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Evening star., 1927-05-01
The Troubles eShooterSays i:

Trying TO keep the towns radio sets
going has given me plenty OF oppor'
tunity to sort out radio troubles and
assign TO them their various causes.
Ii may be of interest TO note that my
chief discovery is that most trouble
comes TO those who use their sets the
least.
Radio needs exercise. ! guess il
must he like rubber band in that re-
spect. 1t is the unused set that goes
TO pieces, because when set isn't
used it isn't thought of. and when Il
isn't on the owners mind 1t naturally
is neglected.
Most of the battery trouble is with
those owners who admit not using
their sets very much. They neglect to
charge the battery or they fail to con
slider that a battery discharges just by
standing idle Persons who expect TO
TIE their sets each evening automat-
ically are reminded to keep them in
better condition.
Some of the persons / am called
upon to help use their sets so infre-
quently that they forget how to tune
for stations in the most efficient man
ner. 1t is very much like the motorist
who forgets how to handle his car eX-
pertly because he drives so infre-
frequently.
me IolloWiib lHcIoeHl A4uSIhdle"
this point:
One of my customers called me to
say that a friend of his was having
trouble with his set and could not get
the stations which formerly came in
without the least amount of effort.
Could / help him out?
He gave me the name and address
and / volunteered to try my hand at
this mystery. When / arrived the
owner was trying his best to pull in
his former favorite, but without sign
of signal from the loud speaker.
! How long is it since you last used
| the set?" / asked.
mot since last month";" he esti-
mated.
| That was explanation enough. lie
| simply was dialing for the station at
it's former dial address, lie did not
know IL had chauRad it's wave lenefh
Evening star., 1927-05-01
BETTER ETHER ASSURED
BROADCAST STATIONS
Commission Says Chaotic Condi-
,tions Soon Will Be Remedied.
Improvement Already Noted.

The chaotic condition in the ether
will soon be made to approach a more
cosmic one, members Of the Federal
Radio Commission assert, pointing
out the improvements already made
in the congested New York and Chi
cago districts, where, with stations on
standard channel; separated suffi-
ciently. local and national interfer-
ence already has decreased.
The public must realize, it was eX-
planned, that SO far only temporary
reallocation has been effected; wave
lengths and power will continue to be
shifted for perhaps two or three
months before anything like ideal
conditions can be secured. Even
tually 30-kilocycle separation between
stations in a single city and 20 kilo-
cycles between centers within 500
miles of each other will be main
tanned, and nowhere in the country
will stations channels be closer than
10 kilocycles, the engineering stand
ard separation found necessary to
prevent. carrier wave interference.
kilograms and messages from the
Middle West indicate that the first
step at reformation in the ether
routes has pleased both station
operators and listeners. it was said a
the Federal radio headquarters.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
PLANS ROAD HOSPITALS.
France Will Supply First Aid Sta
tions for Morists.

PARIS. April 80 ED.-The Paris.
Deauville road, we'll marked with
automobile wrecks every Summer, is
to have regular hospital service.
First aid stations are to be estab-
lished along the 140 miles of the
speedway to the seashore by the
Touring Club of France.
AT each 100 points. or every mile
and a half, there will be equipment
for emergency medical attention. At
certain points there will be provision
for summoning doctors and ambu-
lances.
The road is the most popular out
of Paris, and as it leads to the
country's most fashionable and most
expensive resort, there always are
many fast cars.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Coil Type Antenna.

An all-directional antenna is one
of the coil type. It's chief virtue is
that it collects signals from all direc-
tions, as opposed to the loop antenna
which picks maximum energy only
from the direction in which it
points, or the fixed outdoor aerial.
which is even less adaptable. 1t is
claimed for the coil antenna that 1t
provides greater selectivity. This,
however, is not true unless such fea
lures also are true of the set itself
Evening star., 1927-05-01
GREAT SEASON NEAR
FOR BROADCASTING
Coming Summer Foreseen as At
fording Unusual Opportunity
for Radio Listeners-In.

