Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1923, Page 49

THE SUNDAY BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 8, 1928—PART 2, = ST oux umionn D G, Joir S Conducted by Helen H. Fetter. b RACTICALLY ever since United States was established as ‘an individual country with its owy customs, ideals and loyal popu- lation, there has been one criticism of the American girl that has been dunned into American ears by al- most every foreigner who has come to ofir shores. This criticism had to do particularly with the high pitch and loud volume of the Amer- ican girl's voice. Time and time again this criticism_has been made, .and only recently in a paper of a midwestern city does an article by an English girl appear that includes many flattering comments upon the girl of the United States and then - speaks of the “terrible American voices, and accent, slang, gum-chew- ing, rather cheap taste for display iu dress, a defant attitude, loud speaking in public places. raucous laughter, everywhere and a general lack of-the "feminine accomplish- ments, * % % Nathrally enough, England is in the lead in criticizing American ‘manner of enunciation and mode of speech, because it is the lan- guage that was originally known as English that we share in com- mon with the people of the “tight little isle.” Mencken, in his “Americanisms,” and many other writers of note are, however, giving guments to the} American | re is an 1guage which is distinct from the langu spoken on the British Isles. * That matter. however, is not the one for discussion here at this time. Tt is . the statement made by the English girl, particularly as applied to the American girl's voice, that is ~ of interest. Moreover, it is of spe- cial irterest at this time because so many :American girls are summering in European countries right now, and are being watched and criticized by the people of those countries. Not gniy the girls who are over there are being so criticized, but all the thousands who are remaining in this country are also being placed mentally in the identical category with the few abroad. > * x Gum-chewing is” easily dismissed . by any one who sces the American girl in large numbers and various classes and occupations. Gum is a favorite pastime with many Ameri can girls, it is true, but hardly h the majority. To judge the matter from a purely local standard, one can go up and down F street in the busiest hour of any afternoon and not sge a singie girl chewing gum. | Of course, it is traditional that sales- girls and stenographers indulge in the indoor sport of chewing gum, | baadhe habit cannot be flatly stated s being nearly so popular with the average American girl as the quoted statement would lead one to believe. | Even in the circles where it is most o be expected, the chewing of gum seems to be definitely on the decline, 1 spite of the fact that a chewing- gum firm is said te hold the record | for paid advertising in the United States,magazines.. > ow ok ox _ As for a cheap taste for display in dress, it is easy for a Washing- | tenian to recall exceedingly, compli- mentary and evidently sincere re- | marks made by visitors from other lands upon the good taste and smartness with which the American | girl dresses, so there would seem small need to spend time here with | ithat matter. Similarly with the “de- | fiant attitude.” Only the fappiest of flappers_exihibit this attitude to ay marked degree. and. in doing so, it is clear enough_ to the unprejudiced | observer that this attitude is as- sumed in much the same Jfashion and for the same rcason that a por- cupine bristles and shoots out his quills. Petty nagging and constant adverse comment, h as has been aimed at the American flapper for the past two vears, will develop a “defant attitude” in even the sweet- est of young girls. : But the criticisms made on the American girl's voice :cannot: ‘be gainsaid or egsily brushed aside by ,any one who ‘has the_real welfare of the American girl at heart. These criticisms on loud speaking i public places.and faucous laughter do ap ply to the average girl. Just why it should be 3¢ i5 a matter of much conjecture, ‘but thdt it is so cannot be disputed. Thess criticisms are not made only by English folk, but by people from. every. country, and even by thoughtful, cuifured ‘Amieri- cans themselves. the really start a course in attractive| Even a cor- might help laughing for girls. respondence course some, ok Undoubtedly the speed with which most Americans Iive their daily round of duty and pleasure, the loudness of all the mechanical con- trivances which we employ to carry on our business and the weird dis- sonances of the jazz music, which is popular at all places of public enter- tainment, have something to do with ithis loudness of the speech and | laughter of the American girl. How- ever, the complaint against her voice is of long standing, and has been made through many generations preceding the present one of auto- mobiles and phonographs. There mus; be some basic reason behind