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New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
MURDER PLOT IS
 WIPED IN BUD
Housewife and Boader in Jail
 in Patcho6ue, N. Y.

Patchogue. x. r., May l4 P-A housewife and boarder were in the Suffolk county jail today charged with plotting to hire [ gunman to kill the voman's husband for sIo0 and a share in the insurance.
 Police said Mrs. Iva Austin, .s, contlded 10 truckman that she wished she knew a gunman. The truck driver told police. and Deputy Sheriff Charles Barcelona, mas querading as gunman. talked with Mrs. Austin.
 Rarcellona said he was Aven sao and promised $50 more and a share in the s4,oo0 life insurance carried by Austin.
 Another conference. Barcelona said. was held with Arthur Abador the boarder. present, and on that oc- casion Abadore said if Austins death were brought about successfully he would pay Barcelona scoo to kill his wife. the mother of his two children. so he could be married 70 Mrs. Austin.
 When Barcelona received the son deposit he arrested the two.
 When Austin. a lahorer in a greenhouse, was told of the charges. he said he had been suspicious of the relations of his wife and the boa rinr,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
CAROL TO LEAVE SOON
JoneSru says son of alter Ruman- ian Ruler VIII Depart From Eng land by Thursday.

London. May II UP> = Prince Carol of Rumania will leave England before Thursday. former Rumanian Ambassador Joncscu. who is his host told newspapermen today.
 Jonescu had just visited the home office, which had requested Carol to leave by today because of his alleged political activities against the Rumanian government.
 Carol now is suffering from chills al Jonescu's country home near Godstone, Surrey, Physicians say he will not be able 10 travel for several days.
 It is expected that Carol will be placed under Scotland Yard sur veillance until his departure, as formal guarantee that he does not indulge in any political activities,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
GIRLS TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Hartford. Conn. May It F,-The second annual tennis tournament for high school girls under the auspices of the Connecticut 1nterscholastic Athletic conference will be held at the Arnold College camp, Silver sands on Saturday. May 2s. An. nouncement Of the tournament was made today by Allen G. Ireland. sec- retary or the state board Of educa- ton and Of the conference.
 Dr. Arnold has donated a, loving cup 10 be awarded the winner and the contest will be conducted by the students of his school.
 One entry will be accepted from each high school holding member ship in the conference.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
COLUMBIA STUDENT
 FOUND A SUICIDE
Disappearance of Sophomore
 Solved; Body Is Found

New York, May l4 R,-The mys- tery which for week surrounded the disappearance of a Columbia University sophomore had been cleared up today by finding of the boys body hanging from q tree on the edge of q bluff near Peekskill.
 Police said that Rollin Lewis, le- year. old son of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Berlin. x. Y. had commit- ted suicide. and had been dead about 4 hours when found.
 Lewis, who while working his way through college had been active in N,ra-curriculum activities, disap- peared last Monday from his frater- ni'y house after borrowing se. Two days later a classmate received q letter from him, postmarked from Buffalo, in which he expressed de- prcSsion over misunderstandinx with his father about his desire to go to Europe this summer.
 Tired Of Mankind.
 "l am tired of civilization, of man. kind,' the letter said, Y want to go to some place where won't come in contact with the drudEertes of life"
 Friday. while an organized search for him was under way. Lewis sp- pearod at schoolhouse in Oregon. N' Y. near Peekskill. where he had formerly lived. and the search shift td from the vicinity Of Buffalo to Oregon.
 The body was found by . fisher man and identified by one of Lewis college friends. It Was claimed by an uncle, Charles Lewis. Of West Ru- pert, Nt,, who said he believed his nephew had suffered nervous breakdown.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
FIRE IN NEW HAVEN

New Haven. May l4 Pl-For the second time in two weeks fire swept the building of the Bradley Scoville Company. stationary and office sup ly dealers in Orange street last night causing damage estimated at. S65,- 900. The origin of the blaze which started in the basement is undeter- mined and an investigation has been ordered by Fire Marshal Reifu.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL IS
 SCENE 0f MURDER
Superintendent Is in Jail Alter
 Staying P. I. Clark