Network broadcasting will con-
tribute largely toward making the
coming warm weather season the
greatest Summer broadcast listeners
have ever known, according to Merlin
Hall Aylesworth, president of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
The Summer of 1927 will be the
first of National Broadcasting Co. s
existence" Mr.. AyleswOrth states.
"StiIl. we believe that the program
features which will be furnished from
our studios in New York and San
Francisco to the associated stations
of our three networks will prove the
non existence of seasons in radio.
New contracts for sponsored pro-
grams and plans which have been
made for sustaining features will
combine to provide radio listeners
the United States with
as interesting and as en-
tertaining as those which have been
heard during the past Winter.
"It appears that the growth of our
networks will aid materially toward
radio to come into its true
position in the whole field of music
and entertainment During the Sum-
mer months. while the opera, the
halls and many of the
theaters are closed, radio has a great
entertainment demand to fill. With
the assistance of manufacturers who
are sponsoring programs through our
networks. the National Broadcasting
Co. plans TO furnish the following
features. which will be transmitted
simultaneously by the network sta
tions on regular schedule throughout
the Summer.
"Of course, silent periods and con-
flicts in time schedules will prevent
some of the network stations from
several of the features
1t should also be borne
in mind that in addition to these net
work programs, the local audiences
of WEAF and WIZ will be enter
tanned by additional programs which
will be transmitted by these stations
alone.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS

sideration are entitled 10 appear and
state their positions
The tentative assignments of fire.
quencles. made by the commission,
many Of them the same channels used
for some time by those stations, it is
believed, will save many stations from
the expense and trouble of preparing
their cases Tor hearings. and it is eX-
pected that at least 15 per cent of the
interference will be eliminated.
During the next two or three
months broadcast stations in operation
will be considered as on trial. They
will be watched closely by the field
inspectors of the Department of Com
merce, which is to carry on the actual
policing of the ether. and reported on.
The radio inspectors, however, will
not be the sole judges of a station s
value or behavior, the commission
feels, believing that the radio public.
too, will have its ear tuned to the
ether waves to see what, if any, i'm
provement Is being offered it.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
GALAXY OF STARS
TO SING OVER WRC.
Grand Opera and Concert
NotabIeS Join Tonight
in Big Program.

Grand opera and concert stars Of
the first magnitude will join in the
premier program Of the air tonight,
which will come to Washington
through Station WRC.
The event, which win formally open
National Music week, viii be the gala
night radio program OF Atwater Kent
artists. nine Of whom will s on the
air through L stations in an hour
and-a-half program of opera and
popular numbers.
Artists to Appear.
Never before has so great mum
her Of Americas most famous song
birds and instrumentalists been heard
in a single radio concert. Among
the singers themselves. the occasion
is known as the "AtWater Kent home
coming" since all who will be heard in
the gala night program have partici-
pated in previous Atwater Kent pro
grams this season. Several of them
will journey from afar in their con-
cert tours to take part in the grand
finale of the Fail and Winter Atwater
Kent radio season.
The artists who will he heard are
I
politan Opera: Jeanne Gordon, con
tralto of the Metropolitan Opera;
Louise Homer. contralto: Louise
Homer Stires. soprano. John Cori-
gliano. violinist: Paul Kochanski,
yiolinist. Charles Hackett, tenor of the
Chicago Civic Opera; Allen McQuhae,
tenor; Reinald Werrenrath, baritone,
and a male quartet
The program will be as varied as
the talents of the artists. There will
he solos, duets and quartets. The
numbers will range from well known
operatic arias to old popular songs.
There will be violin obbligatos and
the Atwater Kent Orchestra. under
the direction of Louis Edlin, con-
duCtor.
Series viii End.
This gala night brings to an end
the Fall and Winter series of Atwater
Kent concerts, but a new Atwater
Kent Summer series will be an
nounced to follow without a break,
beginning next Sunday.
WRC's program opens at IL o'clock
with services from St. Johns Episco-
pal Church. where Rev. Robert John
ston, pastor, will preach. AT II. the
studio orchestra from WIZ viii be
heard. Roxy and His Gang" will go
on from / to i'll their Sunday after
noon concert. From to 3 O'Clock.
the Young Peoples Conference will
be broadcast from New York.
The regular services from Bethle-
hem Chapel Of the Washington Ca
thedral viii be broadcast at o'clock
with Bishop James E. Freeman
preaching the sermon. At $40, will
he heard the musical program from
the Capitol Theater.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Meteorological Reports Broadcast.

