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Evening star., 1926-06-06

the announcement that 1t was not
so good. He reported a lot of pc
culiar interference noises ana one
thing or another This certainly
looked like the answer to my problem.
but when I tell you the rest of this
story you'll see how careful you have
got to be in making q check.up.
Instead Of taking 1t for granted
that some one was making a bad job
of tuning on a regenerative set. l
nut on my hat and ran over to listen
10 the Jones machine. Just as
suspected, the noises he was hearing
were not interference at all, but bat
terry noises--those frying sounds you
get when the storage battery still Is
aassing' from being overchar9ed. So
far az / could detect, there were no
signs OF actual interference In his
act. and the Jones machine isn't as
good a one as mine. Believe me, 1t
didn't take me long to set back into
the house to see what was wrong.
He explained that in trying to pur-
sue n logical Course in checking up
on reception he formed the habit of
hein9 more accurate In sizing up trou'
bles. 1t Is all very well. he says, to
complain about queer noises ana IN
tsrference. but you'll never get any
yvhAre until YOU decide exactly what
lind Of odd noises you are getting.
In the instance cited above he found,
,,non reasoning it out. that the trou'
HE was a sort Of humming. rms
NOS important, because humming is
\ cine to certain kinds of interference.
Smith Finds Trouble.
Smith was not long in remember.
;rs that this noise usually Is caused
h,, tho radio antenna, lead.in or set
ha;rr too close to electric power wires
~ electric devices. II an electric wire
naralleIs the lead-in there Is certain
to be trouble. .,.,.;o,
carefully he found that during tne
dav Mrs. Smith had rearrangeo tne
furniture in the living room. necessl-
tating a. change in one OF the lamp
"onnections. A wire was running
,irht along with the antenna lead.in.
IA Smith says. much can oe ais.
covered about ones set by cnecklns
nm with other radio fans in a senslple
way. guarding against natural pit'
taijs If too hasty conclusions. Raoio
70 a universal thing, and he CONTENDS
that the best results are had by get
ting the general picture of reception
rather than to conflne ones tnoos"'S
and interests to ones own set.
Nsxt week. No. 68-Life Extension
for Batteries.
tcopyr,sht BY the Ullman Feature SERVICE
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Test Truck Moves North.

Supervisor s. NJ. Edwards of the
Detroit district, with Inspector J. E
Brown, was in Washington recently
having the field intensity apparatus
on the radio test car calibrated al
the Bureau of Standards.
En- route north in the test car, these
officials plan to stop at Hagerstown
Md, where they will further investi
gate electrical interference problems
there and in the neighborhood Of Cum
berland. Md. Following this they will
proceed to Columbus, Ohio, investi
eating local interference problems. Al
most of these cities field intensity
measurements Of local and neighbor.
ing stations will be made to ascertain
the strength Of broadcast signals at
certain distances.
The Detroit radio car, the only one
operated by the Department Of Com
merce, 10 making an excellent record,
both as to efficient location OF inter.
ference and economically, when COM
pared to other means of travel. The
pending appropriations carry an
amount sufficient to purchase three
additional test cars for the depart
ment, which, it is understood. will be
put in use along the Pacific and
Atlantic coasts, and probably in Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Expedition Radio. Equipped.

The American Museum Greenland
expedition, now ready at New York
to start for the North on the schooner
Morrisey, will be radio-equipped both
for transmission and reception. The
main transmitter. a short.wave ap.
paratus, was built by the students
of Marietta College, the expenses
being borne by ~ Atwater Kent of
Evening star., 1926-06-06
No. s7-A Line on Reception.

