Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1924, Page 9

RADIO WAVES PIERCE " 90 FEET UNDER RIVER Test in Hudson Tube to Prove of , Enormons Benefit to Miners, Is Said. PROGRAM ' COMES IN CLEAR Portable Sets for Use Under| Ground Demonstrated. Ty the Associated Pre NEW YORK, Januery 5.—Huddled In a dripping tunnel ninety feet be- Jow the surface of the Hudson river and 1,600 feet from an exit, a group ©of transit officials, electrical experts, “sand hogs” and newspaper men to- day tuned in on radio concerts broad- cast from Plttsburgh and a half dogen nearer statlons. The experiment was conducted at the farthest end of the uncompleted Jersey-Manhat- tan tube of the dual vehicular tunnel by technicians of the Radio Corpora- tion of America, the Westinghouse ctric Manufacturing Company and the New York, New Jersey Bridgé and Tunnel commission. 'he racio programs were heard dis- I¥, both by ear phone and loud The’ fact that the ether vibrations carried into the tunnel, trating thirty feot of water, six- of curth” and several inches 1. said those in iment., that. the a lite ntombed miners the future will enable our df and caisson vorkers. whose lives often are lost or inperilod when the telephone lines they communieate with are swept away, to carry small portable radio transmitting and receiving sets which will make them ndependent of all sther means of communication,” said AL M. Frohlich, secretary of the New York etate bridge and tunnel com- mission, who Instituted today's tests. Demonstrates Small Outf 3. Y. Allen, radio technician for the Westinghouse Company. predicted the experiments demonstrated the vracticability of a miniature radio outfit that already had been designed for the protection of the miner. “The telephone is now the deep worker's conly means of o municating with those above ground, Allen. “If there's an explosion ide which cut escape the phone lines us re disabled The eéntombed miner is unable o tell his rescuers where he fs, what has happened, what gas hazards there | may be, what has been the fate of hix” companions, or to direct those burrowing to his aid “The radio should take most of the | haphazard out of mine rescue work.” Today's test—called the first suc- cessful underground reception of radio, although several unsuccessful amateur experiments have been re- ported from Pennsvlvania coal mines -—was condcted with standard stock apparat The programs heard were the regular afternoon concerts ot broadcasting stations here and i Pittsburgh. " Comes in Clearly. The Pittsburgh music came clearly and with normal intensity over the head phones, but less distinctly from -the loud speaker. The local concerts, however, came so loudly over the amplifier that they were heard 200 feat away at the steel “lock,” which maintaing high pressure inblde the tube, and in which “sand hogs’ suf- fering the “bends” are gradualy brought under normal pressures. Strangely enough, the @rst number pioked up was a lecture on “Safety First.” The second was a soprano solo, with violin, which came 8o dis- tinotly over the loud speaker that editors several miles distant heard it over telephones connected with the funnel head. Technicians present differed as to how the radio registered within the tunnel. Some belicved the waves of energy penetrated the steel walls. .'Qflr»r having permeated the overlying ninety feet of waterand mud. Others believed that the energy waves, rapldly circling the thirty-foot di- amaeter cast-stecl jacket which forms the tunnel, made of it a gigantic ‘multiwire coil.” setting up & high- frequency current which induced a similar current inslde the tunnel, and which in turn induced a reaction in tha radlo recelving apparatus identi- cal with the reaction experienced in ¢irect contact with the energy wavess. HEARD RADIO IN CAVE. Louisville Party Caught Program 370 Feet Underground. LOUISVILLE, v, January §—A party from Louisville, headed by Fred Harlow, junior operator of WHAS, radfo broadcasting station of the ‘ourfer-Journal and the Loulsville Times, were successful last August in picking up a regular afternoon