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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

It is the desire Of the Guild and
the Times to present three one-act
plays some time in January or the
first of February in such way as
to reach the largest audience pos
sible.
Three and fouE act plays written
by Hoosier writers will be presented
by the Guild this season.
Send your one act and more
lengthy plays to the Dramatic Editor
of The Indianapolis Times. will
read all Indiana written plays sub
rnitted and then turn over by selec-
ton to Mrs. William 0. Bates of the
Guild and Bert Merling, producing
director Of that organization
Tt will, of course, be impossible to
produce all plays submitted. There
are many Indiana people who have
written plays Submit your manu-
script at once.
Producing Fund
To encourage the writing of plays
by Indiana writer's and to guarantee
the production Of several of the best,
Mrs. Bates, head of the Guild, has
started $500 producing fund for
Indiana written plays.
Mrs. Bates is now receiving 81
subscriptions from Indianapolis and
other Indiana people who desire to
make possible the presentation oil
Indiana. plays in Indianapolis.
Only 81 is being asked by Mrs.
Bates in her effort to create pro-
ducing fund for Indiana written
plays.
Although this is the first an
nouncement of the producing fund
many people have volunteered their
81 contribution without waiting TO
be asked.
''It is necessary to have such a.
producing fund.-" Mrs. Bates stated
today. EVERY cent SO obtained will
be used to produce Indiana written
plays.
-"Those who subscribe a 81 to this
fund will be invited to attend the
first performance of the three act
nlavs to be presented some time In
January or the first Of February,
she states.
Those who desire to volunteer
financial aid in the form of a dollar
bill may do so by sending 1t to Mrs,
w. o. Bates, 756 MI d. Woodruff
Place, Indianapolis.
To Broadcast Plays
To give Indiana writer's the larg-
est possible audience, The Time and
the indianapolis Theatre Guild plan
to broadcast the first performance
on any stage Of the three one act
plays.
Letters received from other In
diana cities has convinced The Times
and the Guild that such plan will
meet with approval all over the
State.
All plays submitted must have
wholesome themes, that is the only
restriction. The one act plays will
be produced upon a stage and this
performance will be broadcast by
The Indianapolis Times.
This will be the first time that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19
ACTOR WINS SCHOLARSHIP

Jerry Goff. a member OF the orig
inal Student Prince" company at
the Ambassador Theatre in New
York. to which 1t has been trans
ferred from the Joison, has won a
scholarship offered by the New York
Theatre Guild in its course in dra-
matte acting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19
'Rose-Marie'f

''Rose-Marie," musical comedy,
viii return to English's, start
ing Monday night, Jan. 4.
We are promised the same
cast and production that has
recently been in Chicago for the
past nine months; It, includes
Guy Robertson, Virginia John
son, prima donna, Arthur Cum
ningham, Sybilla Bowman, Betty
Byron. Charley Sylber. H. Pierre
White, James Moore, Edward
r. Gargan. and over ninety
others, including a symphony
orchestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

pair Of funsters in a merry melange
labeled "Sunkist Satire"
DE MARIO TRIO-EIigh class vo-
calists. introducing a program OF
popular melodies. interspersed with
favorites from the classics.
ANN SCHUYLER AND GEORGE
-Exponents OF physical culture in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19
Many One and Three Act Comedies and Dramas Have
Been Sent to The indianapolis Times for Presenta-
ton by The Theatre Guild for Early Production.
BY Walter d. Hickman

HE response to the call of the Indianapolis Times and the
Indianapolis Theatre Guild for Indiana written plays has
been beyond the highest hopes of the sponsors.
majority Of the plays submitted three and
plays but what is needed right plays Although
number Of acters have been submitted yet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

an admirable display OF athletic ac-
complishments.
ISHIKAwA BROTHERS-Fou
Japs who are hailed as the most
marvellous, equilibrists ever imported
from the land of the Mikaoo.
ON THE SCREEN-Ralph Graves
in a Sennett comedy. Take Your
Time. Kilograms and Baby Peggy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

such thing has been planned in
Indiana.
Send in. your one act and more
lengthy plays at once. The Times
wants to be in position to announce
the names OF Hoosier writer's, who
are seeking production for theis
plays.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-12-19

