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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14

part of the students in reading
and in acquiring facility in the use
of the library and will bring those
at home a greater conception Of
the science of chemistry.
The subjects to be written on
are as follows:
1. The Relation of Chemistry to
Health and Disease.
2. The Relation of Chemistry to
the Enrichment of Life.
| 3. The Relation of Chemistry to
Agriculture or Forestry.
| a. The Relation of Chemistry to
National Defense.
| 5. The Relation of Chemistry to
the Home.
| 6. The Relation Of Chemistry to
the development of an Industry or
a Resource Of the u. S.
/ No chemical knowledge is re-
quired of entrants. Contestants
are advised to consult freely with
science and to secure material
from works and other sources. In
judging of papers particular at
tention will be given originality,
accuracy Of statement, and logical
presentation.
/ Best of all is the prize offered.
The state awards $50 gold piece
for first prize of each Of the des-
ignated six subjects and certifi-
cate of honorable mention as sec
ond. The national prizes consist of
six scholarships to Yale Univer-
|sity, Vassar College or other insti-
| tutions; with tuition fees and $500
annually for four years.
| Last year student from Sun
nyside got a state prize. Why not
Kennewick student "Come on
you scholars, let's put Kennewick
on the map!"
I suppose you have all wondered
/ why some of the girls have given
you a whitening look if you hap
pened to touch their arm! Upon
investigation we found out that
Miss Pecar has been teaching the
tennis girls some smashing drives
and serves that she had been in
structed in during the summer at
the u. of w. No wonder their
right arms are sore. But the girls
have been turning out faithfully
every night under the guidance
, of Miss Pecar, and by next spring
Kennewick will have a pretty gooc
tennis team. Those turning out
are Bonnie Hitler, Helen Barnes
Margaret Barnes, Margaret Moul
ton, Majorie Harrington, Elsa Bro
/ gunier, Gladys Vickers and Mer
: cedes Sprague, and Margaret Hoyt
Guy Collean was badly injured
, in Fridays football game will
! Sunnyside. He is now in the hos
! tpital and is said to be. improving
) The entire student body is inter
ested in Guys recovery as he ha'
} already this year displayed ad
E mirable Kennewick spirit.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-10-14
Ted Flesher-Mother I think. I'll

Mrs. Flesher-Yo will not.
Mr.. Flesher-Go ahead. son. she
will never know the difference.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

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room furnishings Buy this outfit Deferred Payments.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

of interests are involved in serving
the radio public.
Apparently schools and colleges
lead in the number of hroadcasting
stations on the air today, the total
number being "a; radio and electric
equipment stores stand second. ac-.
cording to a recent analysis of our
broadcasters, they having 73 stations
listed.
1t is difficult to secure the exact
number of stations owned or operated
by the various classes, due tQ>the fact
that many of them are issued to indi-
viduals without indication of any con.
nection with industries. businesses or
Orga aniZatiOnS. Those stations which
can be classified, however. show that
the above interests lead in the broad
casting world.
Next in line are the miscellaneous
stores numbering 65. the total p.er-
camille organizations participating be-
ing about 1873. Churches and religious
organizations operate a. stations;
papers and publishers, 81, and electric
equipment manufacturers own 80
Eighteen stations are controlled by
States and municipalities, while 10
are listed as broadcaSting corpora
t1ons. Banks and financial associa-
tions broadcast from Is stations. and
hotels have IL. Theaters and radio
clubs are believed to own 4 stations
each.
All of which shows that most bust
nesses and numerous organizations
are represented in this new industry.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Says Radio Definitely Established.

Radio is now definitely established
as practical, dependable. permanent
utility for everyday use. in the judS-
ment of DR.. j. II. DellinGer, chief of
the radio section of the United States
Bureau of Standards.
The day of rapid cha ages in radio
models. DR.. Dellinger says, has passed.
Following the period of experimental
development, during which the market
was flooded with scores of sets" of
all degrees of receptivity, the indus
try has now settled down to the pro-
duction of a relatively few standard
high-class sets, eXpertly designed and
substantially built, which may he ex
pected to give as good results five
ten or fifteen years from now as they
do when new.
There is no longer any more rea.
son for waiting to buy a good radio
set says DR.. DellinSer. than there
is in waiting to buy a good piano.
While there doubtless will be oc-
casional refnements in receiving
equipment, these are not likely to af-
feet appreciably the comparative
value of the standard sets of today.
Tubes, of course. will lose their eff
cheney after from 900 to 1000 hours
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Plans for 1927 Radia Test.

