Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

mother who counsels her son to keep
his feet dry while he is trapping furs
around Hudson Bay; then comes an
S Q S from out of the sea-and the
whole works goes silent as if by magic.
Sincerely, H. r. j.
Well, folks, as the radio speakers say,
there you have a bit of magic on it's
own account. We do not know that
we have seen in print better state
ment of the essential wonder of the
radio receiving set.
We beg the writer's pardon for cut
ting out the name of the magazine the
flapperS will be reading We have a
better opinion of f1appers than that!
Our heart goes out to all the ladies,
and we want to portray them as read
ing the best, and if they insist on read
ing something else again we equally
insist on being discreet
This column agrees le-heartedly
with what its correspondent says about
the essential wonder of distance recep-
ton. While 1t must continue to be
true that some get more of kick"
out of hearing about Jake Hennessey's
tire repair shop which is located at 1875
East Main street, Ollapalolla, Wis, and
which is always glad to serve you,
ladies and gentlemen. than in hearing
about a brother repair man located
within the disputed 50-mile range, it
is unquestionably so that distance re-
ception has helped make radio what
it is today. We admitted so much, and
will wantonly dispute with any one
who would cry us nay.
We. too. have had the pleasure of
stepping out through those constant
tides of electrical notes (Which is
good and which are waiting to zoom
upon our palpitating tympani at a
twist of the wrist (Which is consider
ably better. We, too. took that ia
nous trip through the Cascade Tunnel.
although We kept wondering all the
time who or which was getting the
most fame out of it, the tunnel or Ora
ham McNamee?
We, too and alas have been set
down in. Texas. with bang right in
front of Appleton's music store, located
at 100 West Main street, Onalala,
where you will find all the latest rec
ords and sheet music, ladies and gen.
tlemen, and now we will play record No.
919615, Just Little Love, Little
Kiss" which is rather scratchy. but
you can't blame it, the darn thing has
been kicking around the shop for the
past 10 years!
We, too, have swung out far, wide
and handsome over the glorious fur
naces of Pittsburgh. and have oft heard,
in the raucous night the dulcet an
nouncer at KDKA giving items of vital
interest to men and women every
where, Hogs opened $40 today and
| closed at 9.81: steers were 1856 on the
Omaha market; onions were strong, and
lettuce willing"
We, too, have listened to some cursed
Jazz orchestra pounding on the roof of
the Rockies until the cows come home.
only to find the cupboard bare and old
Mother Hubbard gone on wild party.
| But ali, sir and friend! you slipped
up clear across the continent when
you slipped that in about The Stars
news range not being bounded by the
Potomac River, nor cen the District
Line Zone will do).
! There We have you pleasantly on the
| hip The point is that a newspaper
goes in for distance" because 1t brings
thence news and much pleasantly
which could originate nowhere else,
whereas music is just the same music
whether it originates 3 miles away or
5000 miles away We insist on that, all
though we accept all you say about the
drama of the S o S. We turned on our
set the other afternoon, got no re-
| Spouse, and almost tore it to pieces
trying to find out what was the matter
with it, until we happened to recall
that we had read in The Star about
the Florida sending out call for help.
An S o S shames our pretty, wonder
| full plaything.