When Smith first became a radio
fan he had habit Of calling up the
neighbors whenever reception didn't
| seem to be quite up to par. He
thought this was a good way to check
up on general conditions, but by de-
grees he found that the plan, as he
handled 1t, had its disadvantages.
Since then he has reached some con-
clusions that may be of assistance to
many Of his radio comrades.
TO begin with, ne found that It was
important to check up with fans who
could be relied upon for accurate in
formation, and he found it equally
essential to consult those who were
likely to keep their sets in, proper
running condition. Only too we'll does
he recall the night he passed up q
good program because he took 1t for
granted that because one of his
friends wasn't getting anything there
was something wrong with outside
conditions. 1t happened that Smith
had burned out tube. while the
friend consulted was trying to get
BY with a dead battery. That threw
Smith off his guard.
Now. when he seeks to check up
on general reception conditions he
consults only those radio fans who
know the difference between set trou-
hles and the kind that originate in
the elements. He has found that If
a friend knows something about radio
the check.up Is very apt to prove
a direct benefit by leading to definite
hint as to where to look for the
trouble.
"rhe other night I was getting
some strange noises" Smith was say
ing. when l called up a friend |
found that he was getting excellent
results. That gave me tip. Either
there was some strictly local inter
ference or there was something wrong
With NV own set. Before making
anv further investigation l asked my
friend to put on the loud pedal and
lot me hear what he was getting over
the telephone. This convinced me
that he was getting good results.
Others Getting Results.
"I happened to remember that ne
lives in a section Of the city where
reception Is notoriously good. Oo'
viously the next step was TO consuit
some one in a section that Is not 20
famous for its radio advantages. so
7 called up Brown and was again
convinced that others were gettlns
things that I was missing.
."Then called up my next'ooor
,eiehhor and asked him to tune IN
and give me a report on reception.
In a few minutes he came bacK WIN
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Station wRAX Recently Moved.

Station WRAx. now operated by
the Berachah Church, as been NOV.
ed from Gloucester, N. j., to Phila-
delphia, Pa. ~..,... .-,..... '.-c
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Localka-;oEntertainment
Sunday, June 6, 1926.

NAA-NavaI Radio Station, Radio.
Va. 434.5 Meters).
Evening star., 1926-06-06

1905 am. and 1905 p.m.-Weather
reports.
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
WCAP-Chesapealte and Potomac
Telephone Co. (i68.5 Meters).

Telephone Co. H68.5 Meters).
u am-Service from Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Church OF Washington
Roy. Earie Wiley, pastor. will preach
p.m.-Outdoor service from the
Peace Cross. Washington Cathedral.
$40 to SIS p.m.--Musical program
by Mai. Edward Bowes and the "Capi
tol Family" direct from the Capitol
Thkater. New York City. The first
part of the program will be taken d.
rect from the stage of the theater and
will consist of music by the Capitol
Grand Orchestra and the featured
artists. The second part Of the pro-
gram will consist OF a special pres
entation by Maj. Bowes of vocal and
instrumental artists direct from the
broa adcasting studio In the thee ter.
S15 to s:45 p.m.--"Atwa.er Kent
Half Hour" featuring Allen Nc
0uahe. Irish tenor. aud tho Atwater
S:45 TO 9:45 p.m.--'Tesper Hour of
Music
Early Program Tomorrow.
s.45 to 7:45 am-"Tower Health
Exercises" from Metropolitan Tower,
New York City.
WRC-Ra:lio Corporation of America
1865 Meters).
Silent.
Early Program Tomorrow.
1855 a.nl.--Arlington time signals.
II noon--Organ recital by Henry
Smidt -Gregor. broadcast from the
Homer l.. Kit studio.
p.m.-Daniel Breeskin's Raleigh
Hotel Orchestra
Evening star., 1926-06-06
WRC-Ra;lio Corporation Of America
1865 Meters).
Cilent
RADIO EXPORTS SLUMP.
Drop From $s2O,O3s in March t
$495,5 ,525 in April.

The total value Of radio exports
for April fell off to $495.5o5, com.
pared with sS20.0ss in March and
$s35.14s last April, according to fig
ures compiled by the electrical di-
vision Of the Department OF Com.
merce. During the month our radio
exports included receiving sets valued
at Sill. .692: tubes valued at $69. 400,
transmitting sets and parts, $37,6b4;
receiving set components, $149,7 ,704,
and receiving set accessories, $I27 ,069.
Exports Of storage batteries in April
were valued at $333.465. fiashlight bat.
teries. at $123.71S and other primary
batteries at $1S6,95s. These batteries
were. of course, exported for use In
all lines of electrical equipment, auto.
mobiles, etc. as well as for radio sets.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
pADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

