
WCAP viii broadcast, beginning at
o'clock, the proceedings Of the
s3kenth annual meeting Of the
Business. Organization Of the United
SAAfNS Government direct from
Memorial Continental Hall.
The feature of the meeting will
BE- addresses by President Coolidge
ana. Director Of the Budget Lord.
MHeic will be furnished by the
UAHed States Marine Band.
Tentative programs which will
ileGlude the regular Monday features
O4 WRC will supplant the conven-
ton broadcast should that body
aQ1Qalrn this afternoon.
vAdmusical program will occupy
lefEe part of the WCAP program
tonight in the event that there is
n0SHight session Of the convention.
distant stations continue to an.
n0Hhce their programs subject to
change in the hours Of the conven-
ton broadcast. Among the New
YN4k features which may or may
nal be heard tonight are the Gold
u5m Band Concert from the Central
Rark Mall, through WIZ, and the
THIRD Of a series Of concerts by
the WEAF concert group through
WEAF.
Musical Bill At WBZ.
WEB, Springfield, which is not
among the stations broadcasting
the convention, will present a mu.
sical program, featured by g. con-
cert by the Newtonviile Trio and
dinner music by the WBZ Trio.
WLW, Cincinnati, will present
the fourth of q series Of grand
opera programs direct from the
Cincinnati Zoo. WSAI, Cincinnati,
has scheduled a late concert by
the Royal Garden Orchestra Enter
tainers.
Among the other special features
are a concert at WGR, Buffalo, by
the Pierce Plant Of the American
Radiator Company, beginning at 8
o'clock, a concert by the KDKA
Little Symphony Orchestra, at
pittsburgh, and concert at
WHAZ, Troy. ss
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Phil HARMONIC
CONCERTS
LISTED
WIZ to Broadcast Series
This Summer for It's
Third Season

NEW YORK, June 3O.-Arrange
ments have been completed between
the executive officers Of the New
York Philharmonic Society, includ
ing Adolph Lewiston, honorary
chairman; Mrs. c. S. Guggenheinl
er, chairman, and Arthur Judson.
manager, and station WIZ Of the
Radio Corporation of America,
whereby that station win broadcast
the stadium concerts by the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra com
mencing with the first concert Of
the 1924 summer season on July :.
Station WIZ will broadcast three
concerts a week direct from the
Lewisohn Stadium, employing the
same system Of renaote-cOntFOl
transmission which has been used
during the broadcasting Of the
stadium concerts Of 1922 nd 1929.
this being the third consecutive
year of WJZ's cooperation with
the Philharmonic Society's summer
season.
New York Philharmonic Orches-
\
members this season, with When
Van Hoogstraten conducting. The
orchestra has long been one Of the
leading organizations of the world.
and the stadium concerts constitute
one of the outstanding musical
series Of the summer in the coun-
try.
An unusual feature OF the pres.
ent season is the visit OF Fritz
Reiner, conductor of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra, as guest con-
ductor of the concerts between
July "a and August s, for no guest
conductor has ever before directed
stadium concert. Willen Van
Hoogstraten, conductor of the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra, win
direct the concerts from July to
July "a, and from Augukt until
the final concert Of the season on
August 81.
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KDKA CHANGE TO MAKE
STUDIO ONE OF LEADERS

PITTSBURGH, June 3d. When
changes, now under way, are made
In the Pittsburgh Post studio Of the
worlds pioneer broadcaster KDKA.
the famous Westinghouse station
VIII have a pickup studio perhaps
better than anything Of its kind
In the world.
The next Pittsburgh Post studio
IL now being installed In a separate
operating room, built.in to the main
studio, in which will be installed all
apparatus necessary for the studio
operator to change over microphones
or make adjustments to the amplify-
in apparatus.
The new operating room is noise
proof and will have a two.way con.
nection with the transmitting station
located in East Pittsburgh fourteen
miles away, so that changes made
during the operation Of the station
will be instantaneous.
In this operating booth, will be
located all the simplifying appara-
tus and the various switches which
are usually seen In the ordinary
studio
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
0RAToRlo SOCIETY
ON RADIO PROGRAM

