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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

ceiving sets are still believed good. be
cause the public is seeking better sets,
and because. as yet. only about NTH
Of the homes of this country are
equipped for reception.
According to returns on ques-
tionaire sent | 900 retailers by Radio
Retailing. the chief demand of the
fans is now for simplicity Of operation
or sets with few controls. In their
QUESTIONABLE tone quality comes next
in the public demands. followed by
loud speaker volume in practically all
sets. Incidentally. this attitude is re
hected by the loud speaker manutac-
turerS themselves. they ofer choice
of about 40 different types. styles and
sizes of cones horns and other forms
of amplitierS.
! Following in order. the pubic also
requires reasonably priced sets. re
liability for dista nee and also good APP
pearance. The demand for battery
eliminators is also increasing, the poli
of distributors shows.
Predicts Good Radio Season.
Prospects for q good radio season
this year are forecast by Chief Radio
Supervisor w. d. Terrell of the De
partment of Commerce. There is but
enc IF in his prophecy; that is IF
the Government has the same con-
troll of broadcasters that ii had last
Winter" In other words, Mr.. Ter
rel believes that natural conditions
will be improved. but he is unwilling
to guess just how far some of the
ambitious broadcasters will so in
their efforts to improve their own
transmission while there is literally
no Government supervision. lie gives
most stations credit for seeking to
perfect both transmission ana pro
gram, but as some of them appear
TO be going about it unSCientificallN lily,
by a hit -or-misS system of selecting
transmitting channels. regardless OF
tho number and proximity of other
stations on the same wave length,
ne won't predict whether conditions
will be improved or made worse.
Manufacturers he believes. also are
making strenuous efforts to improve
both transmitting and receiving APP
paratus. which should help under nor
NAL conditions. On the other hand.
he seems optimistic that not many
new broa dca STEERS will venture into
this field before Congress meets. and
that, While a number of established
stations are experimenting with new
channels, some have returned to their
Otd wave lengths ana OtHefS are SldN-
ing put. fearing they cannot better
their positions without mourning the
wrath of the fans.
There remains two weeks before
the regular radio season opens on
September / when static begins 10
tire and reception is scheduled to
improve. during which time the
broadcasting channels may cease to
skip about and settle down to hard
" DIRK for the season. which continues
normally until the end of April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow'S planetary aspects are
rather discouraginG. although not def
nitely adverse. They do not indicate
any untoward consequences. but they
do denote state of mind that can
not ConduCe To success. unless a. con
siderab BILE mea sure % self-Cortrol and
self.discipline is exercised 1t will he
found advantageous. under such con
ditions. to carry out only routine
duties and not to embark on any work
that dema ndS initiative or originality.
In the evening the aspects will he
come fairly favorable and great SUE
cess is assured for all social or family
gatherings II will prove 10 he an
suspicious occasion for lovers on
GagemeniS
Children horn tomorrow will. un
less great care hc given TO :heir
Authorization and environment. suffer
during infancy, from a variety Of All
mentS. the effects of which will he
felt in later wears Their health and
freedom from a dyspeptiC condition
Will depend very largely on the way
in which they are nurtured. In TEN
permanent they will be rather peeVish
and grouChy. Only great love VIII
change this chronic attitude and these
children i'll order to provide for their
own happiness and that of others.
intellectual and ambitious but. if left
entirely 10 their own devices. will no.
enjoy any large degree OF success as
q result of inherent causes.
If tomorrow is your birthday Nnii
re more fitted to discharge subordi
nate duties than those calling for
leadership or demanding initiative.
You are systematic. attentive Ia dc
tails. painstaking and generally acc,
rate. You. too. are very cautious and
not only are at no time PERCEPTION
but will never take q chance. You
are ploddinG and SLOW and refuse I"
be hurried. These. of course. arc
signs of ultra more espe
cially as YOU are innately opposed :"
change and thoroughly believe in The
present order of things.
You have n very affectionate dlS
position and are sincere and Iowa
Your friends have. one and ALI. Slr
cere regard for YOU. while your FAINT
in spite of your mediocre success
look up to YOU with affection and love
Well known persons born on tina
date are: Mira beau +. Lamar, soldier
and statesman: George Jones. iourna.
ist Miss Sarah Porter, educAto'
Matthew Carey Leas chemist, Dani"
Manning. politician. John I'eiree
scientist.
Copyright 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
MYSTERIES of the Moon.

