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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
TELEVISION is HELD
YEARS IN FUTURE
Sets for Home at Present
Too Expensive, Says
City Dealer.

Frank j. Argast, manager of the
Hatfield Electric Company and
treasurer of the Indianapolis Radio
Trade Association, is one local radio
dealer who believes television in the
home will not be practical for at
least several years.
Argast says:
"a great many stories have been
broadcast during the past several
months concerning television in the
home and that several thousand
homes in the United States will be
equipped with television receivers
during the coming winter. It is
true that several stations have made
an attempt to broadcast pictures
during the past several months, and
in some instances have proved sue
cessful.
"But the equipment necessary to
receive these shadows or pictures
have been so elaborate and expen-
sive that they are beyond reach Of
the average home. Television is sure
to come and the receivers will be
priced within the reach of the aver
age family, but the radio set pur-
chased this year will give several
years of satisfactory enjoyment be-
fore we have aerial moving pic
lures"
Argast reports that the outlook
for the coming year is very bright
and that his firm has enjoyed the
biggest summer radio business in
their history. The Hatfield Electric
Company are offering three lines
of radio receivers this year, Males
tic, Atwater Kent and holster.
This company is one Of the oldest
radio dealers in the city and at one
time operated their own broadcast
ing station, WON, which many of
the older fans remember as one of
the best in the country. They also
have a complete up-to-date service
department employing three experts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
MANY FEATURES
IN DAY. FAN SET
Three New Models Placed
on Market Here.

Three new models are offered by
the Day-Fan Electric Company for
the 1929 season. Included are two
console and one table model, A. G
operated, employing eight tubes.
George Riser of Riser Bros & Co,
local distributors of Day-Fan sets,
reports that they are receiving much
favorable comment from their deal
ers, who in turn report sales far In
excess of last year.
The set is entirely self contained,
employing eight tubes, of which four
are radio frequency, one detector
with three stages of audio ampli1i-
cation. The set is completely
shielded and uses push-pull amplif1-
cation, giving great volume without
distortion. Another feature is the
elimination of line hum.
This years models are equipped
with adjustable transformer connec-
tons to take care of high or low line
voltage conditions, and the entire
set is protected by a replaceablc
fuse.
The console cabinets are of wal
nut with built-in speaker, either
magnetic or dynamic. The eight
features of this years Day-Fan are:
Tonal quality, increased selectivity
volume, sensitiveness, illuminated
single dial, moderate price, appear
anec and self-contained power
supply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
V0NNEGUT'S TO HANDLE
FEDERAL RADIO LINE
Move Department to Better Service
to Customers.

Guy May, manager of the radio
department of the Vonnegut Hard
ware Company, announces that they
again will distribute Federal radio
sets and speakers in this territory.
May reports that the Federal line
for this year is one of the finest
ever offered and has many improve
ments and refnementS over last
year.
The Federal line is one of the
most complete on the market and
offers a wide selection of both table
and console models within an at
tractive price range.
Vonnegut also have been appoint
ed dealers for Atwater Kent, and
will have a complete display of both
at the radio show.
The radio department Of the Won
negut company has been moved
from the small room it formerly oc-
cupied, two doors west Of the store,
to a center aisle on the first floor Of
the main store. Radio sets and
speakers, together with the demon
stration rooms, are located in the
sporting goods and toy department
on the second floor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
Weather Aid
Radio Enables Bureau to
Send Quick Reports in
isolated Areas.

I'd Ado has done more to make
IN the work of the United
States Weather Bureau effective
than any other agency, according
to Edgar B. Calvert of Washing
ton, chief of Uncle Sans weather
forecast division.
Forecasts and warnings are of
no value unless they can be dis
tributed Immediately and thor
oughly," says Calvert. Time is
always of the essence, and some
times vital A warning Of dis
astrouS frost, cold wave or storm
for tomorrow loses much of its
value or is worthless those in the
threatened districts know about it
today.
How to reach the people
directly and Immediately is a
problem that has confronted the
weather bureau from its begin
ming. Every practicable method is
is employed. The press, tele-
phone, telegraph and various sig
mailing devices have solved the diff
ficulty in large measure in cities
and communities within their
reach, but the ships beyond sight
of land, and farmers, cattlemen,
construction workers and others
in regions isolated from telegraph
and telephone communicas ZION
have been handicapped in receiv-
ing the benefits of the forecasts
and warnings.
Radio, however, opened the
way and has solved nearly all the
difficulties of the problems"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
OPERATE RADIO
IN Deep CAVE
Reception ExCites Visitors
in Virginia CavernS.