program from WHAS while a mile from the entrance to Mammoth Cave and approximately 370 feet under- ground. Detalls of the expedition to the famous cavern in Edmonson county, about 100 miles from Lo: ville, " were recalled In connection | with dispatches from New York which iold of successful efforts to tune in on stations by a group of experi- menters in an uncompleted tube of the Dual Vehicular tunnel, under the | Hudson river. WRITER CONFIDENT OF RETAINING DIVORCE Nina Wilcox Putnam Sanderson Still Uninformed: of Vacating of Decree. ssociated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla.. Janu- ina Wilcox Putnam Sander- son, writer, said over the long-dis- tance telephone from her winter home, In Delray Jast night, that she was without knowledge of the order entered by Judge Chester W. Bur- rows of the superlor court at Provi- dence, R. L, vacating the divorce sranted her Wednesday from Robert J. Sanderson. She sdid she had received no in- formation since Thursday morning, when a newspaper man informed her of the divorce proceedings and developments to that time, “All my affairs,” she sald, “are in the hands of my personal’ counsel, in whom I have the most impliclt confidence. T feel certain this will Ve taken care of well for me She sald she did not, know where Mr, Sanderson {s, baving had no knowl. cdge of his movements for some time. It was reported that she had made reservations to §0 north early thi morning, with New York as her des. tination, The divorce was vacated until sych time ag she shall appear m‘:.m. and gatisfy the court that she had been & resident of Rhode Tsland for more than two years prior to 4 ber 16, 1923. Dt —— 250 RESCUED IN FIRE. MONTREAL, January 5.—One patient died ‘from shock dusine o fire which caused an estimated dam- age of $100,000 yesterday in the amelin Hospital. Two hundred and fifty patients were safely removed by the nuns in charge of the hospital, aided by ployes and t| blge. bodled patients. The patient whe #1ed was Adolpha Londe, line of | BY RADIO TODAY | Schedule of Wireless News and Entertainment. LOCAL STATIONS. NM—R‘.::_I ey < « Meters.) 10:05 p.m.—Weather bureau report, WIH—William P, ' Beyer ' Com (373 Meters). .-". Station temporarily discontined. WCAP—Chesapeake & Potomae s;i.- Company (469 -t“n{d.. ent. ¢ WRC—Radle Corperation of America i (469 Metern). 5: p.m.—Instruction 1in practice by the engineers of *iig Rl‘dlg an?‘:fi!on of Americ; .. s/ n's AT ~—Children's Hour, by Peggy 15 p.m.—“Education in' Patriot- ism.” by Mrs. Mary Frances Abbott. & p.m—"The Inventor—His Prob- lems” by Alexander J. Wedderburn, Jr. founder of the League of Amer- 1 4n dnventors. 15 pm.Song recital by Dorothy |, Trimble " McCammond, ~ contralto: James L MeLain at the plano. { i30. p.m.—Plano recital by Kolk_Schultze. TR0y Aarey _8:45 p.m.—Song recital Ellls, dramatic soprano; Mildred Kolb Schultze at the plano. Program: a, “The Sea Hath Itz Pearls b, “Chere Nuit" (Bachelet); A Mossenger” (Frank -LaForge) “My Shadows” (Homer Samuels). 9 pm.—A talk on radlo, by Dr. Altred N. Goldsmith, director of re- mearch of the Radio Corporation of America. 15 p.an.—Song recital by Thomas | A. Thomus, tenor. ! 9:20 .1 “Why the Congress !Should Reduce Taxes,” by Senator jJoseph T. Robinson of Arkansas. | _9:45 p.m.—Concert by a trio from | Boernstein's Wardman Park Hotel | Orchestra. i m.—Retransmission of Time | Signals and_ Weather Forecasts. i ‘oncert by a trio from j 10 p.m Boernstein's Wardman Park Hotel by by Ella Orchestra. 10:20 p.m.—Concert monious Quartet. DISTANT STATIONS. All Programs Scheduled for Easters Standard Time. WJZ—New York (455 Meters). p.an—Talk by Winifred an. p.m.—Recital by Harry Adams., the Har- m.~“Ground Wires and Sky | one of the “Highlights ot | Modern Radio Broadeasting,” by Dr.| Alfred N. Goldsmith. | 10:30 p.m.—Dance program, by Harold Stern and his Hotel Majestic Orchestra. ? tl (309 Meters). WGY——Schenectady (380 Meters). 30 pm.—Dance music by Jack Symonds’ Orchesrta. WWJ—Detroit (516 Meters). Stlent, WOR—Newark (405 Meters). 6:15 p.m.—Mario Cutayer, tenor. 6:30 p.m.