Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1923, Page 48

At the Community Centers Dramatic work is an important ac- tivity In the community centers. At present there are eight dramatic clubs or groups in the various centersy some composed of adults and some of children. The general direcfor of the com- munity center department wishes there were sufficient funds for paid directors in dramatics or that there were sufficlent competent volunteer leaders available to muke possible several dramatic groups in each of the seventeen centers now open, Dramatization of fairy plays is not only enjoved by the children, but & g00d lesson is always carried In the story. Children. youths and adults appre- ciate dramatic work because of the opportunity for self-expression. —1f vightly planned it is highly educa- tional and is of value to all ages. The program given last Friday at the Johnson-Powell center is an ex- ample of what can be accomplished with children along the lines of self- expression. The dramatic group of the South- east center is receiving valuable training in voice culture and stage presence, as shown in their plays, “Brewing the Brains” and “Breezy Point,” which was part of the pro- gram’ at the meeting to which the community was invited Friday, Janu- ary 26. Activities for the Week Ending Feb- ruary 3. Central High, 13th sireets northwest: Today—Commu- nity music, under the auspices of the Community Music Assoclation of the District ot Columbia. liast Washington, 7th and C streets Monday—Americanization 30 p.m.; Keokuk Athletic Club, Capitol Silence Athletic Club, Tuesday — Arablan __ Athletic . 7; Community Social Club, 8:30; Independent Band, 7 Wed- th basket ball team worth Athletic Club (giTls Millinery and Dressing Club, (The Millinery and Dress- making Club is being reorganized for the spring term. with Mrs. Charles Wise teacher. The club meets once a week Members of the community are invited to Jjoln.) Thursday Boye' Independent Band, 7; Wallach ub, §:30; Community Or- 30 Americanization Club, Rhythm Class, b, $:30; Bo; Boy Scou ¥ will be open s (men), day—Girls' Aurora Boys' < Troop 5 Troop 87. 1:30. each evenin Johnson-Powell, Hiatt mont street northwest: sses in French (beginners nd advanced), 3. 3:15 p.m. 3:15 to 4:15. Thursday Social dancing instruction. 3.15; ythm work, 4:15. Friday- meidate and advanced expression and dra- Sy Scout Troop, Argyle Athletic Club. eps Athletic Club, 7.30; place and Tuesday— nter avenue Mon- Brown. Connecticut i McKinley street northwest: y—French class, beginners, i“rench class, advanced, 4:15. Rhythm for beginners, day—French, beginners, 3 advanced. 4.1 Friday— for beginners. 3 rhythm dvanced. 4 instruction for dancing, Scout meeting, Library open all evening. 3 lew, Warder and Newton northwest: Wednesday— dancing, 3:30 pm. Fri- Scouts, 7:30; Park View lub, 7.30; rhythmic dancing for girls from eight to twelve years, 7:30. Trinidad. 6th and G streets morth- Friday—Boys' Basket Ball Club, 7 p.m.; boy: ley bail club, 7; Boys' Juvenile Club, 7; Boy Scouts, Petworth, Sth and Shepherd streets northwest: Friday—Girl Scouts, Troop 21, 7:15_ p.m.; Brownies, 7 Boy Troop 74, 7.80; Dramatic Club (s-B grade), 8:30. The Girl Scouts. Troop 21, will entertain the Boy Scouts, Troop 74, in appreciation of the courtesy shown by the Boy Scout troop in acting as ushers at the Christmas pageant. The Brownles is an organization of small girls, who are preparing to be Girl Scouts. The leaders are Evelyn Ballou and Elain Johnson. They endeavor to be, as the letters of their name indicate, brave, right., obedlent, willing, neat, industrious, earnest, sunny. As the former members of the 8-B Dramatic Club are now in high school, another club is being organized under the leadership of the dramatic director of tne center, Mrs. Alice -Torbert. Southeast, 11th and G streets south- east: Tuesday—Meeting of Southeast Citizens' Assoclation, 8 p.m. Thurs- day—Country Dancing Club, 8. The Country Dancing Club of the South- st center enjoys the old-fashioned dances under the leadership of Mrs. Nellie Belt. The adults of the com- munity are invited to join this ac- . _Friday—The Polivanna Dra- tie Club, 8: Junior Dramatic Club, 30; Freckles Club, 7:30; The Win- Athletie Club, 8; Boy Scouts, 8. The dramatic clubs have as their leader Miss Emma A. Jordan. This sroup is practicing for several enter- ment3 in the months of March and 3 The social activities of these grolips are under the supervision of Miss Ruth Brigham. club leader of the community center department. Tach Friday, after their work in dra- maties, the members enjoy social dancing, games and athletics under her direction. She also supervises their club organizataion. ‘Thomson, 12th and L streets north- : Monday—Practical Psychology b, china painting, 7.30; ing Association, 8. Tuesday— ashington opera, +dressmaking, 30: Spanish, 7:15; Gaelic, 8. Wed- rkansas State Society, 8; Esperanto Club, 7:30; Columbia Play: ers, 7:30; Knawhas Athletic Club, %.30; plain sewing, 6:30. Thursday- Washington chorus, B dressmaking, fay—Children’s clube, 7:30; Athletic 3 and beginners, dancing “and Scouts, 7.30; Boys' spanish, advanced 15; Spanish reading circle, 8; French, advanced and begin- ners, 8:15; Sea Scouts, 7:30, Satur- day—Teachers of Prince Georges ounty conference, 10 a.m. to 12:30 A garment without e the best. Our customers can ing, Dyeing and Repai CALL MAIN 4724 CLEANE s MAIN OFFICE: 7 and Clifton, Throughout the Life of Any Garment thout a family doctor.” Few human beings go through life without needing medical at- tention. When they need a d garments need treatment The Hoffman Com- pany ranks high in the skill of Cleaning, Press- a.m.; Girl Scout troop leaders’ confer- ence, 3; Boy Scout tests (signaling, Red ' Cross, first-aid tests and mat- making), 4; Children's Dramacic Club, 9:45; practical course in public speak- ing and physical exercises for women and girls, 3. Wilzon Normal, 11th and Harvard streets northwest: Tuesday—Women's Gymnasium Club, § p.m.; French, ad vanced, 7:30; Spanish, beginners, 7:30 Spanish, advanced, 8:30; Capitol Ath- letic Club 2nd basket ‘ball team, 7. Thursday—French, _advanced, 1.30; Spanish, beginners, 7:30; Spanish, ad- vanced, 8:30; Dramatic Club, §; short story writlug, 7:30; choral unit of Federated Catholic Alumni, 8; Lone- €ome Club, 8; Columbia Athletic Club, 1. _ Friday—Girls' Recreation Club. 3:15; Girl Scouts, Troop 12, 3:30; Girl Scouts, Troop 1, '3:30; Wilson Normal