The Weather Bureau and the Navy
are cooperating in broadcasting each
morning at SIS o'clock special meteor
illogical reports for aviators. Station
NAA is broadca sting these reports on
the short waves of 81 and "a meters
and reception Is assured in all parts
of the country. The usual weather
reports are augmented by additional
data valuable to flyers and covering
conditions in the United States. Hawaii
and parts of Canada and the West
Indies.
Receipt of the new radio service
makes it possible for all air stations
and fields TO prepare q weather map
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Plan Program Exchange.

The mutual exchange of European
broadcast programs is being planned
by representatives of several Euro
peans countries, who met at Geneva
recently. The scheme is to trans
INIT certain radio programs by wire
ana cable TO broadcasting stations in
other countries for rebroadcastinS
1ust as is done in American chain
broadcas ting.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Bellows Holds 675 Will Not Be
Increased.

The total number of broadcast sta
tions on the air will never be more
than CTS, according to Radio Com
missioner Bellows, who points out
that more than 100 had failed to file
official applications for broadcast
privileges, and that he believed many
of them would not do so. Reasons
for this, he said, included decision
10 go out of business because sta
tions and ether channels could not
be sold and because it cost so much
to maintain a station and secure suit
able talent.
All stations which were active
prior to April % when the new law
went into force, have been notified
by the commission that they cannot
continue operation without Federal
licenses or permits. In the event an
unlicensed station continued opera
1lon. the Department of Commerce
radio supervisors and inspectors will
report it and the commission will
ask the Department of Justice to
close it or bring the offenders into
Federal courts, where they will be
subject to fines of $1,000 and i'm
prisonment.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Hoover to Head Delegates.

II is understood that Secretary of
Commerce Hoover win head the
United States delegation 10 meet with
representatives of foreign nations in
Washington during the sessions Of
the International Radio Telegraph
Convention, now scheduled TO take
place early in October
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Transmittir Without Antennas.

For the first time on record, two
radio stations have communicated
with each other over distance of 900
miles without using transmitting an
tennas. Recently. while Naval Re
search Laboratory station aNKF, at
Bellevue, ID. C., was communicating
with the Naval Reserve station 4XE,
operated. by Lieut.. Comdr. w. ]. Lee.
L. S. y. r., at Winter Park, Fla, it's
aerial was disconnected.
On a slight decrease in the in
coming signal length was noted by
Comdr. Lee at Winter Park. who then
disconnected his own transmitting an
tenna. The two-Way break-i com.
munication was uninterrupted. al
though both stations were using only
their helices as radiatin~ systems.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Oversee Plane Licensed.

The transatlantic airplane Co.
lumbia, owned by G. w. Bellanca, to
be piloted by either Campbell. Acosta
or Lindberg, has. been licensed by the
Commerce Department to operate
under the radio call WBJ. on 500 and
$40 meters. 1t is equipped with a
tube telegraph set.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Netherlands Radio Shift.

The old Hilversum broadcasting
station in the Netherlands probably
will be taken over by a new broad
casting company to be known as
AkNO. or Netherlands General Radio
Broadcasting Co. Commercial At
tache Wicket reports.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
ROAMING STATION
RULE IS MODIFIED
Temporary Permits Granted
10--Wave and Power
Changes Announced.