—Inez Allen Potter, so- prano. 6:45 p.m.—Mario Cutayer, tenor. 7 Inez Allen Potter, soprano. :15 p.m.—Fred J. Bendel, in his weekly talk on “Sporting News, Up- to-the-Minute.” p.m.—Halsey Miller's Newark Athletic Club Orchestra. 9 p.m.—Fannie Hurst, novelist and playwright. 20 p.m.—Olcott Vail, Marietta Sternberg, planist. 9:35 p.m.—Harry Hirschber. Car- toonist, in “What's the Answer?” 10 p.m.—Violin solos by Olcott Vail. 10:15 p.m.—Belle Bart, reading of personnal horoscopes. 10:30 p.m.—Harry Hanbury in songs and sketches. violinist; revue WFAA—Dallas (476 Meters). 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.—Musical recital the orchestra from the Palace eater. 12 to 1 a.m.—Harris Brothers Or- chestra in dance music. b; | WBAP-—Fert Worth (476 Meters). 8 to 8:30 p.m.—Review of the inter- denominational Sunday school lesson by Mrs. W. F. Barnum. WHAS—Louisville (476 Meters). » 8:30 to 10 p.m—Concert under the | auspices of Carl Zoeller's malodlnu:, concert by Barney Rapp and his or- chestra; historical episode; late news bulletins, KDKA—Pittsburgh (326 Meters). 6:15 p.m.—Dinner concert by the Westinghouse Band. 7:30 p.m.—Bringing the World to America,” by Our World. ‘WDM, the Church of the Covenant station, which has been out of action for several months, will resume its |broadcast service tomorrow.. A meet- ing of the Everygirls' Bible class, under the direction of Miss Mabel Thurston, will be broadcast at 10 o'clock, followed by the morning sermon of Rev. Charles Wood. The cvening services at 8 o'clock also will be broadcast. no of the > operatic periormances of s “Wagnerfun Opera. Company Wwill be broadcast by WJZ. The first performance, “Der Zigeuner-Baron,” Will te broadcast Tuesday night from the Manhatt; Ny i an Opera House in '\aw Radio Editor : l LCould some fan tell me what sta- ton was broadcasting a woman singing on Wednesday, January 2, at about 4:35 pm.? I think the announcer ‘sald the station was WTAM or WPAM. Then NAA gome In wnd cut my station out. aboat (ippreclate any information ation. the et “ation. Y etjoy reading HARRY K. LANGLEY. WTAM 15 the Willard Storage Bat- tery Compan; onlo‘_nd“".y station at Cleveland, Radio Editor: Will some fan please tell me ‘what statlon was broa casting at 4:10 p.m. January 1. NAA was the only local station broadcasting at this time? The station would Fre: guently but in upon the NAA Weather report and drown It out. : The announcer was saying, “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.”’ I have a erystal set. CHARLES COLE. Radio- Bditor: On Januafy 1, between 6:10 and 6:30 p.m., I heard two station The call let!er‘.m.::gg o o ou- tel stations are locatea; " °r° there The Radio N mhhe best yet. age. %5 . Try snd make 18 the station of Horbert T Otto, PHy er! 0, ladelphis, Pa. 3JO ia the station ow, Godtrey, Atiantio Cliy a0y, Tarl : ' BDITOR. Radio Bditer; 5 Could you or any fan & their is_a station wllh"‘tllllam:"fi letters WCR or and {f so where it is located? What statfon was broadcasting music between 6:30 and 7 p.m. on January 1?7 1 am in favor of a silent night. The fiadlo Nc:vh: 1 t.drrm hy }p to u ‘eep up the good work. one-tube set. e FRED A, RA' VAR station 1s tha station of o = pany, at Ry | Su]em\' presents C. Orchestra; V. B. Rochte, baritone. ‘ to 5 p.m.—Children's period. it 5 p.m.—“Budgeting - for - Bel by Dr. Charles ‘Reitell. 8:30 p.m.——Concert by:the Westin; house Band. KYW—Chicago (538 Meters). 7:50 p. 9 to 9:38 p.m.—Musical program; Herblo Mints, planist; A W. FBend Kaney, specialty act; Salile Menkes, planist, Wendel. W. Hall, KYWs music maker. 10:05 to 10:25 pm.—“Under the Evening Lamp,” by Youth's Compan- n. ‘WBZ—Springfield, Mass. (337 Moters). 7 p.m.—D} K‘mpbm Tr‘;\.nar concert by the Hote! 7330 pm—Twillght tales for kid- ringing the World to Amer- p.m.—Concert by Loretta’ Cham- pagne, pianist;,Miss McDonald, so- prano. 9 pm. —Bedtime story for grown- ups, by rison S. Marden. ‘WIP—Philadelphin (500 meters). 6 p.m.—Weather forecast P.m.—Dinner music by the illage Follles Serenaders, nele Wip's bedtime stories and roll call for children. § p.m.