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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
The Troubles Says:

One of the most serviceable and con-
venient tools in my repair kit is II
simple vacuum tube such as Is used
in .the most elementary tube sets. l
find it handy in dozens of ways In
locating trouble and would recon-
mend it to all radio fans who would
like to do a little trouble shooting of
their own.
With a tube you can find out Il
great deal about a set that could not
be discovered in any other way with
the same ease. Suppose, for instance.
the set seems to be acting queerly.
The first thing to do after having
made sure that ground, aerial and
checked over the connections and
the power equipment are in good con-
dition, is to use a new tube alternately
in place of each tube in the set. II
there has been anything wrong with
the tubes, and in nine cases out OF
ten they may be to blame II every
thing else seems to be in reasonably
good condition. substitution of one
efficient tube in various sockets Will
reveal the trouble.
Recently l was called to pass judg-
ment on a set which had been acting
in a most unsa tisfactory manner. The
trouble seemed to be something quite
serious, for though the set had habit
of fading out almost completely after
being tuned to a station, 1t could be
brought back to normal condition
merely by switching off the set for a
few moments and then switching 1t
on again. The owner thought this
was something that required great
deal of ingenuity on my part to dag
nose, but all used to search out the
trouble was one new tube. l went
through the usual procedure of put
ting the tube in each one OF the
sockets. substituting it for each tube
successfully. That developed the
trouble.
1t showed that one of the tubes In
the set had come to the end of its
useful life. One of the characteristics
of a dying tube is that it will function
internationally. While 1t is operating
it will cause fade-out, but IL given
a few moments rest 1t will work nor
mally for short while again. Then
it will repeat its performance.
Aside from being a good piece of
apparatus and a simple one for testing
purposes, new tube very often
proves to be a life saver when good
program is on the air and an old
tube has completed It's span of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
RADIO NOW ESSENTIAL
TO AERIAL NAVIGATION
Adm. Billiard Holds Devices
Offer Greater Degree Of
Safety.

The use of radio in aerial navigation
is now deemed necessity by Admiral
w. H. G. Billiard. chairman of the
Federal Radio Commission, who points
out that all naval flying craft are so
equipped, and that the long distance
flights of radio equipped planes have
proven far safer than those not so
protected. He holds that it is almost
criminal today. with the radio facil-
tiles Of the Army, Navy and CONNER
cial enterprises, both ashore and
afloat, available at least in en-
ergencies. for a single plane to EN-.
bark on long tt nsoceanic trip with
out complete receiving and sending
radio equipment. The only excuse,
he says, is the weight of the ap-
economy to leave a radio set ashore
to take a few extra gallons of gasoline.
since the gasoline would be useless in
the event of a forced landing, whereas
the radio transmitter might be the
salvation of the flyers.
There are adequate means today for
utilizing radio equipment even after
forced landings either on land or sea,
except when plane actually crashes
and is destroyed-radio and every.
thing. Kites are used to carry the
aerials aloft, means of operating the
wind.driven radio generators are effec-
tive by wind scoops in the event the
wind stream from an airplane pro-
peller cannot be utilized, and hand
driven generators and emergency bat
terry service are practical.
Radio beacons and radio-compass
stations are functioning on our coasts.
and even inland certain special radio
beam-beacons offer invisible guiding
lines to aviators in darkness and day
light, with the aid of only ordinary
receiving apparatus. while with radio
compasses aboard. a plane can take
bearings on almost any known radio
station. Special weather forecasts for
flyers are transmitted by the naval
radio stations as furnished by the
Weather Bureau and flying fields,
military, commercial and private, are
being equipped with every sort of
radio apparatus, available for aiding
aeronautical navigation when in the
air and when landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
MARINE CORPS NOTES