it all. One man who is a combination of business man and philosopher has I suggested that the reason lies with ithe general desire to avoid repres- Ision of any sort in all phases of American life. Possibly he is right, and this is the reason. At all events, let us hope that this is a fault that | to overcome. ! | NAMES FOR GIRLS i | And What They Mean ' LJORTENSE is a girl's name with | an unusual meuning. The cor- rect Latin-English form of the name |1s Hortensia, and the name means | literally “the little gardener.” With & meaning like this, it would seem a matter of extreme delicacy to select a- special flower symbolical of Hor- tensia. Probably because of this the clover, beloved by all gardeners, has been-chosen us her flower and Is sup- posed to bring unusual luck with it and prosperity to the whole garden. The sentiment for Hortense i3 ex- ceedingly appropriate. It is the quo- tation, “As is the gardener, so is the garden.” § | There secm ta be few variations to {the name Hortense. The Italians |drop the “H." Tensle is the most {common abbreviation of the name. | Hortense Manzini, the Duchess of | Muzafin, fs credited with having in- troduced the nkme into England. She {1s said to have been the most beauti- !ful and wealthy heiress of Europe in her day and was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. * King Charles II of England | was very fond of the charming duch- | ess and gave her many privileges and favors. After his death, however, ske got into careless and bad habits Jand even became a drunkard, Dickens' “Bleak House"” has a char- |acter named Hortense, the French {maid to Lady Dedlock. She is an ec- centric’ person and is described as |looking ‘like a very neat she wolf |impertectly tamed.” She partly guesses her lady's secret and shoots Mr. Tulkinghorn. She then disap- pears, defiant, in the custody of the Inspector. The most famous of all women of history named Hortense was Hor- nse Eugenia Beauharnais, daughter of Alexandre Beaubarnais and Jose. phine. She was born in Paris April 10, 1783, and died at Arenberg, Switz- eriand October 3, 1837. She was en- gaged to be married to Desaix, but, in compliance with & wish expressed by Napoleon, she married the emperer's younger brother Louis on January 7, 1802, " Louls alsoh ad” a previous a tachment, which he gave up for this marriage, and naturally the union was not & happy one. Hortensa re- turned to Paris, where she !ived * ¥ % There is hardly an individual in Washington .who has not at some time, od a street car, sat behind ‘or in front of women who discussed in loud tones. and with much em. phasis the .details of their pett AéiphBoshoot Guarseh. trouble wirh] the ice nian and other domestic | problems. * « "An’ I says to John, you dare that I don’t get my work done. Can I help it if the laundry man goes fishing on the day he should call for the laundry, so that you haven’t got a clean shirt to your name? Mr. Moore, next door, takes his own laundry to the Chinaman’ each ‘week and don't ex- .pect his wife to bother with'it” Such is #n example of swift, Joud- pedaled :narrative as heard this morning*from a woman who looked ~ a sensible; average American house- wife. A parallel grievance was im- |, mediately chimed in by the othet’ woman who listened to the sad laun dry tale. » 3 When a group of high school girls get on’a car'they not only carry on giggling conversations of how the: outwitted teachers or snubbed freg| beaus, but they completely monopo- lize the entire conversational rights of the street car. They play a ‘verb- al game of “shuttlecock, throwing their statements back-and forth over unfortunate older persons who hap- pen to be seated between these ter- rors and who have to listen to this endless chatter, though they gener- ally try to look out the window and forget it. 3 % Another puzzling problem:to this situation is.the fact that so few girls have a really greity laugh or even an intriguing giggle. .In most- cases . they séem tavopen their mouths 3s %yide as posdible and: try to make as much neisé: as’ possible. TF they do not succeed with mere laughter they make ‘gueer little whistles and shrieks to_gmphasize their enjoy- ment. A smile is very rare. Some_gnterprising person. should. I says, don’t I These are two yaung girls.of f A Godey's Lady Above is a plcture of two young girls, “flappers of 1848 as they pauned on the street one day to hold one of those conversations such as ®irls are always pausing to hold on the subjects that are of prime_ in- terest to them. 'One of ‘them, the flapper to the right, who s very much dressed in the fashionable rid- Ing costume of the day, is holding her whip In her dainty little hand almost hidden beneath the buff col- guft of her brown sleeve and coyly tipping her’'head In the Tt brown velvet hat with the magenta rose and buff plume trimming, while black lace ca trimmed wit! black hrlig 0 over;the cerise gown many diamonds of &nd the demure bonmet ‘with the bbing lttle ostrich tip out behind. This young lady, who s 1eally only about eighteen years old, in spite of the mature character of her costume, is telling some awe! e scandal about & daring scheme for a ‘woman's rights’ convention. 