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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12

cred by the typical Jazz orchestra.
the same distinction holds. A dull
and dragging effect, without inspira
ton and with imperfect rhythm, Is
obtained where acoustic synchroniz-
ing is lacking: but with faithful re-
production the audience Instructive
ly brightens up and it is not difficult
to start late evening dance.
In view of the fundamental diff
ferences between 9acoustically syh-
chronized reception and imperfect
reception, 1T is obviously. undesir-
able to continue to maintain receiv-
ing equipment which is incapable of
giving highgrade results meeting
modern standards. Music In the
home can only be the result of
equipment and careful manipulation
of 1t. Anything else throws a fog
veil over the musical performance.
Radio doctors would be quite justi-
fed in prescribing acoustic syn
chronizing for most radio. listeners
who show signs of dissatisfaction or
lack Of interest in programs.
One Of the important. factors in
acoustic synchronizing is. naturally,
the transmitting station. The con-
tribution which the transmitting
station can make will be more fully
explained in the next article of this
series. 1t is q fact, however. that
the better modern stations have
met their obligations in this regard
to a far greater extent than do most
receiving sets and loud speakers
This latter condition. however, can
be remedied only by the radio audi
ence as result of it's appreciation
Of the musical importance of fidelity
of reproduction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12
THORNDIKE

Rev. II. E. Dunnack of Augusta
will occupy the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church March IA, morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12

decorations and games. The church
orchestra will play and refreshments
will be cerved.
The international supper and enter
tainment of the Senior World Wide
Guild announced to take place at the
Baptist church Friday evening has
been postponed to Saturday evening
of this week, when the program
will be carried out as already an
nounced.
Mrs. Lottina Luce has returned
from Auburn, where she has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. e. L. Sims.
for some time.
Eugene e. Flood has been appoint
ed by the Pennington Rotary Club
to investigate the cost of enlarging
Pratt Athletic Field in the rear of the
High school building, by the pur-
chase of additional land.
The quarterly session of the Farm
ington Baptist association was held
In the church at East Wilton We'd
nesday and Thursday. Delegates
from the Pennington church were
Mrs, l.. NJ. Cromwell, Mrs. Frank
Thomas, Mrs. Charles Farmer and
Mrs. Carl Whittemore. The orchestra
Of the Pennington church assisted In
the musical part of the program.
Many from here, other than the
delegates, attended the sessions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12
fARMINCTON

The Norton Flat branch of the
Farm Bureau will have an all day
meeting with Mrs. Charles F. Davis
of the Falls road.
Mrs. s. o. Tarbox is in Lewiston,
visiting her mother, Mrs. G. r. Jor-
dan, and other relatives.
Mrs. Harold Raymond, who has
been in a hospital several weeks for
treatment of a gastric trouble is
gaining rapidly and is now able to be
out and about.
At the meeting of Pennington
Grange. Saturday evening the Ever
green will repeat the original play,
The Evergreen Corner School of
1849," recently presented at it's
annual gentlemen.s and guests night.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert McCleery are
at the head of the refreshment COM
mittee for that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Seavey,
who have been in Hartford, Conn,
this winter, have arrived in town,
and Mr.. Seavey is now at the hospi-
tai in West Pennington, recovering
from the effects of an operation for
appendicitis. Mrs Seavey Is stop
ping with Mr.. and Mrs. 3. D. Tarr
of lower. Main street.
The Epworth League of the
Methodist church will have a ST.
Patrick's sociable at the vestry
Friday evening. with appropriate
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| the room, with the individual in
struments, blending and yet separ-
ately distinguishable. The rendition
of orchestralA selections is smooth
with all notes equally faithfully re-
produced. Thematic development is
possible under such circumstances.
And, at the grand climaxes. the full
orchestra still retains its natural
ness.
1t is little wonder that. given
acoustic synchronizing. the radio
audience instinctiyely listens to any
worthwhile programs and radio
broadcasting comes into it's own.
1t Is interesting to watch the re-
spective reactions of the audience
to inaccurate and correct acoustic
synchronizing. A news item will be
read from the broadcasting station.
The strained listeners in one case
will miss half the names and fail to
get the entire drift of what might
otherwise be an interesting item.
With good reproduction. however.
the full significance of the item is
instantly appreciated and without eff
fort. The contrast between fine
quality and poor quality is par
ticularly noticeable in the reading
of baseball scores where clarity de-
termines the entire value of reading.
When an orchestral selection is
listened to- it takes very little to
make the average audience start
commenting sarcastically on the
supposedly inferior quality Of the
orchestra although this may be the
result of lack of acoustic synchroniz-
ing of the receiving equipment and
not at all chargeable either to the
orchestra or the broadcasting sta
ton. With high quality reproduc-
ton, however, the full beauty Of the
music and the perfection Of it's per-
Torrance are Immediately appreciat-
ed.
Even in the unsteady humber
realm of popular selections, as rend-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12
Minor Town Officers
Filled by Appointment

