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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
SAYS FACTS PROVE
LINE is WORTHLESS

They show eonclusiycly that the
railway Is worthless TO the city and
should not be purchased al any
price. II tho company Wishes TO
surrender tho lines, then tho city
can furnish transportation.
otherwise. the company should
be made to fulfin ito franchise obli.
cations or give up tho franchise.
particularly tho hold II has upon
Fourth ave- which IS the biggest
argument offered by counciimcn for
purchasing the system
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28

Headlines We Arc Sick OF Seeing:
Dempsey Says lie Is Ready 70 De
fend Crown"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
T0DAY'S DEFINITION
The great wide open spaces are
what you could see N Il weren't
for the bilIboards.

Ne pressed her 70 hi2 manly rest.
Then both Began 70 sHicker;
A crash. pop. yoH knotc tho rcst--
Bat tchai cared he for hekerf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
0TT0'S ROADHOUSE
WAS EXCLUSIVE

Almost any time one dropped in.
one. could find at "otto's'' a group
that would include some OF the big
men OF the city. They freauented
u because 1t was little known and
exclusive.
They ate and enjoyed themselves
at fancy price. No interference
from the public that went by the
gates in droyes. Because, unless
the public knew Otto there was
nothing doing And otta way
careful In the selection of his
friends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
FEDERALS
GET Big
HAUL
$4,000 in Liquor Is
Seized in Select
Highway Tavern

"0TTo's PLACE" long known
" TO the exclusive members OF
seattle's night life as the most ex.
clslye-and the most expensive
OF the city's roadhouses, was raid
ed early Thursday by prohibition
agents.
Acting under Director Roy Lyle,
the officials descended on the road
house. located on the Kirkland high
why at the north end of Lake
Washington. and seized what Lyle
said was the finest assortment OF
liquors seized by federals since pro-
hibition.
Included in the seizure were
three cases OF Mumm's extra dry
champagne. 20 pints OF Gold Seal
champagne. a case OF gin. a dozen
bottles OF assorted liquors. a dozen
bottles OF vermouth, three sacks of
Scotch whisky and 245 quarts of
beer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
PROPRIETOR is
UNDER ARREST

The liquor was valued at moro
than $1,000, Lyle said.
Otto wroblc, proprietor OF the
place and chef extraordinary. was ar.
rested and taken to the immigration
station.
"otto's Place" has long been a IA.
vorite place among those who were
fortunate enough 10 be aware OF it's
offerings. Hundreds OF persons. who
first became aware OF Otto's cooking
skill when he was a chef at a down.
town hotel followed him out the
Bothell Highway when he retired
from the kitchen and opened his own
place. Many public officials. show.
ing their friends from out OF town
tho city. were in the habit OF wind.
ing UP the trip with good dinner az
"Ottn'ss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
MAN Is CHARGED
As BOOTLEGGER

Carl Glad. from whom the bo.s
say they bought the liquor. was
placed under arrest and held in
Jail on charge OF selling liquor.
The possibility Of filing man
slaughter charge against him was
being considered by Prosecutor Il.
T. Roscoe, OF snohomish county.
Martin and Rritton will be held rs
witnesses against Glad. but viii be
released on bail during tho day.
1T wns an accidental death after
n genuine booze party" said Coroner
Charles II. Fickel. after an official
investigation.
Martin and Britton were held nj
the county jail, at Everett, during
tho inquiry and Wednesday evening
were questioned again by Sheriff
James McCulIoch. Prosecutor C. r.
Roscoe and Chief Criminal Deputy
Fred Plymdalc. who conducted nm
examination OF the scene of the
tragedy for tho shcrlffs office.
DRANK BEER
AND MOONSHINE
The two boys told their story In
straightforward manner. They de.
tailed events on tho auto ride TO
Turn TO Page IL, Column q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
BOTH GIRLS
IN ACCIDENT

In somo uuaccounisble way. tho
Boiyin girl slipped and fell down
the dizzy cliff. being herself the
first victim OF tho grim climax
which blasted tho excursion. She
apparently caught on bushes and
underbrush on the way down and
escaped death. Ella Pike. accord.
lus 10 the story OF the three prIn.
clpals, ran back 10 tho car sand
sounded the alarm. Britton aud
Martin started down the cliff on the
rescue. and while they were on this
hazardous errund. they said. they
heard n thud on tho rocks below as
they ascondsd with Gladys Bolvin.
When they reached the top. Ella
Pike Was missing. Her body was
found later In tho morning IN a
crushed heap at the bottom OF the
cliff.
Martin, Britton and GLADYS
Hoivin admitted that liquor was
bought during the trip and
drunk by all members Of the
party.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28
DAILY