Midget Athletic Club, 7; Washington Readers’ Club, 8. Birney, Nichols avenue and Howard street southeast. Monday—Choral So- clety and Plano Class, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; needle craft, 7:30; Community Orchestra, 7:30; Magnolia Club, 8:30 to ©:30: Alpine’ Social Club, 8 fo 10; Memorial Club, 9.30 to 10:30; flower- making class (this class has a unique exhibit of artificial flowers made by members of the community), 8 to 10. Tucsday—Girls' Glee Club, 3:15 to 3:45: Girl Reserves, 3:45 to 4:15: Junlor Needle Guild, 3:15 to 3:45; dra- matics, 345 to 4:15; Achievement Boys, 3:30 to 4:30. The Achievement Boys are making their own radios, which they will use for the benefit of the community. Friday—Carnation Club. 8 to 10; Men's Club, 8 to 10: Senior Dramatic Club, 8 to 10; Recs reational Club, 8 to 10; Rialto Ath- letic Club, 8’ 1o 10; dressmaking, 8 to 10; Widows' Helpers, § to 10. Saturday—rug weaving and basket making, 10:30 a.m. Burville, Division avenue and Cor- coran street northeast: Friday— Christmas Savings Club, 8 p.m.; Moth- ers’ Thrift Club, 5: Boys' Glee Club, 7; Athletic Club, 0; Folk Dancing Club (youths), 8 social dancing, 8: Clef Club, 6.30 to $:50. The teaching of stories to children by Rev. W. H. Camphell. Deanwood. Whittingham and Lane place northeast: Friday—Achieve- ment Boys' Radio Club,” 7:30 p.m. home economics, $: Community Or. chestra. 8: Recreation Club, ~ 7:30: Girls' Industrial Club, knitting and needlework branches, 3:15 to 4:30; Children’s French Club, 7:30. Cleveland-Phelps, $th and T streets northw mmunity Cen- ter Band vy Department Tuesday—Am- French, class A. French, class B, §: Amplilon Aux- ¥, 7; Dressmaking Club, 7; Musi- cal Club. §: Mt, Calvary Commandery drill. 8; Sight Reading Club, 8. Wed- nesday—Vocational Guidance Club for girls (alternate groups, under the supervision of Mrs. G. Wilkinson and Mrs. P. Jackson, in millinery, bead- work, rag doll ‘making, crocheting, knitting and flower making), 3:15; V cational Guidance Club for boy: der guidance of Taudy Brown, 3 Thursday—French, class A, 7; French class B, 8: Dressmaking Club, Douglas Co-operative League, Women's Exchange, 7:30; and fancy sewing. 7.30 Center Band, 9; Junior Knitting Club, 7:30. Friday—Girls’ Social Club, &irls’ basket ball game. 5: Juni Dressmaking Club. La Salle Law Club (moot court), ‘alentino Dramatic Club, 7:30. Rhythm Dancing Club. Art Club, 10; Vocational Guid- ance Club, 10. Lovejoy, 12th and D streets north- east: Wednesday — Medical cifnic (free examination and advice), 4 to & p.m.; speech clinic (stammering. lisp- ing and other speech defects correct- ed). 4 to 5. Thursday—Home Eco- nomics Club, §; Buffalo Athletic Club, :30; tion ‘and advice). 8; speech clinic, 7: community singing, 9 to 10. Satu day—Girls' basket' ball club. 7.30; juntor girls' rag doll club, 7:30; Boy Scouts, Troop 501, 7:30; community athletics, $:30. Miner Normal, Georgia avenue and Euclid street northeast: Monday— Achievement Girls, 3:15 pm. Tues. day—Red Cross classes in home hygiens and care of the sick, 7:30 dramatic club, 7:30: Young Men's Al letic Club. 7 T art needlework ‘class, 7: Girl' Needlework Clul 2 Art Needlework Club, 7.30: Red Cross classes in home hygiene and care of the sick, 7:30: 7:30; rhythmic dancing, 7:30; Boy Scouts, 7:30. . West Washington, 2ith and N streets morthwest: ' Friday—Junior Boys' Club, 7 p.m.; Girls' Needlework Club, Achlevement Boys' Radio Club, 8; Sewing Club, §; Men's Club, §; Prep Athletic Club, 8; Exclusos Ath- letic Club, 8. TELEGRAPHERS DENIED WRIT TEMPORARILY Pennsylvania Railroad Without Notice of Suit to Prevent Ap- pointment of Wage Committee. PHILADELPHIA. January 27.—Fed- eral Judge Dickinson has declined to Pennsylvania_Railroad Company from proceeding with the election of commit- tees of telegraphers to deal with the company in the matter of hours and wages, on the ground that the railroad had not been notified of the action and was not represented at the hearing. The court fixed another hearing for Monday and instructed counsel for the plaintiff to notify the rairoad company 50 that it would have an opportunity to present an argument. The bill requesting the restraining chairman of the Order of Rallroad Telegraphers, but the entire organiza- tion was said by counsel to be back of the suit. It is contended in the bill that the election is illegal and designed to oust the general committee repre- senting the company's telegraphers in controversies with the emploser, and thus disqualify it from proceeding with matters presented to the United States Rallroad Labor Board. Balloting in the election will close January 29, the day set by the court for a héaring in the case. service is like a home octor, they want testify that when their nd DYERS oa 40 122 ST., NW. . / medical clinics (free examina-{ children’s dramatics, | issue a temporary order restraining the | order was filed by Joseph Nucklas, a{ 'AVIATION ACTIVITIES IN WASHINGTON In spite of the fact that avjation pilots In Washington are generally considered to be more favored than the mere mortals who are aot airmen and have to stay close to earth all the time, they have proved that they are not invulnerable by any means to the flls that inflict other people. Lieut. Baker of Bolling Feld has an- nounced that those officers at the fleld who are not recovering from the grippe are now sick with it, and Lieut. Thomas of the naval alr sta- tion reports similar conditions at the other Anacostia field. Bolling Field. Travel orders were issued by the Secretary of War _directing First Lieuts. Howard K. Ramey, A. 8., and Gearge W. Goddard, A. 5. both offi- cers stationed at Boiling Feld, to pro- ceed yesterday or early this week by rall from Bolling Feld, D. C., to Mont- gomery. Ala.; Houston, Tex.; San An- tonlo, “Tex.; El Paso, Tex., and San Diego, Calif.. in the order named, on temporary duty for the purpose of conferences with the photographic officers at these stations concerning the preparation of aerial photographs being made for the United States ge- ological survey; thence by air to Los Angeles, Calif., on temporary duty for the purpose of taking an. aerial mo- salo of an area in Los Angeles county, Calif., in conjunction with the United States geological survey; and that upon the completion of this tempo- rary duty they will return by air to San Diego, Calif., completing such of the mosalc as is necessary at that utation; then by rall to their home station. A duck-hunting brigade, consisting Fechet, A. 8.; Maj. Reinburg, commanding officer Bolling and Maj. Beverley, Medical Corps, flight surgeon, this station, had a very successful “duck hunt” down the lower Potomao last week. mge!h“v is a ulux ?11 alrways trips suc- ully completed during th January 19, 1823, to datar o PeTied January 19—Capt. Pascale, A. S., from Fuairfield Air Intermediate Fairfleld, Ohio. to Mitchel Field, ork, via Bolling Field, and return to Fairfleld. January 20—Lieut. Arthur, A. S, pilot, from Langley Field, Hampton, to McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, Va., via Bolling Field, and re - 7 Bolling eturn to Lang: Sunday—Lieut. Hickey. A. 8., t. from Chanuts Field, Rantoul. 