The following minor town officers
in Pennington have been filled by
appointment by the board of select
men: Surveyors of wood, bark and
lumber, NJ. E. Titcomb, +. C. Metcalf,
E. A. Wright, w. b. Dudley, +. L. Nc
Laughlin, Donald K. Metcalf, W. T.
S: Tribou, j. V. Hodgkins, Harry
Miller, S. ]. Luce; public weighers,
M. C. Hobart, S. j. Luce, F. A.
Thomas, Edw. Newell, S. r. Knowl-
ton, c. w. Steele, A. S. Lowell, f.
H. Lowell, w. T. S. Tribou, I. w.
Grant, K. d. Grant, p. w. Gould,
H. ]. Mosher, Seneca Luce, f. l..
Johnson. Calvin Hoyt, Everett Rob-
erts; fence viewers, W. A. Titcomb,
II. n. Gould. Clifford F.. Blanchard;
constables, c. H. Pierce, Charles NJ
Hobbs, Ralph w. Knowlton, freedom
H. Starbird, Philip j. Meminway;
milk inspector, DR.. Everett z. Rus
sell; sealer of weights and measures,
Frank K. Ames; building inspector.
]. Willis Jordan; deputy forest fire
wardens. Owen c. Mann, Manning
f. Titcomb. Clifford F. Blanchard;
dog constable, Charles Fl. Pierce;
tax collector, Charles II. Pierce.
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that great soprano, heard directly
gives most enjoyable performance.
The tenor. baritone. and bass
voices are even more subject to
quality distortion though the effects
are not SO serious from the view
point of enjoyment. Tenor singers
often have a metallic quality in i'm
perfect reception, and male singers
In the deeper register sound rough
and comparatively unpleasant. Great
precision in sound reproduction is
required to avoid these difficulties.
Passing to orchestral instru-
ments, it Is well known that a piano
will sound like a harp or spinet If
the loud speaker is not omnitonal
and drops out some of the lower
notes. Omnitonal loud speakers are
required, which reproduce all notes.
A tinkling effect is then produced in
place of the full tone of the piano.
Violins also are subject to marked
distortion. There is in actual violin
playing certain sharp but interest
ing quality resulting from the way
in which the rosined bow grips and
releases the strings. The effect is
not readily described in words. but it
the charm and individuality Of the
violin. When acoustic synchroniz-
ing is absent, violins become con-
verted into instruments of a much
purer but less interesting tone, and
in some cases having almost the thin
quality of a tuning fork 1t is also
noticeable in many cases that cellos
and bass viols are practically miss
ing from the orchestral reproduc-
tons because of deficiencies in the
sound reproducing system. Similar
ly, the lower notes in pipe organ
performances particularly those of
the pedal register) are a rarity in all
but the best radio receiving systems
In addition to undesirable changes
in the quality of individual musical
instruments resulting from the lack
of acoustic synchronizing, such q
lack has another serious effect in
that it spoils delicate rhythmic eff
fects, proper emphasis. ensemble eff
fects. and the whole series of
musical touches which we call Eek
preston and which contribute to
musical style. These undesirable
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WCSH, Portland, 256
FRIDAY. MARCH 18TH. 1926

FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH, 1926
1857 A. NJ. Washington time signals.
1900 NJ. Weather report; announce
ments.
1920 P. NJ. Noontime Lenten service
First Baptist church, Rev. VIM. S
Jacobs minister: music; address
Rev. Frederick w. Olson. pastor
NJ. F.. church. So. Portland Me.
100 P. NJ. Fifty Farm Flashes, u. S
d. A, clarifying"
500 to $50 p. NJ. Brunswick Pana-
trope period.
3.45 to 4.30 p. NJ Selections from
Strand Theatre. Arthur F. Kendall
directing.
4.3O to 500 P. NJ. Bible half-hour
Rev. VIM. s. Jacobs.
600 p. NJ. Farm News Digest, L. S
d. 4.
6.15 P. NJ. Weather report; an.
nouncements.
$50 p NJ. Stock market; grain mar.
ket
$50 =. NJ. Childrens period.
7.30 P. NJ, The Migration of Spring
Birds Almon S. Bisbee.
500 to 900 J.. NJ. Musicale, McDoWelt
Club.
900 to 1000 P. NJ. Chapman hour OF
entertainment.
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Figure portion Of the musical showing relative
the middle register the result Of
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READFIELD
Readheld Grange

Readf1eld Grange met Saturday.
March 6. with a large attendance.
Two new names were presented. The
first and second degrees were con-
ferred on a class of Is candidates
by the ladies degree team. One
new member was received by demit.
Dinner was served under the direc-
ton of Lula Bickford. An interest
ing program was presented by the
lecturer: Singing. Battle Hymn OF
the Republic; address, Prof A. X.
Gardner of Orono. Specialist in
Crops and Fruits: singing. America
the Beautiful; reading. Merle l..
Cooper; question. Is it practical for
a Town or Community to own and
operate Power Sprayer? answered
by members and George Crane OF
Winthrop. A rising vote of thanks
was given Brother Gardner for his
interesting address. Singing, Carry
ME back to Old Virginia. The third
and fourth degrees will be conferred
Saturday evening, March 20.
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I. JAMES CLERK MAXWELL

The beginnings of radio may be
traced back to the scientific work
of James Clerk Maxwell, the cell
ebrated British physicist. Maxwell
was born at Edinburgh, Scotland,
and conducted his brilliant re-
searches at a comparatively young
age, dying at Cambridge, England,
when but forty-eight years old.
He believed that light was due
to waves in an invisible medium
which scientists call the "ether."
He believed further that light was
some kind of an electromagnetic
phenomenon. It was these ideas
Of MaxwelPs that lead Hertz later
to the discoveries that made radio
possible.
If Maxwell were right in his
assumption that light was both a
wave motion and electromagnetic
in nature, then scientists would
expect any vibrating electric cur
rent to send out waves of some
kind, just as a vibrating violin
string sends out sound waves. I
Maxwell's work was first published
in 1873, but it remained for
Hertz to establish experimental
proof Of his theories some fifteen
years later. :.
Maxwell IS honored among
physicists as the mathematical,
wizard Of his times. His theoret-
ical work is the basis upon which
much Of modern physical science
rests Especially is this true m
the realm Of electrical theory,
where his work Is constantly re-
ferred to as the great authority
which has inspired modern ideas OF
electricity. Radio scientists have
Maxwell to thank for first having
opened the door to the develop;
ments that have led-to the modern
science and art Of radio. :.
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DAILY RADIO PRuCw Az
Compiled by United Press.)
FRIDAY, MARCH IL

(Stations arranged in order OF wave length.
All time schedules PM, except that time
after Midnight is denoted by heavy
hauresO
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By Dr.. Alfred ~ Goldsmith. Chief
Broadcast Engineer, Radio Corpor-
alton of America.
In the first article of this series
on Radio Music in the Home" the
important and increasing significance
Of acoustic synchronizing in radio
broadcast reception was pointed out.
1t was shown that this was a method
for securing in the home sounds eX-
actly resembling in tone quality and
volume Tor loudnessJ the original
sound in the studio. Otherwise
stated, acoustic synchronizing leads
to the desired fidelity of reproduce
ton
Some idea of the importance of
acoustic synchronizing can be gain
: ed by considering the typical faults
III reception when the acoustic
synchronizing is imperfect. After
ward. by way of contrast. the more
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and evening. At one OF the services
he will deliver. the lecture that he
lately prepared for the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce on 1.-THE
Economic Future of Maine
Mrs. c. e. Smith, who has been
confined. to the house. with illness for
the past six weeks, Is able to be out
again.
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II suppose you have had q good
many narrow escapes in your ex-
perience as a sailor?"
Not so many miss. I don't go
ashore more than / can help"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
Observation On He Weather