Mrs. Jones is
not at home"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-05-28

One trouble with the government
il that all the men who know what's
IN. matter with II are busy whiting.
Evening star., 1925-04-19

most radio troubles. Major troubles
with any of the units can be recog-
nized by the fact that they make the
set imperative"
We'll, were in no such predicament
as that. Let's check over the battery
connections. They cleaned the living
room today. Maybe somebody dis
turbed the wires
There's an easier way to look for
the trouble than that / reminded
him. THE fact that your set is actu-
ally working tonight but does not get
the stations with the usual volume
suggests three things-radio energy
reaching the set is weak, the batteries
are weak or the tubes are getting old. 4"
Smith knew how to decide about the
tubes. He went to the shelf where he
carries a few spare parts so as not to
be caught during a worthwhile con-
cert program and returned with two
new tubes. These he inserted first as
audio amplifier tubes, then as radio
amplifiers. He even changed the de-
tector tube. But the tubes revealed
no apparent inefficiency.
Now how are we going to measure
the strength of the incoming signals?'
he asked,
Wen decide that point with our
heads" I explained.
Our heads?" Smith puzzled.
Simple enough. Disconnect the
aerial connection. Plug in the loud
speaker and slowly turn up the fila
ment control rheostat until we get the
customary sound of rushing air, or
frying. Note the reading on the rheo-
stat dial for the point where you first
begin TO hear it"
Smith tried this and found he had
to turn the rheostat dial to 80 before
the set was ready for work. Ordina-
rily the usual operating point was
around so.
What does that prove?" he asked.
1T proves that your "A battery
the storage battery-is way down. 1t
needs recharging."
But why was the set working fair
ly well last night?"
That was because the ether was
more favorable to radio transmission.
Also because a battery gives out
faster as it becomes discharged. You've
both conditions to contend with to-
night"
Smith made a note of the fact that
the head is an indispensable part of
any good receiving station.
Next week, No. 13: Recharging "A''
battery.
Copyright. 1925. by the Ullman Feature
Service.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
HARTFORD IS CHOSEN
WORLD RADIO CENTER
Selection Is Tribute to Work Oh
Amateurs Located in Con-
necticut City.

Selection of Hartford, Conn. as the
Geneva Of the world Of radio is q
tribute to the remarkable achieves
ments Of the American amateurs.
BY unanimous vote, the radio amAs
teurs of the world, in session at Parias
have formed a worldwide organfxa4
ton. and have chosen for its head
quarters the New England city. home
Of the American Radio Relay League
and the residence Of Hiram Percy
Maxim. its president.
Faced with gradually diminishing
pr1Vileges-the reduction of wave
lengths. the imposition of quiet hours
and the limitations of power-the
American amateur has taken what
the worthless wave lengths" and
made himself heard around the world
on them.
Maxim Request Recalled.
In this connection it is interesting
to recall the request of Mr.. Maxim at
the third annual radio conference.
we amateurs ask for no additional
wave bands beyond those that have all
ready been given u.s." the veteran in.
Eentor said. "All we desire is to be
permitted to continue the use of the
bands we now occupy, to continue to
produce contributions 10 radio science
and to continue TO perfect large num-
bers of young men in radio telegraphia
communication
Since that time the low wave
lengths" worthless" !" they were called
theE-have been explored by the ANA.
teurs, working through the Radio Re-
lay League. with such success that
these hams today are recognized nv
their fellows as world leaders in their
field.
The American Radio Relay League
today boasts Of 10000 members.
Hiram Percy Maxim and Hartford.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
No 12: Finding Battery Trouble.