1L 6 Langley Field, Va. On the return trip to Chanute Field Lieut. Hickey carried as passenger Private Clark from this station, who Is on a ffteen-day fur- jlosen " ‘uesdav—Lieut. Camblin, A. 8., pilot; Capl. White, Medical Corpe. Aight. sur geon. passenger, from Selfridge Field, Yount Clemens, Mich., to Mitchel Fleld, . Y., via_Bollin eld Sditridge Fleld, Mich, - 2"9 returm to Wednesday—Capt. Kinloch, A. S.. pilot, from Mitchel Field, N. Y. to McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, via Bol- ing ana return to Mitchel Field.” Capt. n carrie Zeinioe as passenger Sergt. Martin bomber airplane No. 68503, bound on a cross-country flight from Mitchel Field, Mineola, Long Island, . Y., to Kelly Field, South San An- tonfo. glided into the station for an lovernight's rest on Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. Lieut. Dauton was at the con- trols, Capt. McDanlel, A. 8., with three enlisted men as passengers. Hopping off at 12:25 p.m., Thursday, they pro- ceeded to Langin Field, Moundsville, W. Va. arriving at tiat place 4:30 p.m. same day. Other stops along the route will be McCook Field, Dayton, Ohlo: Chanute Fleld, Ranfoul, I Scott Field. Belleville, T11.; Coffeeville, Kan.: Post Field. Fort Sil, Okla., thence to Kelly Field, Tex. S. Naval Air Station. _Events of last week at the naval air statlon proved of considerable in- e ar e Martin observation plan (MO-1 6455) to set up a5 a land plane, was given trials with a new type propeller in order to determine with which the most efficiency might be galned. Tt is anticipated that this plane, built by the Glenn Martin Com- Dl’l’rl‘\‘. Wg‘ l’l"i\'é nng.'flal success. e Douglas-Davis torpedo plane (DT-2 6033) was flown with full load, This load included a standard service torpedo and full capacity of gasoline and ofl. The maneuverability of.this torpedo plane with full load proved exceptional, and it is belleved that it {s one of ‘the outstanding meronduti- cal construction accomplishments of the year. Upon receipt and installation of a new engine, the TS-1 6301 will be flown to the naval aircraft factor: Philadelphia, Pa. The TS is a ne and proven type of fleet scout plane. designed and built by naval aero- nautical engineers. A Spoiler lateral control system. i being placed in the VE-7 5914 (Vought) land machine. Test of same will be conducted as soon as an_en- gine Is installed in the plane. This | system of lateral control is a distinct ideparture from past systems, and jhopes are held for its success. A {spoller is erected in the entering edge i of each of the four wings, and, in ad- | dition to aiding maneuverability, it is ibelieved that the spollers may be used. as a brake, due to the fact that they may be placed in a vertical position. This spoller lateral control system is the second step toward the perfec- tion of an expansion wing. The prevailing epidemic of light in- fluenza has touched this station, and several of the officers and men have been confined to their beds during the week. Fortunately, however, no case has been serious. i Several men re-enlisted and report- fed for duty. Among them were James R. Ingram, aviation chief rig- ger. a qualified parachute jumper, and R. J. Brown, quartermaster, first class, an expert meteorologist. A Leaf From a Pilot's Diary. Picking up a pllot's book belonging to one of the air service officers sta- tioned in Washington, we find therein quite a number of interesting inci- dents recorded, chief among which being a desciiption of a cross-country flight from Kelly Fleld to Dallas, Tex. !which culminated in his landing darkness, and the observations he makes as a result of this flight. Fortunately he suffered no injury through this landing and his plane was only slightly damaged. Leaving Kelly Fleld at 4:05 p.m., he ipassed Austin at 4:55, Bosque at 6:05 and Hillsboro at 6:15 p.m. Dus either to the compass sticking or the fact that he mistook the N for an E on the compass, he lost his way and a rived at a little town, probably Ennis, {at the time he should have reached Dalias. Climbing to an altitude of from 12,000 to 14,000 feet. he picked up Dallas and Fort Worth at a dis- tance slightly west of north from where he then was. Upon approach-" ing Dallas, ha headed down under power at 2 speed of about 120 miles in order to be on time for a dinner |engagement. Just southeast of via- duct he ran out of gas and tried to turn on the emergency tank, whfch falled to function. He then' turned baek on the main tank and found that ke had drained a little gas out of the main tank and the motor picked up for a short while. He decided that he would reach Love Field all right and did not land at McGraw’s Field, as he intended to do when the gas first ran out. This last power ocontinued but -a short time. When about over the river the propeller stopped in the air and there was no possible chance of starting it. He thought at the time that he might possibly reach the flying fleld, but upon reaching a point about two miles from the fleld he had only about 1,000 feet altitude, and so picked what appeared to be the best landing fleld ahead of him, being afraid to try to turn and make the fleld he had already passed over. Stalling in over some trees and drop- ping_the plane from a height of about six feet, he bounced and rolled through ! | a:fence, which he had not seen from the alr, and stopped in the next fleld. The | plane aid not nose over, but the enter: ng edge of the lower right wing, just outside of the alleron pulley, was broken, this due to striking a small bush in the fence. The spreader board was ‘broken on striking a fence post, also the trailing edge of the lower left aileron, and the propeller was scratched when it caught the upper strand of the barb wire fence. - The following