—“Helpful Hints for Heat- ing the Home,” by Prof. Freeman R. Stroup. :15 p.m.—Program by the Llanerch Minstrel Troupe. ¥ ¥ 9 p.m.—The ~Philadelphia Choral “The Messlah.” 15 p.m.—Charlie Kerr and his orchestra from the St. James Hotel. \ WFI—Philndelphia (306 Meters); 6 p.m.—Bedtime stories. 6:30 p.m.—Meyer avis Bellevue ford Hotel Concert Orchestra 8 pm.—Medical talk, “Neglected Infection of the Tonsils, Teeth and Other Parts of the Body the Cause of Diseases.” by Judson de Lan Philadelphfa’ County Medical Sociot Baritone solos by Dr. George Warrer Loretta Kerk, accompanist. The testimonial dinner to Charles H, Grakelow in the Bellevue Stratford Hotel by the “Artisans’ Order of Mu- tual Protection.” The -principal speeches will be broadcast. The speakers will include J. J. Davis, See- retary of Labor; W..Freeland Ken- drick: mayor-elect; _Judge Von Moschsisker, Judge Bartiette and Judge McNeill. ,&Hl‘—\lrmpilq (300 Meters), 9:%0 p.u—The Andrews Choral Society. WHB-—Atianta (420 Meters). 9 to_10 p.m.—22d Infantry Band of Fort McPherson, John M.°Anderson, bandmaster. 11:45 p.m.—Radiow] entertainment. WOC—Davenport (454 Meters). 5 p.m.—Chimes concert. 0 p.m.—Sandman’s visit. :30 p.m.—Sport news and weather forecas 10 p.m. Orchestra program: P. §. WDAP—Chicago (360 Meters). § p.m-—Dinner concert. 11 p.m.—Dance program and popu- lar concert. KSD—St. Louls (546 Meters). 8:15 p.m.—Orchestra concert, organ recital, vocal and instrumental spe- cialties, trom the Migsouri Theater. WLAG—Minneapolix and St. Paul, Minn. (417 Meters). . 10:17 p.m.—>Musical program. 11:30 p.m.—Dance program by theé St. Paul Athletic Club Orchestra i WPAW-—Omaha, Neb. (326 Meters). 0 p.m.—Dinner program by Carl Lamp's Orchestra of Keep's Dancliig Academy. 10 p.m.—Program by Omaha talent, under the auspices of the Woodmen of the World; vocal and instrumental solos. WEAF—New York (402 Meters). |' :30 p.m.—Harry Reser, banjo. 8 p.m.—Chiclet Quartet and Instru- mental Trio. 9 p.m.—Boris Saslawsky, baritone. :15 p.m.—Mary Waterman, violin. 0 p.m.—Freda Willlam prano. 0 p.m—Boris Saslawsky, bari- tone. 10 to 11 chestra. 11 to chestra. p.m.—Lucky Strike Or- 12 p.m.—Vincent Lopez Or- WJIAZ—Chicago (448 Meters). | 11 to 1 am.—Vocal and instru- mental solos; Oriole Orchestra. WDAF—Kansas City (411 Meters). 12.45 a.m.— “Nighthawk Frolic,” Coon-S8anders Orchestra. RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS Radlo Editos 1 would like to know why I can- not get WJH, when I can get WRC and WCAP? 1 have & crys- tal set and a sixty-foot antenn FREDERICK L. MASON. WJIH has not been on the air for five days. Its transmitting apparatus I8 being overhaulpd. This may aoccount for your in- abllity to pick up this station. Moreover, WRC and . WCAP are more powerful than WJH. Also your set may be constructed so that it will not tune in stations that broadcast on a wave band under 300 meters.—Editor. Radio Bditos Could some fan tell me who was broadcasting dance music on \December 81, about 11:46 p.m. 1 received this station during the broadcasting of dance music by WCAP. 1'am in favor of one night a week for recelving distant sta- tions. Although I can cut out local interference right. well. I cannot recelve as good as when ‘Washington silent. I have heard the following sta- tions_on_ono tube: KDKA, KQV, KYW, PWX, WAAH. WAAW, WBAY, WCAM, WCBD, WDAF," WDAP, WDAR, WDAS, WEAF, WFL ' WOAY, WGY, WHAP, WHAS, WHAZ, WIAY WIA, WNAN, WOC, W00, WOR, WOS, WTAS, WWJ, WWT, WNAT, WOAW, WPAH and WSB. I received these stations in about a month, W. L C ‘Radio Bditor: Much praise for your efforts on radio. wever, 1 belleve a little friendly criticism will do no harm.’ Do you not think it would be a- good plan to check up on some of the letters you are receiving and publishing from fans claiming re- markable distance with one-tube outfits? . You published one _recently, wherein’ a_chap claimed he was having no trouble getting Los An- geles with one tube whenever they ending. I thought welil: enough of his letter to write him, incloging an addressed and : told himt of an unsatis ory set,’ I was struggling. with, and asked’ [ him to.make an en ent with me, nam! any time and date to - suit him. e has had time enough. got_his reply across the con- . ,cmnc'mqmume-. but never a If hé is & sample of the long- distance one-tube receivers whose letters you are publishing I think 4 it d 8] 3 ¥ you ere wasting good C?M . * Radio Bditor: oz ter ;reports hearing WRC m’f“wl;'x:‘u'ffi- 1.