The voice of the public will be care
fully considered in making plans f"F
the 1927 International radio tests.
according to Powell Crosley. r..
chairman of the international radl"
week committee in charge of this
event. More than a thousand radl"
dealers and jobbers are now engaged
i'm making a survey of their custom
ers in an effort to discover what the
public wants in overseas tests ana
special DIX broadcastinG stunts. ac-
cordinc to Mr.. CrOSley. and all th'-
data prepared as a result OF thiS e%-
tensive survey will be pr 1Sented 10 the
international radio week committee at
its next meeting at Atlantic CITY
The week of May 10. The r''L"
week committee wants TO serve ~"
public" Mr.. Crosley said. IF the 'l~.
teners of America want internatI tI"na'
tests and d-N broadcastinG stunts
once a year as part of the rddi"
week movement We want TO give
these to them. If, on the othef
hand. the listeners are more inter
ested in the regular programs nl the
year and prefer that their eNenIr-
entertainment be continual from local
programs. the radio week conmltiee
uudoubtedly will arrange for specia
local program broadcasting as the hle
feature of radio week rather than l."
attempt the transmission of overseas
programs.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
MARIE TEMPEST WINS.
Scores Another Comedy Success
After Al Years as Leader.

LONDON, May 1 R.-Comediennes
come and go on the London stage, but
Marie Tempest has led all rivals for
Al years, and has just won another
success in 1.-The Cats Cradle" The
play is by Aimee and Philip Stuart.
In it Miss Tempest has the role of
an actress.
Forty-one years ago Miss Tempest
brought London to it's feet when she
sang the leading role in "Erminie."
Four years later she went to New
York and won success singing in 1.-The
Red Hussar." For ten years she al
ternated between the United States
and England, and then gave up sing
ing to become a legitimate actress.
Her success in the spoken drama has
been even greater than it was in light
opera, and at 81 she has no rival in
her particular line on the London
stage.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PHYSICAL SOCIETY
DISCUSSES RADIO
Problems of Fading and 0s-
ciIIation Taken Up at
Meetings Here.