day-he put an emer- | Arrangements are being made by the Navy Department to broadcast by radio the weekly concerts of the full United States Marine Band, given every Mon- day afternoon from fp to 4:30 o'clock in the auditorfum of the Marine bar- ricks. ‘It is expected that the first con- cert of ‘the entire band will go out on the ether waves tomorrow afternoon from the Navy's station NAA, in Ar-| lington, Va. The broadcasting of these weekly con- certs, under the direction of Capt. Wil- liam H. Santelmann, will give thousands of radio listeners, in vi y the en- tire eastern section of the United States nd parts of Canada an opportunity to enjoy the programs of this famous musical organization. The plans to broadcast the concerts are being made by the Navy Department officials in re- ;:wn:lo (o numerous requests from radio The band leaders some time ago made application to the Navy Department for permission to broadcast the Monday afternoon concerts. The request s ex- pected to be approved in time to have the concert scheduled for tomorrow afternoon go out on the ether waves. Experiments to determine the feasi- bility of broadcasting the barracks’ con- certs already have been conducted and proved satlstactory. The radio listeners in Washington and practically all states east of the Missiesippl river, have heard the spe- cial radio concerts by the Marine Band Orchestra, broadcast every Wednesday night from NAA. The full band, how- ever, has never played for the radlo public. The concerts by the Marine Band Orchestra and the Navy Band Or- chestra, sent out to the radio public through NAA, are perhaps more popular with the listeners than some of the programs of the big 400-meter stations, if the hundreds of co: mendatory letters received by Ta: lor Branson, leader of the Marine Band Orchestra, and Charles Benter, director of the Navy Band Orchestra, can be taken as a criterion. The Monday afternpon concerts of the band wiil be relayed from the marine barracks over the land phone to Arlington and there connected with the radiophone. A wave length of 710 meters will be used in order to prevent interference with the local and out-of-town stations transmit- ting on a lower wave band. . Single Circuits Inadequate. Interterence complained of by local radlo listepers would be greatly al- leviated. if not almost entirely eliminated, if the protestants would “junk” their single-circuit receiving sets, according to Willlam Purks, president of the Washington Radio Club. Nine out of ten of the recelv- ing sets in the city, Mr. Parks be- lieves, are of the single-circuit type. Mr. Parks_pointed out that mem- bers of the Radio Club who own re- generative sets seldom have the in- ence troubles complained of by y amateurs and novices. | High Scheel Radio Licemse. An operating license has been ob- tained from the Department of Com- merce by the Western High chool Radio Club, It was announced yes- terday. The club at present is con- ducting a series of experiments on the subject of short-wave lengths. The first issue of the Washington Interhigh School Radio Assoclation { will come off the press soon. Due to the demand for the publication, the initial {ssue will be sold only to members of the organization, accord- ing to Oliver Frank, editor. Frank is a student at Western. Amatears Extend Range. Not content with sending radio waves across the Atlantic ocean with the same power that it would take to heat the flament on a 100-watt light, and having the voice heard, via radio- teners, which is believed to be caused by spark transmission, promises to bs eliminated with the growing practico of many amateurs .to repl spark with C. W, (coritinuous wave). The use of C. W. has developed tremen- dously among members of the Amer! can Radio Relay League. Statsti show that last month 56,300 messages were relayed by means of C. W., while 10,685 were relayed by spark. In Do cember a.year ago the total.number of messages which were relayed by C."W. was 4,426, as compared to 6,799 for spark. 3 Leng-Distance Mark Seught. Who s the local long-distance champion? In other words, ‘Washington radio fan has picked up the radiophone broadcasting station most distant from the city? Several inquiries éf this nature have been received by the radio ed- itor of The Star in the last week, and he will endeavor to find out by re- questing the readers of this column to send him a list of the distant sta- tions which they have picked up, d scribing briefly the type of their cefving sets and Indicaling the atag of ampfification. If space permits the replies will be published. To Broadeast Vespers. Beginning - this afternoon, Station WIAY of Woodward & Lothrop will broadcast the special Sunday after- noon musical vespers at the First Congregational Church. The program, which begies at 4:45 o'clock, will be furnished this afternoon by the Fisk Jubllee Singers. The broadcasting of these services every Sunday afternoon will be wel- comed by the listeners, especially the owners of crystal s, who hereto- fore have had no “air entertainment’ on the Sabbath afternoon, save dot- and-dash code signals. Would “Tin Can” Crities. A joint letter protesting against the adoption of the silent night plan in Washington and praising the local broadcasting stations for their effort to provide wireless entertainment for the local fans was received yesterday by the radio editor from Raymond C. Green, 809 G street northeast, and Leo H. Craven, 334 1st street south- e The letter, perhaps, represents the sentiment of some of the young {radlo fans, who have been unable, for finarcial reasons, to purchase sets equipped for picking up out-of-town stations. It reads, in part: “It is unfair to many school chil- dren who have built little sets and who walt with eager hearts for the nightly programs in the air. to ‘tin can’ the broadcasting in Washington. It has been very kind of many of our stores to take their time and money to install these stations and then be turned down in their kindness. We know that if we back the stations larger and more powerful stations will be put into operation. Washiug- ton has some of the most powerful and best stations in the United States !and the whole world, as we all know. Instead of ‘tin canning’ the small stations of Washington we believe in j‘tin canning’ the crities first.” “Radlo Visiting Day." Some of Washington’s broadcast- ing stations may adopt the “radio visiting day” plan estabiished at statfon WGI at Medford Hiliside, Mass., whereby