2 3% 'l'ho‘ icture m?md E&lmll‘l- e o s Boo ‘smart” magasine of ‘M% by all_th ,mmr‘l!lk'*@ 2 £ she listens to the other flapper in the| Local Girl Active At Mount Holyoke A . LR Tebey S the girls themselves will endeavor | MISS JULIA B. HUTTON, Gradunte of Mount Holyoke College in June, is the daughter of Col Mra. P. C. Hutton of this eity. Miss Julia B. Hutton, daughter of Col. and Mrs. P. C. Hutton, 3514 Ma- |comb street northwest, was graduated | from Mount Holyoke College for Girls lthe middle of June. She received the A. B. degree. Her major work In college was in history, with a sec- ondafy specialty in. English lftera- ture. Miss Hutton was exceedingly active in debate and dramatics while at- tending the college, and last year was on the debating team of Mount Holyoke which met the Vassar team in_intercollegiate debate, She was a member of the dramatic presented by her class and In the sea nymphs' dance of the May day pageant this year. During her senfor year Miss Hut- ton was president of the Mount Holyoke Chapter of Delta Sigma Rho. There were 125 members of the class of 1923 who raceived the A. B. degree, and three graduates from the college received the M. A. degree. One of the features of commencement weck was the trip In trucks made by the senfors to Mount Holyoke to per- form the last rites of college days. They were serenaded by the mores both before and after th bration of "senior mountain day. Miss Hutton, who h: Wasington as her home years. expects to go With her family shortly to Denver, Col. to a military post. where her father has been ordered. apart from her husband. who tried to get- a divorce. Hortense had many lovers, the two inost prominent of whom were the Comte de Flahaut and Admiral Veruel. Hortepse composed 2 song that proved very popular, called “Partant pour la_ Syrie” in honor of the comte upon. his leaving on & trip through Germany. The ad- miral was a Dutch naval officer, to whom was later generally attributed the paternity of Napoleon IIL After Napoleon and Josephine had sepa- rated Hortense remained & staunch triend of Napoleon's, and when the Bourbons came back in 1814 she of all the Bonaparte family was allowed to remain In Paris. Later she lived in Augsburg, in Italy and in Swits- erland. She was a kind and gentle benefactress and much loved by all with whom she came in contact. She is said to have possessed considerable literary ability and was highly tal- ented socially. “Flappers of 1848” and the First Woman's Rights Convention r age as pletured in an ustration of Boeok for 1848, ing patterns . bgdroom‘ull;p:rrl.e"whend tidies and Tt interesting to ‘tead of the fons of reprogoh made by even the nearest "lltllvll of the coura- geous women. of that day ,who formed the little group at this flrhfl conferance at Seneca Falls, N. Y., gev- enty-five years ago to “discuss the cial, civil & d r'otlllhnumc:nfl lon of ro it was t the first ,Called “A De expr the seventy-fi for’ this purpose will same place when over 1,000 Who represent women from Cali; to Maine and from the bordor to the Mexican border rogate at Seneca Falls, I~ Alice Paul of the Washin iquarters-of the Woman' 1be In Sharge of the convention ‘and Anita Po) “also’ of Washington, Wwill act as chairman of the commit- | tee on arrangements. Action will be taken this time to introduge into 'Congress, when it convenes in Decem. ber, an amendment to the United Btates Constitution reading: “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout theé ‘United . and ::3 Dlace subject to- its forn!| Canadian will- con- n Head- Wil elub and took part in the junlor show ; atient Polly. Polly had thres sisters As clever as could b But Polly was “just av In wit and repartee. TYet she could always take = joke, Was amiable and jolly, 8he never lost her temper and They called her Patfent Polly. Whenever things went kind'a wrong, And articles were lost, Polly was the one that Others would accost. No_matter whose the carelessne Or whose the thoughtless folly, They always looked for sympathy geous women of that day who When auto parties were made up And one must be left over, Polly was the one who stayed At home with old dog Rover. Her arm about his furry neck, She'd sit beside the collle And dream day dreams of happiness, Sweet little patient Polly. Next door to them t! Eccentric in his wa, Tet very wealthy, also wil And frank and deep his gaze. He was respected and admired By Alice, Jane and Moll: He passed them by and wooed and won Their sister, patient Polly. re lived a man Says more than one philosopher n sagas on the shelf, “Life la a joke to he who smiles At jokes upon himself.” Thus, in return for t she gave, Volley won for volley, l[lgplneu at last was won Y qulet, patient Polly, NOT GIRL'S PRESENT ADDRESS D. C. Linthicum, owner of the apartment house at 533 o1st street, announced yesterday that Grace