phila delphia. Receiving sets OF
suitable type also will be carried along
by George p. Putnam, director, ana
Capt. Robert A. Bartlett of the ex-
pedition. so that communication WIN
short wave stations in the States ana
Nova Scotia may be maintained
en- route and during the stay In Green
land. Mr.. Kent is supplying these
sets and also some of his broadcast
receivers for the amusement or the
explorers during their hours or rest.
All radio work is in charge or Ed
ward Manley. a radio expert. formerly
of Marietta College, in Ohio. VINO also
supervised the construction or tne
special radio equipment TO be carried
on the schooner.
Army and Navy Use Short Waves.
The most practical use Of the Army's
short.wave circuit from Washington
across the continent yet made was
on May 25, when 96 messages were
sent direct to San Francisco on 1877
meters. Between pm. and 1915
am, station VIVA, at Washington.
operated from the Army message cen
ter, transmitted direct to WY, San
Francisco, with only 500 watts power.
Just before y o'clock that night the
static was SO bad messages could not
be transmitted, but at 9 pm. it cleared
up and the string OF messages. the
longest ever sent by short waves. was
started. In day time the Washington
station communicates with the West
Coast by relaying through Fort Leav.
enworth, kans.
The San Francisco short wave radio
station OF the Navy went ahead OF
Washington In April. handling a total
OF 1S3,U06 words against 163,256 by
the latter naval station. Heavy in.
creases in this type OF service were
also reported from the stations at
Pearl Harbor, Cavite and San Diego.
while the gain in traffic handled on
high.frequency between Pearl Harbor
and Cavite direct, was most creditable,
the naval communication section re.
ports. This circuit, for the first time,
through the use of short waves, was
able to carry regular communications,
despite a fourfold increase in atmos-
pheric interference.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

A hotel in Shaftesbury. England
has been named Listen Inn"
Evening star., 1926-06-06
John Smith and His Radio
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

haze benefited thereby He also radio am and
should his
cvnn0 Smith has faculty finding things
Evening star., 1926-06-06

The American Telephone and Te1e.
graph Co. has reorganiZed its
broadcasting activities, and WEAF is
now known as the station Of the
Broadcasting Co. Of America.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

" your tubes sAH @ 70.
spohd b our treatment We
make 10 charge. feu ritk
hcthlas. We guarantee 70
make tabes like neW or yea
pay % asthlAs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY
DESERVES GOOD CROWD

Growers are reminded again of the
important horticultural meeting to be
he'd at the high school auditorium
next Tuesday February End. This is
to be an all day meeting and is abso.
lutely free. Authorities of standing
are down for discussions of some of
the most irnportan. of the orchard
problems and every grower will have
an opportunity to learn something to
his advantage. Thinning, codling
moth sprays, tree planting, fertilizers
and orchard soil management, har-
vesting and handling fruit, oil sprays
for dormant and summer use, pruning
and tree spacing and orchard heating
are on the list for discussion, every
one of them an important one to the
grower who expects to make sue
cess of his orchard. These meetings
are put on at considerable expense
to the state: Only three are scheduled
for Benton county. at Prosser, Kcnne-
wick and White Bluffs and the attend.
arce and interest shown here next
Tuesday will have quite bearing on
whether White Bluffs is among the
scheduled meeting pla es next year
and the, year following.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
Line TO
YAKIMA BEING BUILT

Actual construction work on the
extension of the Columbia River
Telephone company's toll line to va
kima is under way. This extension
begins at the Cold Creek and follows
the recently constructed highway into
Yakima. The cost of this new line
will run around $4,000 and instead
of raising this money by short time
loan or with mortgage on its pro-
perty, til e Telephone company has
worked out a unique financing plan
by which it is expected the entire sum
will be raised through the sale OF fu-
ture service. AS explained in the
Telephone company's display ad in
the Spokesman this week, this is done
through the sale of coupon books
which are discounted twenty per cent.
Thus purchaser pays on the basis
of $40 for $50 worth of coupons.
These coupons can be used for the
payment of telephone service on this
line or held until March /, 1929, when
they will be redeemed at their face
value thus insuring the purchaser APP
proximately IL per cent on his in
vestment.
Mr.. Wilkinson says that he is very
much pleased with the success he hal
had so far in the sale of the coupons
in White Bluffs and Hanford, many
buying them just for the investment.
The company expects to have the
new line in operation about April
18th. This direct connection with
Yakima and through it to points on
the coast with the consequent reduc-
ton in rates will be of distinct advan-
tage to residents in this valley and
a real step forward in the progress of
things here.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
TRY IT ANOTHER YEAR