listeners who have certain curlosity to see what the sta. tion and the faces of the announcers look like, as well as “how the darn thing works,” are allowed to visit the station .and satisfy that curiosity. The main reason why the broad- casters have not invited their au- dience to visit them has not been be- cause they were not wanted, but be- cause there was not sufficient space to accommodate all those who might care to come. This main difficulty has been elimi- phone, by listeners in London, Ameri can amateurs have taken, unwittingly perhaps, the first step toward con quering the Pacific as well. The best evidence that they are really capable of doing this is the report received headquarters that four west coas stations have been heard in Asiatl: waters. What this will do toward linking up the United States ama- teurs in a new bond of relationship with every country where radio ama- teurs are to be found is a problem which progress In radio this year may only begin to solve. So far the Américan amateurs have developed In a surprisingly short time from a handful interested in radio to a big national organization which each day. velays thousands of friendly ymessages from one state to nother and frequently from coast to coast. Before the world war the Amer- jican Radio Relay League was not a large. body, nevertheless it has since brought into- intimate contact hun- dreds in out-of-the-way corners of {the country nad made friends among amateurs with little regard for dis- tance, The making of these friend- ships has been one of the great pleas- ures of amateur radio. That the countries of the far east will soon be included among those {where foreign amateur stations are equipped to receive signals and mes- sages from auateurs in the United States would appear likely if the pri- vate citizens in these countries are prepared to keep zbreast of amateur radio, which has only begun to reach out to every corner of the world. At present there are no amateur radlo stations in China, and yet there is little doubt that American amateur signals have stirred the ether there, regardless of whether any amateurs were at hand to listen and report re- ception. The link in the chain, as f: the far east Is concerned, h: been bridged and it now only remains for the Chinese to show the same inter- est in radio that they have demon- Istrated already in foliowing the lead of the west in other things. Already the big commercial radio interests have Invaded the interior of China and a large sum of money has peen loaned for installation of stations which will revert eventually to the government for commercial trans- mission. Past experience has shown that where the commercial stations take the lead, radlo amateurs with their lower power. apparatus are bound to follow, although it may be some time before the Chinese -are awakened to the possibilities of citi- zen radio. An interest in radlo is being shown in the remote parts of the world. where unti]l a short time ago it had been practically unknown. An ama- teur soclety has been formed in South Africa. A movement was started re- cently to install a chain of commer- cial stations in South America. * Continuous Wave Popular. Much of the interference between radlo amateurs and broadcast lis- ————— gency patch on the broken part of the lower right wing, cleaned out the gas line thoroughly and flew to Love Field, the plane handling well in the air. Upon. investigation it was found that only about one gallon of gas was in the ‘emergency tank, this in epite of the fact that the pilot had seen gas coming out, | @ few dfops at & time, from the over- flow pipe just before taking off. The above was probably due to the air in the top tank becaming warm after the plane was rolled out of the hanger. These few dmrl probably condensed in the overflow pipe. ‘The pilot-in question made some in- teresting comments on his predicament : “I forgot my map and thought I knew the country well enough without one, but find that one should never travel ‘without & map. 1 was very careless about h\ln= sure of my direction. A pilot should never become careless on Ccross-coun! fiying _about maintaining his dead reckoning. The hardest time of the day to find one’s way about is the period just after sunset, when the sky is still bright but the earth is in dark- ness. “*When a_pilot thinks that it may be poss! I‘m that he will be in the air after nightfall, he should carry a small pocket flashlight to assist him in reading his I.ll.flnunenldb?l.rfl'}'ln case lll:\: is Illu:- essary, and for the purposs of readin; Rie map. The visibility below 2,000 feet was very poor. To get away from the force of a head wind to fil‘l time ‘was it 200 ‘Teot ude e country. ¢ ification. to fit local by the American Radlo Relay Leaguei, nated at the WGI studio by a draw- ing system. which, it is belleved, will e adopted, with more or leas modi- o needs,. by other broadcasting stations all over the country. The drawing system works as fol- ws: Those desiring to visit the roadgasting station are Invited by radiophone to madke application. |These applications are numbered. { Then a list of numbers Is put In & { hat and a drawing is made by a com. mittee. Those numbers selected are the invited guests of Amrad at the first convenlent date. This visiting plan was first put in operation at Amrad Friday evening, when at 10:20 {o'clock Announcer “HMD" broad- casted that all letters received be. fore 6 o'clock the next night would be included in the first drawing. Over {500 letters were received, including spectal deliveries and telegrams. One resident within a few miles of the station cams over in person. his auto- mobile being the first to break through the drifts on the street of roadcasting studi tho - rne & o since the At present rate of application r: visiting day will be a regular featora for many months to come. ’ Due to the iliness of a num | broadcasters, the mu!ln‘u o‘;"»t:: Washington Radio Broadcasters' As- sociation scheduled for last Friday night was postponed, and probably will be held some time this week. The assocjation will take action at the de- ferred meeting on the proposed plan for silencing the local broadeasting stations one night each week. The letter of the Washingts 'Bruaun_er.' Assoclation” o:‘a“‘t‘l:: | Musicians’ Union protesting against the union’s gdmonition to its members 1that if they participated in the local radlo programs without compensation fine of $50 would be aseessed againat them, was made public yesterday by C.