Evening star., 1927-11-01
WIRED WIRELESS" !.
PATENTS ACQUIRED.
Economic Utilization Sought
of Reception by Power or
Telephone Lines.

wired wireless" interests for sew
eral years have been taking up pat
ents with which they have hoped 10
perfect the system of program recep-
tion via house power or telephone
lines. Behind the project is the inven.
tive genius of Maj. Gen. George o.
Squier, former chief of the Army Sig
nal Corps, who conceived the idea of
~wired wireless"
Briefly, the wired wireless" system
would do away with antenna picltup
and would bring into the home pro-
grams transmitted direct from studios
via electric lines. These would be am
piified through three.tube receiving
set, known as the 'monophone." The
advantages claimed for the system
are the elimination of static and
practically negligible upkeep. for no
batteries would be required; in fact.
nothing more would be needed than
the small receiver.
Wired wireless" has been prac.
tically demonstrated. One of the pri.
mary reasons advanced by Gen. Squier
for the belief that it will be taken up
by the telephone companies and the
public is that the telephone wires into
the homes of the land are idle most of
the time. Company estimates are
quoted to show that the 100000 tele-
phones in the country are used an
avera ge of only six times a day for
average calls of minutes. or
total of only Is minutes day for each
phone.
Economic utilization Of these idle
wires, over which high-class programs
might be carried into the homes. is
the key" to the whole scheme. The
sale of "monophones" at small cost,
mass scale, would establish virtually
a new industry. The usual revenues
would be derived by those putting on
the programs in the same way that
radio broadcasting stations derive
their incomes; that is, principally by
indirect advertising.
Whether the telephone interests
have taken up the wired wireless"
idea has not been stated. The new
system obviously would do away with
some radio reception, especially for
those listeners who care only for local
programs and would rather get them
free from the disturbances of the
ether. It is possible that it could be
established as a complement to local
radio broadcasting. the same program
that is put on the air being sent out
On the wires also.
Wire transmission and amplification
IL entirely possible, but the lure of
radio is an undeniable fact. Wired
wireless" may be taken up under the
auspices of the wire interests. who
practically left the radio field with the
sale Of WEAF by the A. T. & T. Co.
to the National Broadcasting Co., but
1t is doubtful whether it can displaee
radio. Its sponsors say it is not intend.
ed to do SO: that, on the other hand.
1t will free the ether from it's present
broadcasting clutter by relieving the
wave lengths Of their surplus Of traf.
fic.
WRC and its associated stations in
National Broadcasting Co.'S red net
work, tonight viii resume the series
OF weekly radio auction bridge games
which proved so popular last season.
Milton C. Work, Wilbur Whitehead
and Sidney S. Lenz of lew York, to.
gether with Comdr. Wihfield Liggett.
jr.. of Harrisonburg, Va, have pre-
pared the plays to be used in the in
ttial game of the new series.
Another addition to WRC's program,
which is to be nightly feature, is a
broadcast OF the weather forecast at
1890 O'Clock. A motor Oil firm will
sponsor distribution OF this forecast.
Laurette Taylor, star Of Peg o. My
Heart" and number of other stage
successes. will appear before the mi
crophone for the second time in the
E.TyoEan ~ hns s&c&~
musical feature. She is scheduled to
give excerpts from plays in which she
has starred, 1.-The Bird Of Paradise"
and the perennially popular Peg in
"Peg o. My Heart
The Radio Calvacade, which will
broadcast from 1890 to 11:30 o'clock,
has nlarshaled for it's weekly program
number Of vocal and instrumental
artists and character impersonators.
These include the Craig Sisters. Mac
and Lennie. Jack Cohan. popular
pianist. and Evan Davis and Bobby
Edwards, irnpersonators.
The Great Moments I'm History"
episode. arranged by Henry Fisk Carl.
ton for broadcasting by the National
Players. will surround Daniel Boone,
the well known character In early
Amer history.
WRC listeners who are following
the fortunes Of the pedestrians. Cotton
and Morpheus. OF the Sealy Air
Weavers. will find them en- route to
Chicago tonight via airplane. Vocal
duets and saxophone and vibraphone
splos compose the major portion of
the Air Weavers' musical program.
''The Honorable wu,' a profes-
sional Chinese imitator, and the musi.
cQa features of The Feast of Ian.
terms" are the principal attractions Of
the weekly radio movie club Of
WMAL. which VIII be broadcast to-
night from 1890 to 1870 o'clock.
The remainder OF wMAL's lengthy
program is crowded with features
These include dance music by the
Villa Roma Entertainers and seiec.
tions. the Harmonious Quartet and
the Columbia Hawaiian Guitar and
Ckulele Club. There also will be a
number OF vocal and instrumental
solos.
WIFI. the Fellowship Forum sta
ton, which has inaugurated nightly
broadcast program. Is featuring to.
night an entertainment by old-time
nddlers. In addition. there will be
solo and duet selections by members
OF the Forum Quartet and a recital
by Burrus Williams. concert pianist.
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