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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
AZ NATIONS INVITED
TO RADIO FARLEY

WASHINGTON, Sept, 12.-Invi.
tations have been issued by the Amer
lean government to forty-two countries
to participate in an international radio
telegraph conference to be held in
Washington in the spring Of 1926.
At the close OF the international
radio-telegnph conference in Lon
don in 1912 the American delegates
extended an invitation to hold the next
conference in Washington in 1927.
Later proposals were made with a
view 10 holding q joint conference Of
parties to the international telegraph
convention and Of parties to the inter
national radio-telcgraph convention.
As unanimity could not be obtained
for these proposals, the French gov
eminent has proceeded TO hold the in
ternational telegraph conference at
Paris, beginning Tuesday, Septem-
Der l.
The second deficiency act, approved
by the President on March 4, 1921,
appropriated approximately $92, 900 to
defray the expenses Of the Washington
conference.
The delegates will discuss revision
Of the international radiO-telegrHph
convention and regulations, signed at
London on July ), 1912; measures for
the international supervision OF COM
munication by radio. broadcasting, in.
Guiding the handling Of press mes
sages: radio telephony; measures for
the elimination Of interference dis
tress messages, and navigation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
POLL SHOWS. PUBLIC
WANTS GOOD MUSIC

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 12.-What
does the public think Of the flood of
music radio is bringing into the
home? What effect is it having upon
family life? What are children get
ting out of radio music?
Answers to these questions for
the western part of the United States
have been found, it is believed, in
the analysis of 1900 letters received
at KGO in response to broadcasts
of the Little Symphony Orchestra.
During one concert a short talk
was given about the home life OF
young Felix Mendclssohn before the
playing of one Of his compositions,
and listeners were asked whether
they thought the happy conditions
surrounding young Felix contributed
anything to the mighty genius of the
man later.
Practically all parents were con-
WINGED that music had cultural value
of Importance, and when broadcast
into millions of homes could not help
but be a great force for good. A
member of the faculty Of the Univer-
sity of California wrote:
There are two girls Of Z and 10
in our family. We are watching care
fully the effect Of good music in their
lives. Already they have their fav-
Orite pieces and composers among the
real imperishable works Of mssic and
great masters"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
SURE FANS
CHIEF JOY IS Ok

Either the radio public is changing
or some strange rumors are getting
into circulation.
Recent reports say the. public no
longer seems TO be interested in get
ting distance; that it is perfectly sat
isfied 10 tune in on local stations.
Can it be possible? Not if you con
suit the old-time fans, the originals
who typified the DIX hounds or the
engineers who are responsible for the
fact that distance can be banished
figuratively by radio. As for in
stance. William II. Press, one OF the
pioneer radio engineers.
''You never will make me believe
that the public does not want dis
tancc." he said. "Why, If there were
not the lure Of distance, there would
be no radio. 1t made radio 1t Keeps
it moving forward today.
"Distance and more distance; that
IS what the radio fan. wants and what
he is going to get. Woe be to radio if
there ever comes time when the
radio fans desire to reach out over
great distances forsakes him. IL that
time ever comes radios progress will
stop and the backward march will be-
gin.
but of course, it will not come.
The DIX fan represents the vanguard
of the radio army and it will always
be with US. No manufacturer capable
of making a distance set will make
any other; no radio-fan will know
iupIy eouin his home with any type OF
set except one that can get distance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
$4,000 BOYS TO SEE
RADIO WORtD'S,FAIR

NEW YORK, Sept. FIFTY
thousand schoolboys of Greater New
York have applied for students tick
cts for the Second Radio Worlds
Fair, to be held in the 25Sth Field
Artillery Armory, New York, from
September IA to 10.
On the opening night Governor Al
fred E. Smith will deliver an adj
dress on radios role in developing
public opinion and securing the CO.
operation of an enlightened con-
stituency in the problems of govern
ment. Governor Smiths address will
be broadcast by a chain of stations.
In the opinion of Clay Irwin, gen.
eral manager of the fair, there will
be 100000 new radio listeners by
1926. His statement is based upon
advance reports of radio sales man
ayers.
'Yery soon, perhaps in a few
months, more than 100000 homes
in the United States will boast Of
radio SETS" Contends Irwin. "and by
1927 we may count on 100000
homes being equipped"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
SPECIAL PROGRAM
PLANNED OVER WOAW
FOR DICTIONARIES