Lou- din, whose name appeared In Friday's edition of The Star In connection with the rald on the Old Dutch Mill as resident of that address, does not lve | at 533 21st street, “nor has she lived there since early last winter.” ¥ “LIVE” WIRES Richard R. Halpe: apparatus at right, a: ENDANGER UNINFORMED RADIO FANS Layman, by Installing Antennae Near High Voltage, Invites Death—Most of Victims Mere Boys. BY PAUL GRIGGS. Grievous Injumy or quick death fre- quently lurks in the path of the un- informed radio amateur and the un- suspecting radio fan. The advent of radiophone broad- casting unfortunately has brought tragedy and sorrow to some Amerl- can homes as well as benefits and happiness to hundreds af thousands of others. The principal source of danger lies in the presence of our existing net- works of exposed “live” electric light and power line circults which, col- lectively, are of such great extent as to stimulate, In a measure, a vast spiderweb stretching over the entire nation. 5 ot less than twelve radio en- thusiasts, mostly mere boys, met in- rtant death during the calendar year 1922 as a result of their having un- wittingly touched or otherwise hav- ing brought their bodles into contact with these exposed “live" wires while engaged in installing their minlature radio receiving antennae, Usually High Overhead. These electric dight and power lines are usually supported high overhead, well out of the way from electrical non-conductors or Insulators at- tached near the tops of very tall wooden poles or high steel towers. With notable exceptions ex- posed “live” distribution lines of com- paratively low voltage are thus to be found over virtually all of our citles, jome cases extremely high lines are also to be found in | thickly populated areas. High lines extend from distant power plants to comparatively nearby cities in many cases, and they fre- quently stretch out to other cities and even to towns and willages. From the main “feeder” llnes other “live” lines branch off to innumerable Industrial plants and systems to supply energy to turn the wheels of industry, while our places of busi- ness, our places of assembly and our homes to supply light and heat and also power in moderate quantities for various useful purpos Powerful electric energy, generated in numerous electric power plants, {s constantly circulating, or ever ready to circulate with lightning-like rapid- ity through these “live” circuits, but no matter how powerful it does not manifest jtself to the casual observer, ! insofar as the distribution lines are concerned, and it makes no sound. It| comprises a form of mysterious, In visible energy as it sllently traverses| the hundreds or thousands of miles or mere threads of guiding metal electrical conductors which constitute the greater part of ita enpectally equipped distribution circuits. No Means of Knowing. ‘The layman has no means of know- ing whether an exposed electric Mght or power line {s “alive” or not, and, moreover, &s a general rule he cannot distinguish between land wire tele- graph and telephone lines, which are not dangerous, and the light and power lines, which are always poten. tially dangerous to human life. If the current or voltage In the latter named lines is not sufficiently powerful to kill directly it will always cause gerious burns or shocks frem which death may ensue. Electric light and power distribu- tion lines especially are therefore not, only placed well out of reach, but they are so located and installed that persons must go to what may ordl narily be regarded as most out of the way places to get even near them. They are 50 installed not only to safe- human Hfe but to protect the lines and amociated electrical systems xwdl. They are supported. high up 4n the sir over roads and streets and other avenues of travel and traffic. They avpld trees, bulldings and other lines or objects with which the exposed wires might come into contact. They may possibly pass over housetops, but in such an event adequate safeguards will be provided to guard against ac- cldental contact with them by per- Sons who may ordinarily go.on the roofs . * " Awmermal Conditions Created. To enter homes or other bulldings the low voltage lines mu:&. of flm?l'l'. be made secure to the bulldin, suitable insulators, but -they are al. ways so placed that accidental con tact with, them under ordinary ecire cumstances need not be feared, ‘Under normal conditions, therefors, there would be small justification for any one, whether the layman or the experienged lineman, coming into ac- cidental contact with the moderate voltage and low vollnf. lines such as those which deliver electrical to factories and othgr places of in dustry and those which produce light and heat In the home, for example. "There would be even less justification for any one coming into tal contact with the extremely voltage distribution lines which guide very powerful electrica] energy from the generating plants to distant points, o:h!m for hundreds of miles rough the open country. 