New Britain herald., 1926-09-30
Through tie Static

Unforeseen developments arose yes, terday and Louie Vogel, the genia Louie, burst into the Herald office and nearly into tears at the same time, as he sorrowfully informed us that he was leaving for New York city on important business (per- sonal column please copy). He stat ed that he wouldn't, for the world, have allowed anything 10 stand in i the way Of our visit, but that he had to go 10 the city and it was necessary, and about column more of explanations which were unnec- essary. So we've made arrangements to go over 10 his home sometime next week, and nothing will prevent it, We have his assurance for that.
 Meanwhile, several other invita- tions have come 10 this office and we have already made arrangements to visit around in the city at the rate of once a week. If you don't feel like writing, drop us line-no, that's wrong--call us up on the phone.
 Last night was another pippin, and we don't mean if, perhaps or because. The gentle chirping of the street lights furnished a colorful background throughout the evening, but their efforts went for naught, since the volume of most of the sta tions submerged the noise made by the blasted illumination facilities. It was only when we tried 10 tune in feeble waves that we were foiled, so we fooled 'em again and didn't try to tune in any feeble waves.
 Static hampered not at all during the greater part of the night. Along about S:30 o'clock a few of that family's black sheep wandered in and between that time and 10:50 o'clock there was q slight commo- tion at times. but the disturbing forces were speedily elected.
 
 One of WJZ's announcers got stuck on q word last night, that IS, he became attached to 1t. And when an announcer at that station becomes attached to q word it's time to jump into the dugout and pile the corru- gated iron about the entrance. The word was delightful" A program of dinner music was being rendered by the Hotel Commodore orchestra and that word delightful" was worn to a frazzle before the program was ended. Every selection, fore and aft. was delightful" The orchestra was delightful" The antenna towers were delightful" Selections from Tales of Hoffman" were also de liShtful," although We thought so too.
 We listened to an interesting and well dished up program of Irish jigs and reels at WNYC, New York. A remarkable feature was the fact that not one bit of code was heard during the entire time NS IlSt'IlE'i tO tlt ohShNlO4l. We cant figure that out some how, because code is always associ- ated with WNYC.
 To continue. the Kelly Trio enter taining at WNYC, offered among others that old lavorte The Irish Washcrwoman," at it's ivcliest. An other was The Swallow Tail Reel" The station came through loud and with remarkable clarity, considering the fact that it was WNYC.
 
 WTAM, Cleveland, faded to some extent and when We listened in was accompanied by snappy static. The Blue Room orchestra, an estimahle organization, was just starting out on an hour of gypsy music, some thing new in tho program line. The announcer delivered himself of a lecture on the habits and customs of the genus Gypsy, but we didn't stay very long because static and fading bothered to some extent.
 Again we landed at WLS, Chi CasO. and again we listened to Maurie Shcrman's College Inn orch cstra. Last night the band handed out "Ting-a-Ling" and Radio Row" The station came in loud shortly after s o'clock, but not one-two- three to the manner in which it was received at about midnight. There