If American wives were remune-
rated for their home services at the
rate of SIS a week. their pay roll
would amount to the sum of ST.
000, 600, 900 a. year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22

A portable set should have the bat
teries in the cabinet.
Holes should be bored in the cabinet
to ventilate the audion.
Lamp socket attachments are better
than a loop aerial for distance.
Builders of modern homes are now
including q place for radio receiving
apparatus.
Use flexible wires for connecting
tube sockets. Solid conductors will
transmit vibrations and produce a
ringing noise in the set.
Loop aerials can be used to best
advantage in buildings where there IS
no metallic screening to obstruct the
flow Of the waves.
According to experts of the Bureau
Of Standards. fading. the bugaboo OF
radio. cannot be eliminated through
use of super-power in broadcasting.
Give a "C' battery as much con-
si6eration as the various other bat
teries. as excessive heat will wear Il
down and will impair the quality Of
reception.
1t Is advised to purchase tubes with
a guarantee back of them.
Discard all "B" batteries giving q
volt-meter reading less than half the
rated voltage.
The shortest wavelen0th is less than
one meter and the longest in use IL
above 24.350 meters.
A vacuum cleaner carefully placed
over the openings Of a set will thor
oughly clean the interior Of all dust
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
Points to Remember

A new metal in the form Of pure
ductile thorium has been discovered
for use in radio tube filaments.-
Battery leads should be covered by
spaghetti tubing wherever there is d
possibility Of contact with another
wire.
Lightning rods do not affect a re.
ceiving set.
Keep the antenna lead-in we'll away
from the walls of the building.
Gas pipes and steam radiator pipes
never make good ground connections
Keep aerial insulators well away
from trees. as wet trees have q tend
ency to ground signals.
To protect coils from absorbing
moisture paint or dip them in collod
ion instead of shellac or paraffin.
A good "B" battery will last about
eight months. Never test it with an
ammeter or by poining the terminal:
TO see how big the spark. Use a volt
meter.
Poor insulation is sometimes the
cause of weak signal strength.
One thousand hours is the minimum
estimate of the life of a tube.
A storage battery needs to be KEEP
active by frequent charge and dis
charge.
Every precaution should be taken t.
prolong the life of a good vacuum
tube.
When building a loop antenna
wires should be well insulated an
every tap securely soldered.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
COUNTERPOISE OFTEN
MAKES BEST GROUND

When a set refuses to work on a
low wave length, the cause is usually
.one of the following two points: The
antenna resistance is too high, or the
antenna capacity is too high.
In the former case, the antenna os-
cillating circuit has such large value
of resistance that it cannot be induced
to sustain oscillation; they are damped
out. In the second case, the capacity
is too high and the antenna really acts
as short circuit to the vacuum tube
oscillator circuits.
A counterpoise will remedy this
trouble, as it will reduce both an
tenna resistance and capacity. At the
same time it will be the equivalent
of a perfect ground, and it will enable
the operator to have almost double
the radiating surface that is presented
by an ordinary antenna and ground
system.
For best results, a counterpoise
should be stretched underneath the an
tenna, near the ground, but not touch
ing it; its. area should be equal to or
more than the area of the antenna
itself. Good results, however, may be
obtained with q counterpoise consist
ing of another antenna just like the
main antenna that runs off in some
other direction and is used instead Of
n ground.
A counterpoise will sharpen up the
tuning, both for receiving and trans
hitting, and will, on that account, cut
cut a great deal of interference. When
n good ground cannot be obtained, a
counterpoise offers the only solution.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
SOLDERING EASY
IF PROPERLY DONE

Soldering is easy after little prac-
tice. The iron should be cleaned with
fine sandpaper or emery cloth before
using. When heating, if done over a
flame. the pointed end of the iron
should not come in contact with the
flame.
A little fux should be applied to
iron and rubbed in with solder until
the sides of the iron are bright. The
iron should be held under the work
to be soldered whenever possible. and
when the solder is running freely in
the joint the iron should be taken
away, and the joint allowed to cool.
Flux should be used sparingly on
joints and should be wiped off when
soldering is completed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
VACUUM TUBE LIFE
DEPENDS ON USE

