The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-10-22
EDISON s VOICE.
G|RDLES EARTH

9NOAMCAa
spaces last night into which
everything from everywhere flowed
without let or hlndrance. There
and fading stations came and
and West all provided programs
that could be tuned and were easy
to hear.
Youth will not take advice"
"a mans most productive period
il when he has the most energy
and enjoys his work most"
Il would be glad to live my life
over again.
Government management is fatal
to success
"The Government should regulate
but not attempt to manage indus
try"
IF people would eat half as
much az they do now they would be
healthier and happier and capable
of more and better work"
Thomas A. EDISON, In these short,
crisp sentences, answered a series
OF questions put to him last night
before a microphone by e. Wilbur
Rice jr., of the General Electric
Company and radio listeners through.
out the civilized world thus heard
what the great inventor had to say
and what he thought of many
things. The interview with Edison
was part of the observance OF the
forty eighth anniversary of the In
vention OF the incandescent lamp.
and took place in the library of the
inventors home In New Jersey.
BY means of q combination Of "a
radio stations resolving sets in
every section of the United States
and Canada could be. tuned to hear
the interview and by short wave
transmission from WGY, Sche-
nectady, and KDKA, Pittsburgh, the
sound of the electrical wizards
voice was carried 10 the uttermost
corners Of the earth.
INVENTOR MADE
BRIEF ANSWERS
Edison spoke in the detached way
of deaf people. His interviewer
asked him a series Of queStionS Gov.
ering many subjects. The answers
came promptly, distinctly and with
the most economic use OF words,
sometimes the simple yes" or no"
being all the answer given. Once
or twice he commenced to answer
a question before Rice finished
asking II. Sometimes the tone OF
the inventor seemed to be partictl.
larry kardonic. That was the cas-
especially when Mr.. Rice asked him
il he had any special message or
advice for the youth Of the world.
1t was then Edison said youth
will not take advice"
The interview was the big thrill
of the radio program last evening
a program that included a concert
by the Goldman Band in New York,
the dramatic series of questions and
answers in the Edison library and
a short local program by persons
Identified with the electrical IN
dustry and civic affairs in each
city where the affair was broad.
cast. In Washington William F..
Ham. president Of the Potomac
Electric Power Company and Mil.
ton b. Medary of the National Park
Flaming Commission were the
spea kerG.
Locally perhaps the most impor-
tant Of the broadcast concerts was
that Of the Arthur Jordan Music
Forum which came from WMAL..
The artists presented last evening in
Guided Stewart Dickson, pianist:
Eleanor Locke, mezzo.soprano, and
Martin Mallory, baritone. Again
Frank kimmell. who did the an.
nouncing. was the real star Of the
program with his intrdouctions of
the various numbers.
In the early evering Gretchen
Hood. soprano, was introduced as
soloist Of the Burlington concert
from WRC. We believe Miss Hood
can sing the same program she pre.
Sented last night in a much better
manner under better singing contli-
tons than are offered by a hotel
lobby or music room. A surprise
feature of the early program-and
WRC has provided two of them on
successive evenings--was a talk on
samuel Pepys. the great pianist. by
James B. Fagen, author of the play
based on Pepys' diary, now showing
at the BeIasco Theater.
Dr. B. ]. Palmer, OF voc, Daven-
port, made a,peppy talk which ap-
peared to have quite a lot more to
do with the advertising ability Of
me hen than anything else. during
the early hours. also from, WRC.
The talk was filled with Snappy Iowa
epiSrams that were easy to hear.
nut We're glad Announcer Daniels
asked listeners to write to the genial
DOCTOR, because. some Of them. in
mat way, may find out what 1t was
all about.
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