Charles Service Jr., of Saratoga,
Flo, wanted to see how a radio set
would operate far underground.
He took a radio set into the
Shenandoah Cdyerns in Virginia
trailing IS foot piece OF enunciator
wire along the floor of the cabin.
He found reception at the rs foot
level almost as good as on the
surface. Then he carried the outfit
to the 300 foot level. OF the results
there he says:
Imagine our surprise to hear
WIZ and KDKA come in with
sufficient audibility to be understood
distinctly $50 feet down the passage
way. Visitors who were being shown
through by guards were consider
ably excited over the performance
of the set so far below the surface"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
State FAIR
RADIO SHOW
Opens TODAY
Exhibits in Manufacturers
Building Show Only
Minor Changes.
APPEARANCES IMPROVED
Designs More Attractive;
Dealers Day Is Set
for Wednesday.

The annual Indianapolis Radio
Show opened at the State Fair to-
day. The show is sponsored by the
jobbers' section Of the Indianapolis
Radio Trade Association and is
being held in the south half Of the
large Manufacturers Bldg.
An army of employees have been
busy during the past week making
preparations for the exhibits.
An advance glance at the products
displayed shows that nothing Of a
startling or revolutionary nature
has been developed by radio man
ufacturers during the last year.
Improve Appearance
Great improvement has been
shown in the appearance and de-
sign of receivers and many refine
ments have been worked out, but
substantially, radio products show
little fundamental changes from
last years lines.
The cabinets are more attractive,
many Of them being done in bright
colors to keep pace with the modern
mode in color schemes, and such
minor improvements as more
simple operation and better tone
quality are noticeable.
Dealers Day Planned
Radio receivers equipped with
the new A. G. tubes, doing away
with all batteries, dominate the re-
ceiver section, although few job
bers are still showing battery sets
for homes that are not equipped
with electricity. The new electro
dynamic speakers, which are said to
give greatly improved tone values,
are very much in evidence.
Wednesday will be Dealers day,
and several hundred dealers from
over the State are expected to at
tend. This years show is by far
the best ever held and should at
tract many prospective buyers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
) COMP ANIES
GET BULK OF
RADIO TRADE
Test of Time Gives Public
Assurance of Products
Merit.
NEWER SETS BETTER
Makers, Unable to Keep Up
With Trend, Fall by
Wayside.

From 1925 to 1923, $50 odd firms
have made a bid for the national
radio business. Today so per cent
of the business is obtained by five
manufacturers
It should be interesting to the
radio buying public why so few get
such a large per cent Of the bust
ness, and what becomes of the nu-
merouS other manufacturers
OF the $50 odd firms starting the
race, only a handful are left. Merit
of production still is the final meas
ure by which the public tests mer-
chandise before giving ultimate and
permanent approval
Get Public Approval
To-day writes William F. Cros-
by, in the Motor Magazine, "the sit
uation is reversed, and it is now
cheaper for the man who wants to
have radio to go out and buy him
self a complete receiver, with the
assurance that the company in back
of it will remain in business long
enough for him to get factory serv-
ice, if he needs it.
Furthermore, these newer sets
are made better both mechanically
and technically, and the costly err
rors of assembly of the engineering
department have been practically
eliminated by the leading manufac-
turers. Sets on sale today may be
counted on to give results for many
years to come.
Right now radio set manufactur-
ing is in excellent shape with better
sets technically and mechanically
than ever before, with better mer-
chandising and advertising ideas,
wider distribution and all on solid
financial foundation not dependent
upon stock promotion schemes to
keep it going.
Many Makers Quit.
To look back through the past
three years and see the numerous
makes of radio sets and manufac-
turers who no longer grace the
printed pages with their advertising.
Among them will be found some ia
nous names but they are gone now,
not necessarily failures but unable
to up with the procession of radio"
F. A. D. Andrea, Inc, takes great
pride in pointing out the fact that
seven years ago its business started
in small way, with a capital of
$500. Today it is rated as one of
the five manufacturers who are do
ing better than so per cent of the
radio business.
F. A. D. Andread. Inc, is the man
ufacturers of Fada radio receivers
and speakers that have been distrib-
uted by the Gibson Company in this
territory for the past five years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
OPEN RADIO SECTION
HOOsier Quitting Company to
Handle Majestic Sets.