7 ".wnh_ the advent of radiophon broadcasting and the respect to the danger involved from high voltage or high tenalon “liv electric light and power lines wes suddenly created all over the country. Erected by Thousands. A good proportion of our young men and boys especially began exploring the out of the way and unfamiliar places aloft for advantageous sup- ports for their radio receiving an- teunas—areas hitherto more or less generally regarded as the special pre- serve of the electric light and power distribution lines and the telephone and telegraph lines. Radio receiving anténnae were erect- ed Dby the hundreds of thousands and electrical conductors in the form of antenna wire in the hands of other than experienced llpemen were em- ployed promiscuously aloft, often in the vicinity of dangerous “live” wires which gave no advance warn- Ing or made no preliminary soun but from which the electrical ener was, and is, always ready to es to the earth If opportunity offers,| either through the human body, which is a fairly good comductor of eiectric- ity, o through metals or other con- ductors of electricity. Grave Danger Involved. . The activities in connection with the installation of radlo receiving entennae are by no means ended. New ones are going up every day and no doubt others, filmsily installed, are falling-down. Véry grave danger to human life is involved in both processes; If there are “live” wires in the vicinity, and if any wires are in the vicinity, they ghould be regarded 23 belng “alive” and dangerous un- less definite and reliable Information is made available to the contrary by qualified and reliable wuthorities. The layman should keep well clear of all wires with which he {s not famillar and he should not install his antenna in plac there is a possibility of any part of it coming into contact with other wires, cither while It is being in- stalled or afterward. Likewise the uyman should keep well clear of poles and towers to which wires are attached and in no case should he attempt to climb them. the danger involved from “Ii wires, the poles or towers themselves might possibly be charged to a greater or less extent from contact with high- voltage wires due to leaky Insulators or_otherwise, Neither should the layman plck up wires 1ying on the housetops, or tho: dangling from poles: or even those ying ‘on the ground. There is always the possibility that such wires ma be “alive” or charged with electricity to a dangerous degree. (Copyrighted 1923. 31st Cemtury Press.) BAND CONCERTS. At United States Marine Bar- racks, 4.30 p.m. tomorrow, con- cert by the United States Ma- rine Band, Willlam H. Santel- mann, leader; Taylor Branson, second leader. 3 March, “The Gladiatar,” Sousa Overture, “Peace Jubilee, Relnecke Valse intermezzo, “Springtime, Drum: Euphonium solo, '~ fantasia, “Massa’s in the Cold Ground,” 5 Mantia ¢ Musician, Peter A. Haxes. Grand scenes from “Mignon, omas Suite, “Peer Gynt" Griex (a) “Mornin allegrotto pastorale. (b) “Ase’s - Death,”” andante ., Qolorosa, le) “Anitra’s Dence.” - tempo . &l masurka. (d) “Dance’ of the Imps in the Halls of the Mountain King," marcia molto mar- cato. “Polonaise Militaire” Marines' hym: + Mdhtezuma. #The Star Spangled Banner.” *Concert program, . tomotrow, at Chevy Chase role, by @ section of the Dplited States Navy Band, g: arles Wise, assistant direc- or, March, “The Saracen Guard,” White “Poet and Peasant” . |. s, “Don .Safranek 4. “Don Quixote. Two_popular numbers, 1. Walts ballad, Letters,” Y » Moore and Dunhage trot, “Carolina Mam» ng wet | At 9:20 on the evining of July | 4 the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- | phone Company added a new chapter to the history of radio when, from | its new high-powered radio station at 5 13th street, it broadcast a musical program being given at the Capitol Theater In New York city. The concert was received in Wash- ington over the wires of the Bell sys- tem, from the studios of the Amer- ican Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, better known to radio enthu- siasts as WEAF broadcasting station of New York city. This in effect, was to move WEAF to Washington by telephone and within reach of the most modest radlo sete obtainable. Applause followed the first number in the form of telephone calls from all parts of the city, and as the con cert progressed congratulations were received from points as far distant as Norfolk and Baltimore. Next morning’s mail further emphasized the fact that the new station had re- ceived the hearty indorsement of the radio enthusists. ‘Washington now has the largest and finest radio station south of Philadelphia and north of Atlanta, designated as WCAP, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. It was erected at a cost of ap- proximately $50.000 and is located on the roof of the company’s office buflding at 735 13th strect. Two large 1 8teel m one. eighty feet and the other 100 feet tall carry the antenna, which has a stretch of 250 feet. The machine is the very latest type produced