1t was while getting a little practice
in tuning in on one of the stations
that was to broadcast an exception
ally fine program a few nights later
that Smith ran into a few difficulties.
II was one of those nights when radio
waves were not spanning the ether up
to the usual standard, but when he
suggested that / come over and help
him locate the trouble l made no men
ton of this.
His trouble appeared to be difficulty
in obtaining sufficient volume, but on
watching him l found he was not try
ing for anything more than 200 miles
away.
"Why don't you try for some sta
ton at 700 miles or 1,090?" /
suggested. There are a few more
distant stations that are so much
more powerful than the nearby ones
you're trying to get that they should
come through very well. Don't con-
denim your set just because a few sta
tlons are not up to par. Tune in on
as many as possible and judge con-
ditions from the average Not only
must you figure on variations in the
efficiency of the stations, but also on
variations in the atmosphere, the
earth and many other things that are
Sliil
Even your aerial makes a differ
ence. Brown, down the street, tried
swinging his aerial in a different d.
rection and discovered that some of
the stations he used to get very dis
tinctly became faint. He thought he
was having radio trouble. but when
he tried tuning in for unfamiliar sta
tions he found he could pick up a
number of programs he never had
been able to hear before. That, of
course, was due TO the direction in
which the aerial ran"
That's all very interesting" Smith
admitted, but It looks like a gentle
way of telling me that I've got real
trouble tonight. l haven't touched
the aerial and / neither get the old
stations clearly nor any new ones.
Something's wrong. Now, where do
we start looking for it?"
I'VE start with the easiest things
first" l answered. I'm your expert
ence with tuning you must have dis
covered how delicate a thing your re-
ceiying set it, for the slightest posi-
ton OF one of the dials draws the line
between getting a station and losing
1t. The same thing applies to any
trouble with the set That's why the
very simple things are the basis of
Evening star., 1925-04-19


Few people listening In on station
kDKA realize that in the same sta
ton is another transmitting set. the
only one of its size and type in the
world, which Is forwarding at the
same moment the program regularly
to the most distant parts of the globe
Whether these most distant parts
TO which the programs are being for
Warded be johannesburg, South
Africa; England, Germany, Buenos
Aires, South America; sydney or Mel
bourne, Australia, or some other point
depends on a schedule that is always
arranged I'm advance.
This Westinghouse world-w re-
lay system transmission is done by
making use of extremely short wave
lengths. While high power is used for
the transmission, 1T is done with the
view of maintaining good constant
signals at the point of reception.
This particular transmitting set, To-
Gated on the hill near East Pittsburgh,
Pa, can reach every part of the world.
1t has successfully transmitted pro-
grams and had the programs relayed
distance of more than IL 900 miles,
which, since it is halfway around the
world. is the maximum of distance
that will be required of a transmitting
set
These transmissions handled by the
Westinghouse world wide relay sys-
tenn are always prearranged and, fix
ed schedules are maintained. This
Is departure from the haphaZard,
sometimes heard long distance rec
ords made by the ordinary station.
In order to make long distance relay
service of practical value, the signals
must go through regularly, and must
not be disturbed by the ordinary con-
ditions such as interrupt the trans
mission from the usual type of broad
casting station.
The station at East Pittsburgh from
which the programs are sent actually
Is radio power plant. There are
several sets located in the building
while outside the building are many
poles supporting a variety of anten-
ma. The short-wsve transmitting is
done on copper tubes supported by
vertical poles. By proper arrange
ment of the poles directional effects
are obtained, thus aiding materially
in reaching the desired part of the
world.
The electric power company which
supplies the power for this plant has
regular substation in the basement
OF the building. To assure reliable
service and freedom from Interrupt
tions of the transmission this com.
pany has run two feeder wires from
TWO dfnerent power circuits fed by
two different generating stations.
The amount of power available on
any OF the sets is, within reasonable
bounds, unlimited. For regular broad
casting from station KDKA 10 kilo.
watts often are used, while for ex-
pertmeDtal purpose the station can ra-
date several times that amount of
power. This, of course, accounts for
the remarkable range of the broad
casting station, not considering the
relay operation.
AS KDKA, the pioneer radio broad
casting station of the world and at
present the most powerful station in
the world, truly is the national sta
ton. so its. sister station, the short.
wave one, is the international one.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
L NEW BROADCAST
STATIONS OPENED
Additions to List Despite
Warnings Issued Against
Further Congestion.