Mai. Gen. Commandant John A. LIE
jeune was visited Wednesday by one
of the World War heroes of France
Maj. Gen. Passage, retired, of the
French army.
Brig. Gen. Charles l.. McCawley
quartermaster of the Marine Corps
left Wednesday for Bar Harbor, Me,
on his Summer vacation. Col. Hugh
Matthews, assistant quartermaster,
will be in charge during the absence
of Gen. McCawley.
Maj Gen. Wendell C.. Neville, COM
manding the East Coast expeditionary
base at Quantico, Va. will have his
present force of LOO Marines aug
mented by the 600 now returning from
Nicaragua.
The 310th Company. Fleet Marine
Corps Reserve. New Orleans. La. will
be placed on active duty and will en-
train July for Quantico, Va, where
it is due to arrive July IL for a
period of two weeks intensive train
ing. This company is commanded by
Capt. Richard r. Day, Y. S. NJ. c. r.,
his assistant being Second Lieut.. AL
fred A. Waters, also of the Reserves.
Col. Thomas c.. Treadwell. U. S.
NJ. c., retired. will, it is understood.
shortly proceed to Europe on an ex-
tended visit.
Reports from various units of the
Marine Corps League give promise of
increased membership, and a large at
tendance of delegates at the national
convention to be held at Erie, Pa,
next November.
Gunnery Sergt. H. c. Blackberry,
business manager of the Leatherneck,
is in New York City.
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To Best Broadcast Controls.

In the interest of helping broadcast
erS maintain their assigned freQuen.
cies, the Bureau of Standards is ready
to calibrate control apparatus for
broadcasting stations. If they are of
standard make and efficiency.
A statement from bureau officials
says: THE Bureau of Standards will
calibrate a piezooscillator, frequency
indicator or frequency meter for use
In maintaining radio broadcaSting
station on it's assigned frequency upon
request of the owner of the station. A
nominal fee is charged. Instruments
should not be sent to the bureau for
celebration without first writing and
giving the call letters of the station
and it's assigned frequency and the
type, make and description of the de.
vice to be calibrated. Information as
to the type and make of the device
will assist in deciding whether the in
strument can be accepted for test and
may save returning the device to the
maker for changes in construction.
The bureau can accept for celebration
only instruments which are properly
constructed and likely to maintain
their calibratio
Specifications for a piezooscilator
and for a frequency indicator can be
obtained by addressing the radio sec.
ton Of the Bureau of Standards. A
more sensitive resonance indicator has
recently been devised for the bureaus
type b frequency indicator. The radio
frequency ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has
been replaced by a crystal detector
and direct current milliammeter. The
latter combination shows smaller
changes in frequency, than the thermo-
galvanometer."
To compare American frequency
standards and apparatus with those
of scientists in Great Britain, Ger
many, France and other foreign coun-
tries, DR.. J. II. Dellenger of the bu-
reau is planning to make a trip to Eu-
rope this month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Monday, July 4.

Astrologers read tomorrow as an upk
important day in planetary direction.
time for rest and recreation.
Some sort of unwelcOme news may
be expected at this time. the seers
warn, for Mars is in a threatening as
pect.
Beneath the surface of public affairs
tomorrow. there may be special rea-
son for rejoicing over national condi-
tions.
There is d sign held to be not for
tunate for orators. for they probabI&
will attain little publicity, owing co.
sensational news of some sort.
Although the new moon of the
month was attended by ominous as:
poets for Great Britain, the stars smile
on many conditions in the Uniter
States. -.
Events which will reveal the strong.
tie of brotherhood uniting English,
speaking peoples are forecast
Danger to persons high in political
affairs of Europe are now foreseen.
They are subject to aspects that are
most sinister. =
Germany. Italy and India may be
badly affected by the position of the
stars. which presage strange govern
mental upheavaIs.
Crime will increase instead Of
diminish and sporadic movements to
prevent the rule of evil doors will be-
unsuccessful, it is prophesied.
War and earthquakes in more than
one foreign country appear to be in.
dicated, and new problems will be pre-
sented at Washington, d. c. ?
Appalling disasters may be expected
in all parts of the world, and 1t Is well
for every one to be exceedingly care.
full in observing all safety rules. -
fCOpyright 1927
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RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