OMAHA, Ncb., Sept. 6.-Radio viii
demonstrate its usefulness in another
way the night Of September IA when
the American Legion national conyen-
ton committee takes over station
WOAW at Omaha and broadcasts a
special musical and International pro-
gram to the thousands Of American Le-
gionnaires who are planning to attend
the annual convention October . to D.
The program, known as american
Legion Invitation Night" will include
musical numbers by the crack 18th In
fantry band at Fort Crook. Neb.. the
Keno Four" national quartet Of the
American Legion, and the Omaha post
American Legion drum corps.
Speakers will include Omaha's Cow
boy" mayor, James G. Dahlman, who
will invite and welcome Legionnaircs
10 Omaha and Major General George
.B. Duncan, famous war general and
now commanding the Seventh army
CORDS area. Genera Duncan will ex-
plain the various military exhibitions
and display Of German and Austrian
war materials the government is send
ing to Omaha for the convention.
Commander Anan Raymond, Of the
Omaha Legion post, which is the larg-
est American Legion post in the world,
and A. II. Richardson of Omaha, gem
eral chairman of the convention COM
mittec, will explain the plans of the
convention and tne elaborate telephone,
registration. and information systems
which are being set up to accommodate
the 100000 men who are expected to
attend.
Main highways into Omaha will
have information booths at reguler in
teryaIs and the men will be told where
these will be located.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
KOA CREATES OWN
THUNDERSTORNS

Synthetic thunder storms are an
other broadcasting achievement at
KOA, with the result that Grand
mother Nature faces further defeat Mt
the hands Of radio, according to an
announcement by officials Of the Den
yer station.
Radio thunder, they say, can BE-
made 10 penetrate the four corners OF
one or more continents by the use OF
a single brOadcasting station. Also.
it is available at Christmas as we'll
as the Fourth Of July, and can be
provided during sunshine or rain and
day or night.
For more than two months KOA
has been featuring a bi-weekly storm
with all its Accomplishments during
the noon day pipe organ recitals
which Gre broadcast from the Denver
public auditorium By Clarence Rcy-
noIds, municipal Organist.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-En-
couraged by the SUCCESS of expert
ments during the last year, the naval
research laboratory plans still more
intensive series of tests during the
next IL months on the effect of the
so.called Heaviside layer on radio
COMMUNICATION. Full knowledge of
the icnizcd region in the higher levels
Of the earth's atmosphere. it is be-
lieyed, viii not only permit of ac-
curate and reliable worldwide radio
communication, but considerably re-
duce the expense as well.
Investigations SO far by the naval
research laboratory in association
with the department of terrestrial
magnetism of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington have confirmed the
theory of such an ionized region. ac-
cording to Secretary of the Navy Will
bur. This ceiling Of the sky" lies at
n varying distance above the surface
of the earth, rising and falling as at
mospheric conditions vary.
This layer, the conception of which
originated independently with Sir
Oliver Heaviside in England and
Kennedy in the United States, acts
as a DETECTING surface TO electro-mag-.
netic waves and guides them around
the world in a very similar way TO
that in which whispered sound waves
run under the domes Of the Capitol
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