‘.:;: tlmE":V:g: Detier uu T neard them both at the ' o 10:20) also, By Sokaing S Bt ‘and thereby tak Tot get, WRC platnly, but. I cannot g;a-m!:z/ sor the J‘D- ¥ any- oported the jas o 45 C. E. CURRIER, 816 14th sfreet northwest. Radio Bditor; 1 note In your column, under the date of December 28, 1923, & com- munication signed by J.” Harper Shoop, and with his inquiry was a list of stations picked up by him on & one-tube set. Now that s not Impossible, nor will I say improbable, but I have heard of so many people on one-tube . sets getting the “coast” and. in fact, most every other station, that I am anxlous to know just what hook-up is being used, it it is a_commercial ine or a omemade ohe, the specifica- tions if the, latter and the height and length of antana. I wonder it Mr. Shoop would favor me with a complete description of his machine, or information as to where I can obtain the hook-up, e;‘th.l‘d!:y direct communication or through your paper. One.man made a similar claim in your column and gave his ad- dress, and a similar inquiry was addressed to him, but no answer has been received to date. GEORGE A. IRONSIDE. Radio Bditor: Ts there a station with the call letters WCL? I am in favor of a silent night or as an alternative ing the local stations sign off at 9:30 or 10 o'clock twice & week. W. L. MAJOR. WCL is the call of tha steam- ship Westchester.—Editor. Radio Bditor: ‘Was PWX broadcasting *Satur- dlx. December 20, at 10:25 p.m.? 1 have a one-tube and heard what I belleved to be the Havana station broadcasting band music JOHN WOODHEAD. PWYX was scheduled to broadcast Saturday night—Editor. Tadio Editor: 1 would like to know if WLAG. the Cutting & Washington Radio Corporation station in Minneap- olis, signed off at 1 am., eastern standard time, on the night of Wednesday, January 2. J. C. A. Radio Editor: In reference to the agitation for a silent night, I wish to state that 1 and many of my friends are in favor of having one silent night a week, preferably Monday, Wednes- day or Friday. For other nights & wave trap as degoribed by Wal- ter Tesch of WRC, consisting of good twenty-three-plate variable condenser, with vernier in parallel with a fifty-turn honeycomb coil, will always eliminate the local stations completely. I am only one block and a half from WRC and can cut If out enough to receive zome distant stations. Try a short antenna {f you have trou- ble with your wave trap. MGRRIS TAYLOR. Radio Editor: Following are some of the 107 stations I have heard on a loud tpeaker since November 1. 1923: WEAF, WDT, WTAM, KDKA, KFKX, WJAX, WDAP, WTAS, WJIAR, KOP, WCBP, WMAF, KYW, WJIAZ, WOS, " WFAA, DAF, WHAS. WBZ. KSD and WAB. My untcnna is slanting toward the south. I find ii s better to re- ceive southern rtatione, There f{s a certain station in Takoma Park that is certainly ruining concerts lately. I have & wave trap, but it won't cut out WCAP or WRC, and therefore I am in favor of a silent night in ‘Washington. Mr. Woodhed's inquiry about 6KW s correct. T have no trouble in getting Baltimore statfons. What station broadcast a fight be- tween Tony and some one who was referred to as a youngster? EARL FOWLER, 6511 9th Street Northwest. Radio Editor: 1 have been reading the Radio News for about a week and have- noticed tyat many fans send in their record 1 have a three-tube set,"Using a bedspring for an antenna. In three days I caught WRC, WCAP, NAA, KDKA. WUBD, WGY, WIP, W, AX, WOAW, WFI, WDAR, WLW WOR. WJZ, WSAIL, WDAP, KFKX and in four days with an’ outside antenna have caught these sta- tions: WTAS, WBZ, WBAK, WJY. WCAD, WOO, KOP'and 2XZ test- ing. A E F. Radio Editor: I read in the Radio News whera O. H. F. picked up WBZ, WGY and KDKA on his crystal