apparently plans to stay in Brooklyn.
but has had its power cut from 500
to $50 watts. WDWM Of Newark eX-
poets to transfer it's power plant to
Asbury Park and may get increased
power IL 1t does SO.
Upstate in New York. VIXEN has
moved from Buffalo, where it func-
toned as WPDQ, to Kenmore, with
an increase in power. The Stromberg
Carlson station. WHAM, has been au-
thorized to erect a new station In
Victor Township. some 10 miles south
east of Rochester, n. Y, its original
site, and use as high as 1000 watts
instead of 500. 1t will also proba bly,
be permitted 10 operate on a better
broadcast channel in the neighbor-
hood of 800 kilocycles, 1t is understood.
WRZA, at Boston, plans a removal
outside the city and increased power
to 1000 watts. WHO of Chicago has
requested the use of ) kilowatts, but
so far has been authorized to use only
500 watts, unless it moves out. This
situation is said to be affecting the
location of several other stations in
the Chicago district, where some re-
movalS are expected.
The Milwaukee Journal station,
WTAIJ, also is seeking new site
w
instead of 500 watts. WBAP, Fort
Worth Star-Telegram's broadcaster, is
now located about miles from the
city proper and is using 500 watts.
The Greater St. Louis Broadcasting
Co., successors to the Benson Broad
casting Co.. requested the use Of 5
kilowatts for new site and trans.
mitter. but so far has been permitted
to use only 1000 watts for KFVE.
A new transmitter for Station WRC,
at Washington. to he located some
where between that city and Balti-
more, is planned i'm the near future.
but, pending the erection of high
power set, the old set at Fourteenth
street and Park road will be used, al
though a new studio is to be opened
soon in the National Press Building.
This is, of course. the practice in
most organiZa tons which operate out
side city limits; they maintain studios
in town and operate their sets by re-
mote control, which is said to be the
ideal method in large cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

Many broadcaSting stations are CO.
operating with the desires of the Fed
eral Radio Commission and reducing
local interference, but at the same
time securing higher transmitting
power, by moving out Of town. This
exodus is becoming popular in the
large cities.
1t is not only carrying out an old
idea of the Department of Commerce,
which long ago advocated that hlgn-
powered stations be located from ~
to 20 miles outside city limits, put
making a decided hit with the metro
politan fans. who prefer to operate
under the shadow of as few proad
casting stations as possible.
Recently the Radio Commission APP
nroyed IA construction and removal
permits, which, when new transmit
ters are built and new locators estab-
lished, should make for considerable
Improvement in reception. Among
the most important removals Is that
of the National Broadcasting 60.
5,00O-watt transmitter WEAF from
New York to Bellmore, Long Island,
where authority to use so kiloWattS
has been granted WEAF engineers,
after a long and careful field survey.
using temporary :ransmitters, selecteu
Rellmore as an ideal site for their new
station, work on which Is now gong
forward. The old channel of $40 kllo-
cycles is to be used there after the
transfer, scheduled for late this ran.
Several other stations in the New
York section already have secured
permission or are seeking permits to
move their sets farther from the con-
gested centers, at first thought de-
Sirahle sites for broadcast transmit.
ters. The International Broadcasting
Co., operators of Station VIGIL. and.
incidentally. the organization which
is attempting to test out the radio law
in the Court Of Appeals in the District
of Columbia, has been authorized to
move it's transmitter from New York.
where 500 watts is the maximum
power allowed, to Secaucus, N. j.,
where 900 watts is authorized. The
250-watt Station WCDA of the italian
Educational Broadcasting Co. ut
Brooklyn will soon be moved to Cliff
side, n. j., where the use of 500 watts
will be permitted. WHAP, the Taylor
Finance Corporations station, plans
to move from New York to Kenii
worth, n. j., where 1000 watts will
be allowed.
Station WOR, owned by the BAN
berger interests and situated in New
ark, will move to kearney, N. j..
where authority TO use q 5-kilowatt
transmitter instead of a 500-watt one
was sought, and permission to oper
ate with 1000 watts has been ap
proved. Station WPCH plans to re
move its transmitter to a better stu
alton than that in New York, where
higher power may be used. WFRL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