by the Western Electric Company and has & radius, under roper atmospheric conditions,. of rom 500 to 700 miles. It is of the 500-watt type, having two oscillator and two modulator tubes, each of 250 watts, belng of the same construc- tion as that used by WEAF, the broadcasting station of the American { Telephone and Telegraph Company of New York city. In broadcasting a concert from a distant. point, the telephone company uses two telephone eircuits and a telegraph circuit. Only one telephone circuit is used to carry the program, but another circuit is always held in readiness in case of ah emergency. The telegraph wire is used as an order wire only. The power is derived from a five- horse power motor mounted on & shaft with two generators of 1,600 and 16 volts, respectively. This plant 1s floated upon a felt bed to abbsorb the vibration when operating at ex- cessive speeds. It is generally known by the lay- man_that great distances have been reached by radio which naturally caut him to wonder why it is neces- sary to employ the use of telephone wires from New York city. This is explained by the engineers who point out that, although it is possible to reach d! nt points with conaiderab usually interrup y led “sta tmospheric inter- nce. The greater the distance be- tween the recelving set and the broadcasting station, the more static one must encounter. It therefore fol- lows, the engineers explain, that by transmitting the tone by wire with- out the static to & point nearer'the recelving set, the music or voice be- comes audible and clear, The officials of the company an- nounce that work is about to start upon the new studlo, which they claim will be one of the finest in the sountry. ‘Weddiag Ceremony Radioed. Radlo invaded the highest strats of southern aristooracy recently when the most important wedding of the year on Atlanta's soolal calendar was emnised to the strains of the “Lohengrin" wedding march, broad. cast by WSB, from & church several miles from the soene of the nuptials, Miss Mildred McPheters Cooper of Philedelphia. society girl, and Hugh T. Inman, millionaire son of & pioneer Georgla family, were the princip: The ceremony took place at the hor of M: Samuel Martin Inman, social mentor of Atlanta. Charles A. Shel- den, ér.. city organiv:, a ff artist at the Atlanta Journa. station, played the wedding march at the First Pres- byterian urch. The music was synchronized with the march of the couple to the altar and was recelved through & loud speaker, to the amaze- ment of the brilllant assemblage of Suests. The sonorous tones of the organ, bursting forth on the ether unannounced, puzzled .thousands of listeners until WSB disclosed the ex- planation at the close. Liberal Radlo Laws. The proposed Swedish law for reg- ulating radio telephony in that coun- try recognizes the principle of free competition, with regard to the man- ufacture of radio apparatus. It will permit amateurs to build their own ots, requiring ‘only that these shall be constructed in .accordance with certaln ' regulations, advices to the Department of Commerce from As- »f t Trade Commissioner Borénsen atate. The telegraph department does not contempiate limiting within nar- | row margins, the wave lengths on which amateurs may recelve: . + . In lance with tire proposed law the 'government {s to erect the broadcasting stations and rent them 1o the . fo Telephony Company, which In turn will receive a .rental from; P'.Ql"lllfl stations. g No mention is made in the law re- *udlnt d The "e] h control receiving sets and u&u y them with & cortain oontrol mark, whereas the Radio Telephone Company will givi permission to.use such against pay ment of & license fee, 10 pericent of which r};‘om to the state for the control privilege. i ‘ 3 i ¢k S g 5t | RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS y operating speech imput equipment of the new Chesapeake and Potomac Com Jack T. Hopkins at left operating of the new broadcasting machine, Mexico City, & report from Consul Thomas D, Bowman. Mexico City, states. Various efforts have been made in recent months to obtain con- cesslons for the establishm stations, but it is only re i the government granted this permis- sion. There appears to be great enthu- stasm over. local brosdcasting, and it is believed that the market for radio sets in Mexico is favorable to con- siderable development by American manufacturers. Radio sets are now sold by elec- | trical dealers for .the most part, al- | though some American concerns have sent direct agents to promote .sales. [One dealer has estimated that ap- | proximately 150 high-power sets have already been sold in Mexico City. {1 orted that other broadcast- {ing stations are to be erected in exico. | Radio on Baby Carriage. In the olden days the mothers ried their babtes upon their backs a they went about their work. Today that is no longer necessary. There are nurseries for the kiddies and gov- ernesses. Some mothers, however, do not have either of these accessories in the home but prefer to