set. I have a crystal set and have heard the following out-of-town sta- tions: KDKA., WJAX, WJZ, WGY, WHAX and NAA. I have also heard ZR1 talking to NAA. I want g silent night. \R.B. E. Radio Editor: Can you or any of the Radio fans tell me what broadcasting station was sending out an organ recital Thursday evening, Jan- uary 3, at 6:45 to 7 p.m., eastern standard time. I caught it on a crystal set couldn -ot hear the announcer. as he spoke so low, but the organ music came in good. I think he signed off at 7:05 p.m. as I heard no more of it. ‘The station was WRC, broadcasting from the Shrine of the Sacred H. Church.—Editor. Radio Bditor: 1 am the owner of a homemade crystal set. Last evening, January 2, between 7:16 and 7:30 p.m. I picked up what I thought was a distant station. = . The talk was on civil service ex- aminations regarding typists and stenographers. Could you tell me what station broadcast at that time. Your radio column is the best and most important part of your paper. W. W. BALDWIN. NAA broadcast announcements of civil service examinations.—Editor. Radio Bditor: Could some fan tell me through the Radio Column what station Tn Iowa signed off at 12:15 eastern standard time Wednesday night? It was sending on approximately 260 meters. It was broadoast by a collegs and the letters mounged like KFKY or KFKIL AP Radio Editor: Will some fan please inform me through the radio news what station in Illinois was broadcast- ing a concert from a studio at 10 o'clock Thursday night? The an- nouncer sald this is station W—, Illinols. I am in favor of a silent night once a wéek. !‘ GIJRGE BROWN, Bditor: .mv- 110 miles from the nearest transmitting etation. On Ju\ur{ 3, the firat time I listened in heard KDEA, WCAP, WOR, WSB, WEAF, wCA.H.' !r‘:lonld Tk : 'OT:“ a full Page o 0 news in The Star. ; THOMAS ANNADALE, - * Lerty, Va. Radio Bditor: - T Yes. we have no . silent nights, and for one I'm glad of it. If y'l;gl have a tube set, together with the 'tth for distance,” gerhlp- you advocate a silent night, and Kf— haps you don't. 1f you do, u are doubtless the owner of & that is not sufficiently selec- tive; either that, or you do not understand how to inatall & hook~ up that will cut out local inter- erence. . reason that some fans can tune in far-distant stations on & single tube without any local dis- turl is_due to hook-up employed. You don't hear these fans oomplaining about a silent night. They don't need to. The goln)yl":.l'l como"‘mn Pircadtiad ve el The fact that considerab may. en i "“&'Kna that it won't fwd set-only Jocal grams, ‘is une out local Proj fnne ek guse to rave over 3 ent might other fellow the pleasure he is entitled to. There are many sets that are selective, and R at™ot those that are not cau be l:, for dlstance” that the gner of & mon-selective (ubs set You fans who want a silent night—why don't you fix your sets 8o thty.w& cut out local inter- ference? hers do it, why mnot you? o “H. i ‘What effect would tablishment of a silent night have upon our two local stations, whose programs are second to none? Sort of like & wet slap in the .face, isn't it? ‘Why not show more preciation of what we have, in- stead of kicking up & long-dis- tance row to satisty the whims of those Whohhl\'ehl!!lld that do not work as they should. : yl S. DE FOREST. er point to con- + Radio Bditor: I would appreciate it if some one would inform me through the Radio News what station in Al- N. Y., was broadcasting 5 p.m. and earlier in the evening. 'Xgll last two letters, IW, were all that I heard. 