Handle Majestic Sets.
The Hoosier Quitting Company,
443 E. Washington ST., has just in
stalled a new radio department.
Space on the first floor will be given
over to show the latest models of
radio receivers.
This east side furniture company
has been granted a franchise to sell
Majestic all-electric radio and will
offer them on their payment plan.
Harry Lindstaedt, manager of the
company, says: During the past
year radio has developed into a
piece Of furniture; all sets are now
housed in beautiful cabinets of vari-
Gus woods that will match the fur
niture of any home. We believe
that, after looking over several lines,
the Majestic offers one of the best
radio values on the market, and
the cabinet work of this set will
lend beauty to any home"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
WEED OUT SMALL SETS
Ayres' Radio Department Limits
Stock TO Three Makes.

Ayres' radio department now car
ries just three leading makes of
radios. Superiority seeks the top
level, according to Ayres' radio head,
and all inferior lines have been
eliminated.
Elimination Of all but the better
lines has been the result of careful
experimentation. Public needs have
been consulted and studied. The
market has been combed for new
ideas and every make sold has been
put to long tests.
Opinions of both technical experts
and the amateur have been sought
and considered. The result is three
lines are now offered-Atwate Kent,
Fada and Radiola.
Combined with this careful selec-
ton Of makes is Ayres' service.
Added to this Ayres has covered a
price range which will meet the de-
mands of purse of almost any size.
Including, of course, a fine selection
Of cabinets as well as the radios
themselves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
AGITAF0RS TO OFFER
POPULAR NUMBERS

Win Thousands of Admirers in
KDKA Programs.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 3.-The
Automatic Agitators male quartet,
which has won the admiration of
thousands of radio fans since their
appearance on station KDKA, has
to offer for the entertainment of
their followers Friday evening, Sept.
z, at 1890, Eastern Daylight Saw
ing Time, delightful program of
popular selections.
The program includes:
Carolina Blues" Friend OF
Mine" Lullaby Lane" Anchored"
"Gray Days" Where My Caravan
Has Rested"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03

uled as follows: 1920 to II a. m.
1890 to 100, 2:3O to $3.50 and
$50 to 6. Among the many WIS
features to be heard from the fair
are the dinner bell program at
noon and the regular home-mak-
ers' hour program each day eX-
cept Thursday from 2:30 to $3.50.
Governor Jackson will be heard
on the first noon program Mon
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03

will be the Maple City -Four, male
quartet, and Bradley Kincaid, the
mountain boy, of the WIS staff.
The first broadcast of WIS will
be Monday at 1920 a. m, CEN
trail standard time. At this time
Levi P. Moore, president OF the
fair. and E. ]. Barker, secretary
treasurer. will broadcast, a speech
of welcome to all Indiana.
The daily hroadcasts are sched-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
STORE ADDS RADIO LINE
Peoples Quitting Company Opens
New Department.