The life of any radio tube is gov
erned by the use it receives in the
hand of the operator. and its exist
ence may be terminated either by the
filament burning out or a decrease in
the electronic life of the tube.
Now, the burning out of a tube
may be caused by excessive filament
current or by a short circuit with
the "B" battery, or it may naturally
burn out of its own accord.
The decrease in electronic omission
in tube is caused by excess fila
ment voltage or excess "B" battery
voltage. The majority of operators
of receiving sets can prolong the
life Of their tubes by burning the fila
ments as low as possible and by keep
ing the "B" battery to 90 volts or
less.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
Tells.
OPERATION
Of STATION
By CURTIS D. PECK
Engineer WIS statIon,

1t may be interesting to the lis
teners to know how broadcasting sta
ton WIS is operating with its new
equipment and 5000 watts of power.
The programs, still presented in the
WIS studios, in the Hotel Sherman
in Chicago, are brought to Crete over
specially prepared, high quality tele.
phone lines reserved continuously es-
pecially for this service. Now, what
happens to the music which entertains
you after it reaches the station from
the studio?
BUILDING UP SOUND.
Leaving the telephone lines, the pro-
gram enters the control room where
the speech input equipment stands be-
hind table at which an operator is
seated. The program material is here
raised in volume and regulated by
audio frequency amplifiers and con-
troll devices &c. prepare it for the trans
mitter propefe
1t arrives first at the oscillntor-
incubator panel. This unit embraces
50-watt amplifier tube, two 250-watt
modulator tubes and two 250-watt os-
cillators. Here the signals are first
still further amplified and then turned
over to the modulator tubes, which inn
press the audio frequencies comprising
the speech and music on the osclllator
tubes. These latter generate n radio
frequency current tuned to the wave
length on which the station operates.
SIGNALS BOOSTED.
The result now is a modulated radio
frequency signal of low power. 1t, how
ever, is conducted Immediately to a
pair of large water cooled tubes func-
tioning as a radio frequency amplifier.
And here the signal is boosted in
strength to q point where 1t becomes
many thousands of times stronger than
IL was upon arriving on the telephone
lines from Chicago in the control room
ON instant ago.
This greatly increased signal next
passes through coupling circuits, where
it receives final tuning, and on into
the antenna from which it is radiated
into space.
ELEVEN TUBES USED.
To accomplish this great amplifica-
ton Of the tiny voice or sound cur
rents originating back at the micro
phone, the. transmittcr makes use of
total of eleven vacuum t.bes, rang
ing from the modest flve-watt size up
to those capable of handling tel. kilo-
watts and requiring n constant stream
Of water flowing around them for cool
ing purposes. Duplicate rotating pow
er equipment, consists of six motor
generator sets and two motor driven
circulating pumps, a 10000 volt trans
former; n filter, combining n half-ton
retard coil and n large bank Of con.
densers; and radiator system for
cooling the water flowing about the
large tubes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
NEVER DOPE, A BATTERY.

Do not make the mistake Of "dop-
ing a battery to make it active. a
storage battery is made of lead and
lea compounds, which absorb acid
from the battery solution as it de-
livers current. To begin with, the
battery is fully charged and has a
solution which contains the proper
amount of acid.
Because the plates absorb this acid
q It discharges, some slight-of-hand
artists have been making a nice liv-
ing by pouring more acid into it. OF
course, the additional acid makes the
Battery operative. But the acid and
the addition of more dope" has no
effect. The battery then must be
charged. This forces the acid out of
the plates and then there is trouble.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
USE OF TEMPLETS.

Temples are usually sent along
with various instruments showing the
spacing of the holes to be drilled.
These should be used when drilling
the holes. If made of paper they car
be pasted directly on the panel and
the holes drilled through them. The
paper is then removed with a wet
cloth,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
but I did not know how
to choose the best one.

