Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19

tener, broadcaster, manufacturer. and
all elements, and there has been a
fine feeling of compromise and will
ingness to make sacrifice to contrib
wish, therefore to express my person
al appreciation of all that you have
done
II have no doubt that II we sur
vive, we shall have another confer
ence next year, and 1 have no doubt
that it will be faced again with more
complex problems, because there
never has been an advent in the his
tory of science that has produced such
a great change as is going on here.
and ! think that in these conferences
we have found way in which the
great thing could be given to public
service. | wish to thank YOU for
your attendance and hope that you
will be back with us next year and
that we shall have as successful a
time as we had on the present oc-
casion."
Previous to his remarkes. Secretary
for his service to radio science, on
motion of Earle c. Anthony Of CAL
ifornia, who said: "Mr. Hoover has
practically given up his time day and
night to this work, and it shows the
interest Of our Secretary in radio.
l would therefore, like to call for a
vote of thanks to Mr.. Hoover for ais
personal interest" The motion was
seconded and carried with applause.
A reading of the recommendations
of the drafting committee, composed
of subcommittee heads. followed, and
by practically unanimous vote the
many paragraphs were adopted. Dur
ing the noon hours the drafting COM
mlttee went over the report of the
co-ordinating committee. made up of
members of the seven subcommittee.
foregoing luncheon and also the last
game of the world series in an effort
TO report Friday afternoon. Previous
ly the seven reports Of the subcom-
mittee had been filed with the co-or-
dinators, in the form of mass Of
papers, including much technical data.
This job was in itself a days work,
but the co-ordinating body worked
fast in order that the drafting COM
mittee might proceed in rounding out
a final report.
All that was left OF the conference
was continuing committee. which
worked out rezoning and reallocation
of wave lengths. under the direction
of Chief Supervisor Of Radio W. d.
Terrell. The continuing committee.
including the nine supervisors, to-
gether with Elan Miller of the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, Raymond Asserson, w. n. Y. c.,
New York; John Campbell. Edison
Electric Company, Boston; DR.. J. II.
Dellenger, Bureau of Standards: A. n.
Goldsmith, Tropical Radio Company.
New York; H. Z. Campbell, Detroit
News: c. p. Edwards. Canadian Radio
Service. l.. b. Henson. Dallas News;
+. A. holster, Federal Telephone Com
pany. San Francisco: c. NJ. Jansky, jr.,
University Of Minnesota: Lamden Kay.
Atlanta Journal. and c. w. Horn,
Westinghouse Company, Pittsburgh.
Dtrectional Effect Theory.
A possible solution to the mystery
surrounding the westerly reception of
radio signals at Donald B. McMillan's
Winter quarters at North Greenland
has been offered bv Donald Mix Ameri-
can Radio Relay League operator for
the expedition. 1t will be recalled tina.
during the Winter months at Refuge
IIarbor. signals from amateur stations
in the western part OF the United
States and Canada came in clearly.
while those located east of the Missis-
Sipp were scarcely heard by WNP's
radio operator.
That this phenomenon was due to
the geographic conditions rather than
atmospheric electricity is the theory
advanced by Mix in his attempt to
clear up the mystery. He says that
the Bowdoin was located few hum
dred yards north of a l,300-foot cliff
which may have acted as natural
barrier to radio signals, creating what
Is known a s dead spot" The cliff,
according to his explanation may have
shut off signals from the eastern part
of the country without being any OBJ
stacle to those coming from the west
ern states.
While this theory is entirely reason
able in view of the present knowledge