NEWARK, June SO.-The Ora.
torio Society, Of Newark, N. j., one
of the best known oratorios of the
United States, composed of talented
artists who devote considerable time
IN the interest Of better music, are
scheduled to broadcast an hour Of
unusual music from WOR Monday
evening as the opening attraction
Of an interesting program.
The concert, which marks the
close Of the Oratorio Society's forty
fifth consecutive year, will be di.
rected by Louis Arthur Russell.
Mrs. Jessie Marshall and Mrs. Doris
Shuha are the soloists, while Made.
.leine Ceres, Margaret Brady and
Louis Arthur Russell, directing, will
furnish the orchestral accompani.
ment on three pianos.
The musical program follows:
Hear My Prayer" (Mendelssohn),
cantata for soprano and chorus:
Cleans the Rainbow CTours) "Thc
Sea Hath Its Pearls" CPinsuti) How
Lovely Are Thy Dwellings," (Spohr).
cantata for soprano and ohorus:
Gather Ye Rosebuds" (Blumentha):
Morning Serenade" (Barnby); 81. ord
Ullin's Daughter (Barnby); "Bugle
Song" IL. A. RusselD; Faust"
waltz (Gounod).
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Local Broadcast
ALL PROGRAMS EASTERN
STANDARD TIME
NAA-Naval Radio Station.


Arlington
(4SS Meters, RadiOphOne)
1915 p. m.-Live stock markets.
1A6 p. m.-Fruits and vegetable
markets.
3 p. m.--Live stock.
3:45 p. m.-Weather report.
400 p. INLAY and feed.
4:26 p. m.-Dairy products.
H,66O Meters, Spark
WCAP-Chesapcalxe 3 Potomac
Telephone Co. (469)
7:50 p. m.-Announcement Of ma,
jor league baseball results.
8 p. m.-Program to be an.
nounced.
WIAY-WOOdward & LotErop (273)
1880 a. m. to 2 p. m.-Programs.
WRC-RadiO Corporation (400).
RrOadcasting the OUTSTANDING
events at the Democratic National
Convention during tho day, direct
from Madison Square Garden, New
York city.
8 p. m.-Fashion Developments OF
the Moment, prepared BY Women's
Wear.
$40 p. m.-Song recital to BE- an.
nounced. d
3:26 p. m.--Current topics by the
editor Of the International Inter
prefer.
1886 p. m.-Piano recital to DO an.
nOunced
$50 p. m.-"what Women Are
Doing Today" by Mrs. william
Atherton Du Puy.
4 p. m.-Song recital to be an.
nounced.
4:1O p. m.-Book review under the
auspices Of the League Of American
Pen Women.
6:15 p. m.-Instruction in inter
national code.
8 p. m.--Stories for children by
Peggy Albion.
$40 p. ma talk on education
under the auspices OF the National
Education Association.
$50 p. m.-Basebell scores.
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USED As
P0ST0FF|CE
AIR LINK
Chain Of Stations Will Keep
Washington in Touch
With Planes