Insufficient stock was represented
at the stockholders meeting of the
White Bluffs Water company at the
grade school on the evening of Janu-
ary goth to constitute quorum and
new board of trustees. Under such
circumstances the law governing COR
porations provides that the old board
shall hold over for another year. The
old board was 1. c. Hawley, c. L.
Sutherland, F. M. Wheeler, r. w.
Gruenhagen and G. w. Shaw. The
bylaws give the board power to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Mr.. Shaw.
C. l.. Sutherland, secretary trea-
sure, read his annual report showing
the financial condition of the COM
pany. This report showed all collec-
tons made; all debts, with the excep-
ton of some back taxes, paid, and
that the company had small cash
balance in tine bank.
The unusually low stage of the CO.
lumbia river at this season and the
rcported lack of snow in the noun
tains, wese discussed. To avoid the
possibility Of the failure of the river
to rise sufficiently by April LIST, to
flow into the intake of the pumping
pant, the secretary was instructed to
try to locate low lift pump of large
capacity to be installed on barge at
the mouth of tie intake, to pump
water into, it until the water rises suf-
ficicntly to flow into it.
The company will water approx
rnately the same number of acres as
last year. those contemplating Install
ing individual pumping plants having
decided to take water from the COM
rany another wear in the hope that
+ the Hanford ditch matter may be
straightsncn ort this Summer 80 that
water may be had from that source
rexf wear.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
RADIO EXPERT HERE

E. Van Alta, Pacific Power &
Light company radio expert, made a
visit to this valley a couple of weeks
ago correcting power company equip
ment that might interfere with good
radio reception. Mr.. Van Alta got
only as far as Hanford before being
called to Lewiston He did, however,
clear up some of the disturbance at
Hantord with the result that there
has been decided improvement in
radio. reception there. He plans to
return to this valley in the near flu
ture to clear up whatever othe. radio
disturbances may be caused by de-
fects in power company lines and
equipment.
Mr.. Van Alta is employed by the
power company so.e,y as radio
trouble shooter" and while some of
the corrections he makes result in
small savings to the company, his
work is really one of service to the
public and he is welcomed by radio
fans all over the power company sys.
tern
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
IMPORTANT DECISION

The decision just rendered by Judge
Truax in the case of Stone VS. Benton
county is one of far reaching import
ance as it not only disposes of the
matter at issue in this county but ap-
plies equally to all other dry land
counties in the state.
This action was brought by A.. l..
Stone, who is the owner of approx
mately twenty five thousand acres of
land in Horse Heaven, to secure the
abatement of about one half of the
taxes levied against him on this prop
erty, his contention being that the
valuation placed upon it by the as
SCISSOR was far in excess of its actual
value.
The taxes had been allowed to run
delinquent for a considerable period
of time so that the penalties and &C
cnmu.ation of interest brought the
total to nearly fifteen thousand dollars.
A tender of S6,oe4.66 was made in
payment of these taxes last spring
and refused and the suit followed.
Several days were taken for the trial
and number of witnesses were used
both by the plaintiff and the county,
to prove valuations The decision just
handed down sustains the county in
the valuation placed on the lands in
question, which was an average Of
S2.4e per acre; denies the plea for a
reduction and holds that the full
amount Of the tax levied, plus penalty
and interest, must be paid.
There are approximately 100000
acres of grazing land in Benton
county, on which practically the same
valuation has been placed, besides
hundreds of thousands Of acres in ad-
joining counties on which the decis-
ion in this case will have direct
bearing. Prosecuting Attorney Geo. O.
Beardsley handled the case for the
county and is entitled to cemmenda-
ton for its successful elimination.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
HOW ABOUT ToMAroEsp