keep care- ful watch over their little ones. The modern mother, however, has gone a step further in her desire to entertain her baby and has adapted radio to her needs. For example, one fond mother called in the engineers of the Precision Equipment Compan: Cincinnati, and had them attach one of their radio recelving sete to the little go-bi-bi she bought for her baby. After a careful study of the situation the radio .experts made an antenna and placed the receiving set on the front of the go-bi-bi for the baby. All that is necessary for the mother to do is to tune-in the station she desires and place the receiv | . thout fear of the child not being properly entertained The ingenuity of this modern mother only goes to show what may be accomplished with radio and per- haps it is the first real reason for {calling the radio an “infant industry.” | Incidentally, the go-bi-bi upon which the radio set is attached, is used for the little kiddies who are {just about ready to walk. It keeps them amused In being able to push themselves about - with their little legs and at the same time, strength- ens the muscles-of the limbs and the bady. With the added advantage of the radio. the child {x amused by the music which jt hears and some of the -cares of the -fond mothér are lightened. With radio on airplanes, subma- rines, automobiles and now the little go-bi-bi’s for kiddies, what will it be used for next? To Transmit Sig: Radio frequency signals broadcast by WWYV, the bureau of standards station July 17, ‘August 15, September 13 and 28, it was announced last night. These signals should be of interest to all station operators transmitting on frequencies above 425 kc. as they may be used for checking wavemeters and adjusting transmit- ting and receiving apparatus. Their accuracy Is better than three-tenths of 1 per cent. H Commercial and ship stations should be especially interested in the 425, 500 and 600 kc. waves: The 426 ke. wave is the new frequency as- signed by the Department of Com- merce for commerefal ship traffic. The remainder of the schedule includes the frequencies used by broadcast- ing and amateur stations. will . be To Stop Dial ‘Sera The scraping of dials on the panel of a radio set can be corrected by placing a thin plece of felt on the ack of the dials, They will.then work smoothly without noise. Food Talks Through WEAF. | Beginning a series of twelve talks on “Good Food for the Whole Fam- ily,” to be given each Tuesday morn- ing at 11 o'clock by the co-operation of the New York Tuberculosis Asso- clation Health Bpeakers' Service, a prominent authority will address WEAF's audience July 10. This-serles will explain why some Persons need certain foods instead of others and what happens when food enters the digestive machinery. The Wwomen with the responsibjlity of giv- ing her husband and children the food needed for their daily work will be interested in the sample menus for breakfast, ‘lunch and’dinner, adapted to the needs of children, growing boys and gisls ‘and older people. The Woman who Is valuly trying to reduce and the mother faced with the prob- lem of tempting .the. appetite of a delicate' child may'find helpful ad- Yice In lectures on these subjects, Substituting’ the right foods for lax tives s the topic of another. Peo ple integt on vacations will be in- t-rauud in_the menus for camping and piénics and the talk on how to vary meals in summer and winter. The' vatibus lecturers who are calied llyer these talks are lead- ers in the dietetic fi Mrs. Mary De' G. Bryan, chief dietician of the | Presb, i Hospital; -Miss G Prelsche, head of the nutritional work at the Mulberry Community Hous Dr. Herben of the New York: Tube) culosis Association are among thoge Wwho are to take part in the delivery of the series. : Thursday ~evening WEAF - will broadcast a continuous description of the Willard-Firpo bout as. i* pgours t Boyle's Thirty Acres In New ‘ersey. & | e § Amateurs Spaw Pacific. $ The first successful spanning of the | Paciflc Ocean on schedule has bean demonstrated, ‘according. to reports. that American amateur radlo signals have been heard.ln Austral This news in_the form of gram trom H. K. Love of the Wire- | BY RADIO TODAY Schedule of Local Wireless Entertainment. . STATH NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radie, Va. (435 Meters). 6 a.m. and 10:05 p.m.—Weat bureau report. WCAP—C. & P. Telephone Company (489 Meters) 6:20 p.m.—Musical program broad- cast direct from the Capitol Theatre, New York city, by courtesy of 8. L. Rothafel, and’ the Capitol Theater anagement. Introductory remarks by 8. L. Rotha 0 p.m.— “Wagnerian Cycle, played by the Capitol Grand Orche: tra, Erno Rapee conducting; (s) ": (b) “Wotan's Fare ‘Ride of the Valkyries teure Halle”, sung by Elsa Stralla of ‘the ' Royal Opera, Covent Gardens, London. 6:42 p.m.—Incidental music to mo- ‘tlon picture. 6:47 p.m.—“Whispering Flowers. Played by the Capitol Grand Orches tra, Erno Rapes conducting, and in- terpreted by fhe Capitol Ballet Corps. 660 p.m.