NEW YORK, June 80. - The
United States mail has accepted the
accommodations afforded by every
means of rapid transportation, from
the pony express to the airplane,
and now has taken to radio as an.
experiment.
For some time experts OF the
Postoffice Department have been
experimenting with radio as an aid
to air mail transportation, both for
communication between stations
along the routes and between the
stations and planes. Much has been
accomplished, but only the inter-
communication ground system has
been completed.
When the transcontinental air
mail service is officially opened to-
morrow thirteen Of the flying field
relay stations along the route, with
headquarters at Washington, al.
ready equipped with radio telegraph
transmission stations, will cooper
ate.
Location of Stations.
These stations. situated about two
hundred and fifty miles apart on
the 2,400-mile route, are located as
follows: Hampstead, L. T.; Belle.
fonte, Pa; Cleveland and Bryan.
Ohio; haywood. near Chicago, Ill:
Iowa City, Iowa: Omaha and North
Platte, Neb.; Cheyenne and Rock
Springs, Wyo.; Salt Lake CITY.
Utah, and Elko and Reno, New. The
field at Rawlins, Wyo.. is not yet
equipped.
A leased wire Is used from Reno
to San Francisco to complete the
system and avoid interference with
Pacific Coast radio stations. Oper.
ating on q working wave between
$500 and $500 meters, these sta.
tons call each other on the 1898.
meter wave, but shut down to lis.
ten every fifteen minutes for emer-
gency calls.
This chain of radio stations acts
as an aerial train dispatching sys.
tenn. 1t furnishes quick service for
planes transmitting advance weather
reports and orders to stations
where planes and pilots relieve each
other on their cross-country flight.
Reported To Capital.
Air mail will be carried across
the country in approximately thirty.
three hours each way. All plane
arrivals and departures are now re.
ported to WWX, at Washington,
which station can itself communi-
cate directly as far West as Chey
enne under good conditions.
The department has twentytsev-
en- special mail planes ready for
service and forty-two pilots, ali fam.
liar with the sections Of the trans.
continental routes over which they
viii fyL Ten planes a trip will be
employed, one to each Jump" the
pilots also relieving each other.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
RADIO BECOMES
SPECIALISTS
INDUSTRY
Public Now Is Buying Parts
by Brands Which Have
Won Confidence

NEW YORK, June 3d. Radio
already has become an industry OF
specialists.
This is particularly true in rela-
ton to the manufacture Of parts.
For example. one concern DOM
mates the field in making amplIfy.
ing transformers. This particular
firm brought out the first trans.
former offered to amateurs, and its
name and slogan are now known To
everyone who il the least bit inter.
ested in radio.
Another concern dominates the
head receiver field, and in the max.
ing Of various other parts partic.
ular firms have established them.
selves in positions of leadership.
Many OF them We're specialists in
allied fields before they began the
manufacture Of radio apparatus.
Radio by Brands.
Today the public is buying radio
by brands. It insists on the brands
which have been made famous by
good material and by sound adver-
Using and merchandising policies,
The writer was told by several
radio dealers that the average man
who comes into q store to huv
radio today usually has q list al
the parts and the brands OF each
Wnicn ne desires. and II is innpos-
siDle to sell him any other brand.
OIten ne has used the particular
brand before: frequently he has
been told by friend OF good re-
suits obtained with it. or has been
impressed by its advertised merits.
Many dealers now have adopted
the settled policy Of not trying "a
sell q substitute IL they have not
the exact make asked for by the
customer.
There is every reason to believe
that within the next few wears In.
manufacture Of radio parts in this
country will be concentrated Iar9eIv
In twelve or fifteen manufacturer
and all Of them viii be speciaIists
In the various fields in which thew
are now building up their reputa.
tons. In this respect radio will
undoubtedly duplicate the expe.
Renee OF the automotive industry
Few, II any, automobile manufac.
tuFers today make tDsir own bear
1ngs. wheels or radiators; these and
other parts are made for them by
specialists.
May Cost Less.
The outstanding result Of the con
centration Of the manufacture OF
radio parts in the hands Of a dozen
or so Of specialists will be thai
these specialists will supply part
not only to the great majority OF
fans who build their own sets. buI
also to manufacturers Of ready
MAIDS sets. and by means Of volume
production will be able to make
them cheaper and better than the
set makers.
One manufacturer Of transformers
with a particularly good research
and engineering department as wei
as efficient manufacturing and sell
ing organization has already demon
strated that through such specialize,
ton 1t can turn out q better product
at less cost than set makers OF
nonspecializing part making plants
The net result Of specialization In
radio 80 far as the general public
Is concerned will be better goods
and service and at the same time
substantial economies will be se.
cured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
RADIO STATION MODEL
EXHIBITED AT FAIR

One OF the interesting exhibits
at the Paris Fair was q model OF
the great Bordeaux radio station.
The model station transmitted on
fifty-six meters from miniature
aIitenna strung on little 1S.inch
towers.
'fhe power used was 50.watt,
and the transmissions were heard
quite clearly by all receivers In
the neighhQrhoQd.
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3 60 4.