hit upon the practical way Of dom.
the transmitting it will be simpl"
enough to invent a thief-proot meter.
But, finally, there is another
aspect 10 the whole subject that gives
rise to greater misgiyings in the
minds Of some Of US than any other.
II is popular. because it seems rea.
sOnable, TO suppose that there is
plenty Of air for all As a matter
Of fact even with the relatively small
amount of radio activity now existent,
the ether is frightfully crowded. Jam
ming is our one great pest. Ann
thus far a remedy has yet to be dis
covered.
In the worlds busiest and mar
rowest stretch Of water-the straits
Of Dover-there are day and night
literally hundreds Of ships sending
and receiving wireless messages. The
great majority of these craft are
using equipment that is obsOlescent,
some Of it quite twenty years old.
Yet it serves the purpose Of these
shipmasters, and it is not easy TO
convince them as a whole that they
should scrap what amounts in the
aggregate 10 ten or fifteen million
dollars worth Of radio equipment.
And so II is that the citizen in
Brighton. listening 10 the Savoy Or
pheans, is all too frequently cnragcd
20 the point Of blasphcray by the
hopeless jamming Of our brOadcasting
by these marine rad.OgramS. But it
is not only the listener 10 musical
program who suffers today. There is
the meteorological service, and the
other governmental services. all Of
which are constantly interrupted by
the ever increasing number Of wire
less seaders.
One Of the happy features Of the
situation. regarding il in a broad
way. is the worldwide accord among
wireless pioneers who have all seem
ed u be imbued with a common idea
70 give Of their best 10 their fellow
workers Of other Municipalities. And
out Of these early and chaotic days
must come order and system.
From the days Of the daguerreO-
type 10 those Of natural color ciDCmat-
Vs. n i'A+g ohAA4ln a AD4F AAAAAa - ~
gucrrC vas living and teaching the
world the secret Of bis art when many
Of our premier statesmen Of today
were at school Within barely three
quarters Of a century Photography
has made as great an advance as this.
Who then is going 10 be depressed
by the very real and very obstacles
which confront wireless workers to-
day: Yet it is not surneuntiug
them m refuge 10 believe the fact Of
their existence nor is II helpful 10 the
solution Of these problems TO be I'M
duly optimistic.
During my most recent trip 10 the
United States / was met on every
hand with a kind Of good fellowship
and helpful attitude that did me the
greatest amount Of good
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
WOAW NAMES SEPT "A
AS LEGION NIGHT

OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. 12.-Radio
station WOAW at Omaha, will broad,
cast a special program known as
American Legion invitation night AT
0 o'clock Monday evening. A complete
announcement Of plans and program
for the American Legion national
convention. to be Leld here October
. to o, will be made by city, con.
yention, legion and army officials.
Several musical numbers have also
been scheduled on the program.
Mayor Dahlman will invite and well
come all legionnaires to the city. Major
General George B. Duncan will out
line the activities that the army has
planned.
Commander Anan Raymond of the
Omaha post and A. Fl. Richardson.
general chairman of the convention
committee, are scheduled to explain
convention entertainment plans.
The Seventeenth Infantry band OF
Fort Crook will play several numbers
and the official legion quartet will
sing,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
WOK is REPORTED
LOUDER THAN WGY

WOK, ChicagO's new super-pOwcr,
battery operated station broadcasting
on 217.3 meters. came in so strong in
New York on Saturday night, August
-. that Hardness Smith, $50 w.
l11th ST., New York, wrote: Gentle
men-GoOd night! On the detector
stage. without A. +. application,
WOK is loud enough to be heard two
city blocks on my loud speaker (Super
Het, six tubes). More volume than
Schenectady 30 X. W. station with
one audiO. What kind Of freak trans
mission is this? Please send your ex'
act frequency and your power"
Wire for the antenna should be a
good conductor Of electricity. Some
good conductors are copper, phosphor
bronze and aluminium.
Radio trade in Australia is expert
encing a boom, following the adop'
ton Of new regulations permitting
any type Of set to be used.
II is important 70 have test buz.
ger il crystal detcctor is used.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
INTERFERENCE, WAVES
TO BE DISCUSSED
BY BROADCASTERS

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE third
annual convention Of the National AS
ISOLATION of Boradcasters will be held
at the Commodore Hotel at 10 R. m,
Wednesday, September 1G. The dele
gates will discuss:
The coming Third Radio Conference
in Washington. Resolutions from this
association on important phases.
Should the holding of wave lengths
be based upon priority or fitness?
Recommendation to the next Con.
gress on certain radio legislation, with
special reference to the White bill.
Government censorship.
Advertising.
Resolution for radio manufacturers
on necessity of increasing scope of re-
ceivers to include wave lengths as low
as $50 meters.
Music copyrights-prescnt status.
The second annual banquet will be
held in collaboration with eighteen
other associations at Z p. m. on the
same day at the Commodore Hotel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
VISITOR FINDS
POPE ARDENT !.
RADIO FAN
Ponhff Has Portable Set
in Vatican Listens to
Music Programs.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-"The pope
is the greatest radio enthusiast /
found in Europe" declares Bernays
johnson. American radio inventor,
who has just returned from abroad,
where he was honored with a private
audience at the Vatican.
So pleased was the pope with his
conversation on radio with the Ameri-
can engineer that he presented his
visitor with a photograph of himself.
Mr.. johnson was privileged to bring
his own portable super-heterodyne to
the vatican and used it TO tune in
while telling the pope of the various
broadcasting stations he had visited.
The pope is acquainted with every
phase of broadcasting, stated Mr..
Johnson. HE knows how it has de-
veloped in the different countries.
ENJOYS DANCE MUSIC.
when / switched on my set, in
the presence of his holiness, / got
some dance music. i said l regretted
the reception was not that of more
classical nature, but the pope put me
at ease.
''He said he enjoyed the pleasant
music. He told me that one of the sets
in the vatican is portable and can be
moved about on a table with wheels.
when told him | would arrange
for a set similar to mine to be sent
from America for him, with gold
trimmings, he said that he did not
want gold fittings, but would like to
have the set. that he might send it as
his gift to a monastery.
INTERESTED IN STATION.
1.-THE pope was particularly inter
ested in the new big wireless station
which is being built near Rome and
hoped it would put Italy in the fore
ground from the radio standpoint.
HE asked me il j thought the ltal.
ian programs were as good as those
of other countries. / told him
thought they were not. The Italians
had a wealth of talent in singers, but
there were ways in which the con-
certs could be improved. For instance,
there were long waits between mum
bers."
Mr.. johnson has accepted the invi-
tation Of the Radio Worlds Fair at
the Two Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Artillery Armory. New York City, TO
display the set which he used in his
talks with the pope and other notables
in Europe during the week of the
show, September II TO 10.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
Tune in Tonight
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 10.