Washington, Sept. 2i.-Ferecast for Southern New England: Mostly cloudy, probably showers tonight and Saturday. Warmer on the east coast tonight. Cooler Saturday, much cooler Saturday night. Fresh south and southwest, shifting to northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, probably showers tonight OF Saturday; cooler in the interior tonight; much cooler Sunday and Sunday night; fresh southwest shifting to northwest and north winds.
 Conditions: The western dis turbance has advanced rapidly east ward to the Province of Ontario. producing general rains in the Mis- seuri and Mississippi valleys and eastward ever the lake region, Ohio valley, the middle Atlantic and New England states. The area of high pressure over the northern Rocky Mountain district has in creased greatly in extent and energy and is causing record lew tempera- lures for the season of the year in Montana.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled showery weather followed by fair and cooler.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
T do not know why they wanted

T do not know why they wanted Lane, but we are positive 1t was he they wanted, and not my father-in- law" Ruff said.
 Rosenthal was kidnapped Septem- Der 12 at a point a few miles out of Cuernavaca. while he, Ruff, and Mir. and Mrs. Jack Zaphser, all Americans, were driving through the country to Mexico City. The ban- dits stabbed Rosenthai to death on September IS while troops were clos ing in on them.
 Lane and Purty were driving through also, just behind our car, which was identical to theirs, and we are positive the bandits thought they were taking the embassy secre- tary when they took Rosenthal, V Ruff said.
 Lanes party left Cuernavaca ten minutes ahead of our car, but we passed them few minutes before the holdup when they stopped to buy some cold drinks. They came upon us, while we were being held up in the road by the bandits, but the chauffeur of their car by sheer grit and courage drove them out of dan ger. around horse shoe curve. The bandits fired at them several times, but missed"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
GIVING DRUNKEN DRIVERS
 THEIR DESERTS

It is becoming clear to everyone that the New Britain police court is becoming increasingly hostile to dr1lnkca drivers, which in our opinion. Is as it should be. The man who has imbibed in hard H. uuor is not fit to drive an automo- bile, and tho sooner those who try to mix gas and gin learn It the better it will be for those innocent drivers whose safety is menaced by the thoughtlessness and foolish ness of the weak minded.
 Judge Alling and Deputy Judge Hunserford seem to be of the same mind in this particular. Both are known as men of liberal tenden- cies. but they simply have gotten to the point where they cannot stand the incessant stream of per sons charged with drunken driving who make up such a large per centafe of police court patrons Sentences meted out are increasing in severity, and it is getting to Dc more customary to add terms II | jail This also is as it should be The more drunken drivers go t' jail the quicker those needing l will be educated as to the iniquit. | Of operating an automobii Whil' under the influence of liquor.
 The plan of sending 'em up | completely satisfying to nineteenth of the autoists. It is the nine tcnths who are insisting that auto mobiling be made safer by dis couraging the one-tenth whic
 makes it unsafe. It is not ques
 ton of prohibition or anti-prohlbl
 ton; it is a question Of minus Ii
 quor while driving.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
POLICEMEN AND DAY
 EI.AIN

One can easily sylnpatilize with the policemen in the city who have pounded the sidewalks at night for so long that they are anxious to turn to day beats.
 But the chief difficulty is there is not enough day work for police men to take care Of those who arc justified in wishing it.
 The former police board tried the experiment Of using veterans of the force for traffic duty; but the eN- pertinent was unsuccessful. The older men are not adapted to trat- fc duty, at least, al the important corners. Regulating traf1ic looks easv. but II is a ncrvo-tiring job.
 Consequently, when il became apparent that the oldsters were not
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

bial exposition itself will be assist ed considerably. with q contribu- ten of s175, 900 or thereabouts - but this Is not enough to make much of q splash in the red ink department Of the books. And the Pennsylvania boxing commission who assist by regulating" such things, obtains a tri1e Of sS7,5oo, leading one to wonder what it Is going to do with the money.
 There is a lot of hitting and high and lofty tumbiing Of a sort in connection with prizefghts; bu' the financial department is de- cidedly not lacking in interest. IT truth, without the big money IT sight there would be no sucf fights.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
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25 Yeors Ago Today