"Sweethearts" was done as neatly
as any OF the opperattas Roxy has
attempted, and we were happy at
the well-deserved success of Gladys
Rice in the Herbert music.
Miss Gladys 10 always showing us
some new turn Of her talent and
last night she seemed as splendid
as in anything she has ever done.
Up in the studio 1t was q Roxy
program de luxe.
Roxy, himself, comes to Wasting
ton today, accompanied by Mrs.
Roxy. He will appear at two Of
the performances Of the Society Re-
vue for his fund to be presented at
Keith's theater all this week.
We wish him SUCCESS and o good
umN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
KHAN THREATS DEFIED
BY ANNOUNCER AT WIZ

NEW YORK, June SO.--J. An.
drew White, radio announcer for
WIZ, at Madison Square Garden,
devoted three Of his valuable min.
utes yesterday afternoon to inform.
Ing the public that he was not sub
ject to influence by any individual
or group, but was reporting events
at the Democratic National Conven.
ton as he saw them, and intended
to do so.
He felt the announcement TO be
necessary, he said, because IN the
last two or three days he had re.
ceived more than twenty kilograms,
purporting to be from the Ku Klux
Khan, warning him to favor certain
eandtdAtaa u bis annQnncamanta.
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speak happily and eagerly Of when
we attended the Saturday session
Of the Democratic convention Of
1924.
And as terrific as was our head.
ache yesterday, we do not believe
it was nearly as bad as some OF
those In RNew' York 1888 x
Roxy and his imperial court Of
broadcasting were all decked within
their royal robes and jewels as be-
fitting the occasion last night.
AS an interlude to the strenuous
breakfasts Of the Democratic con
vention. the little ruler Of the air
and the members OF his court, held
a brilliant reception on the; Capitol
stage and IN The Roxy throne.
ASSAhS ------s - .-.... Il
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Additional ballots obtained
s8 tAAat The tie candidates. 1aum
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LADY NANCY AsToR

was turned off.
Ever since the convention started,
the President has allowed the shouts
from New York t. sound through
the Executive Office, for the en-
joyment Of the employees, but the
long siege of nominating speeches
and demonstrations for favorite
sons proved too much.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-30
DEMOCRATS DIN PROVES
TOO MUCH FOR PRESIDENT

The noisy Democratic Convention
was too much for President Coolidge
and his fellow workers at the White
House yesterday and the special set
installed for the Chief Executive
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-17
GEN. KINDS ARRIVES
FOR INSPECTION

Major General Ernest i. Kinds ar-
rived in Brownsville shortly after noon
today und was met at the depot by
Colonel John NJ. Morgan and his staff
of Officers. and the Twelfth Cavalry
band ~ Fort Brown
General Kinds IN here To conduct 4
tactical ana training inspection Of Fort
Brown. which will last today and to-
morrow, after which he vii inspect the
military garrison at Fort Ringgoli
The entire military post az Fort
Brown will turn aut ana form on the
parade ground this afternoon. and will
w Inspected by the corps area command
er. General Kinds Will also inspect the
barracks and other buildings at the
post. and will bc present ~ the working
out vi tactical problem tomorrow.
A band concert in his honor has been
planned for tonight. Ha is the guest Of
Colonel Morgan while At Fort Brown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-17