THERE are so many kinds
so many claims-I felt
50 confused! Then |
leaned that there is one
make of radio which thou
sands and thousands of
people recommended to
their friends, and that the
company making it had
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
'ANTENNA FEVER
LATE RADIO
DISEASE

Broadcasting officials at KOA, to-
day announced discovery Of an ex-
tremely contagious disease" among
radio listeners which has been dag
nosed as "antenna fever"-antennitis
febricula.
In less than five years the ailment
has spread to the four corners of the
North American continent. having
passed through all stages known to
radio science. 1t is believed to be
ports from abroad indicate growing
prevalence among the entire Caucasian
race and it is understood the fever is
gaining Roadway already in the
Orient.
Although harmless, antenna fever
has been pronounced incurable. 1t is
attributed TO "excess" indulgence in
radio reception and is found princi-
pally among broadcast listeners who
are addicted" to the antenna expert
menting habit. Officials declare the
fever may beco-~o chronic, depending
upon tho extent to which antenna ex-
periments are conducted by ether
wave enthusiasts.
HOW TO STUDY 1T.
Symptoms may best be studied in
alleys or vacant lots or any other
point in the residential section of the
average town or city where an unob-
structed view is available of flag
poles, trees. chimneys, clothes-lines,
cutters, coal sheds, garages and back
fences.
During Indictment weather, antenna
fever should be studied indoors. For
the most part, indoor aerials will DC
found in easements and attics, under
and around picture mouldings.
Owners of receiving sets in which
the loop antenna is used, are regarded
US the most recent radio listeners to be
ravaged by the fever. Experiments
with loops are generally restricted to
sizes and shapes, it is announced, de-
pending on the eagerness of the listen
err to establish record-breaking long
distance for reception.
A RECENT CASE.
KOA officials point to a recent case
which has come to their attention in a
lengthy communication from a New
England listener.
Il am a fan on aerials," his letter
reads. Il have four Of them, all of
which run to q homemade switch
board near my set. One of these is a
40-foot copper gutter on the south side
of my house. 1t is 16 feet above
the ground.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
ORCHESTRAS POPULAR.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Boil of Elmen-
dorf wrote as follows: ave listened
in on VICAR tonight and heard the
entire st. Cecilia program. 1t was
fine and many thanks TO the Friendly
Station" -
Mrs. J. f. Stephens of 1925 n. Pine
street. San Antonio. is an ardent
VICAR fan. Under date of November
16, she wrote the Radio Editor as fol-
lows: Enjoyed the music furnished
by st. Cecelia's Serenaders very much !:
in fact I enjoy every minute of the en-
tertaining musical meal furnished by
VICAR. Especially do ] enjoy the
Sun Dodgers" They are wonder
full"
application for membership in the
Happy Family" in the form of a
card fro;S Sergeant NJ. II. Reynolds,
who wrote MS follows: "Your pro-
gram Of this evening very fine. MS
are your broadcasts, always. ELE-
PHANTICS greatly enjoyed by all,
and the SONG SHOP as well. Mr..
Brennan's selections the best I've
heard. and get them from all over
the country. You are the best on the
air.
BOOKED IN ADVANCE.
And so runs the tenor of all the fan
letters; profusivc thanks and encour-
agement to the artists, the announcer
and the station in general.
The announcer's program book is
rapidly filling with the names of some
Of the best artists and musical organi-
cations in San Antonio and other
cities, some Of the engagements being
for rs far distant as four months
hence, assuring listeners-in many
pleasant winter nights of radio enter
tainment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-22
Happy FAMILY
IDEA Makes
BIG HIT
Letters and I kilograms Pour
In on Announcer
Frem Is States.

