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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
MELOLAND NEWS
BY Press staff Correspondent

BY Press staff Correspondent
MELOLAND, Nov. 23.-R. Nei-
tcrt WAS surprised with visit from
his brother and wife. MIR, and Mrs.
y. c. Ncitcrt of Idaho They left
for their home Monday evening,
planning to arrive there for Thanks
giving, d. G. Neitegt is state com
missioner of insurance in Idaho.
MIR. and Mrs. Spear entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Smith ana
daughter, Mildred, at dinner sun
day.
Mr., and Mrs. Ward McGlew en-
t"rtained at dinner Sunday honorin2
Mr.. and Mrs. u. 5. Nrifort, who
We're visiting here from IDAHO. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Nc
Grew Of FL Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Smith suffer
ed considerable loss by fire Saturday
night. They were called home from
the bridge club AT 10 o'clock with
an alarm of fire. Upon arriving
there the fire had been eXtinguishcd
by nearby ncighbors. but not before
burning Il large hole in the living
room floor, and filling the house
with black smoke. The cause OF
the fire was undetermined.
Friends Of Mrs. Gertrude
Nchwcnk, mothcr.of Mrs. |. W Nc
Grew of FL Centre, viii be sorry to
icarn that she suffered a bad fall
last sunday and broke her leg, an
injury which is considered very Sc
rious, ON account of her very adj
NancCd wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
May Block Sale
OF Railroad
Dy United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-An appeal
to the United States supreme court
to block federal sanction of the sale
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad in Butte, Mont, yes.
tcrdav, will be the next step of the
minority stock and bond holders, it
was announced today by counsel.
The road, sold yesterday at auc-
tion to Il reorganization committce
which has had it in charge for sev-
eraI months during Il receivcrship,
brought $4,000. 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
L. A. MINISTER'S OPPOSE
BORDER CLOSING PLAN

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23.-Rcso-
lutions protesting against the con
tcnplatcd change in the closing
hours of the Mexican border at ii
.iuaua We're adopted by the Minis
tcrial Association of Los Angeles.
The resolutions were forwarded to-
day to Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Lincoln {. Andrews.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
l., A. OPERA OFFICIAL
AND WIFE TO SEPARATE
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. 22&.--A
clash of temperament was blamed
today fer another marital split when
Merle Armitagc, business executive
Of the Los Ang,-cs Grand Opera
Association, and his wife, a promi,
ncnt pianist, admitted they had
agreed upon a DIVORCE. I've have
opposite Compartments we shall
remain good friends, said Armi-
tagc Mrs. Armitage, il WAS said
would seek a divorce i'll superior
court here on grounds of dcsertion.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
LmOus Cattle
Brand Extinct

|INNEMUCCA, New. Nov. %
famous GUT cattle brand,
vn to every cattleman in Cali
ia. Oregon and Nevada when
ern range history was in the
ing, has disappeared.
X cows have just been shipped
here for slaughter. They are
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

the disposal Of the maining half
dozen, the last tangible memento
Of the famous "UT has become
extinct.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
Heiress to Wed
Movie Actor
Ry United Press Leased Wire

HOLINWOOp, Nov, .. AIiss
.\nnc E!izahcth Culaby, -. dau4h-
ter Of Mis-. y, r. cudahy, OF Kansas
city, and hairo>s 10 the Cu11hy
rackinGhou>o millions. become, the
hride this afternoon Of Bob Custer,
IS, Il movie actor.
The ccccmoue will be porformed
at the Church of the blessed Sacra-
ment, wish only fyU intimate
friends in attendance.
Custer, Uao was R9ymond An
thonN Glenn, of Fraukord, Ky, be
tore he bccwmo Il film pcrforme~
two years ago, has been cugog,d
10 Miss Cudhay for six years, ac-
cording to Mrs. cudahy,
Miss CUdahv is graduate Of DO.
minican college, san Raphael, and
! already holds a large share oi the
hig Cudahy estate in her own right.
The American Red Cross is the
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

HTo the American Red Cross we
turn instinctively and confidently
when sudden calamities occur" says
President Coolidge. Join today,
and keep it ever ready!
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

The American Red Cross is Il mem
bcrship organization; its ranks are
open to all. The dues you pay sup
port its gigantic program. Have
YOU signed up?
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
FORMER KAIsER's CONDITION
REPORTED TO BE BETTER
Ry United Press Leased Wire

