Evening star., 1925-10-05

fun of spice. Indeed, since the oil
scandals polluted the political atmos-
phere in Washington chroniclers of
national life recall no season so
crammed with developments as these
stirring days.
Our great West ana Northwest, in
which | spent the Summer, are as
radiostruck-I submit that as mod
ern contribution to the kings Eng
lish--;IS the Atlantic seaboard is. The
big cities on the Pacific coast-Seat-
tie, Tacoma. Portland san Francisco
and Los AnSeles-all have high-pow-
cred broadCasting stations, most OF
them conducted by newspapers. out
there people are convinced that radio.
far from declining i'll popularity and
usefulness. is only at the threshold
Of its illimitable future. William NJ
lines. managing editor of the San
Francisco Bulletin. has just been In
Washington to secure a permanent
wave length for an immense station
TO be erected by the Golden Gates
premier evening paper. At Portland
I had the privilege Of talking from
the station of the Portland Ore
sonian | repeated some remarks l
made in Washington on "Cantigny
v
genuine thrill to realize. after two
wears OF broadcasting along the At
lantic that | was now on the Pacific
air.
One Sunday in July, aboard
Puget Sound steamer from Seattle
TO Vancouver, lady overheard me
suggesting to fellow passenger that
seats on the other side of the deck
were more desirable. She stepped
UP. alphabetically, and said: Excuse
me- but aren't you Frederic William
Vile. who broadcasts politics in
Washingtono" Confession was the
order of the hour. and then she ex-
planned: Il thought | couldn't mis-
take that voice. I've never seen you.
but I've heard you dozens Of times
I'm Washington. | am employed In
the Department Of the Interior.
Having run, bang into the Florida
boom on nv return TO these latitudes.
I'm not surprised to hear from
radio constituent, Miss Marie l..
Reiners. l13 South Howard avenue,
Tampa to this effect:
knowing how we'll YOU air"
conditions in the political or al
lied fields. because of my previous
residence in the Capital, | now ap-
peal to YOU for help in broadcast
ing actual conditions in Florida.
Some one should tell the facts
about living conditions. especially
for Young women. l can think of
nothing 70 compare with them eS-
cept Washington during the war
and It is war down here, even
though it may only be real estate
war. Prices shoot up over night
I am woman of mature
age and experience. I will find
a decent place to live, even though
I will he overdrawing my budget
for that item. But I worry about
the girls whom l meet here They
simply cannot meet expenses, and
I fear many will become stranded.
| am appealing TO YOU because l
know what great influence you
have with the public by the use OF
the air / have missed your radio
talks.
Mai. Gen. James G. Harbord. pres
ident of the Radio Corporation Of
America is one of the leading mem
bers of the Coolidge Air Board. He
rejoices over his temporary exile in
Washington because 1t enables him
to talk the shop he's fondest of
the Army-with comrades and cronies
Of war days in France. Harbord was
Pershings chief Of staff in the Amer
lean expeditionary force. Every once
in a while. the r. c. A. executive
SAYS. he hears from A buddie who
thinks he ought to get a radio set
at a discount for the sake Of auld
lang syne. One Of them, from a
hospital in the Southwest, wrote Har
bord: Il hear your outfit makes het-
erodynes and superheterodynes.
What I see the most OF down here
is iodines."
Recent discussion OF the French
debt negotiations and the aircraft
muddle produced a crop OF apprecia-
tive letters. one OF which-from a
popular Washingtonian-I herewith
reproduce: :"
l was very much enlightened
on the political situation when 1
! listened to your splendid talk
over the radio last night. You
have no idea how much you help
ed to analyZe matters for all of
us, and / am sure the many thou