Papers dealing with some of the
technical problems of radio were in
cluded in the sessions of the American
Physical Society. which met at Wash
ington last week.
DR.. Dellinger and two aides pre-
sented a paper on the investigating
of radio fading, in which they assert
ed that signal intensity fiuctuation is
one of the chief barriers to reliable
long distance reception of broadcast
ing and of the higher radio frequen-
cies With a view to securing guam
titative data on this phenomenon the
Bureau of Standards invited number
of university and other laboratories
to engage in a cooperative program
of fading measurements. Thls report
summarizes the progress made in
1925. when FIVE series of simultane-
Gus observations were made on ce:-
tain specially arranged transmisslons
from broadcaSting stations.
Twenty laboratories in the eastern
half of the United States were en-
gagged in the work. The measure
ments consisted of recording graph
cally variations of DETECTION of gal
vanometer connected to radio recelV-
ing apparatus so as TO indicate dlrect-
" variations in the received neld IN
tensitv. These records were supple
mented in some cases py aosolu.e
measurement of the field intensity
and bv simultaneous continuous rec
ords of direction variation. Ihe
measurements yielded data OF value
ON the characteristic radio wave phe-
nomena during a solar eclipse, during
tho sunset period and the variation
throughout the whole diurnal cycle.
. one paper, presented by X. X.
Ramsey of the Indiana University
dealt with resistance OF condenserS at
radio frequency and showed that tne
Individual results varied from 70
ohm to Is ohm, the condenser belng
cot so that the capacity was .0000S
microfarads. ,.,,oa
Allen Astin of New York discussed
. wave form of free electric oscllla-
tions. The use of a cathode-ray tuoe
for the transmission of speech was
discussed bv c. W. van der Nerve OF
Vow York. who said: THE key TO the
success of the speaking tube is the
luminosity of the discharge, since the
light from the glow has TO be reilec'
cd in the receiver. the success vi
this essentially wireless lelephohe
will therefore depend on the eniclehcS
with which the discharge tubes car
rying large currents can oe ena euaa
..ouantitative comparisons confirmed
the superiority of the tube over the
arc he added, "and with the cur
rent of only 10 milliamperes flowing
through the former it was possible TO
telephone q distance of go feet with
The greatest ease. ,,.,s,
Reception from loop antenna was was
discussed by r. c. Clowell or west
Virginia. c. b. Jolliffe and Grace
Hazen of the Bureau of STANDARDS
read a paper on establishing radlo
standards of frequency by the use Vi
q harmonic amplifier.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PIERRE LOTTS SERVANT
MOURNS FOR HIS MASTER
Trusted Valet, With Tears Flow
ing. Denies Visitors Access to
Sacred Workroom.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, May when one rings the
bell at the door of the little house at
Rochefort where Pierre Lott was
born in 1850, he is greeted by prob
ably the most melancholy man in the
world. Auguste, Pierre Lofts valet
for 20 wears, acts as If still under the
spell Of his masters demise and as if
the funeral had taken place only yes
terday.
with tears yelling, he refuses the
visitors request to take peep at the
masters workroom.' "They are sa-
cred things and must not be disturb
ed" he says. without any apologies,
but withal respectfully. Sadly, but
firmly, he declines to entertain any
insistent request and even the attrac-
tion of a well rounded tip fails to
shake his determination.
Lott, a taciturn, moody man. never
cared to receive guests unless they
found favor in his eyes and had been
specially invited on account OF their
good listening qualities.
INV master did not want to be dis
turbed when he was alive, and l am
sure that he would resent now the
intrusion Of strangers into his home" "
the valet said without asperity, but
with flnality.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PAYING FOR RADIO
RECEPTIONS |SSEEN
Head of BroadCaSterS' Body
Believes Wired Wireless
May Bring Fees.

Predictions that the American
public will soon be required to pay
for the privilege of listening to radio
programs were m..de yesterday by
the American BroadCaSters, an or
Ganization composed of a number of
class A stations. The opinion was
EXPRESSED in a statement issued by
Norman Baker, president of the
rrcanization, in which he charged
Secretary of Commerce Hoover with
discrimination in favor of the more
powerful manufacturing interests
and asked that radio control be
taken from the hands of the De-
partment of Commerce.
The payment for radio programs
will be brought about, according to
Mr. Baker, through the influence of
the chain system of broadcaSting,
whereby the more powerful inter-
eSts will crowd the independents out
"f the ether" and by the use of wired
wireless exact fees from the listen
ers for the privilege of hearing their
entertainment
1r approving an Independent radio
commission for the control of the
ether, the American Broadcasters
aye asking for a reallocation of wave
lengths which would place an equal
number of stations on each of the
81 channels now open to the Amer
lean broadcaSting interests. Instead
Of assigning 25 and SO plants to the
low wave lengths as is now done,
whereas only or 8 are oper
atnG on the channels between 800
ana 545 meters. the organization
y, ould have the proposed radio COM
mission make an equal distribution
" hich would place stations on
each of the wave lengths set aside
Tor use in the United States.
Il is further suggested by Mr..
Baker that the American public
would prefer more radio programs
With A home atmosphere"
Evening star., 1926-05-02

