Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
tons and travels 1000 miles weekly TO

tions and travels 1000 miles weekly to
keep these engagements
Two wears ago Melaney was an OBJ
scure locomotive fireman employed IN
Montana on one of the monster engines
drawing the Northern Pacific's crack
transcontinental train, the North Coast
Limited. BY chance, while he was sing
ing to himself as he oiled the cups on
| the locomotive at one OF the Montans
stations. he was overheard by q muSlcal
critic. who soon after arranged for MS
nrst radio appearance at Minneapolis
| MINI. Later he sang before and was
highly COMMUNICATED by Mime. Schu-
mann Heink.
| Today Melaneys lyric tenor voice mas
been carried to countless millions o.
homes in America by radio He mas
sung at so radio studios from Wa
New York. to KEW. ParUand. Greg
these stations are in IS outstanding
American cities. His weekly program
now includes: Monday, station Wis,
Chicago, Tuesday, station VIXEN. But
falo. n, Y: Wednesday, station Wink,
Cleveland. Thursday, station WIMJ,
Milwaukee, Friday. station WCCo'
MINNEAPOLIS. and Saturday, station
WAAF. Kansas City.
Howard Melanev travelled many miles
firing a locomotive drawing The North
Coast Limited in Montana. but the
mileage covered then has been ecIipsed
bv his travels since becoming radio
artist
known as The Singing Fireman Of
| the Northern Pacific" Mr.. Mclaney
since January has travelled total
If 10000 miles to f1ll radio engage
ments an average OF 1000 miles week
7nd equal to the distance OF i've times
around the world In that PERIOD his
lyric tenor voice has been heard by
MANY people to whom ne has become
known over the radio since changing
his vocation from an unknown flre-
man to that of singer
With the general progress of radio
in recent wears and the Improvement
Of radio receiving devices, the crystal
and one-tube radio sets are becoming
nearer and nearer to being old fash
Toned. With loud speakers becoming
more and more popular, that vast null
titude of people known AS the radio
audience has found that better re-
ception is to be had with the multiple
lube sets.
The one-tubp era was one OF head
phones and although the latter are
still in use in many homes more and
more people are using the loud speak
srs which work better with the multiple
tube sets. Radio experts predict that
he old crystal and single tube sets are
destined to become less and less
popular as time goes on.
/ With teleVision realty radio fans
are specializing as to its progress in the
ftyttNp ~ 81 sS. h. .
they will be able to receive in the way
Of motion pictures in the home" EN-
pert opinion on the question differs. ap-
parentlv. but nearly all radio engineers
agree that television will develop in the
near future so that person on rainy
night will be able to see a movie
while seated comfortably in his parlor
chair,
The proper care Of radio SETS is as
essential 10 their longevity as is the
proper care ot an automobile or steam
engine When five volt tube Is operat
81 with FIVE and a half volts the strain
IS as hard on it as is the strain on an
automobile when climbing hill in high
gear or when its driver while going
long a. Ave miles an hour steps on
the gas" 10 show how quickly his car
will pick up speed. Care also should be
AIKEN to keep radio set free from dust
9s possible and 10 see that it Is not put
n place where 1t will he Jared easily
ny persons moving around II.
Word comes that champion amateur
radio set builder is being sought The
uckv amateur should not object to be-
ing found. for he or she will receive
silver cup. In addition eight cash price
will be given for various classes Of home
built receivers. Awards ere 10 be made
at the radio worlds fair In New York
September II tn %
The contest Is to be divided into two
sections One will be for bows and girls
under Is wears Of age and the other
for oil perSone nver r. wears old