18Workers Remain
In Blast Torn Pit:
IL Rescued Alive

XIX the tine of the explosion. Sheriff
Oakley declared. This leaves approxi-
mately a5 men unaccounted for.
Twelve men emerged from the mine
early last night unharmcd They were
saved from death by eave-in that cut
ofi the deadly gases accommodating in the
mine after the blast
The force Of rescue workers was fnr-
ther augmented early this morning by
the arrival of mine rescue car with
additional apparatus and men from. Rock
Springs, Wyo.
Excitement reached fever heat around
the mine mouth a. the bodies ~ the
dead began TO be taken out with hun
dreds Of Erief-stricker relatives at
tempting TO identify the charred
corpses a. those of their loved ones.
who were trapped in tae mine.
Identification proceeded slowly be-
cause of the condition of the bodies.
Sheriff Oakley said
Three bodies had been identified early
today. They were those of William
Hood. Harry Bennett and Paul Bahem.
Reports brought back BY rescue work
ers indicated that il might be weeks be-
fore complete check up could be OBJ
tanned and all bodies removed from the
m'"c because of the devastated condi-
tion Of the workings. Tram car rails
ere twisted like hair pins and brace
TIMBER blown ~ Is ~ the ta- ifI'
explosion. rescue workers reported.
Several bodies. including one head
less corpse. were seen By the workers
Rescue work is hampered by the al
most impossible condition OF the roads
leading 20 the little mining settlement
because Of torrential rains during the
last - hours.
The extreme violence Of the explosion
was indicated by tales told by surface
workers. gathered near the mouth Of
The mine at the time the explosion oc-
CURED. The she'll covering the mouth
of the workings. more than 200 feet
long. was completely wrecked. accord
ing to eyc-witnesses and columns Of
gas and smoke were blown from the
mine mouth nearly wrecking the en-
gine house, several hundred yards dis
tance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-17
new HOTEL TO
HOLD OPENING
Travellers Valuable Ad-
dltion to Local Busi-
ness Life

The new Travellers hotel. including
the 100000 firepro5f addition and the
renewed older building, will be thrown
optr to the public WI y. m. Thursday
and Mrs. {. H. More. the owner. will
keep open house until 10 o'clock. The
public is invited TO see thi. modern
hostclry with all its conycnienccs Be-
fore il is used.
The hotel has been equipped with
modern appliances throughout from the
large lobby fronting WI Levec street
TO the ioof garden including fast elc-
vators. individual telephones. modern
baths, heating plant, water and light
ing systems. The furnishings ave "
latest and popular models and the en-
tire institution is v valuable addition u
Brownsville. There are 81 rooms i'm the
hotel
A barber shop on the ground floor
just off the lobby viii w operated IVY
J. r. White. The cigar stand in the
lobby will be owned and operated un-
der the management of the Harry Gig
ar stores.
Roses fcr The opening reception are
Brownsville Nursery.
The dining room on the roof will be
leased by Mrs. More in the near full
ture. This Is one OF the most valuable
features NJ the Now hotel. III IN so con-
Structod that il can be opened to the
cool hrcczes in warm weather or closed
during rains, ana is arranged 10 be
comfortably heated in winter The
dining room ~ beautifully and elabor-
atcly furnished.
There long has been q shortage Of
hotel Accommodations for thc travelling
public in Brownsville and this greatly
enlarged hotel is expected to care for
a great number of those who have
been Inconvenience on visits here III
the past
For thc opening Mrs More in expect
ing +. G. Huntress. president Of the
San Antonio Express, Fred Hummert.
decorator Of the same city and several
other prominent visitors from San An
tonic and Houston.
Plans for this building were prepared
In Herbert :. Green, architect Of San
Antonio, who also supervised construc-
tion. J. n. Dielmann Of the same place
was general contractor. Furniture and
furnishings were bought through the
Borderland Hardware company and the
". II. PutcEnat Hardware company i'm
stalled the lighting. electrical and heat
ing system.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-17
NV The Associated pres0

AUSTIN. Sept. 1T.-Dr. George G..
Butte. M accepting the republican Eomi.
nation for governor, here yesterday. is
sued warning that the honor and
dignity of Texas and the integrity Of it's
laws are impcrilled" and appealed 10
loyal Texans" 20 put Texas first and
party second.
lie said he would issue statement
for publication sunday defining the is-
SueS and purposes Of the republican cam
paign. which leaders of the party M A
conference declared would he vigorous.