ed to the radio and made an effort to
tune in for the interrupted program
again.
Says It's "GOOd Stuff"
What did you want to spoil the
fun for?" he complained, failing to
find the unfamiliar station. That
was good stuff. | could listen to that
all evening"
But you couldn't listen to it all
evening every evening" / reminded
him. That's what's wrong with you
tonight. You've been too strong a fan
for several of your favorite stations.
You know their line. and you just hap
pen to be tired of it. Then you make
the mistake of thinking you're tired
of radio itself. Man alive, think of
the stations you never tune for and
the wide variety of things they offer.
And think of the theory and science
of radio itself. ! can enjoy my set
even when it isn't working
Before / had finished Smith was
back to one of the familiar stations
again. He knew where it was located
on the dials. and that was q lot easier
than trying to find something new.
Naturally he complained about the
same routine, the monotony in the
iHclifOu vi dTIlSlS ana tTc
general familiarity of the whole show.
1t happened to be one of the sta
tions l also was tired of. so ! hit upon
way of putting over the argument
that it doesn't pay any radio fan to
follow any one station too closely. |
hunted around for a station to which
neither of us ever paid much atten-
ton. When we found what we were
after, it happened that the program
offered something entirely new to US.
Gets Dance Orchestra.
over the air came the strains of a
lively dance orchestra. 1t was Just
winding up with a string of popular
numbers. Then came the announce
ment that the musicians would render
Il medley of hits from last years
musical shows. l suppose there are
thousands of radio enthusiasts who
are tired of hearing this orchestra go
through the stunt, but to us it was
all new, and Smith enjoyed it even
more than I.
Radio is a sort of vaudeville"
told Smith after we had listened in
tently for an hour. "If you want to
enjoy 1t you've got to use the vaude-
vile method of seeing the show. At
your favorite variety house they keep
you interested by changing the show
once or twice a week. In radio there
is a tendency for stations to run along
with the same artists. often playing
the same selections. so you've got to
vary the plan just ? little. What you
the radio owners best way of chang
do Is change your stations. That's
the radio owners best way of chang
ing the bill"
Smith did not go to bed until a m.
that night. He wasn't reading either.
Next Week, No. 63-Falling for F'al.
lacies.
Copyright by the Ulman Feature Service J
Evening star., 1926-05-02
BalI0onists Guided by Radio.

Eight broadcasting stations trans
mitted special meteorological reports
for the benefit of the nine balloonists
who competed in the national elimina-
ton race which started at Little Rock
Thursday The Weather Bureau
made the necessary observations,
sending the information to the broad
casters according to a schedule SO ar
ranged that at least one station was
on the air practically all the time.
This system was of considerable as
sistance to the pilots. who depended
entirely upon the wind and weather
in their efforts to establish long
flights and win places in the American
team to participate in the interna
uona1 meet this summer.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

start any more legal suits now, sec.
retary Hoover is waiting to see II
Congress is going to give MIN any
radio legislation--or create a new
BODY to handle radio regulation-pe-
fore he makes special efTofts 10 Gil
force the departments regulations.
These regulations, it should be re-
called. were based upon the recon-
mendations of a national radio CONFER
ence last Fall. Practically the whole
industry backed him at that time IN
ruling that no more stations shouio
be licensed. The several interests
agreed also that they would acceP1
his ALLEGATION of wave lengths, as well
os time and power assignments.
broadcast channels were so dfstrlo-
uted as to accommodate the largest
nossibIe number of stations ana at
the same time give the radio pubic
the hest possible service. The WJAA
decision, adverse to the department
ruling, indicates need for speclnc
ierisjation. so Secretary Hoover says
he will wait at least a few weeks to
see if Congress plans to act.
HThe Department of Commerce mas
said all it can," he remarked recently.
Rut if no legislation IS forthcomlns
before adjournment the department
will most certainly act. 1t Will pro-
coed definitely against the other in
surgent station, KWKH, at Shreve-
mort. La, which followed WJAZ in
Selling and using q Canadian ether
channel. Prosecution of all stations
nirating wave lengths would soon
follow and any new stations attempt
inc to broadcast without licenses
would also be hailed into court as
fast as the Government could file
charges. There will be no free for
alp in the ether channels, If Hoover
can help it, legislation or none.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Radio Equipment Wanted.