Modifying it's decision respecting
itinerant radio stations that move
from town to town "a furnish special
Chautaudua or local advertising
broadcastS 10 rural communities, the
Federal Radio Commission announced
yesterday that 1t has granted tempo
rary permits TO 10 of the Il portable
stations formerly on the air. The
ease presented by the portable opcr-
ators foI the public service thcv
render led TO the altered policy. the
perambulating radio stations having
previously been ordered to take fixed
locations or quit broaca sting.
All viii operate with low power on
frequency of 1.470 kilocycles. or
wave length of 204 meters. which liz
at the extreme lower end OF the broad.
east band Seven using 100 watts
power are operated by G. H. Carrell,
Chicago, using the call letters WIBJ
WHBM, WHBL. WIBW. WIBM,
WkBG. and WBBZ. Edwin Aber,
Chicago, obtained permit for WMBH,
a 100-watt portable The other two
castle. Pa, and WALK, Bethayres.
Pa.
80 Belated Permits.
\ list Of 80 belated permit grants
just announced discloses wave and
power changes as follows:
Stations required to change both
power and requency--WCRW, Chi.
Cago, 500 to 900 watts. 4107 to 394. 5
meters: WABF. Kingston. Pa, 500 to
80 watts. 410.7 to ESQ., meters:
WRAK, Ecanaba, Mich, 100 to 30
watts, 256 to 267.7 meters: VIGIL. New
York, ] 900 to 100 watts, 442.4 to AGA
meters; KMIC. Inglewood, Calf. 500
to $50 watts 3S7 to 260.7 meters;
WMAK. LoCkport, n. Y, ! 900 to 750
watts, 1858 to 1898 meters; VICES.
Oak Park, H., 1 900 to 500 watts, 315.B
to 319 meters; WBNY, New York T50
to 500 watts, 1924 to 1863 meters.
Power changes-KFVE, st. Louis.
5000 to ! 900 watts; VICAR, San An
tonia, 5000 to 900; KFyXH, Ell Paso
so to 100: KGRS, Amarillo, 100 to 150;
WFBL. Syracuse, 1000 to 750: KFIF,
Portland, Greg. $50 to 100; WCAT,
Rapid City. S. OAK, so to 100; KUOA
Fayetteville. Ark, $50 TO 500; KNRC.
Santa Monica. Calf. 750 to 500; KSCJ,
Sioux City. 10 to 500; WWNC, Ashe
vile, \. c., 20 to 500.
Changes in Frequency.
Frequency changes-WJAZ, Chi
cago, 329 to 3945 meters; NFBC. San
Diego, $50 to 377.6 meters; WLBZ,
Dover -FoXcroft Me. 299 to 1858
meters: WBKN. Brooklyn. 291.1 to
247S meters; WBRS. Brooklyn, 394 to
247.S meters; WLBN, Chicago. 225 to
204 meters: WRIST. New York, e215.7
to 2026 meters WODA. Paterson.
n. J., 1909 to 1924 meters; WLBM,
Boston. 4S0 to 405.S meters; WIAD,
Philadelphia. 250 to 234.2 meters;
WABR. Toledo 263 to 340.7 meters.
Station KF'WM, Oakland, Calf. was
shifted from $3.50 to 214.2 meters. and
may use / 900 watts power during the
daytime and 500 at night.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

Latvia has but one radio broadcast
station. but 1t is the source of pro-
grams for at least 5000 fans in and
around Riga, Consul Farr Simons re-
! ports,
Evening star., 1927-05-01