II a.m.-Service of First Congrega
tiOnal Church, Col. j. 7. AXtOu chief
OF chaplains of the United States
Army, will preach the sermon.
II noon.-Studio orchestra under
the direction of Hugo Mariani, from
WIZ.
p.m.-"Roxy" and His Gang. u
from WIZ.
p.m.-Interdenomin Church
service. from WEAF.
p.m.-Federation Forum with DIR.
H. II. Joachim. from WEAF.
$3.50 p.m.-Federation sacred mu.
steal. from WEAF.
p.m.-Service from Peace Cross,
Washington Cathedral, Rev. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Canon of Washington.
will preach the sermon.
p.m.-National concert orchestra
from WEAF'.
$40 p.m.-Musical program under
the direction of Maj. Edward Bowes.
broadcast with WEAF, from the Capt.
toll Theater, New York.
8:15 p.m.-Correct time. from WEAF.
SIS p.m.-Atwater Kent program
with Paul Althouse, tenor, from
WEAF.
S:45 p.m-'The Future of Avia-
LlOH, Dy casey Jones, from w Ear.
to $50 p.m.-Organ recital, from
WEAF.
Early Program Tomorrow.
1855 a.m.-Arlington time signals.
II noon.-Astor orchestra, from
WIZ.
1880 p.m.-Play by play account of
the Washington-New York base ball
game by Thornton Fisher from The
Star Studios.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03

SIGNALS who are ready to take the air
when the right opportunity comes
along. Some of these people are stars
of the first magnitude.
Usually when the theatrical season
moderates for the Summer stars
whose runs are not continuing either
take their vacations or enter stock
companies. This year the stock com.
pany outlet is practically closed. for
never in the recent history of theatre
Gals have there been so many success
full stock companies in operation.
These have been running all year and
are firmly established.
One estimate places the number OF
such local dramatic companies at 200.
On the legitimate stage an excess of
bad plays poorly staged has scared
away many potential financial back
ers, with the result that radio has an
excellent choice of prominent people.
Now the big musical productions are
getting topheavy. One famous New
York theater, home of many revues.
will be dark this Summer for the first
time in Is years. Prominent names
are being released for radio and manu-
facturers are spending great sums to
meet competition. They will pay the
price for top-notch radio advertising.
Don't overlook radio this Summer.
One cant afford to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
|ALTHOUSE LISTED
IN WRC PROGRAM
Well Known Concert Singer
AtWater Kent Feature
for Tonight.

Paul Althouse, we'll known concert
singer and for 10 years one of the
leading tenors with the metropolitan
Opera Co. will provide the Atwater
Kent radio concert tonight, which
WRC will broadcast at S:15 o'clock.
kipling's "Recessional." will open the
program. Other numbers include
What a Wonderful World it Would
Be-" The Great Awakening" I'm
fold Thy Snowy Pinions." THE Scr.
rows of Death" Hymn of Praise. "
I'm the Luxembourg Gardens" and
Hawaiian Love Song"
Casey Jones, aviator. will speak on
1.-The Future of Aviation at 8:45
o'clock. The program will close with
Cathedral Echoes" from 9 to $50.
Features on this morning and this
afternoon programs include services
from the First Congregational Church
in the Metropolitan Theater, with Col.
J. T. Axton, chief of chaplains of the
United States Army. presiding; Studio
Orchestra, under the direction of
Hugo Mariani, from WIZ; Roxy and
His Gang" from WIZ; Interdenomi-
national Church services. Federation
Summer Forum, federation sacred
musicale. services from Peace Cross,
Washington Cathedral, with Rev. An
son Phelps Stokes, canon of Wash
ing, preaching, and National Concert
Orchestra from WEAF, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
RADIO NETWORK FEATURE.
"Tie-Up" for National Broadcast
Transmission Staged.

The first permanent tie-up Of a
broadcasting station in the extreme
southeastern part of the United
States for the simultaneous transmits.
sion of National Broadcastiug Co. ra.
Olo programs will be effected We1nes.
day night. At this time. Station
WAX, Jacksonville, Fla, joins the
blue network for the broadcasting of
the Maxwell hour.
Only this one blue network feature
will be heard through WAX for the
present. but it is expected that in the
very near future other chain presenta-
tons will be added to the regular
weekly schedule Of broadcasts which
will be carried through the Jackson
vile station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
WRC MAKES RECORD.
FOR HOURS ON AIR.
Station Kept Audience
Abreast Byrd Flight Prog
ress Thursday to Friday.