Pittsburgh, May l4 GP-l'red J. Tyrrell. 53. superintendent of the Sunday school Of the First Christian church in Munhall. a suburb. was In the Allegheny county jail todd. charged with murder.
 Just as Sunday school was about to convene tliree shots rang out ill the auditorium and Phillip F. Clark. 36. of Homestead. for whose wife Tyrrell was attorney in a divorce suit, dropped dead. Mrs. Clark is a member Of the church choir
 Ran From Church
 Tyrrell ran from the church after the shooting and was arrested later in his home.
 The bullet entered Cark's left temple. another near the mouth and a third shattered his watch. He leaves a wife and a nne-year old son. Tyrrell has wife and six chill dren.
 year ago Tyrrell filed suit in be- half Of Mrs. Hazel Clark for divorce. alleging cruel and harbarous treat ment Mrs. Clark had worked since Tn Tyrrell's law office.
 Church officials said that Clar had repeatedly requested the resis- nation Of Tyrrell as superintendent. saving he was no fit person for such . position, Because Tyrrell had fail- ed 10 resign thc police were inforu- ed, Clark was lodging charges against Tyrrell with church officials just before the shooting
 20 tn Church
 About score of persons were i'll the church at the time Of the shoot ing. Witnesses said that Clark was talking with John Hannly, a church committeeman. when Tyrrell left the pulpit, where he had been preparing lessons for the classes walked to within five feet of Clark. pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired.
 Warning those present, keep out of this or you'll get shot, too he rushed 10 the door. witnesses said, and drove away in his automobile.
 After his arrest Tyrrell refused 10 make a statement. Police were in formed that Clark had several times accused Tyrrell of being q home breaker"
 David E. Crawford T member Of the church board. said that trouble had been expected between the men for several months. and that at one time TyrrelI came 10 church guard cd by three private detectives. say ing that Clark had threatened him. Mrs. Clark was block away, bound for church, when the shoot ii1g occurred. She was under the care Of a physician today. Tyrrells S home was in Mifflin township.
 Home Breaker
 Crawford said that when Clark appeared before the church board three months ago, and complained that Tyrrell was a home breaker" the board refused to take action, advising that Clark carry his com- plaint to a civil court
 Curtis Artman, brother Of Mrs. Clark, issued this statement: Mrs. Clark wishes to state there Is ab-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14
h Persons Killed in
 Mass. Auto Accidents

Bos'on. May l| UP)-Fifteen n persons were killed in automobil, :, accidents in Massachusetts last week according to the report Of George A. Parker. registrar of motor vehicles.
 This was seven more than in the previous week and four more than for tho corresponding period Of iec..
 Last weeks victims included five pedestrians eight occupants, one motorcyclist and one bicyclist.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-14

solutely no connection existing be- tween her and Mir. Tyrrell. except in a business nature, he being her at- 'torney."
Evening star., 1928-12-30
RECEIVER DESIGNS
TO UNDERGO CHANGE
Wave-Length Reallocation Is Ex-
pected to Bring More Sensi-
tive Radio Sets.

NEW YORK tP.-Wave length re-
ALLEGATION is expected to have its in
fluence on the trend of receiver design,
with greater emphasis placed upon
sensitivity and Selectivity, says Edgar
H. Felix, radio consultant.
Creation of good air highways is
certain to prove an incentive to utilize
them to the utmost" he declared in
discussing developments of 1928. I'm
provement in program variety, in trans
mission quality and in conditions main
tanned In the ether is as significant to
the progress of radio as the advances
in the construction and design of re-
ceiverS.
Past years have witnessed the pro-
gressive development of receivers. 1t
Is particularly opportune, then, that sig
nificant progress should now be made
in improving the character of the radio
signal. The weak link in the chain.
the carrier channel, has been subjected
to its first important renovation.
urban listeners find their favorite
local stations occupying cleared cham
nels, unmarried by heterodynes. Ex-
tensive time sharing is made neceS-
sary because of the excessive number
of stations In many areas, but con-
solidation of arrangements gradually
will relieve this duplication of facilities.
Rural listeners, heretofore limited in
their program sources to few stations,
now find satisfactory programs on half
of the dial. Indeed, were all listeners
equipped with highly sensitive and Sc
lective receivers, they would find at least
40 or SO available program sources in
any location"
Evening star., 1928-12-30
RADIO SIGNALS IMPEDED
BY TELEGRAPH STATION