1’have a one-tube set-and am in of of a silent night by local tations, because most of the out- side stations I have heard were tuned (n_after local stations sign- ed off, Your redio column i5 very interesting. Keep up the good work. ALFRED CURRADIL Radio Editor: I read your Radio News column daily and it Is of great help to me. Wil You or some fan be 5o kind as to tell me who I heard Thurs- day night at. aboyt 9:46 p.m.? They sang Navy songs and one seloction “Pirate Gold.” Between they would crack jokes MISS NATALIE GILL, Hyattsville, Md. Eadio Editor: Nearly every night mbout 10 o'clock & loud, frylng noise will suddenly starf and continue at trequent intervals for a half hour. It sounds as if some one were holding down the key of a spark set and it is audible on all wave | lengths, either crystal or tube set, at any type of aerlal. I would ] 1ike to hear from any one in my nelghborhood who has heard it or | can offer any ‘explanation. As to the silent night question, I see no reason why the crystal set owners should not be content with a shortened program several nig! a week. For no set, ex- cept possibly the neutrodyne, with “or without a wave trap, cam re- ceive “DX" stations with & waye- length near 469 meters. For my- self, the silent night will not affect me, for situated as I am, about = Palf-mile from WRC, I am able with a two-tube set to recelve as many as elghteen stations in one evening, including WDAF on 411 meters, and PWX on 400 meters. Prior to building the present set 2 one-tube set brought in a total of minety-six stations, ranging from Porto Rico to Canada and | Texas. 1 Baltimore stations are received | quite often. WCAO came in loud and clear at noon toda while WEAR was heard Tuesday. Mz most unique experience in radlo occurred sometime ago when. tun- ing out WCAP, I caught W MAF and WEAF broadcasting the same program as the local station. Your Radio News s most Inter- esting and L hope to see [t éncrease whole page soon i bt MILBURN PETTY. 1830 Caivert St. Radio Editor Knowing that your readers are always interested in DX records, we are submitting the following list of stations cked up on & three-tube, four-circuit tuner at Langley, Va., on the night of Jan- uary 2. By far the greater num- ber of these stations were recelved while WRC was transmitting. the programa coming in sufficlently loud to be heard on a loud speaker twenty feet away. In fact, on cer- tain of the stations the volume was too great for comfort. : Here is_the list: KDKA, Pitts- burgh: WCX, Detroit: WJAR, Erovidence: W : WDAP, Villanova. WTAS, Elgin, Cleveland; WWJ, Detroit; Atlanta; KSD, St. Louis; WLW Cincinnati; WTAB, Fall River; WFAH, Port Arthur, Tex.; WOC, Davenport: WBAP, Fort Worth; WJAZ, Chicago: WLAG, Minneapo. lis: PWX. Havana Cuba: WCAE. Piftsburgh WBZ, Springficld, | Mase: KMAZ, Milford, Ku KYW, Chicago: KPO, San Francieco; | Tos Angeles 5 A. C. FULLER and JOHN E. TAY- LOR. WOR, WTAM, WSB, Radio Editor: Will the radio editor or reader inform me, through the | column, where station KFIX is located? 1 picked them up between 11:30 and 12 p.m., January 1. Also the distance from Washington to station WCAL. Northfield, Minn., aid station WDAP, Chicago, TIL The radio column is the featurs of vour paper; let it expand to a full page. I am not in favor of a silent night in Washington, 1 have a one-tube set and have icked up many stations, among Which were JVEAR and WCAO, Baltimore, Md.; station — Rochester, N. WCAL, North- fold, inn. and’ PWX, Havana, Cuba, JOS! ‘ MANN, S Bowie, Md. The distance to Northficid, Minn., is some eart 1910 miles. FIX is the station of the Reorgan- il:fi Ch\l:(‘h of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, at Independence, Mo.— Editor. Radio Editor: 1 read with great interest your column, and would feel lost with out the daily published list of stations with their programs. The habit of some people pub- lishing or writing you and request- ing a silent night is a very seri- ous matter to the radlo audience at large. A person who requests a silent night is the type of per- n who ‘would like to have his street shut off when he ie sick, be- cause the noise annoys him. With him is the type of people who want it to rain when it is fair and fair when it rains.' I am sorry, after all our two great big sta- tions—brother and sister, as it were—have done for us, that a certaln narrow-minded class of people casts a cloud on our other- wise clear and harmonious radlo sky. ; would appreciate it if some one could tell me what station was broadcasting early Thursday morning, Januery 3, between 1:45 and 2 a.m., when a jazz orchestra played, among others, ¥Sitting in the Cormer,” and just before the jazz orchestra, a T:omu:’ope::‘nos “§weethearts. o Aorhn lll'nlg A;lfl alad not call his station, that eard. ‘Thankin, u for your wonder- ful oolnmnf - E. MYERS. Radio Bdttor; Can —— you tell me %what station was broadcasting & talk, part- of which referred o civil service ex- aminations for stenographers and typista at ®_from $1,140 to $1,4407. WRC started its evening T R on’s - was Janery 2, . A FAN. NAA broadcast announcements of civil service examinations— Editor. .