The trolley company is planning on laying a heavier rail on the en- tire length of East Main street, The rail has not been changed since the days of the horse car.
 Although his boat was defeated in the race yesterday, Sir Thomas Lipton is confident the Shamrock II will finally lift the American cup.
 The registrars were in session between o'clock until o'clock last evening. They have received applications from 537 prospective voters of which 300 arc likely to identify themselves with the repub- lican party. The socialists will probably receive no increase.
 Included on the committee ap- pointed by the mayor 10 compile new charter consolidating the town and city government are AL derman o. r. Curtis and Council men Mcintyre and O'Brien.
 The '. NJ. T. A. X B. society will celebrate it's goth anniversary with an entertainment and dance at the East Main street armory. The senior class al the State Normal school gave q reception tc the junior class in Normal hall this | evening.
 Work will be started on the ma cadamizing of Broad street, Bris. tol, below the rolling mills. Thi, I will be the only section Of high. way in town to be given a coat O. macadam for the next two years. At 7:30 o'clock last evening thu fire department was called out tc eXtinguish q fire in one Of tn, rooms Of the New Britain Machin, company,
 Rumors that the Boys club vii not open this year were denied b, one of the directors this afternoon The present quarters on West Mail street are not suitable. Location on Church street which could b gotten for the same rent are bein investigated by u committee of di rcctors.
 Efforts are being made 10 ge more of the high school boys ou for practice. It is said that ther are IL boys at the school wh weigh 40 pounds or over who or not taking part in any kind c practice.
 Rev. $. G. Ohman. pastor Of tn Swedish Evangelical Luthera church. has returned after a tri to Sweden.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
ONE LESSON FOR FLORIDA

Everything has its lessons, even hurricane; and the one for Florida is that the common run Of buildings must be constructed Of stcrner stuff.
 There may not be another hur- ricane in a decade; and yet there may be one next year. Where such conditions exist 1t seems folly to put up such fiimsy structures as the pictures of the disaster show most of them to have been. Nir- tually all the homes lack shutters, so that the window panes disap- pear as the first pressure Of the hurricane appears.
 What Florida needs is strong foundations, thick walls, and every other possible precaution against the force Of the winds from the l Atlantic or the Gulf, The Spanish ! and I.atin-Amerieans in the West Indies and other places in the hur' ricane zone long ago learned how to construct their dwellings so a' 10 offer the least danger 10 lit' during hurricanes.
 Florida, of course, has beer built Up rapidly, and with little re' gard for tho possibilities of hurrl' cane danger. But it is quite likely that the homes built in the future will b. constructed upon mort l vigorous lines,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

adapted to traffic work the super nurerar.es were yanked from the theaters and a number ot the vet erans given jobs in the playheuses as the law requires.
 4 policoman's job h a theater is no hard one - except when something unusual occurs. At such time every resource of a live wire policeman is necessary. But such times are very infrequent.
 l. Is evident that many of the veterans of night work, who have served the city a great many years and feel certain they are entitled 10 day work, are becoming in- creasingly insistent about 1t. It would be a fine thing if all Of them could be accommodated; and if somebody can make suggestion to the police board as to how to proceed he will be very welcome.
 Veterans of the force have been 1 contributing two per cent of their wages for many years into the pen sion fund. This fund has grown to considerable proportions, and the income therefrom could take care of some retirements.
 But that Is not all. The charter of New Britain specifics that if the income from the pension fund
 does not suffice to pay the half
 pay pensions of the policemen
 drawing from it, then the city IS
 obligated to make up the differ
 ence, or the deficit.
 Consequently there is no possl-
 bility of there not being sufleien' pension money on hand to take care of those drawing half-pay,
 But here enters a complication
 due to the personal desires of the men themselves. Very few of the | veterans wish 10 retire and draw half pay from the fund.
 There does not seem to be
 veteran on the police force who is convinced he ought to retire ano accept his pension. It is one of the
 idiosyneracfes of human nature moi ' to consider ones self as far enougf I advanced in years to retire.
 The night veterans - usually t not as old in years as the day vet erans - would like to see som' : of the latter retire and thus make I way for some day jobs. This is th' ; milk in the cocoanut. But so lonE
 as the day veterans do not wish t' retire an impasse results. What t' | do?
 | AS long as there is no compul = sory retirement age the impass j. will continue.