DANVILLE, Va. Op).-Amateurs who
have derived much entertainment dur
ing the past year by listening to the
broadcastS of 2LO, London, through
5SW, the Chelmsford short-wave trans
mitter, report increasing difficulty in
getting the signals because of a con-
f1icting telegraph station which Is also
operating on "a meters.
The conflict was called to the atten-
ton of Eugene o. Sykes, vice chairman
of the Federal Radio Commission, who
was asked If anything could be done to
stop it.
The commissioner said:
II beg to inform you that the Fed
eral Radio Commission believes that the
interference is caused by a new station
in Chile and has accordingly taken UP
the matter with the Department of
State with the view to making repre-
ssntations to the government of Chile "
The telegraph station usually oper-
ates between 5 and pm. Eastern
standard time, which is generally the
hour when reception from 5SW is best.
Generally speaking. however, the re-
ception of the British signals has been
poorer since Winter began than during
the Summer.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
EXPERTS DEVELOP
NEW RADIO TUBES
Medium Power Output Valve
and Screen Grid Out
of Laboratory.

NEW YORK, December 29 [P).-Two
new tubes, medium power output
valve and an advanced design AC
screen grid radio frequency amplifier-
detector, have emerged from the labor
atory They will not be available until
early in the Spring.
Announcement of these developments
is expected to have an important bear
ing on 1929 receiver circuits. Both tubes
operate from the house lighting lines
and function with minimum hum.
Since completing the 222, tube ex-
perts have been endeavoring to make
the screen grid amplifier more practical
with an AC feed. Their success is in
dicated by the fact that they are ready
to talk about results.
Prevent Oscillation.
Working on the theory that the ca
thode heater is necessary in the func-
tioning of this tube on house current,
they have made valve similar in ap-
pearance to the 222 but considerably
different in internal construction. Its
principal duties are the prevention of
oscillation in RF circuits with no out
side assistance and at high amplifica-
ton.
LIE OLlDC HAS live WIFI d CdN
at the top for the grid lead. Its heater
requires 2.5 volts at IT'S amperes. Max
imum plate voltage is 180 and that of
the screen grid rs. Plate current drain
is milliamperes The control or in
put grid has negative bias of is volts,
while in some circuits a 9-volt bias in
the heater lead is an asset in hum re-
duction.
A high amplifcation factor of 420
is accredited to the tube. In actual
use it will deliver signal 20 to 40
times greater than the cola. Its plate
resistance is 0.4 megohm, with the grid
to plate capacity at the extremely low
figure of .01 -microfarad.
Tuned Circuits Required.
To get the utmost from the tube,
tuned circuits designed particularly for
1t are required. Careful shielding and
filters in all leads entering the stage
shields are important.
The tube may be used as a detector
either with grid leak or grid bias. For
most efficient detection, the screen grid
voltage is from Is to As.
The new output tube is described as
an improved lila, with an undistorted
power output of 1.6 watts, compared
with or watt for the lila and IL watts
for the 210. Its plate voltage is much
lower than the 210, being $50 maxi
mum with grid voltage of So, The
210 requires $50 volts plate, while the
limit for the lila is 1870.
Same Size As 21O.
The f1lament is the rugged raw AC
type to be operated on 2.5 volts at 1.5
amperes. Its amplification factor is 3.5
and it has plate resistance of 1000
ohms It is the same size as the 210,
being intended for use only in the last
audio stage, where it will give large un-
distorted volume. The ventilation re-
quirements to prevent overheating are
similar to those for the 210.
Neither tube will be ready for several
months, the output valve about April
/, and the screen grid some time after
that date.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

broadcasts on everything imaginable,
and came rushing into the studio. pant
ing like an old sheep dog, all over mud
and cookie burrs. They were all set for
a big musical broadcast of a little
known Russian composer and in
structions had been given for a brief
biography, which I was to para
phrase. We had about one minute left.
/ was handed a sheet Of paper and
squared away before the microphone.
Friends of the radio audience. we
are going to give you tonight some Sc
lections from that distinguished Rus
sian composer"
I looked at my manuscript. It was a
description of prehistoric fish, pre-
pared for some lecturer. The messenger
had shuffled the cards. The pianist,
seeing my CONSERVATION, whispered the
name of the composer, and somehow
got through with the announcement,
slurrine over some of the more intimate
details in the life of this Russian COM
poser-to put 1t mildly. felt something
like a prehistoric fish myself.
copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1928-12-30
STATION is LOCATED
in ISOLATED AREA
WABC Opens New Plant in Heart
of Jamaica Bay, New
York, District.