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23.-Form-
er Kaiser WilheIm's physician, DIR.
Rummurt, announced today in
Doorn that his patient s fever had
lessened and that there was no dam
ger to his life from the attack of
grippe which had confined Wilhelm
to his bed. ma
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

Through its corps of public
health nurses the American Red
Cross is fighting to keep your com
munity healthy. It's your fight,
too. Join today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23
TEN YEAR OLD BOY
UNABLE TO GROW TEETH
Hy United Press Leased Wire

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-. Nov. 23
Although he hasn t single tooth
in his mouth-nevcr has had and
never will. physicians say-Irwin
kearbey, 10 year old boy living near
here can relish a tough beefsteak,
eat taffy candy and masticate 9th
cr foods that try the talents of a
sharp-toothcd person.
Irwin s ease is not an unusual one
for his family. \ brother Lester,
who lived until he was II years old,
failed to grow any teeth as did a
cousin, William Clark.
Irwin is a normal boy in every
other respect and is an excellent
student, his teachers say.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

The sun never set on Red Cross
service, JOIN!
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-23

The American Red Cross i, the
nation S badge Of mercy. 1t needs
your sappolL JOIN,
Evening star., 1926-08-01
WRC TO BROADCAST
FEATURES OF WCAP
Capitol Theater, Atwater Kent
and Other Sunday Numbers
to Be on Air Today.

The entire schedule of broadcasting
that listeners have been accustomed
in the past TO hear from station
WCAP will be on the air today and
this evening, transmitted from sta
ton WRC, which today begins full
time operation following the departure
from the air of WCAP.
The evening program that will in
clude the entertainment from the
Capitol Theater. New York, under the
direction of Maj. Edward Bowes: the
4Atwater Kent hour. presenting Allen
McQuahe with the Atwater Kent
Radio Orchestra, and the vesper
hour concert. arranged by the Emer-
son Drug Co. of Baltimore. will
be broadcast from $40 to 10 o'clock
Morning church services will be
broadcast from the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, where the sermon
will be delivered by DR.. L. j. Hart
sock of Poughkeepsie, n. Y. This
afternoon at 4 o'clock WRC will con-
tinue the broadca sting from the Peace
Cross at the National Cathedral.
which have been a regular part of
the Capital radio programs for three
years.
The Emerson vesper hour. that will
close WRC's evening broadcasting
will bring to the radio audience the
voices of Gretchen Hood. soprano
Hannah Greenwood, mezzo-soprano
and Eugene Martinez, baritone, to.
gether with the full Emerson en-
semble, directed by Arsenic Ralon.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
RADIO ADVERTISING
SCANNING IMPETUS
Linking Up Stations Nation.
ally Attracts Big Business
With Novel Programs.

Development OF the goodwin
radio program into one of the most
popular forms OF national advertising
Is being predicted following the pur-
chase Of station WEAF. pioneer link
In the countiy's most extensive sys.
tenn of toll broadcasters, by the Radio
Corporation OF America and the an
nouncement that this type of pro-
gram will he developed further.
Several leading manufacturers Of
products with a nationwide sale are
understood to be negotiating for novel
ideas in radio presentations that they
expect to send through the broad.
casting chain next Winter,
Seeing the possibility OF fiat" con
tracts with some of the radio adver.
tisers. singers instrumentalists and
orchestral conductors who have here
tofore held aloof from the microphone
are also reported as taking q eonsid-
erably greater interest In the radio
studios of New York.
When the commercial" program
first gave promise of solving some
of the difficulties of the btoadca sters.
toll stations began adding 10 their
forces form OF hooking office. In
addition TO the. toll charges for the
program, fees for this booking" serv.
ice are asked of the advertisers
In the past few months these
booking offices of both stations
WEAt' and VIZ have been constant
lY growing in size and activities.
The most recent entry into the
ranks of the commercial broadcasters
IS the New York Symphony Orches-
ira. which has been engaged 10 play
series of radio concerts under She
direction of Walter Damrosch begin
ming October %. The orchestra will
play under the auspices of the
Pfanstiehl Co OF Chicago.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
No. 15--Sense and senses.