1860 MeterSl.
II a,m.-Services from ST John $
Episcopal Church. Rev. Robert John
sion, pastor, will preach the sermon.
II noon-Orchestra under the direc-
tion of Hugo Mariani. from WIZ.
p.m.-"Roxy and His Gang" from
WIZ.
2 to $50 pm.--Young Peoples Con-
ference, under the auspices of the
Greater New York Federation of
Churches, with an address by DIR.
Daniel A. Polling. broadcast with sta
tion WEAF.
4 p.m.-Services from Bethlehem
Chapel Of Washington Cathedral,
Right Rev. James f. Freeman, Bishop
Of Washington, will preach the ser
mon.
$50 to 6:20 p.m.-One-act play, from
WEAF.
500 p,m.-Musical program from the
Capitol Theater, broadcast with
4VEAF.
S:15 p.m.-Time signal from WEAF.
S:f5 to 9:45 p.m.-Atwat Kent
Radio hour, featuring Nine. Frances
Aida, soprano: Reinald Werrenrath,
@aritone: Louise Homer. cOntralto;
Louise Homer Stires, soprano; Charles
Hackett, tenor: Allen McQuhae, tenor;
Jeanne Gordon, contralto; Paul
Kochanski and John Corigliano,
violinists, and the Atwater-Kent
Orchestra, from WEAF.
Early Program Tomorrow.
645 TO 7:15 a.m.-Tower health eX
+ ercises broadcast with WEAF.
1855 a.m.--Arlington time Signals.
12 noon-Park Lane Orchestra, from
WIZ.
to p.m.--Organ recital.
Evening star., 1927-05-01
RADIO PRODUCTION GAINS.
Industry Jumps to $l70,197, SOL
Total in 1925.

Total radio apparatus produced b.
American manufacturers i'm 1925 was
$t7019T.86f. compared with total
of S54,000,470 in 1923. at factory
prices the Bureau of Census an
nUunces.
The number ot radio tubes pro
duced in 1925 was 24.0f5.443. against
only 4,6S7,400 two years before. Their
value i'm 1925 was S21.17Q.610 COM
pared with a valuation OF $9S2E172
in 1928. Other radio apparatus, in
cluding both transmitting and 70
ceiving sets. aggregated S149.027.@5t
in 1925, against S44.176. 29S in 1923.
the census figures show.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

TO AM
30-Mooseheart Protestant services
TO AM.
so0-New York Chldens stories music
TO 10 AN.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

In Chinese writing. each character
is made. of from I TO 81 separate
strokes of the brush
Evening star., 1927-05-01
Local Radio Entertainment
Sunday, May /, 1927

NAA--WashingtOn Navy Yard (4S4.5
Meters).
1905 a.m.-Weather Bureau reports.
3:45 p.m.--Weather Bureau reports.
9:55 p.m.--Arlington time signals.
1905 p.m.--Weather Bureau reports.
WRHF-Washingto Radio Hospital
Fund (256 Meters1.
Silent.
WMAI-Washin Radio Forum
(293.9 Meters.
Silent.
El ndin En.-.ann.a tinrn nE A mn al.ica
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
OIL CONTROVERSY
TRUCE EXPECTED
AFTER MEETING
BY United Press Leased Wire

MENItO CITY, Jan. lS.-A tenn
porarv truce in the oil laws contro-
vcrsv seemed assured today, after Il
conference between Secretary of
Industry Moroncs and attorneys for
the petroleum companies.
While official comment was with
held, authoritative sources close to
the oil group said the controversy
Las been temporarily sidctrackcd
and danger of further dispute re-
moved pending settlement by th"
supreme court
1t was understood that under tn"
accord reached at the conference
the oil companies involved in the
dispute have been assured that their
demands will be temporarily grant
ID 'for all practical purposes of
operation.
1t was said iniunctlons would be
granted the oil companies by the
government either today or tomor-
row which will permit the compan-
les to operate without interference
under the disputed laws.
Whether such action would settle
the issues advanced by the United
States namely, that the land and
Petroleum laws of January are
both confiscatorv and retroactive
cannot be determined at present, it
WAS said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Farm Bureau to
Hold Meet Here