"Wi.l the soil in this valley produce
tomatoes on commercial scale and
would the growers here plant from
100 to $50 acres this season if they
were offered guaranteed price" are
the questions asked by Yakima con-
Germ in a communication received by
F. ]. Bonn this week. Their letter
reads:
"What kind of deal could we get
at White Bluffs in regard to tona-
toes? Last year at Toppenish we
packed tomatoes in twenty eight
pound California lug boxes. We
wrapped and packed them the same
as one does apples. We shipped over
so cars to different parts of the coun-
try, some going as far as Tampa,
orida, Fort Worth, Texas, and Win
n;peg, Canada.
us that soil adapted to the growing
of tomatoes? And could we contract,
say from so to 100 acres? We paid
an average of about SIS ton for the
tomatoes last year and brought about
$4,000 into the valley and distributed
it among the growers. That country
over there oughs to ripen tomatoes
sooner than here. Our heavy crop
comes about the middle to the last
part of July and we want to get some
shipments before that time if possible.
Understand, we pack green torn
toes"
M. Bonn handed the letter to the
Spokesman for publication and siow-
ers can advise him whether they
wan. to 60 into tomato deal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29
ANOTHER EXTENSION

A. N. Corbin, attorney for the
Wenatchee Southern Railroad has
announced that a time extension of
six months had been granted the
road by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Mr.. lCorbin said a
years extension had been asked for
to avoid any possibility of having to
ask for another extension before ac-
tual work of building the line can be
started. Directors Of the road had
hoped to make 1926 year of actual
construction. 1t is planned to make
a levy of one-eighth of per cent
per box on all fsuit shipped by MEM
bers of the traffic association to
raise more funds to build the road.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-01-29

~ ~ DiVF,3 - Sf,g fltf.1 q 80
gradual availability and its influence
on the physical condition of the soil.
Management of Coarse Sandy Soil
Coarse sandy soils are seriously de-
ficient. in many of the important fac
tors which go to produce fertility. The
water-holding capacity is frequently
the limiting one, but they arc also de-
ficient in nitrogen, on account Of the
readiness with which any vegetable
matter which they may contain is oxi-
died and lost. Moreover, they are
extremely low in potassium and even
in phosphorus. Indeed, it is practic-
ally necessary for one operating on
such soils to make the soil. They
are also difficult to manage on account
OF the readiness with which the sand
is blown BY the wind. There are 60
many drawbacks to the cultivation Of
very candy soils that it is only under
peculiar conditions with respect to To-
cation and market and the growth. of
certain crops that their use for agri-
culture purposes is profitable.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-11
SUFFERING In ARMENIA
FOLLOWS EARTHQUAKE

American relief workers and
5000 orphans are living in tents
and earth shelters on the open
plains around Leninakan, Armen-
ia. Recent cable reports state
that a blizzard is raging and thai.
they have just experienced an
other series of severe earthquake
shocks, the heaviest in the history
of Armenia.
The morale of the children is
splendid. Each orphan gladly
gave one blanket to children who
had none. In the early morning
following the blizzard and earth
quake, they stood about in the
snow with teeth chattering but
happy that they are so much bet
ter protected than the city child
rem who are destitute.
Paul Phillips and wife of Pull
man, Washington, who are in
charge of the great orphanage
farm at Kara Kala, are reported
safe though experiencing severe
hardships. Orphanage boys un-
der his direction have completed
dugouts to shelter destitute vii
lage children and widows, also a
dugout for the live stock.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-11
A HERALD

Perhaps with the coming OF
spring you will decide to take up
golf, the marvelously fascinating
sport and recreation, suitable for
all ages and both sexes. The Her
aid will very soon add as am in
teresting feature for its readers
a series of instructive articles on
golf written especially for begin
ners by a player and writer of ac-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-11
D. OF H. POsTPONEs DANCE

The Degree of Honor which vas
to have held a dance on the 10Th
indefinitely postponed it in
order not to conflict with the "in
door circus" being put on by the
American Legion, November Is
to 20 inclusive. The Legion will
make good the expense the D. of
H. has been to on account of pre-
oarations for the dance.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-11-11

knowledged standing.
The plains of Montana are ideal
for the game that is spreading to
people of every condition and oc-
cupation, if one is content to play
on a prairie course. A group of
a dozen farm boys car have a heap
Of fun on a home made course
in a community that could not
possibly get up two real ball
teams. There is so much room out
here in the "great open spaces"