-O.’ Fischer, mi nager of the Hadio ::5":::12‘ of Woodward & Lothrop lent of associ; el the iation. It “In roference to the ord 2 organization o all wnion mucicioun to mot play for radio broadcast with. 350, we out pay, subject to a fine of at this has placed a wish to say th: very heavy burden on all and has prevented the ndlo"o‘v‘v‘!:’e“ri from receiving the best of music. At the-same time you are denying this thousands .of sick and pleasure to e 'S your organization feel you're helping the public. and prat moting music by this action? We, as an organization that is for the good of the public, wish to protest against this action. We feel that vour or- ganization did not consider this mat. ter, as’ we feel you would be too broadminded for this. roadcasting stations are fo the advancement of music, and we eel that as long as the merchants and manufacturers have gone into the expenditure of thousands of dol. in installing the stations and hundreds of dollars each week for operation and upkeep, that the mu- siclans’ union should not prohibit its members from offering their services free of charge, as they wish to do. ou will notice that every artist is given quite a lot of free publicity, and that is what they are looking or. We feel that after considera: tion that you'll agree with u; - WILL FIGHT SETTLED. ; Caruso’s Widow Says Derogatory Statements to Be Stricken Out. NEW YORK, January 27.—Mra. En- rico Caruso, widow of the famous tenor, and daughter of the late Park Benjamin, yesterday announced a satisfactory settlement of the contest brought by the Benjamin children to upset their father's will. The contest was begurr on the ground that Anna Bolchi' Behjamin, Mr. Benjamin's adopted daughter to whom he left 60,000, had unduly influencéd him. - Mra. Catifso sald the financial con- stderations of the settlement were eonsiderable, but that the most grati- fying aspect of the settlément was that derogatory statements about her and her brothers and sisters would be stricken from the will. Mr. Benjamin disinherited his children, alleging "in- gratitude.” what | ment 2. NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. 16:30 a.m.—Meteorological report on 6,950 meters by arc transmitters. 13 noon—Time signal, ship orders and weather. report. 10 p.m.—Ship ordeérs, weather re- port and time signal. 10:30 p.m.—Naval press news (2,650 meters). WDM—Chureh of the Covenant, Con- 11 _a.m.-—Morning service: sermon by Rev. Charles Wood, pastor. 3 p.m.—Lord Bryce memorial serv- ice; addresses by Secretary of State Hughes and John W. Davis, former ambassador to Great Britain, 8 p.m.—Evening service; sermon by President Wishart of Weoster Uni- versity; music by choir of 100 voics WJIH—~White & Boyer Compady (360 Meters). 8 p.m.—Sermon by Rev. Earle Wil- fley, pastor, on “Friend or Acquaint- ance—Which?"; brief memorial serv- ices for Knickerbocker Theater vie- tims; special ‘music by choir, mixed with’ male quartette, under the di- rection of W. E. Braithwaite. WIAY—Woodward & Lothrop Meters). 4:45 p.m.—Musical vespers at the First Congregational Church. Pro- gram by the Fisk Jubllee Singers. * WOULD LINK RADID BROADCAST WORK (300 Consolidate Various Sta- tions in New System. MESSAGES ARE CONFUSED Many Evils Now Existing Could Be Eliminated, Says Commit- tee Report. Sweeping reorganization of the National Radio Chamber of Commerce, linking up, as active workers in 3 natign-wide plan to wipe out the evils of broadcasting and to solve other radio problems, every major in- terest of the radio industry and the public, was announced yesterday by President Willlam H. Davis, follow- ing a meeting of the board of gov- ernors at the chamber’s headquarters in New York city. ‘The governors adopted a new con- stitution providing for the admission | to membership, either directly or through reglonal chambers of com- merce, of individuals, including the audience or the listener: manuf turers, jobbers, dealers, broadcasters, amateurs, the press and organizations and institutions interested in radio, | comprising educational, sclentific, re- liglous, civic, political and other bodies. Radio a Publje Utility. “Interference and the broadcasting of the trivial and the valueless ha injured the business. and remedied may ruin it,” it was declared in a report of a special committee ap- pointed to conduct a survey of the radio situation and to recommend changes In the organic structure of the chamber, whose membership at the outset consisted of manufacturers The committee was composed of Henry T. Hunt, general counsel of the .chamber and late member of the Rail- Toad Labor Board; George Lewls. secretary of the chamber, and Raiph C. Watrous, former lieutenant gov- ernor of Rhode Island. Support and improvement of broadcasting in co- operation with the United States gov- ernment and other agencies was said to be a main object of the chamber. “The main factors in the situa- tion.” continued the report, “are: The government of the United States is interested in radio from the stan point of national defense and publi ‘welfare. Furthermore, radlo is a public utility of interstate commerce. “Congress has before it the White bill, which gives the Secretary of Commerce power to make regulations controlling broadcasting. This bill may be enacted into law within six months. When the Secretary shall have placed proper regulations in ef- fect interference will doubtless be re- duced. However, neither the bill nor the regulations contemplated provide any support for broadcasting on any measures to improve its quality. The committes found that there ‘were many classes of activity in the radio industry. Broadcasters were ranged “between the profit seekers and users and belonging partly to both” in the report which added: Not Well Organized. The broadcasting class comprises manufacturing companles broadcast- ing to support and extend their sales of apparatus, department stores, broad- casting for_ advertisement, newspapers broadcasting for advertising and news purposes, schools, colleges and universities broadcasting for educa- tional purposes, churches co-operat- ing with broadcasting stations, indi- viduals broadcasting for their own amusement, and the broadcasting ac- tivities of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company carried on primarly as research and in prepara- tion for whatever the future may develop. “There are at present Ineffective orgariisatiol of broadcasters, os- tensibly