FL Centre will hc host to the
Farm Bureau Regional conference
ON February l9 when officials from
california 5 six southern counties
will be here for week end. Be
tween - and 10 executives are eN-
pcctcd, according to q. +. Burton,
newly elected secretary manager of
the Imperial County Farm Bureau.
Under the direction of :. +. Rob
inson, president of the county or
gauizatiou who is acting aS the
chairman of the arrangement com
mittcc, an interesting program will
be planned for the week end.
Representatives of county farm
bureau organizations, farm advisors
and county chairmen of farm home
departments from Orange, SAN Bcr-
uardio, san Diego, Riverside and
Los Angeles counties with those of
this county, will attend the meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
MildeW Found on
Winter Squash

Live specimcnts of cantaloupe
mildcw which have gone through
the winter 5 frosts unharmed up to
the present time have been found in
active fruiting condition ON winter
squash, according to J. b. Norton Of
the associated plant pest control
committee.
Norton and p. \. Miller, Cniver-
sity of California plant pathologist
and mildew expert, are both at work
at the present time conducting in
VestigationS and compiling data
which will be applied in the active
fight to be conducted during the
1927 cantaloupc season.
Cantaloupc growers interested in
obtaining information ON their find
ingS may communicate with Norton
at the horticultural commissioner s
office and Miller at the farm ad-
visor s office in the court house.
While some mildcw was found in
active state following the first
light frosts, this is the first official
report made of its existence follow
ing the recent severe froSts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
Elimination OF
All Maladies By
1850 Is Predicted

BOSTON, Jan. 13.-Almost every
disease prevalent today will be con
mcrpd by medical science by 1850,
in the opinion Of Dr.. Lee X. Fran
kcl, vice president Of Il large life
insurance company.
What a number Of years ago
were regarded as communicable dis
cases of the first order. today are
extinct in the United States, he
said. 4" BY investing millions of
dollars annually, we have been able
to study the causes of the diseases
which not so many years ago cut
deep into the ranks Of humanity IN
every state in the Union.
In the past 10 wears there has
not been a single case Of cholera,
typhus or yellow fever reported n
this country. In the last year not
a single death occurred in this com
try from smallpox, that dreaded
malady of 80 years ago.
I'VE know today with the knoWl-
edge we have that there are certain
diseases that can bc completely and
forever eliminated. In - or %
years we expect not only to have
conquered every disease, including
cancer, but to have found prcventa-
tives for most of those ravaging
mankind today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-18
WINTERS ADMITS
HIS ESCAPE FROM
FEDERAL PRISON
Arrested by Local Officer
Man Declares He Is
Sought as Fugitive.

James r. Ray, known in FL Cen
tro rs W. r. Winters and q waiter
at local restaurant, vas arrested
last night hy Patrolman Frank Ne
NaSlin ON charge of having brok
en- Jail at Atlanta, Ga. Ray was
serving sentence for conviction Of
Il violation of the DYER Act and
made his escape while being trans
ported ON train with some other
prisoners to a branch prison of the
Atlanta Penitcntiary. he admitted
to the police today.
Ray had been sentenced to three
years upon conviction of the Dyer
Act violation and had served near
ly n wear of this sentence when he
made his getaway, he told Me
CaSlin this morning. He said that
he had been caught i'm Florida with
the ear, the machine having been
stolen in Texas.
The exact date when Ray broke
away from the authorities could
not be determined but If is bclicv-
ed to have been some time in Au-
gust.
McCaslin made the arrest after
he had recognized the prisoner
from a Photographic circular, the
officer said. and various other chan
uclS of information had convinced
him that Ray was a fugitive from
Justice. Ray denied the implica-
tions when first arrested but when
convinced of the proofs of his iden-
tity in the hands of the authorities,
he is said to have broken down
and admitted his escape.
The prisoner did not appear af-
fcctcd by his capture when talking
to McCaslin this morning but an
swcred all questions put by the of
ficcr readily. Atlanta authorities
have been notified.