New Britain herald., 1925-06-10
Through The Static

played havoc Wlth radlo reception Tn this neck O the woods for a couple of hours, and until about o'clock the familiar static crashes were about all that greeted the listener-in on the speaker or horn.
 However, around mid-evening con- ditions cleared up to some extent, and while the static was ever pres ent 1t was not there In such copious quantities as to spoil all receiving and as the evening wore on signals became stronger and appreciably clearer.
 It vas no occasion for distance, however, and about the best that can be said in this respect is that Cincinnati came in with fair volume ana without great disturbance, One of <Ae Chicago stations also firted with the detector tube, but the words were 10 mushy as to make this sta ton iha possible to log intelligently.
 One at the high spots on last nights program, from a local point of view, was WTIC at Hartford, where the New Britain Normal school Glee club of 70 voices, under the direction of Pauline A. Meyer, gave concert. Among the selections heard were Tn the Time of Roses" and Peggy"
 The WTIC program came in good and clear and concerning the last number os Ahe program, "A Rus sian Folk SsAg," the announcer gave an interesting account. Herbert An derson, local violinist, assisted in this number.
 Colts Municipal Park orchestra, in test program from the park dance pavilion, presented "All Alone" " Sleeping Beautys Wedding" "Oh, Katherina," Mamie" and several others. Out here the test seemed to be a success.
 Between WTIC dance numbere, Jack Barry, baritone. at the studio, sang Honest and Truly" and All Alone"
 New Englaad's old reliable-WBZ had old timers night last night, { and the loud speaker brought in the following numbers: The Old Oaken Bucket" by the Bay State quartet; "The Green Fields of America" by Patrick Gaffney, violinist, and piano accompaniment; "Silver Threads among the Gold" vocal solo, by Katherine White; and ''The Side walks of New York;" Comrades, " Maggie Murphy's Home" and "Goodbye Dollie Gray" by Henry Cummings on a harmonica, which he said set him back just 50 cents. Blanche Pickering played Bonnie Doone" on the piano, and at II o'clock, Announcer Lew Graham of Barnum & Bailey and Ringing Bros. circus gave a vivid verbal portrayal of life under the big top.
 sptaking Of this particular circus, Graham said that there are 1,6OO persons in the circus family. He then started to give some of the Be- crets of circus life, but we spun the dials, having little interest in the big top after the roustabouts start talk ing down the tents.
 The World Playground at WPG, still doing business despite the ab- sence of New Britain's marble cham ! pion and his sunburned chaperone, let us in on some dance music from Atlantic City's Hotel Traymore. The static was annoying here. but later we returned and 1t was clearer. Tea For Two" T Cant Help Babying You" and Rose Marie" were espe- cially good,
 Turning 10 MEAN, we got a big kick out of the final round of the Greb- Slattery fight in which the Buffalo boy was awarded the de- cision over Harry. There was lots oi noise after the decision, but whether it was for or against the decision VIC had no way Of telling.
 At WLW we got in just in time tc hear a grave announcement-an or chestra selection. "A Nightmare ir q Cemetery" Static and code worked effectively 10 hinder reception from WLW.
 About the only other station tha
 was at all good was WCAE at Pitts
 burgh, which was relaying tn WEAF opera company's presenta ton of Lucia di Lammermoor. Animal howls are not music eVel though harnessed to the rhythm 0 iazz, said A. G. Gulbransen, Chicag
 maker of pianos, in denunciatio'
 or CUTTEul uduCC kOil~S oSiA'cA~A tA the national Trades convention a Chicago yesterday.
 It's not music It's animal howl with an undercurrent of tom-tor beats GO that 1t may be danced to, 7 he asserted.
 Richard W. Lawrence. president ( the Music Industries Chamber ( Commerce, attacked radio as "onl
 q photograph of music, not the req
 music"
 Radio was also attacked by Curt
 A. Wcsel, editor of a phonograp D weekly Of New York. He referred a price var between dealers in radi sets and other dealers in talking ma . chimes. Their interests can an : should be harmonized," he said