The Peoples Quitting Company
just has opened a new radio depart
ment under the personal direction
of Miss Mayme FULLY, who for the
past several years has had charge Of
the Victrola and record sales.
This well known furniture store
after looking over the radio field
selected Atwater-Kent and Majestic
and will feature these two lines ex-
clusively.
A large space on the main floor
will be used for display while
demonstration rooms will be located
on, one of the upper floors: Both
sets will be sold on the popular pay
ment plan without Understanding
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03

crystal broadcasting booth in the
foyer of the Womans building
and the programs will be in
charge of Harold A. Stafford, as
sistant director and announcer of
the station. Programs will be
broadcast also from the Coliseum,
where the stock judging will take
place, and also from the grand
stand at the race track.
Augmenting the talks and en-
tertainment features on the air
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
MAGNETIC STUDIES
MAY CUT INTERFERENCE
Commerce Department Bureau
Nears End Of Work.
BIZ Times SpeoiaE


BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Some of
the difficulties Of radio transmission
may be solved as a result Of work
to be completed this fall by the di-
vision Of terrestrial magnetism. De-
partment Of Commerce.
For several years past this bureau
has been collecting information on
the condition of magnetic stations
in the United States. There are
about 1000 stations. Within a few
months the bureau expects to have
available for the public complete
information concerning them.
Partial records already obtained
have been studied by investigators
of radio transmission troubles. The
information is being sought also by
those using magnetic methods IN
the search for oils and minerals, and
by electrical companies and sur
veyors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03

a ARRANGEMENTS have been
IA completed by the Indiana
State fair board and Station WIS
of Chicago for broadcasting all
outstanding events of the fair.
WIS will broadcast directly
from the grounds by long distance
lines and will be on the air more
than. three hours daily. WKBF,
Hoosier Athletic Club station, also
will broadcast.
The Chicago station has erected
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
GUeS Thanks

Perhaps greater than any
other invention is the radio. It
carries to the most remote
homes in the civilized world the
finest music, the lectures, the
progress of the world. I thank
God for the invention of the
radio and am in favor of further
progressive thought that will
make its use more general" says
Senator Royal S. Copeland Of
New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
HEADS RADIO RETAILERS
Guaranteed Tire and Rubber Com
iainY Onerates Eleven Stores.

Ou0A 0ASCCu AAAC anu 1N1DDCA NOAA-
jainy Operates Eleven Stores.
Who is the biggest retail radio
dealer in the city of Indianapolis
Has this thought ever entered your
mind? Probably not. Very few peo-
pie realize that the Guarantee Tire
and Rubber Company is one of the
largest single radio dealers in this
territory.
This company operates chain of
eleven stores in indianapolis and vi
cinity and carries a complete line of
radio sets, parts, batteries and
speakers in all stores.
For the past several years they
have been dealers in Crosley radio
sets and speakers, radio A and B
batteries, tubes and radio parts
Crosley radio sets are sold by the
Guarantee on a five day free DEM
ontration plan in the home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
ADDS RADIO SERVICE
Victor Furniture Company Opens
Atwater Kent Department.

The Victor Furniture Company
has just opened its new radio de-
partment. 1t was planned to open
this department several weeks ago,
but the opening was deferred by Sc
lection of merchandise.
After careful consideration the
Victor company selected the Atwater
Kent radio set and speaker because
it is a proven set and is guaranteed
by one Of the oldest and biggest
radio manufacturers.
This furniture company will offer
Atwater Kent radios on Victor easy
terms and Victor personal service,
with this thought in mind: Select
your Atwater Kent radio at the Vic
tor and be sure of complete radio
satisfaction.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
DEAF, HEARS ON RADIO
Woman Notes Sound First Time In
Thirty Years.

A woman in Carmel-by-the-Sea,
Cal, totally deaf for more than
thirty years, writes that she was
hearing radio programs clearly on
her one dial set.
Tonight I got the fight" writes
this woman. "Ye-Gods-what a
noise. I followed the announcer's
story perfectly-did not miss a
single woodland calling on my own
pictures of the fights saw when l
was q newspaper woman, I could
get the mental picture beautifully"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
TIME SIGNALS SENT

jewelers. Furnish Correct Hours for
Four Daily Reports.
Time signals, four times each day,
are being broadcast over WFBM by
Julius @. Walk & Son, jewelers. and
silversmiths at 4 E. Washington St.,
as a daily feature of WFBM and
enables listeners to have the cor
rect time at all times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
CHURCHES ARRANGE TO
BROADCAST SERVICES
WFBM to Put Programs on Air
Every Sunday.