A request from Uruguay states
that a complete American-built broad
casting station is desired; Portugal
wants a set of wireless towers, and
receiving sets and parts are wanted
in Poland, Australia, The Neither
lands and Switzerland. according to
advices reaching the Department of
Commerce. American radio equip
lnent, It appears, is still popular
abroad despite the recent falling off
in our monthly export totals.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
NEW STATION PLANNED.
Chicago Labor Organization May
Experience Trouble.

A labor organization at Chicago IS
renorted to be going on the air soon'
but as the Department of Commerce
has been unable to find an open wave
1anotb for the use of this station
and It is doubtful if any local would
care to share time with another sta
tion in this crowded territory, the
securing of license to broadcast
will be difficult. ..,,
" II the station goes on tie air with
ont license, the Government will
undoubtedly prosecute, and most
ona1:sts of the 1912 radio law hold
that the Government has definite
inr;sdiction in licensing stations. even
if it's power to assign channels Is
doubtful.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Station Increases Power.

WLWL. the Paulist Fathers sta
+io,, IN New York, has been gradually
increasing it's power under supervi,
sion ,i,o Of the district supervisor. and is
no,y r,T authorized to transmit with 5000
,rot+s With it's power established at
2 So0 watts. no complaints Of inter-
Saronoe we've received. 1t is the sec
nnd hroadcaster in New York with
: kilowatts, WEAF being the only
other high powered station in the
metropolis.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Call Signal Given.

KMJP will be used in the future
rs the identifying call of broadcasts
from the Kansas City Journal-Post
Transmitted from station KIDS.
owned by the Latter Day Saints and
located in Independence, Mo. This
call does not signify a new or sepa-
rate station, but will he used only
when the JournarPoSt is on the air.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
572 Want Licenses.

Broadcasters now waiting in Secre-
tary Hoover's anteroom for licenses
to go on the air now number 572, be-
ing more numerous than the existing
stations. If some of them should be
so bold as to undertake broadcasting
without the formality of licenses,
;ernmental suits would soon flood
the courts.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Writes Song Hit.

Frederick C. Russell. whose John
Smith and His Radio" is regular
feature oe The Sunday Stars radio
department. has written the lyrics
of the latest popular song hit, Hello
Goodbye" helping to furnish enter
tainment to the radio audience in adj
dition to helping it to operate its
sets 10 the best advantage.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
while many Independent stations are
privately owned and operated.
WPG Goes to Sea TO Broadcast

Early in June the municipal radio
station of Atlantic City, WPG. will
move into it's Summer home out in
Atlantic Ocean on the end of the
famous Steel pier.
WPG will occupy the only radio
quarters located half a mile out into
the ocean. One entire side of the
aquariumlike building adjoining the
ballroom will be utilized in the sta
tion's Summer radio activity and on the
other side seats will be placed for
visitors to enjoy the broadcasts from
the studio.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Miami Station Closed.

WHO'D. "Wondsrful Isle of Dreams.
the Carl G. Fisher broadcasting sta
ton of Miami Beach, Fla, has been
closed for the Summer. 1t will re-
open November 1, on wave length
of 247S meters, or 1.210 kilocycles,
with LOCO watts.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

llt sgt Oii an
night? Cheer up.
old man. we all do
that once in d
while"
Wrong again"
he retorted. THE
set never worked
better. I'm just a
little tired Of the
radio show. Don't
you think 1t gets
kind of monoto.
nous now and
then"
S m j [ h W a S
wrong. He was
fed up on one
station. but not
on the radio
show" " as he put
-,
Evening star., 1926-05-02

enforcing existing
laws. Although
one. court has
held that the de-
partment has no
legal right to as
sign che nnels or
time of operation,
it nevertheless has
authority to Ii
cense all radio
transmitting sta
tions and to pre-
vent interference
between stations,
which may still
serve to k e e p
some semblance
of aerial traffic
order.
{bon
Evening star., 1926-05-02
No. 6?-Nake New Friends.

1t was rather an unusual sight TO
see Smith sitting in the living room
with the radio set turned off.
What happened" ! asked. Leave
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Call Letters Changed.

WKJC is the new and siGnI'icah:
call of the brOadca sting station owne"
by The Kirk johnson Co., at Ian
caster. Pa. formerly it was known
aS WDRC