national in scope, but not in- cluding - the principal broadcasters, as, for example, the Radio Broad- casting Society of America, which in- cludes some thirteen or more small broadcasters. In this fleld spme sort of co-operation is compulsory in the nature of things. Further co-opera- tion has been brought about by the Department of Commerce. Under the mew constitution. both the membership and the ains of the chamber, now organized to function as a great central force in radio control and regulation, are broadened, according to a statement {ssued through President Davis, which said: “It myst be obvious that radio is to become a pubiic service of the highest importance to the nation, both in peace and war. Therefore, an organization designed-to further its development and co-ordinatjon should be democratic. inclusive of all branches, and representative of each section of the United State: A vital element in the chamber’s plans is the establishment of regional radio chambers of commerce in the principal cities of the countries to be co-ordinated with the national chamber in New York and with local chambers. Plan te Co-Operate. Kenneth P. Gregg. one of the en- gineers and managers of the cham- ber, reported that steps had already been taken to organize chambers In the middle west, and that local in- terests in national radio organization wi developed, particularly in Chi- cago, Milwaukeé, Minneapolis and St. Louis. Many groups f sted” in radio, including _colle; and universities and the churches, he said, were study- ing plans for co-operation with the chamber, which, he asserte: s des- tined_to be a tremepdous force in promoting. the general welfare of the radio industry and through it that of the radfo public.” The chamber, Mr. Gregg sald, wi co-operating closely with Sec- retary Hoover in the Department of Commerce's efforts to rationalize “the radlo !nM,r& ;nd ‘:fl.h the move. ) 4 oomference on ndardization. [ { i | National Chamber Seeks to| unless | l REGULATED BY WORLD LAW BY COMMANDER STANFORD C. HOOPER, U. 8. N. (Copyright, 1923) The “call letters” of the more fa- mous long distance broadcast stations have now become household words all over the North American con- tinent. - We have come to know these sta- cons by their call letters and what they represent and the quality of the ctation’s product have become subjects of nation-wide popular dls- cussion along with such other popu- lar tubjects as the movie star and the automobile. It is not unlikely that within & few short years they will be house- hold words the world over and popu- lar subjects of international discus- sion as well. They, have long been a matter of international concern to the various governments .of the civilized world, because transmitting station eall let- ters are an extremely important feature in radio, and radio, by its very nature, is essentially an inter- natlonal agency, as well a8 a national agency. One Essentil The call letters constitute the one essential and universal distinguish- ing feature of every individual radio transmitting station the world over. regardless of {ts power or range. whether radlo telegraph or radio tele- phone: whether the station has been established on shipboard, on shore or on alrcraft; whether it is utilized for the exchange of messages through space, for experimental or other special purposes, for amateur purposes or for broadeasting. Every Individual radio transmitting station which Is authorized to radiate ether or radio waves in space any- where in the world is distinguished by call letters which have been as- signed to it by the government hav- ing jurisdiction over it, and no two stations In the world have the same combination of characters, except perhaps the juvenile amateur sta- tions. There are in existence today more than 20,000 individual licensed ship and shore radfo transmitting stations under the jurisdiction of the United States alone, including broadcast and amateur stations, and each one of these stations has assigned to it a different combination of letters (or figures and letters in the case of amateur stations) by which it can be recognized in space. Not Assigned Indiscriminately. The call letters which distinguish our radiophone broadcast stations one from another, and which they habltually use, were not assigned 1o them in any haphazard manner as a result of the sudden advent of the broadcasting service, but were based on the provisions of an international radio convention, or international radio laws, consummated at London, £ngland, on July 15, 1912, and 1atified for the United Stafes by the United Sfates Senate on July 1913, and put into effect July 1. 1913. Tt will be noted that the call let- térs of all American radio transmit- ting stations, including the broadcas stations, al s begin with the let- ters K. N or W (excepting amateur and special experimental transmitting stations whose calls are preceded by ia figure denoting the radio district {in which located and followed by an indiserminate combination of two, three or even four letters). It will be noted, also, that either three or four letters are used; as, for example, NAA. for the naval station at Arlington; NOF, for the naval sta- tion at Apacostia: WGY, for the Gen- eral Electric Company's broadcasting station at Schnectady: KDKA, for the Westinghouse Company’s station at Pitteburgh, etc. This is because the London radio convention of 1912 prescribed that each international radio station's call letters would consist of a com- AMATEURS 0 ATTEMPT TWO-WAY EXCHANGES Selected Radio Stations in U. S. and France to Make Demon- stration This Week. Feature. | An immediate two-way exchange of messages between a selected ama- teur radio station in the United States and a selected station in France will be attempted for the first time this week by the American Radio Relay League under normal operating con- ditions and without asking for “quiet air” Since United States amateurs dur- ing the recent transatlantic tests heard signals of European stations with difficulty while the majority of fellow amateurs ceased sending, the present tests will be the more diffi- cult with hundreds transmitting as Signals and complete mess sages have been sent across the Atlantic and it now only remains to establish the direct exchange of mes- sages to prove the feasibility of international amateur radio for all According to the plan nounced by the A. R. R. L. operating depart- ment, the tests will continue until