slNDA1s eEIILhDEh los
1900 a. m: BFDM, Baptist church
RFRU. services; ETHs, services;
wBAP. services: WHIT, concert
wOAI, Presbyterian church; WSB,
services.
1880 p. m: WBAP, kiddiss hour.
500 .. m: VICAR, Texas League base
ball broadcast.
500 p. nj: KOA, music; wSB, Esrvicss
$50 ?. M: WHIT. concert.
$50 p. m: wFAA, Bible class.
700 p. m: wTAs, concert.
$50 ,. m: wLW, concert.
7:45 ,. m: WSB, services.
500 p. m: KFDM, services; wFAA,
services; Voc, shurch; WOAI,
Central Christian church.
Sis p. m: WHIT, program.
s:45 p. m: XII, music; KOA, church.
500 p. m: XII, Pastel trio; ToAW,
services.
9:l5 p. m: KTHs. review, concert
$50 p. m: wFAA. music. WOAI. con-
cert; Voc, music.
1000 p. m: XII. classic program; KTHs
concert.
400 p. n: WBAP. frolic.
1900 ?. m: XII, music.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
SWISS STATIC CALLS
FOR ULTRA IN RADIO

Sane caused By the many. high
tension power lines in Switzerland
Bcccssitatcs the usc Of receiving sets
that will minimize this disturbance
and consequently precludes the posi-
bility Of the sale Of the cheaper make
Of receiving equipment. Consul VIII
liam n. Mather. Zurich, advises the
Department Of Commerce. The pros
poets for q very large sale Of American
equipment in Switzerland is not bright
but II is believed that a fair guam
tty Of high class American sets can be-
sold. Foreign apparatus controlled
the market until il was believed that
inferior equipment was being Offered
for sale when public favor turned 10
home manufacture.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
MINORS BARRED At
RADIO RECEIVERS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-It is
necessary to be Of age to procure a
license to operate a receiving set in
Poland. In spite of this rather pc
culiar requirement, which is unex-
planned by the consular report to the
Department Of Commerce containing
the information, radio is becoming
very popular in Poland.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
SPAIN MSTALLS BIG
BROADCAST STATION

A main broadcasting trnnsmitter
has been erected on the roof of a big
department store in Madrid, Spain,
and rclaying stations are planned at
1G ether centerS. This will give
Spain an efficient system. and it is
expected that interest among the fans
will increase with a rush. The main
station at Madrid has a six-KW
transmitter, consular advices TO the
Commerce Department state.
Another big radio exposition is
planned this fall. at which agents ot
radio manufacturers in England,
France and Germany will display their
wares. American exporters also are
urged to participate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
BILL HAY SIGNS
WITH WOK AS
ANNOUNCER
Popular Announcer Unable
to Resist Radio
!. Microphone.