That The ancientS were right III he
lieving that the moon was responsible
for the excellence of Pharoah'S oysters
is the discovery of II. Munro Fox.
writing on THE Mysteries of the
Moon" in the Forum tNew York;. Mr.,
t'oN cannot explain just why the an
clients We're right, and the editor of
the Science Notes. {. X. Ogden dis
cusSes the theory that the tides may
have something to do with it. He
finds however. that elsewhere thar
i'm the Red Sea the tides certainly
cannot he held responsible SO per
haps the actual moonlight has some
effect The moons radian nee may
stimulate shelltiSh to move about more
and to consume more SeaWeed. which
supplies their nourishment.
1t is important to discover he rea
cause. because of the strange lunar
cycles which influence the lives of
men and women; if we could under
stand the oysters and the sea urchins,
we might learn from them something
about ourselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
BALTIMORE SOLOIST
ON PROGRAM TONIGHT
Louise Schuchhardt Will Sing First
Time With Emerson
Ensemble.

The Emerson vesper hour concert
the AtWaterkent radio hour and the
musical program of the Capitol Thea
Ter will constitute the enterta inment
TO be broadcast tonight by WRC. A
new soloist, Louise Schuchhardt. Bal
timore soprano. will be heard for the
first time with the Emerson ensemble,
other soloists will lie Albert Newcomb
and Eugene Martinez. baritone. The
Emerson ensemble will play under the
direction of Arsenic RalOn and among
the orchestral selections will be heard
THE Voice of Spring" by Strauss:
"Dvorak's slavic Dance NO. 10" and
TchaikoW sky's "Waltz of the Flow :
Among the selections to be sung by
Allen McQuhae in the AtNater-kent
radio hour of music viii he come
Back in Dreams. by liamblen.
which will he sung in public for the
first time tonight Others of Mr.. Me
Quhae's selections are The Aud
Plaid Sha VIZ and "Iloming."
This morning Wf.C. will broadcast
services from the Mount Vernon Place
NJ r.. Church South. where the ser
mon will be preached by Rev. E. l..
Balm Of Richmond. Va. This after
noon AT o'clock WIst will broadcast
services at the Peace Cross, the Ma
tional Cathedral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
No. .s-Talling the Transformer.

! No. e1-TarlIing the Transformer.
Experimenting with a set which
! Smith constructed with the aid OF
Smith Junior. il soon became evident
that the transformer is very vital
| part of the process Of ampllfvlng
! weak signals into something that is
! intelligible They had tried 10 So
againSt the rules by using the trans
! formers without regard TO their proper
! location in the set. and. while the set
: was dead loss. so far as results
! 20. the lessons learned from the mis-
+ take were worth much.
A transformer. as Smith knew De
! fore he started. is "a device Tor step
/ pins-up voltage or Tor dropping II
! down. as the case may be. In piinci
pie il IS very much like the simple
! induction coil for it is based on the
principle Of induction and is com
posed OF coils Also. like the Undue
! lion coil. it has a, primary winding OF
wire and a secondary. each insulated
from the other, so far as the active
! flow of current is concerned. but not
! insulated in respect to their magnetic
! fields. If the latter was not true
there could be no induction and there
! fore no transformer action.
Around any wire through which
!
through one that is cooled. there is
magnetic tield--a sort Of aura
| which spreads out from the wiring
] If anv other wire is brought into this
field a current will start flowing
through it. If this wire is c9iled the
induction of current is even more pro
| pounced TO make the transformer
AS efficient as possible. the secondary
wiring is wound directly upon the
I primary. so that the fields are vir
! tuallv the same. This however. intro
duced a new element Of which Smith
never has been able to get head nor
| tail
| refer TO the core of a transformer
{ Some have iron cores. while Others
appear to have none al all. or what
! is technically an air core. Why the
core? And why iron in one case and
I air in another
Function Of the Core.
The core" | explained 10 Smith
assists in The induction process by
acting as an ideal path for the mag
netic field between the primary snC
secondary winding 1t is an efnciencH
device One would obtain trans
former effect even if the primary and
secondary were somewhat carelessly
coupled without any special considera
ton for a suitable path for the mag
netic field. but the device would moi
be ada pied for use in radio reception
where every detail counts In any
set you must work with the various
units necessarily close together. sc
YOU can imagine what would happen
| il the transformers were allowed tt
! indulge in an unlimited number OF
stray inductances Many transform
ers are carefully shielded with iron
This is not necessary. however. where
transformers are we'll built. used ir
! their proper places and where the
circuit takes into consideration gthe
most efficient layout behind the panel
| Always keep in mind that in radio
YOU are dealing with fiuctuating cur
rent rather than with simple direc'
type. II Is true that the current USED
! in the plate circuit which includes
YOUR loudspeaker is direct current
| but fluctuations continue TO govern
lit That 10 why IT Is known a
pulsating direct current. In the radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Curious Connotations.