February 3. The United States sta- tion will be 1ICKP, owned by George Pinney of South Manchester, Conn., and operated by Charles A. Service. assistant secretary of the league, and the French 8AB, owned and operated by Leon Deloy, at Nice, France. De- loy's were the first French amateur signals heard by amateurs in this country, and S8AB Is one of the best Europ stations. Each on will call three times and sign three times. in accordance with specified form, and, if communi- cation s established, messages will be exchanged. Each transmitter will start at precisely the same time each day during the tests. Greenwich mean time will be used, but, figuring eastern standard time, there will be two perfods of trans- mission, divided into half-hour inter- Vals, from 5 to 7 p.m. and from 10 to 12 pm. thus doing away with any possibility of interference with broadcasting. Reasons for the Selection. Although several west coast sta. tiong are believed to have made the best showing during the tests just| completed, an eastern station was selected for the present tests because ot _its relative position. The station owned by Mr. Pinney was logged in England, France and Holland in the transatlantic free- for-all period. Since cards have been reccived reporting reception of his signals In Seattle, Wash, and Hous- ton, Tex. The set has two 250-watt tubes and the antenna current is eight amperes. The antenna is a six- wire cage. fifteen inches in diameter, with average height of sixty-five feet. The counterpoise consists of fifteen wires spaced two feet apart and 100 feet long. This station will use a wave length of 210 meters and the French station 190 to 200 meters. Car for Family Use. From the Birmingham Age-Herald. 1 want & car for family use.” Here's just the thing for you,” said_the bri®k salesman. “What's that thing on the steering wheel that looks like a phonograph hog?" ““The latest invention to prevent collisions.. When a woman driver screams is transmitted through .this horn, sets & mechanism at work that throws on the emergency rrnk. and the car stops right where t i her voice bination of three letters, all combi nations beginning with N and W be- ing allocated to the United States and also the combinations from KDA to KZZ. Thus, a total ot 1,950 international call letters was provided for the use of American stations, including Army, Navy and privately owned stations whether on shipboard or on shore aireraft radlo beingeunknown at thal time. This number was considercd suffl- clent at that time to meet our re- quirements for call letters for many years to come. American radio sta- tions having an international status had increased to such an extent upon the advent of the broadcasting service about two years ago, however. thal these 1950 calls nad been virtuali? all assigned or reserved for prospec- tive assignment and it was ne Sary to have recourse to the use of four ietters instead of three for some of the broadcast stations Combinations of Four Letters. Call letters consisting of comb tions of four letters are now being assigned to virtually all new broad- cast stations. but otherwise they con- form to the existing international radlo laws and therefore have an in- ternational status rather than # strictly national status such as the amateur stations. Any radlo station whose call letters begin with the letters N or W, there- fore, whether a broadcast station or otherwise, is an American station, and likewige any station whose call consists of a combination of three or four letters from KDA to K2Z Should broadcast stations using the call letters KAA to KCZ be heard | this country, the program will likelx be in German, because Germa originally shared with the Unitel States the K's In radio, in addition tu being allocated all combinations ginning with the letters A, D. a also the combinations from TNA TZZ. However, such is the extremely i portant nature of international radic call letters, that Germany's future possession of these call letters issub- ject to change in accordance with ths Provisions of the treaty of Versaillc To France and her colonies all call4 beginning with the letters F. ¥ and the combinations VAA to UMZ have been allocated, while Italy was as- signed the single letter I for herseif and colonies, and Japan the single letter J. To Great Britain was allocated a'l calls beginning with the letters G. M, Y, Z, the combinations CFA 1 CKZ. COA 'to~COZ, EIA to EZZ, LSA to LUZ, OCA to OFZ, ZEA to Z XTA to XZZ. also VAA to VGZ fo Canada, VHA to VK7 for Australia VLA to VMZ for New Zealand, V. to VNZ for South Kfrica, VOA to Z for Newfoundland. VPA to VSZ for British colonies not autonomous, VTA to VWZ for British India, VXA to V- for colonles and protectorates in gen eral and SUA to SUZ for Egypt Shows Acknowledged Positio The allocation of call letters as outlined in this article will serve to exemplify the acknowledged positions of relative importance of the leading maritime powers of the world when the last international radio convention | was held in London ten years ago. | “Although Great Britaln was ac- ‘knnwlpdged to be far in the lead at 1 that time, as is obvious from the num- ber of call letters provided for. the United States has now assumed the lead in radlo development and appli- cation to service. This in itself con- stitutes a tribute to the policy con- sistently followed by the government in radio and to the inventive genius and perseverance of American radio engineers. If broadcasting stations using the call letters formed by combinations XAA to XDZ are heard, the locatio of the station will be somewhers within the adjacent republic of Mex fco to the south, while. as indicated in the foregoing. if stations using British combinations VAA to VGZ are heard. the Incoming wave will hav been created within the Dominion of Canada to the north. Qutfits and Accessories LOWEST PRICES U. V. 201 Tubes, $5.95. ‘Western Electric Phones, $9.75. Variable Condensers, 11 plate $1.50; 23-plate, $2.30; 43-plate, $2.50. Nerco Phone, $350. Crystal Sets, complete, up. Long Range Tube Sets, $25 and up. 6x18 Condensite Panels, $2.38. Jacks, open circuit, 40c. Closed circuit, 45c. Double circuit, 55¢c. Multi Jack, $1.25. Simplex Units mounted. Coupler, $9.50. Variometer, $8.75. Detector, $5.95. Amplifier, $10.50. Long Wave Coupler, $8.00. Amrad Audio Amplifying Transformer, $4.40. Acme Radio Amplifying Transformer, $4.25. Loud Speaker Atlas, $25. 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