CHICAGO. Sept. 12-Three months
''off the air" was, all that Bill Hay,
former chief announcer of radio broad
casting station KFKX, at Hastings,
Neb., could stand.
Every radio fan in the United
States probably knows Bill Hay by
reputation and most of them have
heard him on the air. He has won in
ternational fame by the manner in
which he announced from the big
Hastings station. and he has been n
topliner in the national radio popu-
larity contests conducted in the past
two or three years.
Last May, however. Bill no-one
calls him Mr.. Hay-felt the urge to go
into business; so he "signed off" at
station xxx and came to Chicago.
But there was one thing he hadn't
taken into account Ind that was how
thoroughly he had been infected by
the radio germ. After few weeks he
began to feel homesick for an oppor-
tunity to talk again into a microphons
and finally the longing grew too great
to resist.
As result he has just signed up as
regular member OF the staff of Sta
tion WOK. the new Chicago 217.3
meters -wavelength station.
WORKS THRICE WEEKLY.
Hereafter. on three nights a week
he will do all the announcing from
Station WOK between 10 and IL
O'Clock. The nights ON which be will
take tie microphone regularly for an
hour are Tuesday. Thursday and Sat
urday nights. He will be on the mike"
at various other times, but the fore
going hours are set so that his thou-
sands Of friends will know his sched-
ule and can tune him.
As evidence of his renown among
radio enthusiasts Bill came in second
in a contest which ran for a year in
a national radio publication for the
most popular person connected with
radio. He was only u votes behind
the winner of the contest. who was
Carl Bon0witz. Crganist at Station
WIP. Philadelphia. and, as Bills
friends say, whats little matter like
81 votes anyway. In this contest the
former xxx announcer was quite
distance ahead Of all other announc-
ers. Last year he came second in a
popularity contest. confined to an
nouncers. which was conducted by an
other national radio magazine.
BILL Is MODEST.
Bin is modest and when asked what
be considers is the attribute which
makes him so popular among radio
fans declares he doesn't know merely
suggests that perhaps it is the Scotch
burr in his voice.
His friends, however, declare that
it is because he has the perfect an
nouncing voice. a resonant bass, with
a clear. measured manner Of speaking
that seems to cut through the static
and is heard distinctly at all times.
With Bill Hay radio announcing is
a dignified business. There is no at
tempt on his part to be funny or to
engage in any kind Of horseplay. He
believes thoroughly in what might DO
&c me "high-class" announcing,
spcakink so clearly and distinctly that
everybody, everywhere, will be able to
get what he is saying and for any
other kind of announcing he cares
little.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
TO TEST FOREIGN WARES.

Extensive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of signaIs
Of European stations arc being plan
ned for this winter by DR.. l.. W.
Austin Of the L.. S. Bureau Of Stand
ards. DR.. Austin will attempt 20 de-
terminc just what effect ccrtaiu tenn
pcraturcS have on radio signals az
given distances.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
CHAMPION CADnY.

Whom Powell Crosby Jr., played
golf recently at Hot Springs, Nir'
ginis. he lost a ball in the rough
Three months aftcrward, he received
the ball from Paul Eamcs. manager
~ a radio company, who had found il.
The owners name on the ball proved
sufficient Identification. Thus i,
pointed out a mOral-"It pays TO ad.
vertigc."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
SAFETY FIRST.

n you are using n wct-type storage
battery, keep a small bottle of am.
monia near il. You will find il will
check any acid which might be drop
ped from destroying rugs while reading
the bydrometer. -a------..-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
USE RUBBER TAPE

Rubber tape is better than friction
tape for aerial work.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-24
INDIAN HALF-BREED IS
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
California Girl and Male Companion
Slain In WOods-Another
HalCbreCd Sought

Eureka. Cal, Oct. "a t49 - The
bodv of Miss Carmen Wagner, IS,
Ferndale beauty parlor girl. whom
posses have been securing the back
woods and hills near Eureka for
several days, was found yesterday in
a rudcly made grave in an Isolated
wooded section, rs miles east Of
here.
The young woman had been shot
TO death. Her dog "Pronto," shot
through the head, was buried few
feet away, Henry Sweet the COM
panion of Miss Wagner on trip
into the woods was found murdered
beside his parked automobile several
miles from the spot where Miss
Wagner and her dog we're found.
The finding OF Sweets body. sew
eral days ago, led to the search fol
Miss Wagner. which ended yester'
day. Soon after the discovery wa'
made, the posses arrested Walter
David. "a year old half breed In
dian. Unexplained scratches on hi
face. declared to resemble tinge
nail marks were the direct cause o
his arrest,
Search was under way today 70
Jack Ryan, half brother OF David