such are the connotations IT the
words "ishmonser" and "billingsgat"
that to remote observers it seems
strange that such an eminent pers"r
as the Duke of York should feel ami
express sense Of honor received
when invited to BillinSsgate Market
and on him there is conferred TIN"
freedom of the fshmongers company
SAYS the New York Times.
That company. however. is the most
ancient that London has, dating baCA
to the thirteenth century. and ROY
atty has no more SCorned its favor
than have other people who do not
use "hillingsgate' or deal in fish
That was true even in DAYS when roy
atty meant more than il does nov
and kings. more than now. felt free
to do what they chose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Left Handed Compliment.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Teles rsph
Nobody seemed Ia take much notice
Of Green AT the Office dinner. and he
was beginning 10 feel somewhat bored
when he was called upon TO make a
speech.
Green stood M and glanced round
the walls of the dining hall. noting
with keen relish the works Of arr that
adorned them. Then he began his
speech by paying compliment TO
the women Of the stan.
Pointing TO the wonderful naint-
inge with ou,stretched arm. he re-
marked:
Gentlemen. what need Is there cf
al! these painted beauties when We
lave 50 many With us at the tablet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

end of the set the fluctuations -puisa
tons. freQuencies. or whatever YOU
want TO call them-are carried on
alternating current. SO far as YOU
are concerned. you might as we'll con
slider both types OF current the same
in the set except that the alternating
variety is operating al radio fire.
quency while the pulsating direct cur
rent is operating at audio frequency.
Current Fluctuations.
II mean by this that the radio
frequencies may be fluctuations of
the current running anywhere from
300 900 to 100000 or more cycles per
second. while the audio cha nges run
somewhere between 100 and 1000
cycles per second. You can see that
in either case. the magnetic field
around these coils of the transformer
is subject to a high rate of fluctua-
ton. The iron core that is placed
in it's field becomes magnetized and
demagnetized alternately. Ii has TO
change Its magnetic polarity with
lapidity that would make the most
skillful magician blush for his de
flciencies But there is limit TO it's
ability along these lines. and that is
why the iron core is useful only in
ira n ST OTmefS OSeu Tor duOlO dmpllT
cation. When YOU ask the magnetic
field TO run at its highest rate OF
polarity change YOU must substitute
air. That explains your air core
transformer which YOU must use for
the radio amplification process.
This also explained TO Smith his
utter failure when using an audio
frequency transformer between radio
circuit tubes and the radio frequency
transformer in the section reserved
for audio work.
He also was TO learn that he was
using transformers without any re
gard for their ratios. but that was
something for later digestion. One
other point. however. was clarified. He
! learned why it was that, though a
transformer in stepping-up. sacrifices
amperage (currenU for voltage (pres
sureI amplification is aided. This is
because in amplfication we are work
ing with voltage as it exists between
the grid and plate Of the tubes with
which transformers must operate.
Next Week. No. 78-About Ampiifi
cation.
| tCopvriGht by the Cllman Feature Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