smith and | had been discussing
our friend Brown and his mediocre
success az a radio fan when a third
party who entered the discussion, a
close observer of human nature. ad-
vanced the theory that perhaps
Brown was handicapped by poor Wis
ion or a had sense of touch. 1t was
rather novel thought, and our Gu.
riosity was aroused
Radio operation is matter of good
hearing" Smith said What has vi
sion got. 10 do with it? Or any other
sense, for that matter|
Radio operation is handicapped by
concentration of a single sense" our
informant countered That's the
senseless part about it. Ii YOU are
successful in bringing in the stations,
then whether you realize it or not,
you are using all your senses ana
not just one OF them"
Smith wanted demonstration. The
set was handy and our adviser soon
was proving his point.
Now" he requested, tune in for
WAR and let us know just when
you think you have received the best
possble results. basing your decision
on hearing alone"
Smith did as he was told WEAR
came in fairly well He was satisfied
that he had made a good job OF 1t and
that all one had to do in tuning was
to use good judgment as to sounds
and their values. That required good
hearing.
But our friend was not satisfied
with the demonstration. He believed
that improvements could be made and
to our astonishment proceeded to
make them What surprised Smith
particularly was that our informant
did not turn the dials a little one way
and then another, cooking his ear TO
catch any improvements in reception.
Instead he turned on more light.
cleaned and adjusted his glasses and
sazed at the dials as a diamond cut
ter might study the details Of a gem.
After a, few minutes of this sort OF
thing he gave one dial an almost i'm
perceptible turn to the right with
delicacy of touch that would have
suited a concert pianist rendering a
soft passage Instantly reception
was greatly improved!
Good eyesight helps" he explained.
You thought you made a fine job OF
tuning Just with your ear. Well, bet
ter learn to use your eyes, too.
He hastened. however, TO correct
wrong conclusion Wnlcn SHllH was
on the point of drawing.
Blind Not Handicapped.
do not infer from this that blind
person cannot have as much success
as you can with radio set" he eau
toned. THE blind radio fan may be
much more successful. Persons robbed
of one sense quickly develop others to
a point where the deficiency ls com
pensated for. AS matter OF Iact,
these persons often speed up their
workable senses so they obtain bet
Evening star., 1926-08-01
SUMMER CHANGES
Afsa4sef
IN AIR WILL Be FEW
Threatened Chaos May Not
MateriaIize--0nly SIS New
Stations Ready.
BY CARLH. BCTMAN.

Only 10 per cent Of the broadcast
applicants are ready to go on the AR;
about 10 per cent now operating plan
To- change channels and some 30 VIII
Increase their mower.
The Department Of Commerce indi-
Gates that of the 600-odd individuals
and organiza tions seeking broadcast
licenses. only IS are equipped ana
ready to operate The sole require
nent for hroadcasting license today
is the possession Of broadcasting equip.
ment installed and ready To TRANSMIT
programs. but as these stations are
not numerous ii is probable that the
ether will not be jammed very soon.
In her words there are only 65 sta
tions which can be licensed immediate.
lN: the other potential hroadcasters
must secure and Install equipment be.
fore they can be licensed.
OF the active stations. only as have
ever officially notified the department
that they desire to shift their wave
channels, and some of them now plan
to stay put. indicating that the re
naming 400-odd will let well enough
alone. Some / ) Of these stations. most
ly old-timers. have advised the depart
ment that they have no intention Of
cha anging their ether channels.
Such advice as the above tends Ia
TeaSSure Ine fAulO puDllc lHdt tHelS
will be no chaos in the ether for
time at least Perhaps we shall
weather the threatened Summer rush
10 get on the air. There is no basis
now for the assumption that the NUM-
her of active broadcasting stations will
he doubled or even increased beyond
Ray 500 nor that practically all OF the
present stations will shift about
Ninety-six of the active stations re-
port that they desire TO use increa sed
power and it is assumed that they will
be licensed to step up their wattage as
soon as they can do so. Although
about dozen plan to go to 5000 watts
or kilowatts, and one station con-
templates 10-lliIowatt transmitters
no trouble is anticipated this Summer.
In the Fall those stations which are
on the same channels with other high
powered stations will. no doubt. ex
perience considerable increased inter.
ference, unless they are 500 or more
miles apart. Soon however. Congress
will be in session and may hand down
regulations.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, August /, 1926.

NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio,
Va. t435.5 Meters).
1905 am and 1905 pm. Weather
reports
9:55 p.m.-Time signals.
WRC-Radio Corporation Of America
(468.5 Meters).
Ii m.-Services broadcast from
Foundry NJ. E. Church. DR.. l.. j.
Hartsock of ughkeepsie, \. Y, will
preach.
pm.-Seryice held at the Peace
Cross, broadcast from the Washington
Cathedral.
$40 p.n.-MusfcaI program broad
cast with WEAF From the Capitol
Theater, New York City.
SIS p.m.--Atwater Kent Radio
Hour broadcast with WEAF from
New York.
S:45 to 10 p.m.-Vesper Hour. pre-
sented through the courtesy of the
Emerson Drug Co. of Baltimore.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45 to 7:45 am.--''Tower Health
Exercises" broadcast with WEAF'
from the Metropolitan Tower in New
York.
1855 a.m.-Arlington time signals
IL (noonEOrgan recital by Henry
Smidt. .Gregor, broadcast from the
Homer l.. Kit studios.
1 p.m.-Meyer Davis Willard Hotel
Orchestra. under the direction of
Samuel Norman.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
OIL FIRE STARTS
REAL TORNADOES
Weather Bureau Reports on
Unusual Feature of Re-
cent Disaster.

lorna does, smaller than the twisteTs
that often work havoc in the Middle
West. but true tornadoes Just the
same. were one of the effects of q
great oil fire at San Luis Obispo,
Calf. recently, according TO a report
to the United States Weather Bureau
by j. +. Hissong, of the local weather
bureau of the California city.
The fire was started by lightning
and burned for five days. destroying
nearly 5000 900 barrels of oil. Two
persons were killed and the total prop
erty loss was estimated at SIS 900 900
However, the unique feature of the
fire was the great number OF lorna
does which il started, one of which
was responsible for the two deaths.
Before these whiris. started SAYS
Mr., Hissong, strong southerly winds
prevailed, which shifted to west and
then to northwest. Then four tanks,
each containing $50 900 barrels OF oil,
boiled over.
They threw out an immense guam
tity of hot. burning OIL" he SAYS,
which spread with remarkable rapid
ity over an area estimated by the engi-
neers present al about 800 acres. The
flames leaped seemingly a thousand
feet into the air. At the same time
violent whirlwinds began to form over
the fire
From the time the wind veered
into the northwest and the large reser-
volrs boiled over, hundreds of whirl-
winds formed in and around the edges
of the fire until the last tank boiled
over During the period when the
large reservoirs were burning and the
temperature over the fire was prob
ably al its highest point. and conse-
quently the vertical convection was
strongest, the whirls appear to have
been most numerous and violent
Many of them had all the char.
acteristics of true tornadoes. The
gyrating, wIithing. funnel shaped
clouds with the white condensing
Ivapor in the vertices were plainly visi-
bic against the background of black
smoke. Some Of the tunnels appeared
to be not more than one, foot in diam
eter at the smallest part, and some
were reported as giving the impress
sion of ropes dangling from the clouds
of smoke"
House Lifted by Twister.
It was one of these twisters that
caused the casualties. for 1t left the
fire, travelling east-north-east TO cot
tage about j 900 yards away. 1t
picked up the cottage, lifting it sew
eral feet In the air and carrying it
about $50 feet north. There the cot.
tage was dropped in a. field. total
wreck. and the owner and his son.
who had been in it at the time, We're
killed. A few minutes later a whirl,
which Mr.. Hissong believes might
have been the same one, %unroofed a
house about a quarter of a mile north
east Of it's first victim Debris, evil
IDENTIFY carried by other whirlwinds
was found as far as 8 miles from the
fire.
Since the whirlwinds started Just
after the wind veeFed. Mr. Hissong
suggests that they may have been
caused by the correctional currents
over the fire being started rotating by
the northwest wind.
Evening star., 1926-08-01
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