Keeping the radio audience abreast
of the news of the flight of Comdr.
Byrd and his three companions, sta
tion WRC broke all past records
Thursday for the number of hours on
the air in 49, day. The station be-
gan broadcasting at GAS am, and,
with several short Interruptions. was
on the air until 3:4S am. Friday. The
station broadcast for II hours and 45
minutes.
The Thursday program was SEIZED
uled to end at II o'clock Thursday
night, but, inaSmuch as the fate of
the plane America was still in doubt,
WRC officials decided to continue
broadcasting until definite news had
been obtained. Shortly before II
o'clock arrangements were made with
Jack Golden, director of lie Paradis
Band to continue his music for an
other hour after concluding his regu-
lar program. Promptly at II o'clock,
1t started to rain on lie Paradis roof
and the dance program was called
off
Makes Switch to WEAF.
However. WRC Immediately switched
to WEAF, where Floyd Bennett,
Byrd's pilot on his North Pole flight.
gave a ftve-minute talk on the New
York to-PariS flight. Jack Albin and
his orchestra. from New York, fur
nished music until 1890 o'clock.
From 11:30 until 3:4S am. WRC con-
tinued its hook-up with WEAF. The
New York station provided an i'm
promptu musical program, in which
announcers and station employees took
part. A hurry call was sent out and
a half-doZen radio artists came to the
studios to help put on a continuous
program.
From early Thursday morning I'M
til Friday morning, WRC PIT out bull
letins telling OF the progress of the
flight. The station did not sigr off
until definite word had been received
that Comdr. Byrd and his c)mpanions
had been located.
Thursday Evening Disclosures.
Early Thursday evening reports
were circulate in Washington tina.
Comdr. Byrd had landed just outside
of Paris. Despite these reports,
which had every indication of being
authe..tic, WRC was unable to get
definite confirmation. Consequently.
the continued announcements of the
fact that the America was still missing
brought scores of telephone calls to
the station from listeners who had
heard the other report and were mys.
titled with the failure of WRC to give
cred9nce- to the reports. A little
later in the evening. it was definitely
ascertained that the early reports
were erroneous. All during the eve.
ming bulletins of all sorts were re.
ceived. some giving hopeful reports
and others discouraging tidings. But
WRC continued on the air until def
mite word was received.
A large number of listeners followed
the early morning program, it was in
dicated by telephone calls received at
the station, up until the time WRC
signed off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Indian Station to Open.

Broadcasting from the new 12.kilo-
watt station of the Indian Broadcast
ing Co. at Bombay. India. probably
will start in August, Consul Beach
reports to the Commerce Department.
Great interest in broadcast reception
is expected to follow the opening of
this station. for heretofore there has
been nothing but the programs offered
by the Bombay Radio Club from a
low-powered station operating on 3S7
meters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
District Fans Use
$4,000 Radio Sets,
Survey Discloses

There are 42,900 radio receiving
sets in use In the District. accord
ing to the Society for Electrical
Development, which has just COM
pleted Nationwide survey of
radio apparatus. The total num-
her # receivers in the United
States the society places at $685.
$50, and they are estimated to
serve 100000 listeners.
New York State, of course. leads,
with 655,S50 sets, and Pennsylvania
ranks second with s03,100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Sandpaper for Cleaning,

For all electrical work requiring the
Use of an abrasive for polishing and
for cleaning off rust, dirt or grease,
t"1ndpaper is the preferred article
Many radio fans make the mistake of
using files or emery paper Iron or
seeef filings gather when either of
these are used, and this is by no
u'eans beneficial to the set Whatever
onSt is left after using sandpaper at
least is dielectric, and will not in
terfere in any way with the circuit
OF the efficiency Of the electrical in
sErument through partial short cir.
cliting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Lisbon Station Opens.

Consul General Stanley reports the
opening Of the Marconi radio station
a Lisbon, Portugal, for the transmits
sion and receipt of messages between
Portugal and England and Madeira.
Points in both North and South Amer.
lea and Africa are also communicated
with. Direct communication with
radio stations in the United States is
now offered to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-03
Cy Pres Club Luncheon.

Woman students of National UnivefS:.
sity. comprising the Cy Pres Club. %
which Mrs. Ann Webster, senior inr'
tn" Law School. is president, will hold.
their first monthly luncheon of tho.
Summer term next Thursd y at the
University Women's Club. 1884 l streets
northwest. Most of the Summer stu
dents are expected to attend. as wet
as a number of those members who
are not enrolled in the institution dur:
int the curr~ mt term.