Station WABC officially opened its
new plant in the heart of Jamaica Bay,
NJ Y, last week, following series Of
experimental tests on the location.
The new 5,000-watt transmitter, to-
gether with the 500-watt emergency
set, and short wave Station IKE are now
installed in modern fireproof building.
Hanging over the building like huge
sentinels, two 165-foot steel lattice
towers support the four-wire aerial OF
the new antenna system. The ground
ing system extends in all directions from
the transmitter and is distributed not
only in the area beneath the aerial,
but out into the marsh.
Six years ago the present location OF
WABC was designated as Rulers Bar
Hassock" on the United States Geo.
detic Survey navigation chart, and a
motor boat would have been used to
reach the spot.
Although located just within the
limits of New York City, the station is
isolated by Jamaica Bay. Engineers who
selected the new location for the sta
ton believe that little interference will
be caused listeners in the adjacent dis
trictS. The plant is located five miles
from centers of population, they say. It
also is expected that the new location
will give the station greater service
area in the metropolitan district, and
greatly increase the signal strength at
| distant points.
The new home of WABC Is a one
story stucco building situated directly
between the two huge towers. Com
partments are provided for the trans
mitting apparatus, power supply ap-
paratus and apartments for the radio
operators and control room men. A
novel system of heating which utilizes
the output Of the cooling device asso-
ciated with the power tubes Of the
transmitter will provide the warmth in
| the building. Cold water is pumped into
the circulating system which encircles
| the power tubes When the water comes
out of the circulating tubes it is hot
enough to be used for heating purposes.
The transmission plant was moved to
the swampland of Jamaica Bay prin-
cipally because exhaustive tests made
from this location have shown that
broadcasting from that point would re-
ceive equal distribution over the entire
metropolitan area. Special wires link
the studios of the station at Steinway
Hall directly with the new plant.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
"Graham
McNamee
Speaking"

could play bull fiddle. Somehow, you
manage to keep the downs and the
yards-to-gain out of your pleasant little
dissertation on this composer, Czgsk-
wscdvskotwhski, whose name reminds
you of scrimmage on the 1-yard line,
with 80 seconds to play-or maybe Of
a chunk of Stag. There's one thing To
be thankful for. You can make your
own ticket In pronouncing this chap
and none of those lurking, wolflsh fans
is going to Jump you. Somehow you
get through, and call 1t lay, feeling
like wet string trying to stand on end.
Moods in Constant Clash.
I often think cf an old yarn about a
New England Schoolmistress who had
the same suitor for many years. The
town sport and prominent Elk Every
Fourth of July the sport gave him a
cast-off suit of horse blanket pattern.
He also had preacher friend who
every Christmas gave him cast-off
clerical suit. The young man, when he
wore the sports clothes, was so bolster
Gus the girl would have nothing to do
with him; when he wore the preacher S
clothes he was too timid to ask her to
marry him. This went on for 20 years.
Finally, when the season was changing,
the suitor, by mistake, put on the sports
coat and vest and the preacher S
trousers. The coat rushed him in
noisily. but the trousers pulled him
down to his knees in an attitude of
supplication This was what the girl
had been waiting for. She was mis- and
they lived happily ever after.
A radio broadcaster is pulled and
hauled by conflicting moods, just like
that. Furthermore, the parable sug-
gests a little practical technique, which
apt to overdo his own speciality. For
myself I am most at home in the field
of music, and I suppose, if had it all
my own way, I would become too mar
rowly specialized. If you just had time
to read book and get a mental mes
sage in between broadcasts, I have no
doubt that great variety of expert
ence would be helpful.
Once Things Slipped.
These changing experiences are con-
stant reminder that radio reaches a
great, diversified public and the aim is
to make any single event interesting to
as many listeners as possible. My writ
ing friends tell me that highhrows often
| make the best sports writers and that
good sports writer's often become deep
| dishers.
| We have a fine research department
| and we try to avoid jams, such as
have described with regard to the cham
ber music. But things keep on breaking
SO fast one has to watch his step. Once
1 had been racing around, on trains
! aeroplanes and automobiles, popping od
Evening star., 1928-12-30
KATHRYN ME|SLE
ON WRC TONIGHT
American 0peratic ContraIto
Guest Artist on AtWater
Kent Radio Hour.

