Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-08

the market six-tube sets of today. 1t
is not being made today because of the
resulting interference that it causes
under certain conditions, although a
there is no mandate in the radio rules
against it,
After having completed his set, Hale
was enjoying exceptionally good luck
in getting stations all over the Ameri-
can continent when he concluded that
things were working SO well he ought
to try more ambitious work. Accord
ingly he studied some of the world
radio programs and discovered the
hours that certain things were offered
in the Orient and then translated the
hours into the hour in Douglas time.
For example, he found that when the
announcer in the land of the Mikado
was telling the fans what they had
just heard, he would have to set his
time to be just eight hours later. For
example, if the program being con-
Quoted at Tokyo at BIS in the eve-
ming, he would get it here at Ais in
the morning That meant that he
must be literally sup and doing" and
it also meant that the alarm clock
must be brought into the picture for
Ais a. M for a man who does a days
work during daylight hours, is time
when sleep is sweet in Douglas.
Hears First Oriental Program
But Hale had been believer in Jean
Paul Richter's line, Musk est Poesie
der Luft'' Music is the poetry of the
air"-and so he determined to gather
"a portion of his music from the air
in the early morning and from points
in the Orient, including Tokyo, if pos
sible. Results soon were coming in.
On March 9, 1927, Hale caught the
first of "his poetry of the air" in a.
Jazz number, I'D Climb the Highest
Mountain" played by an orchestra in
Tokyo Hale's records do not show al
confirmation of that program, but with
that as his encouragement, he began
to work more Systematically and with
the definite purpose of hearing thel
programs from other lands and also Of
getting combinations of what he had
heard. The early autumn of 1927 be-
gan to show specific results and Hale
already is gathering the approved con-
firmation stamps to show that his work
is according to the approved methods
of the radio world.
First Letter From Japan
Necessarily, it takes considerable
period for mail to get the confirma-
ton recognition, sent from Arizona toi
points in Australia and to the land of
the Mikado and his geisha girls. Sol
the first authentic combinations be-
gan to reach Hale in October and since
then hardly week goes by that hej
does not add new approval OF his
work First came the letter from
Kyozo Horoye, managing director of the
JOBK branch of the Broadcasting
Corporation of Japan, located at
osaka. The letter, emitting the print
ed heading, runs:
"NGr. Gilbert Hale,
"Box 687,
Douglas, Arizona, U. S. A.
"Dear Sir: Your esteemed letter
dated October ID duly to hand. We
are much obliged to your kind report.
We pay much attention to this direc-
ton, therefore any letters to this prob
lem are highly appreciated.
"Our wave length is 1886 metres and
1000 watt power and the call sign is
JOBK. We are on the air from in
the morning until 9:30 in the night.
The program you have tuned in was
as follows:
"From 8:13 p. m. (4:13 a. m. your
time) comic talking by Rikan Taxi
kawa.
From $50 p. m. (4:5O p. m. your
timel Kiyomoto song, by Umemidayu
Umenadayu.
"Your report was SO brief that we
can not realize any further detail #
you tuned in next time please write
us more precisely. Hoping your future
information, and we remain,
Yours truly,
"KYOZO HOROYE,
Managing Director"
This letter proved helpful to Hale
and he determined to follow advice
and give the details of what he got
and on November 80, NJ Oyarna, of
the department of affairs at Tokyo,
wrote this letter to Hale replying to
one he had sent to that place:
"Mr. Gilbert Hale,
/, "Box 687,
Douglas, Arizona.
/ "Dear Sir: We wish to thank you
| for your letter of November 8 and 6
! and October 20 in reference to your
reception OF our station and congratu-
late you for the success you attained
| with the three tube set.
| "All details you reported just have
been checked with our log to verify
4 the dates. We have had many reports
of reception Of our station from the
Pacific coast of America, but this is
/ the first time to have from you in
! Arizona.
"We are sending you herewith our
broadcasting schedule for your infor-
nation. Hoping to hear from you fur
4 ther information, we are, -
4 Every truly yours,
! OZA1EA