Shut-ins, hospital patients, lonely
ranchmen, automobile tourists campcd
by the roadside, forest rangers, men,
bers Of the Happy Family and just
plain radio fans in fifteen different
states have written to the Radio Edi-
tor OF The San Antonio Light within
the past week, complimenting "Thc
Friendly Station" on the nightly
broadcasts of VICAR.
And applications for membership
in "The Happy Family" have been
pouring in over telephone, telegraph
and by mail, until the announcer has
been fairly swamped with requests for
the distinction of being numbered
among those who make up that fav-
ored group.
SICK, WRITES IN.
Last night was my first expert
ence with RADIO" wrote Louis L. Aus
tin of San Antonio, land l must say
that enjoyed listening in very
much. am sick and the doctor tells
me I must be shut in for the next
eight months. Needless to say, will
be tuned in on VICAR every night. >
"All of your program of Friday
night was great. but the ELEPHAN-
TICS were the best of all, and
The Uncovered Wagon got me think
ing it was so cold that ] had to hunt
up every coat and blanket in the
house, and then nearly frozc to DEATH"
wrote Paul Brice OF Scguin under
date of November -.
LIST OF WRITER'S.
From Crowley, Ia, Bryant A. Fehl.
man Jr.. wrote his appreciation OF
one of the programs, rs did 9. j.
Ahern Jr.. OF Dwight, H.; Jack Dow
Ter of West Palms, Mo-: Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jerome. Tucson, Ariz. !;
John Cevallio. Cleveland, Ohio /;
George w. Mckay, member of the
A. X. Il. L. whose station is sew,
Xenia. Ohio; Kenneth Mills, Fort
Worth; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen,
Lufkin: p. A. Kosub, Carpenter,
Tex; Hinsley Hancock, Santa Anna,
Cal; Philip II. Roach, New Orleans,
La: Miss j. x. Blake, Stockton, Mo. !;
G.. n. Jones, Atchison, Kan; Lloyd
Stove. National City, CAL: r.. Il.
Wallace, Topeka. XII; and host
Of others impossible to mention in the
limits Of this article. The foregoing
names were taken at random from
the heap of acknowledgements letters,
cards and kilograms on the Radio
Editors desk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Radium Silk Costume
Slips at 1898

Exceptional values in this group
of wonlen's Radium Silk Costume
Slips. Made with hemstitched yoke
and double hip hens. Choice of
flesh, maize, orchid and nile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Crepe de Chine
Nightgowns at $4.98
and $3.50

Fine quality Silk Crepe de Chine
Nightgowns in dozens of attractive
models; tailored and with imported
laces, medallfons and emblems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13
Crepe de Chine Step.Ins
at S2.0S

Extra size Envelope Chemise Of
heavy quality silk crepe de chine.
tailored and lace-trimmed styles, in
flesh, nile. orchid and peach. Un-
usual values at $4.98.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

Two Clasp Chamoseude
Gloves, with embroidered
backs. p. X. sewn and boil
ton thumbs. Light gray,
beaver, mode, brown and
black; sizes 6 to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-13

Georgette JabotS, with
collar attached; trimmed
with real Irish crochet lace.
Many different styles to Sc
leCt from, i'll tan and cocoa.
The Republican., 1925-07-30
CENTURY OLD NATIONAL
HIGHWAY In OTHER DAYS
Route Famous Hundred Years
Ago Now Experiences Re-
vival AS Travel Medium

Does the road wind uphill all the
way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the days journey take the whole
long day?
From morn to night, my friend
Christina Rosetti, in "Up-Hill."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
PENNSYLVANIA RIVER
GIVES UP z VICTIMS
OF UNEMPLO YMENT

MoNEsSEN, Pa, Aug. 3.--For the
past TWO days the Monongahela
river has given up two victims of
the unemployment.
One Of the victims was identified
as Stanley Maezyuski of Donora.
He has been out of work for long
time, and the last time he was seen
was when he left for Pittsburgh to
look for work.
The other victim was Jack Nc
Kay Of Duquesne. He also was in
the ranks of the unemployed as he
was laid off of work at the steel
mill there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Shoe Salesman Conduct Campaign

NEW YORK, -(FP)- The Retail
Shoe Salesmen's Union is asking a
minimum wage of $35 week, with
maximum hours of So in negotiations
for a new agreement, beginning Sep
TENDER l, with the Retail Shoe Deal
ers' Protective Association The
unions. strength is largely in the
Bronx and on the East Side but it is
beginning an organization campaign
that has for its goal the doubling Of
its membership and Of the stores, now
numbering about 300, with which 1t
has agreements.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
EnsIave FlIIpinos Is CIV

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, August 81
Congressman Charles L. Underhill of
Massachusetts, in conference with
president Coolidge, has demanded the
establishment of naval and sub
marine base and the enlargement OF
the Notifications of Hawaii He re-
commended that I'VE serve notice on
the Filipinos that they are without
the slightest chance of obtaining free
dom" Underhill has just returned
from the far east
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-05
Investigate Metal Deal

WASHINGTON, D. c., August g.
That the United States alien property
custodian has returned $6,453, 979 81
assets to the American Metal com.
pany. corporation formed in Amer
lea by German metal interests, leaked
out here when the department az
justice ordered an investigation.