Kathryn Meisle, American operatic
contralto, and Albert Spalding, concert
violinist, will be the guest artists in
the regular Atwater Kent radio hour
to be broadcast tonight by WRC and
associated stations.
Miss Meisle will sing a group of old
songs by Haydn, Purcell and the beauti-
ful Calm AS the Night" by Bohm.
The Mothers aria Mon Fills" from
Meyerbeer's opera, lie Prophete," and
the more familiar numbers Ben Bolt"
and kiss Me Again." from Victor Her
bert's Mile. ModiSte," also are listed
among Miss Meisles solos.
Spalding has chosen the fine Largo
Movement from the Vivaldi Concerto
IN c." with orchestral strings and organ
accompaniment. He will also play
Chopin's ''Nocturne in c. "Romanza
Andaluza," by Sarasate. and the famous
"Ave Maria" by Schubert, in the ar
rsngement of the distinguished violin
ast, Wilhelmj
Another feature of WRCs program
0night will be a condensed version by
khe National Light Opera Company of
the romantic operetta RIP Van
Wrinkle" The remainder of the pro-
gram is made up of the usual Sunday
features, which include the ACQUISITION
hour, the Stetson Parade and the Cap
itol Theater broadcast.
Joe Howard, vaudeville artist, will be
ehe star of the ACQUISITION program,
while the Stetson Parade will feature
O New Year program, opening with
BarnhouSe'S Panorama" The Copltol
Theater program includes several of
the best known New Year carols.
Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, who pre-
sents the Old Company programs, will
wfng a number of negro spiritualS.
WMAL's program is composed of the
regular Columbia Broadcasting System
attractions in addition to veSper song
service and talk by Dr. S. B. Nichol-
son on Plumbing the Depths OF
Space" The Symphonic, Cathedral,
La Palma, Majestic and De Forest
hours are the chief Columbia features.
The Symphonic hour will present
complete version of DebusSys Chill
dren's Corner" Christmas and New
Year spirit will be reflected in the
Cathedral hour, and the La Palma pro-
gram will feature Olive Kline. Moran
and Mack, the 1.-TWO Black Crows"
will again be starred in the Majestic
hour. Incidently, this is their final
appearance with this attraction. The
De Forest program will present Ivan
Ivantzoff, Russian baritone.
VOL and WJSV have scheduled their
tisual Sunday attractions.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
REDUCTION
TO Be RADIO ISSUE
Senator Dill Seeks to Fix
Maximum for Stations
at 10000 Watts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Reduction of station power will be
a major issue when radio leaders in
Congress take up the broadcaSting situ-
alton after the holiday recess.
The present maximum power allowed
by the Federal Radio Commission Is
$4,000 watts, with $4,000 for expert
mental use.
Senator Dill of Washington and Rep
reSentative Davis of Tennessee, who led
the fight for enactment of the equal
ALLEGATION amendment to the radio act,
are opposed to the present high-power'
allotment. Senator Dill has drafted an.
amendment fixing the maximum for
broadcasting stations at 10000 watts.
Need 40 or so KilocycIes.
Congress should protect the public.
from high-powered stations who domi-
nate the dials of most receiving sets
within radius of $50 to 200 miles," he
said. "It has been found in practice
that these high-powered stations can
not be separated by 10 kilocycles, but
that they extend across 40 or so kilo-'
cycles"
When the commission was drafting
its reallocation plans, Representative
Davis insisted that the maximum power
be 10000 watts. Asserting that
stations Of high power would undoubt-
edly interfere with stations operating
on each side Of them, Mr.. Davis said:
"The harmful effects of any power in
excess of 10000 watts would far out
weigh the benefits accruing to the sta
ton employing the high power"
Supported by Robinson.
Contentious of Senator Dill and Rep
resentative Davis are supported by.
Judge Ira E. Robinson, chairman of the
commission, who is of the opinion that
power of 5000 watts is adequate for
good service from any station
Other members of the commission
and its engineers, however. are pro-
ponents of high power for stations on
the 40 clear channels. Power is essen
tial. they maintain, to give good re-.
ception to rural and remote listeners
who want programs from the big sta
tions. Letters from listeners to the COM
mission reveal divergent opinion on the
power question. Many fans residing
great distances from large stations at.
tribute their good reception to high
power. Others, who have suffered from
blanketing, blame the excessive power
of some tranSmitterS.