—Incidental music to Cap- itol magazine. 7:00 _ p.m.—"Through Swing Along, Quartet: ), sung by Willlam "Robyn ) “Carolina in the Morning. y Ayres, soprano; (d) “Fuss: by Douglas Stanbury, bari- e) “Kiss Me Again,’ ' (Her- ng by Evelyn Herbert, so- 15 p.m.—Bpecial program of fea- tured artists direct from studio in the Capitol Theater. There will be vocal sololsts from the Capitol The- ater cast of artists, as well as in- Strumental artists from the Capitol Theatre Grand Orchestra. 2 8§ to 9 pm—Organ recital®by Maurice Garabrant, assoclate organ- int of St. Thomas' Church, New York clty, direct from the studio of_the slk{nn»r Organ Company, New York city. WDM—Churek of the Covemant (360 Meters), 11 am.—Morning service; by Rev. Willlam B. Waller. $ p.m—Evening service: by Dr. Waller; sacred music. WIH—White & Boyer Cempany 273 Meters). 8 p.m.—Services of the Vermont Averiue Christian Church; sermon by Rev. Earle Wilfley, tor, on “Great Heroes and Heroines”; selections by cholr and mixed and male quartets under the direction of W. E. Braith- waite. sermon sermon DISTANT STATIONS All Programs Scheduled for Esatern Standard. Time WEAF—New York (483 Metews). 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.—Interdenomina- tional services under the auspices of the New York Federation of Cheuzshe o :20 p.m.—Musical program (same as_ WCAP). ! ¢ 8§ to 9 p.m—Organ recital (same as WCAP). WBAP—Fort Werth (476 Meters). 12 to 1:15 p.m.—Services of the First Methodist Church. 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.—Baseball scores. WFAA—Dallas, Texas (476 Meters), 3:30 to 4:20 . p.m.—~Chapel Bible class, 11 p.m.—Sacred music 10:30 recital. 11 to 12 p.m.—Henry Ashley's Kidd Springs Orchestra. WWJl—Detroit (516 Meters). 11 am.—Services from St. Paul's Ejiscopal Cathedral. p.m.~—Schmeman's Band. p.m.—News Orchestra. to WHAS—Loulsville (400 Meters). 10:67 a.m.—Organ music. 11 a.m.-—Services of the Broadway Baptist Church. o to 6 pan.—Concert. WELW-—Ciacinnati (300 Meters). 9:30 a.m.—Sunday school lessons. 11 _a.m.—Services of the Church of the Covenant KDKA—-Pittsburgh (326 Meters). 10 a.m.—Services of the First Bap- tist Church, : 1:30 p.m.—Bible story. “An Unfin- ished City,” by Rev. W.'A. Legan. 1:45 p.m.—Concert. 5 p.m—Base ball scor .m.—Services of the Emory KYWenChicago (345 Meters). 6 to 9 p.m.—Sisson Trio. WGY—Schenectady (350 Meters). 9:30 am.—Services of the First Methodist Church. 7:30 p.m.—Studio service. WJiZ—New York (435 Meters). 10 am—Services from the West End Presbyterian Church, 7 p.m—“The Analyst's Talk for Business Men, 5 p.n—Stadium concert. 0 p.m.—Opera night concert WIV—=New York (405 Meters). 1:30 p.m.—Chapel services of the West Side Avenue Method! copal Church, pan.—Frederic Freemantael, ba: p.m.—Frederick Kahn, piani p.m.—Talk by Miss Mary Ny co-star of “Merton of the Movies. 5 p.m.—Bubble book stories. WSB—Atlanta (439 Metern). 11:54 a.m.—Services from the First Presbyterian Church, 6 to 7 p.m.—Sacred concert. 8:30 to 10 p.m.—Services from the Wesley Memorial Church. WEI—Philadelphia (385 Meters). 9:30° &.m.—Services of the Arch Street Presbyterlan Church. WDAF—Kansas City (41 5 to 6 p.m.—Concert, GOING TO PEN MAR. Announcement has been made by the Pen Mar Committee of the District of »Columbla that the regular excursion to Pen Mar, Pa., for those desiring to at- tend the seventh annual reunion of the Junior Order will leave Union station at 7 o'clock Thursday morning, August 11, 1923. Tickets are on sale at all councile end the meeting plac of the Daughters of America. Delegates. from virtually every state and members from almost every council in the eastern United States are ex- pected to attend. The local organiza- tion will take a base ball team and = band along. National Secretary James L. Wilmeth will accompany the District Meters). less Institute of Australi flurry of excitement among ope in California and other western many of whom made env in the trans-Atlantio tests of last yedr. ‘ Reception of amateur signals have been reported from time to time by operators on ships off the coast of Australia and China, one of these vessels having been ‘at anchor in a Chinese port. Never until recently has there been any organized effort to transmit signals across the Pa- cifi¢ ocean on a definitely -arranged hedule. ‘c'l‘ho tests were made at the sugges- tion of AQstralian ama who hearing of American DX records, de- ired to demonstrate that they .were able to receive signals from western members of the American Radio Re- lay ' League. America Was to send, Augtraliaz to listen. Although no long-distance records were broken, it is significant that American signals were heard clearly ‘and comsistently and complete infor- mation from the receiving end may show that -some amateurs east of the Rockies may have got their signals over unawares. The arrangements for transmission b; Anorlfian amateurs was in chafge [ al committee headed by R. of -‘:r‘fh- en! -::eh,n:gllu lub, and it was largely through his eftorts that Australla tored the sations.