Church services to be broadcast
over WFBM this coming season will
include the Second Church of
Christ, Scientist, the Christian Men
Builders of the Third Christian
Church and vesper services of the
Second Presbyterian Church. These
churches believe that the shut-ins
and those unable to attend the
services, deserve the same privilege
as the congregation that attends the
service in person regularly each
Sunday. Services have been ar
ranged from $3.50 a. m. to IL and
from 4:45 to 5:45 p. m. every Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
CITY BANK SPONSORS
FOOTBALL RADI0CASTS
Washington Trust Arranges for
Reports Over WFBM


Football games to be broadcast
this year over WFBNI and sponsored
by the Washington Bank 81 Trust
Company, Washington st. and SEN
ate Ave, will be the all-important
Purdue Indiana game, Lafayette,
Butler Illinois game, Indianapolis
and the Indiana Oklahoma, In
diana Northwestern and Indiana
Ohio State games at Bloomington.
The Washington Bank g. Trust
Company also have indicated their
desire to give their listeners the OPP
portunity to hear the Big Ten bask-
etball games both fror1 Purdue and
Indiana this winter. ny Hotel,
manager Of the Trust Department.
is a graduate Of Indiana and a rabid
football and basketball fan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
q. 00n Dealer al Show

The radio show held at Chicago
this year was the largest in the his
tory of the industry. More than
% 900 dealers attended the show in
five DAYS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
PRAISE ATWATER KENT
SUNDAY RADIO CONCERT
Thousands. Of Letters Received
From Many Countries.

Among the thousands Of letters
received by the Atwater Kent Man
ufacturing Company, commenting
on the Sunday night radio concerts,
are many from foreign countries.
Recently a postcard was received
from Cristobal, Canal Zone, and a
cablegram from Paramaribo, Dutch
Guiana. Both reported that the
concerts came in fine"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
WoMEN'S HOUR SLATED
Cranberry Recipes Will Be Given
Over WFBM.

The Cranberry Growers Associa-
ton of New York will occupy a
very important position on WFBM's
program this fall and winter, as
their Wonen's Hour will contain
many spicy recipes for the use of
cranberries on the table, as well as
in shapes and forms palatable to
every one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-03
POLICE USE RADIO SETS

n. 7. Department Speeds WORK
With Broadcasting System.
Radio has been used for broad
casting general police alarms and not
infrequently the capture of a Grim
inal has resulted. New York is the
first city to put it to work as
detective in a big way. The radio
system permits police headquarters
to get into touch with any pre-
cinct station or with all of them
in the fraction of second.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1928-12-13
ANNIVERSARY MASS
FOR JOHN H. KEMPF
Widely Known Veteran Tele-
graph Operator Was Found
Dead of Heart Attack De-
cember Sth, 1927.

Relatives and Friends Of John II.
Jack" Kempf attended mass at st.
Mary's church. Monday morning, fer
the repose Of the soul ~ the former
telegraph operator, II being the first
anniversary Of his death.
Mr. kempf was a veteran operator
and one Of the most widely known ON
the Midland division Of the n. Y. N.
II. d II. Railroad He worked his
trick in the tower near the Front
street bridge from 5 o'clock in the
morning TO 3 o'clock Wednesday after.
noon, December It'll, last year. then
went 20 the home OF Mr. aud Mrs. l.
X MeNasly, Lyon street. where he
boarded He complained Of not feel
ing well and remained IN the house
during the evening listening 10 the ra-
die. At an early hour he started 20
retire and said he was feeling better
During the night the dog awakened
Mr.. MeNally and be heard groan
from Mr. kempf's room. Making an
investigation he found Mr.. kempf
dead from a heart attack.
The sudden aud untimely death
shocked this community, as Mr. kempf
was known tn almost every citizen. was
well liked and respected. and had many
friends and acquaintance in Putnam
and also IN the neighborlng town Of
pomfrct. where he was born November
~. 1880