Practically all of the broadcasting
facilities Of the United States. repre-
senting millions of dollars of invest
ment, have been placed at the dis
posal of the Department of Agrlcul
ture ~and the cooperating asrlcu!-
tural colleges for broadcasting to
farmers interesting. concise and peril
nent information as fast as ii is
available. according to Sam Pickard.
chief of the radio service, Department
Of Agriculture, who recently returned
from a l0.000mile official automobile
trip covering the eastern half of the
country. .
During this time he conferred with
college authorities. directors of con,
mercial radio stations and farmers
Without exception, both the small and
large commercial stations. as we'll as
the college broadcasters. in the East.
South and Middle West expressed
themselves as anxious and grateful
for the opportunity to cooperate to
the fullest extent in diSSemina ting
farm information.
Ma. PiCkard reports that the agri
cultural college officials were alert to
the possibilities of radio as a vehicle
for effective extension work, and that
they feel the trend in programs
should he directed away from the AGA
demic lecture toward the dramatic
ton of facts. They recognize that
competition on the dials now makes II
necessary TO present the type of per
sonality and program material which
will hold the listeners attention.
The elabotate farm program in
preparation by the Department of
Agriculture will be syndcated to
group of approximately 100 broad
casting stations throughout the
United States this Fall. In many in
stances the department. material will
be sent 10 agricultural colleges for
adaptation to the local conditions be
fore being released to the commercial
radio stations for hroadcaStinG. IL
States where college talent was not
available for this purpose other salts
factory arrangements We're made.
The chief of the radio service he
lieres that every college with a sta
ton and Il good wave length has IA
milliOn-dOllar franchise. lie laments
the fact that many institutions are
putting far less money, thought and
talent into their college stations than
they merit. He points out that in this
new endeaVor the college is in com
petition with broa dcaSterS spending
large sums of money for talent. and
that If the agricultural agencies eX
pect to compete successfully for their
share. of the millions of listeners. they
dare not bore the radio audiences with
mediocre programs.
Shortly after his return to Wash.
ingtOn Mr.. Packard left for Atlanta
Ga. to assist i'm the dedication of
WSB, the powerful station of the Al
lanta Journal, to the service of the
Southeastern farmers on the ocCa
sion of the Inauguration of the de
partments radio programs and mar
ket news service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Japan Talks to Hongkong.

The new government radio station
at Garambi, Japan. now is exchang
ing messages with Hongkong. South
China, the Philippines and South Sea
stations. according to advices from
Consul Vault at Taiwan. Although
there is as vet no local broadcast ei
on Taiwan. three are authorized fol-
erection AT other places In Japan
Broadcast reception from Toxic
Osaka. Nagoya. Vladivostok. Darien
Shanghai Hongkong and other points
is had with good receivers on Taiwan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Siberian Dogs Hard Life.

Investigating travellers report ths
Siberian dog lives under unplea ~ n .
conditions during his life. being ~
danger Of starvation at any time. as
food supplies are exhausted on tours
with the sledges, and yet the dog :
there do not bark like domesticated
dogs. but have a long whining how.
much like that of the wolf
These dogs live on frozen fish dur
ing the Summer. hut in the Winter
they must do much active rustling for
their supply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
NEW STATIONS RUM0RED
Prominent National Organize tions
Reported Busy With Plans.

Eumors reach Washington that
many prominent national orga MIA
tons are planning to establish radio
broadca sting stations, some of the
larger fraternal associations even pro,
posing the erection of several. Promi-
nent among the associations men
toned is the American Federation Of
Labor. which. following the opening
of the Chicago station. is contemplat
ing others in New York and Wash
ington. with the other centerS as yet
undetermined
The ku kluX Khan also is Sa id
to he seeking a good location for a
station in the East and possibly other
sections of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Weather Notices Approved.

The Weather Bureau is seconding
the motion of Capt. Germain of the
British Ship Reginolite. regarding the
exchange by radio of weather infor-
nation in the Pacific, particularly in
the area off Southern California and
Mexico, where practically no radio
weather bulletins are exchanged by
ships as is done in the West Indies
region. Until land stations in the
southwestern corner of North America
are established. it is believed that
ships might take up the duty of
broadcastinG storm warnings 10 the
mariners in that neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
MUKDEN TO GET STATION.
$4,000 Plant Expected to Increase
Demand for Sets in China.