Eleven new broadcasting stations
were welcomed on the air last week
by the Department of Commerce
Coincident with the announcement of
the new casters, it was said by Off
cials of the department that despite
warnings against further congestion
no relief was in sight
One of the new stations is a class B
plant-the Sanger -Maison Blanche
mouthpiece at New Orleans, which.
after little juggling of wave-lengths,
has been assigned to 3l9 meters. The
station owners have fitted their own
initials into the call letters, WSMB,
and have begun operation on 500
watts. Higher power will probably
be used this Summer, after the station
has tested its lungs.
The other 10 stations are all class A
affairs, one of which. WMBB. the
Trianon ballroom, Chicago, is standing
by on $50 meters and 500 watts, wait
ing for a chance to grab off b
license.
The only other change during the
week was the transfer of KWG, at
Stockton. Calf, from class c to class
A. KWG will continue to operate on
so watts and will frequent the 24S-
meter band.
Radio distributors and merchants
shared honors in obtaining' the class
A license for the week, five of them
accepting class A certificates. One
church was represented, the St. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church at Elkins
Park, Pa.
The complete list of class A sta.
tions welcomed follows:
WENR, Chicago, 10 watts, 266
meters; WDOD, Chattanooga. so
watts, 256 meters: KQW, San Jose,
Calf, SO watts, 226 meters; WIBE.
Martinsburg, w. Va, watts, 209.7
meters; WHO, Chicago, 10 watts, 226
meters; WOWL, New Orleans, 100
watts, 270 meters; WIBF. Wheatland,
Wis, so watts, 231 meters; WIBG,
wilkins Park, Pa, so watts, 222
meters; WMBB. Chicago, 500 watts,
$50 meters, and WIBD, Joliet, ILL.,,
80 watts, 200 meters.
Commenting on the increasing
number of broadcasters. Department
of Commerce officials said that al
though the number of deletions since
the first OF April had not been totaled,
stations were not leaving the air as
rapidly as they are coming on.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
CRYSTAL LOUD SPEAKER

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April I6.-A new
loud speaker, capable of rendering
sounds from an ordinary radio crystal
set almost in the same volume as
given at the sending point, was dem
onstrated yesterday at the conven-
ton Of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, in session here
The instrument was demonstrated
by Chester w. Rice and Edward w.
kellogg of the General Electric Co.
who developed it. In perfecting the
device they discarded the horn, and in
place of diaphragm a hexibly sup
ported paper cone is used to reflect
the sound. A fiat board, known as a
battle board" placed in front of the
cone, 1t was said, tends to abolish the
resonances and metallic sounds found
in ordinary diaphragms and horns and
other loud speakers using paper
cones.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
CAPITALS YOUNGER SET
PLANS RADIO PROGRAM

The younger set OF Capital society,
including a number of the season
debutantes. have arranged a special
radio entertainment which they will
present from Station WRC Tuesday
night, beginning at o'clock.
The entertainment will feature sew
eral of the stars of THE Talk of the
Town. a musical comedy which the
debutantes will present at the Belasco
Theater the latter half Of the week
under the direction of Donald Mac
Donald, Sd.
Among the, principals in the radio
entertainment will be Virginia Seldom.
Dimitri dem Dimancesco, secretary of
Evening star., 1925-04-19
RADIO SAVES VESSELS
FROM PACIFIC ROCKS
Proves Value to Ships OFF Van
couver During Winter-Regular
Graveyard" Claims But Few.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, April 1S.-Radio
has brought a notable measure of
protection TO vessels approaching the
rocks of the west coast of Vancouver
Island. Last Winter not ship equip
ped with radio was lost in this grave
yard of the Pacific, while in past years
the toll has been as high as 10
wrecks and numerous deaths of pas
sengers and crews.
The improvement is due to the
building of three radio telegraph di-
rection- finding stations on and near
the island which, by working togeth-
er with a ship with wireless, can tell
the vessel her exact location and guide
her safely to port.
The mouth of the Strait of Juan de
Fuca is but 15 miles wide, and here
tides and winds from all directions
meet. Vessels coming to Puget Sound
from any point on the Pacific must
head straight for the great body of
Vancouver Island, 300 miles long, be,
fore turning into the strait.
Evening star., 1925-04-19

the Rumanian legation; Katherine
Marshall, Claudia Reed, Charlotte
Hartman and picked. chorus of
debutantes. These singers will be sup
ported by Jack Bowie, popular Wash
ipgtpn tenor, and Anne EIstner. who
has appeared here in "Liliom" and
"Sun Up.i and who will appear also
in 1.-The Talk of the Town
The deb" entertainment will be
presented in the studio of WRC, and
has been especially arranged by Rob.
ert Chraine.
Several of the song hits of the show
will be included in the radio perform
ance, among which will be Lanterns
of the Night" Memories" "Alice"
and Some One Like You all of
which were written especially for
THE Talk of the Town. sy Eugene
Ford Of the Elsie Janis companY.&
Evening star., 1925-04-19
RADIO RECORD SOUGHT.
Chicago Station to Try to Reach
Australia in Day Time.