With Station wRC now in complete
control of high powered broadcasting
In Washington, suggestions for i'm
provements already are being made
by radio listeners.
. Judging from the fan mail since the
ACQUISITION of WCAP by WRC was
announced, there seems 10 be no critl-
cism of the plans of the Radio Corpor-
ation of Americas station to continue
the features formerly broadcast by
the station of the Chesapeake Po-
tomac Telephone Company. There IS
an apparent doubt in the mlnds Oh
some listeners, however, as TO Whethef
the transmission and modulatlon quar-
tiles of WRC can equal those OF the
now defunct WCAP.
Of1cials of WRC do not deny that
the quality Of wCAP's transmission
was superior in some respects, but
promise q material improvement with
in the next few months in both modu-
Iaticn and transmission. The fault IN
the transmission in the past, II was
nointed out has been due primarily
TO the long distance circuits used oy
the Radio Corporation in station inter
connections Just as soon as WRC
begins the use of the telephone com
panys circuits, il was said, q marked
change is expected.
The telephone circuits will be used
this week on programs originating IN
Washington, but 1t probably Will De
several months, it was said, befofe
complete shift can be made TO the
telephone lines for the programs to
be drawn from New York and othef
cities. Certain contracts which the
Radio Corporation @has with q teie-
graph company, 1t was explained pre-
vents the use of the telephone COM
pauy,s Iong.distance circuits at this
| time.
4 number of other suggestions also
have heen made 10 WRC by the
Washington fans, and the ofi1clals al
the station have promised TO give
them serious consideration. Here are
q few. culled from the mail of the
Hast several days:
/. That the power be increased.
> THAT the piano mot the directofl
he made the dominant feature in the
daiIy health exercises broadcast from
the METROPOLITAN Tower In New York.
Also that the exercises be started at
$40 instead of 6:46 am.
3. That the evening programs be
gin earlier, and conclude by ii
O'clock. Radio is home entertain
ment, pure and simple, said one
writer. and the overwhelming ma,
iority OF homes are a.bed by II
O'Clock. even In Washington.
That George r. Ross of the
studio staff, capable and conscien-
tious pianist, give series of short
concerts on the great masters.
Several of the listeners, owners of
crystal sets, have complained that
tbey have been unable to pick up
WRC. although they had no diff
rulty whatever in tuning In WCAP.
! engineers at the station believe that
1has- trouhle. is-dua4ept tiralabt taatha
Evening star., 1926-08-01

ter results than persons who have all
their senses and not so much sense.
We were beginning to get the drift
of the thing. Gradually we were
catching the idea that By using all
our available faculties in operating
set far better results could he had.
The ear can be a poor guide when it
comes TO handling some of the con-
trolls of the set. as our informant later
pointed out. II Smith depended en-
tirely upon his ear he might turn up
the rheostats little more if recep-
ton did not seem to be clear enough.
whereas if he used his eyes he would
see that this would be the wrong step.
Vision tells him plainly whether lack
OF clarity is a matter of too much
filament current or too little. From
experience he knows, or should know
Just about where the rheostats should
be for best reception of certain sta
tions under given conditions. The
eye can save him many mistake the
ear might make
A good tactile sense has been dem
onstrated to be an advantage in radio
set operation This is shown in the
way some persons have of just giving
dial the slightest touch and reaping
decidedly better results If you
watch them carefully, ii is interesting
to note that they are not listening in
tently TO the product from the loud
speaker as you might suppose Their
attention is directed chiefly TO feel
ing out the set for better results.
Getting Maximum Results.
The main point brought out in our
little discussion, however, was the
M nf ~
senses and developing from them
some process of tuning that has more
sense Depending upon any one
sense is the equivalent of having a
one way mind. Act on tips from sew
eral senses on the contrary, and you
have less difficulty getting maximum
results.
Smith made a little experiment that
any one can try. First he decided
tostune for favorite station which he
is In the habit of enjoying every night.
With the ioudspeaker disconnected he
proceeded to tune just as though lis
tening carefully for results. But he
was using just two senses: Vision
and touch!
1t took him several minutes 10 ad-
just the dials and the rheostats to
exactly the points he was accustomed
TO setting them. Then he plugged in
the loudspeaker and we awaited the
verdict.
TO Smiths surprise. the station
came IN so well that further tuning
brought no better results He had
tuned without using his sense of
hearing. Proving that sense and
senses can do more to pull in the sta
tions clearly than just keen sense
by itself.
Next week--No. IS: From New An
giles.
Copyright by the Gilman Feature servicel
Evening star., 1926-08-01
SEVEN RADIO STATIONS
SIGN N0N-JUMPING PACT
Minnesota Broadcasting Group
Agrees to Stick to Wave Lengths
Now Assigned to Them.
Rr the A ssociatAd pn.sa


MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July IS
Operators of seven brosdcasting sta
tions of the Twin Cities and North
field. Mimi. met here yesterday and
pledged themselves TO refrain from
jumping their present wave lengths.
Twin Cities stations represented
were WCCO. WAND. WHDI. WDGY,
WLB and WRHM, and that at North
field is WCAL.
DR.. George Young of Minneapolis
operator of WDGY said he would run
his station on it's assigned wave
length only SO long as no possibility
existed Of interference by a local sta
ton His stand was seconded by s.
z. Hubbard Of WAND. which re-
Gently jumped to q higher wave
Iength and broadcast speech by
Herbert r Hoover, Secretary of Com
Ynerca, and then returned to its regu-
lar wave