Mukden. china. is to have a $50. 900
hroadcasting station Consul Ward
advises the Department Of Commerce.
Users of receiving sets there. he says,
will be taxed from % to so cents a
month. depending upon the type.
The new station is expected TO ere
ate a great demand for receivers.
Previously the use Of these modern
entertainers was prohibited in South
Manchuria. except in the local rail,
way zone but now the ban is lifted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
SCHOOLS INSTALL SETS.
Broadcasters Plan Special Pro
grams for Pupils Use.

Radio is rapidly taking its place in
the, equipment of public schools and
even entering. the curriculum itself,
All public schools in Atlanta are being
use in instructing and entertaining
the scholars Broadcasters plan to
put on special programs for school
children.
From Connecticut 1t Is reported ihat
practically ali rural school houses are
TO he furnished with radio receiving
sets, while brOadcasters in that neigh
hCrhood are being urged to transmit
suitable programs for the school boys
ana girls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Copyright Fight Unsettled.

The Department OF Justice an
nounCes that no decision has been
reached in reference 10 licensing of
radio hrOadcas sting stations to use
copyright music, owing To the unset
lied state of the law relating 10 radio
and The possibilities OF legisla ton by
Congress a: The next session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Cuba and Mexico Sign Pact.

cuba and Mexico have. signed an
agreement 10 link up their nationa /
telegraph systems by the use of an
international radio circuit for bot h
public and private communication
All Official radio messages will be sent
free. but public and press services
will be charged for at nominal ra tes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
80 Ships Licensed.

Government radio business is going
on about as usual. the Department OF
Commerce reports. During the month
Of July the Washington headquarters
ONCE alone licensed 80 ships. licensed
or renewed 1's land stations and Ii
censed . radio operators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Radio Industry Optimistic.

In general the radio industry re
ports that conditions are healthy and
extremely favorable for good business
this Fail. This opinion is based part
ly upon the business carried on so far
this year. during which time a new
record in volume Of sales is clamed,
and partly upon the fact that the pub
lie is spending money freely along all
lines. Furthermore, the industry is
now practically stabilized and is meet
ing the demands of the public
The only dra VIDA OK Is the present
free for-all situation in broadca sting
but many representative men of the
industry do not believe conditions will
become any worse. On the contrary.
they feel that. al its worst. it Is but
"a slight Inconvenience TO the listeners.
The hroadca sting situation, they as
Sert. will soon adjust itself. probably
before Congress enaCtS regulatory
legislation. because it is SO necessary
for broadca sters to retain the good
will Of the listening public
Prospects for selling good radio re
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

Eugene Martinez. baritone. Of Bal;
timOre. whose appointment as direc-
tor of the Emerson Nesper Hour vas
announced yesterday by Ralph Ed
mundS. program director Of station
WRC. The appointment will be-
come effpctives tonight when he di-
reefs the program to be broadcast at
8:l5 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
John Smith and His Radio
BY FREDERICK C.. RI SSELL

Car
He and
thtn0s
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WRC-Radio Corporation of America
1865 MeterSl


1865 MeterSl.
II am. Services broadcast from
he Mount Vernon Place NJ v:
Church South.
pm. Services al the Peace Cross.
broadcast from the National ca
fhedral.
$50 pm. Musical program. broad
cast With WEAF' from the Capitol
1heater New York City.
s:l3 p.m.--AtWater Kent radio
hour. bToa beast with WEAF from
New York. Allen McQuhae. tenor,
and orchestra.
S45 p.m.-NeSper hour.
Early Program Tomorrow.
645 to -" am Tower Health
Exercises broadcast With NEAF
from the Metropolitan Tower New
York.
81 am. Arlington time signals.
y tnoonl-OrSan recital by Henry
SnltdtGregorN. broadcast from the
Homer l.. Kit Studio
Never Davis New Willard
Hotel orchestra
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reports.
90 y M Time signals
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Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, August IS. 1926.

NAA-<avaI Radio station. Radio,
Va. ti3J.5 Meter>,.
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Stations. Meters Mice.
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