CHICAGO, April 16.-The first re-
ported attempt to communicate half
way around the earth in daytime by
radio will be made here next Sunday
morning by a station using the call
number 9XN, it was announced yes
terday Notice has been sent to sta
tions in New Zealand and Australia,
and other stations less distant % be
on the alert for the signals, which
will be broadcast on wave length of
20 meters.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
WCAP-Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Co. 1855 Meters).

IL a.m.-Service from the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of Wash
ington. Elmer l. Baldwin, first read
er; Mrs. Gertrude X. Fullaway, second
reader. Subject: Doctrine of Atone
ment." Contralto soloist, Mrs. Flora
McGill Keefer; organist, C. NJ. Ashton.
p.m.-Service from Bethlehem
Chapel of the National Episcopal Ca
thedral at Mount st. Alban. Right
Rev. James Z. Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, will deliver the sermon.
7:20 to 9:15 p.m.-"Roxie and His
Gang" at the Capitol Theater, New
York.
9:15 to 10:15-Organ recital direct
from the studio of the Skinner Organ
Company, New York.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
"Pat" Barnes WHIT Announcer.

Patrick Henry Barnes. better known
to American and A. L. F. audiences
as Pat" Barnes and "A Buck, -
writer, star and producer of the IA
nous A. E. f. musical comedy, "A
Buck on Leave" will be the chief an
nouncer of radio superstation WHIT,
Chicago, which will go on the air
April 25.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Acid Ruins Cords.

One drop of acid from the battery
VIII ruin a phone or lOudspeaker cord
The acid eats its way into the fabric
covering and finally weakens the cord
so that 1t breaks at the point. 1t
would not be SO serious if it ruined the
phone cord at once, for a new cord
does not cost much. The trouble is
that it usually causes sizzling and
cracking noises and weak signals for
weeks before the source of the poor
reception is discovered.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Portable Receiver Made.

New models of small, light portable
receivers are being prepared by sew
eral OF the leading radio manufac-
turers of the country. The porta bles,
it is said, will be considerably lighter
than any of those perfected last year,
and are made up in a much more COM
pact form. This new portable appears
to be about the only important Spring
development that will emanate from
the radio factories.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Amateur Shows Good Will.

A happy example of that kind OF
cooperation that has distinguished
American radio amateurs was demon-
strated on election night when a New
York City fan copied election returns
from WEAF and telegraphed them 10
station kGO at Denver. In announc-
ing these gratuitous reports KGO
publicly thanked the New York anna
teur for his assistance 10 Rocky
Mountain listeners.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Plan Tube in Parallel.

If the tubes in the receiver you are
building are all the same type, you
can get satisfactory filament current
regulation by placing the tubes in
parallel with each other and in series
with one rheostat, which should be in
the negative lead to the battery. The
only drawback to this arrangement is
that all the tubes must be kept burn
ing, even when you need only one or
two for local stations.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
More Music COPYRIGHTED.

Broadcasting stations which have
not obtained licenses from the Society
of Composers, Authors and Publishers
received blow Wednesday when the
society announced the inclusion in it's
membership of the Boston Music Conn
pany and the Well Publishing House.
Many of the musical selections used
regularly by the unlicensed stations
during the past year were among the
publications of these two houses.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
WDM-Church of the Covenant
(215 Metersl.

10 a.m.-Every girls Bible class,
conducted by Mrs. Irving ketchum
II a.m.-MOrning service; sermon
by Rev. Charles Wood, on THE Life
Worth Living"
s p.m.-Evening service; sermon by
DR.. Wood, on THE Success That
Fails" Easter musical program to be
repeated by the evening choir of 100
voices.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Rubber Gasket Useful.

In fitting the loudspeaker unit to the
horn part of the apparatus, which Is
often purchased separately, the unit
sometimes does not fit tightly. A ring
cut from an old automobile inner
tube that has outlived its usefulness
makes an ideal gasket because the
rubber is springy enough to make an
air-tight and sound-tight joint. Select
the thickest part of the tube to cut
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Stations to Aid Balloonists.

Inquiries are being made by Station
WEAR, Cleveland, to determine what
other Glass stations will participate
in broadcasting weather reports to the
pilots of the balloons taking part in
the annual air fight May /. Valuable
assistance was rendered the pilots last
year by seven stations.