Evening star., 1925-07-26
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

Perkins was a young man possessing
considerable talent as violinist, who
during his vacations served as an
operator. He was one of the first
students to graduate as a radio oper.
ator from the Los Angeles Y. NJ. c. A.
Radio School, then directed by H. D.
Hayes, now supervisor of radio of
the Department Of Commerce. Super.
visor Hayes has in his possession a
letter addressed to the school by the
Secretary of Commerce compliment
ing 1t on the type of graduates, par
ticularly the youthful hero Perkins
The letter reads, in part:
First Operator Perkins went calm
ly to his post when the vessel struck
and stood there facing certain death,
sending out the distress call contin.
uously during the few minutes that
elapsed while the vessel was sinking
and went down with her." 1t lis point
ed out in the letter that this operator
was off duty at the time of the disas-
ter and might have saved his own
life; rather than that he went to his
post, dismissed his subordinate to as
sist In getting the boats away and re-
mained himself at the key in his
shack. Unfortunately when the ship
sank the shack door became jammed.
-Four other operators-Clifton j.
Fleming and Harry F. Otis Of the S. S.
Francis H. Leggett, Walter E. Reker
or the S. S. Admiral Sampson and
Adolph j. Svenson of the S. S. Hama
let-perished in 1914. Operator Love-
joy of this last ship signaled a Coast
Guard station with an ordinary fash
light after the radio power was cut off
and brought aid
The names of the other heroes of
the deep are: Lawrence B. Robinson
Of the S. S. Macona. Emile II. Hulse.
mann OF the S. s. Cubist, Russell A.
Williams of the S. S. Motano, James
Curran of the S. S. Moreno, George A.
Geare of the bark Magma Rova, Boris
M. Dietko Of the S. S. Brindilla Fred
Salim Of the s. S. Conejos, Ernest E.
Dorsey of the S. s. Swift Arrow and
Francis j. Doherty of the s. S. City Of
Athens.
The names of all American radio
operators who have lost their lives at
sea are eventually to be inscribed
upon this memorial, but there are sew
eral inscriptions which have not yet
been made.
British Market for Radio.
The Commerce Department believes
highclass American long-range re-
ceivers will appeal to a number of
| distance-seekers in Great Britain.
While wireless specialties of Amert.
| fered TO any extent on the British
| market because of the barriers against
| imported radio apparatus, they are
| expected to make their appearance
| now that import restrictions have
| been lifted, permitting freer use OF
| foreign'made equipment. The en-
| trance of American equiment into this
market will be gradual, Commercial At
tache Butler says, depending for sue
cess upon the acceptance of American
| standards by the British radio en-
| thusiasts. American equipment, which
| is not well known, must make its ap
peal on quality basis. 1t must be
| offered either on the basis Of efficiency
/ or uniQueness. or be quoted at a price
| of unquestionable value.
| 1t is believed that the American sets
| will have the strongest appeal to the
| growing number of Fishers" who are
| daily discarding crystal sets for tube
| sets. AS the mainland is only as large
| as the States of New York and Penn
| sylvania combined, the twenty-five
! broadcasting stations have heretofore
] furnished ample entertainment Il
! owners of small sets. Local recep
| ton, however. is giving way to de
i sire for distance. and 1t is expected
| that American long-range sets will
meet the favor Of the distance-seek
| ers.