‘(‘!‘:u,u‘lm:imo fan tell me what ~wtatl broadcast the Stribil m-°3.- announced that he wounl( moaks a twelve-round e e R isabent It o ook the radio news very, w{-ym and hope that you keep ork, up the good Wk, cAnym, ALCOHOL AND BEER SEIZED LB = DL YR ) “Fabuafy 5.—Twenty- one barrels of;graln alcohol, valued | by the police at $25,000, and fifty-five barrel ere, selxed Jast night. || e his. maiss s Foor It ve faltim d‘;:’v?-t“ot & truck containing HEAVY STOCK SALES - FEATYRE OF WEEK Brokers Take Profits and Unlnn.d Many Shares in Recent Upswing. MONEY RATES LOWERED Possible Tax Reduction’ Vital Financial Factor. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY SAN FRANCISCO, January 5.~Cali- fornia’s oll production increased dily from last January to August, when 26,440,005 barrels were produced. From that time there has been a gradual recession. In the year, 1,401 new wells were started and $46 com- pleted. NEW ORLEANS, January 5.—Book- ings of fine and light welight cotton goods for epring and summer have been heavier than ever before, ac- ‘| cording to jobbers, but retallers are By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 5.—Curious cross currents of prices took place in this week's stock market, with reac- tionary tendencies prevalling in most sections of the list. Heavy realizing sales were noted throughout the week in stocks which had participated mest extensively in the upswing of the last two months. Brokers reported that these came largely from traders who deferred converting their paper profits into cash until after the turn of the year to avold including them in 1923 in- come tax returns, Some of this sell- ing was influenced by the belief that taxes on 1924 incomes will receive the benefit of a possible tax reductlon. Many Sharp Reactions. Speculators for the decline, taking advantage of this selling, succeeded in bringing about some sharp reactions in highly speculative issues. Many of the oil ‘shares proved a vulnerable target for selling pressure. Trade news in general was favora- | Ple. This include further reduc- { tion in erude oil output, higher gaso- {1ine and vig iron prices, a broaden- jing inquiry for steel products and increased copper consumption. Ci loadings showed a further decrea: but this was generally regarded as seasonal, total loadings runninz well over those for this period in 1922 and 1921 Rail Stocks Repurchased. Strength of.the Northwestern rail road shares was attributed in som. quarters to the mepurchase of stocks sold last month for the purpose of establishing tax losses. November earnings statements of these roads compared favorably, however, with those of the month before and the corresponding month last year. Lower rates for call money reflect- ed the return flow of funds with- drawn from this center before the holidays to meet vear-end require- ments, and also the easing of local |demands. Time money and commercial paper business was aquiet, with no ohahge in rates. not disposed to buy heavier goods so far ahead. PHILADELPHIA, January 5.—The harn trade. here is still unfavor- ably ected by les of government ock. Stocks of backs, bends and ides have increased. Makers of kid are curtalling production. There is fair demand for grain calf in black and brown. BEATTLE, Janu; 5—January bar- gain sales this year do not indleate the same efforts at liquidation as | previous -years. Outside of heav clothing, stocks of goods are low and worth {n merchants’ hands par for every dollar invested. Lower tempera-~ tures have stimulated belated cloth- ing buying. ATLANTA, January 5.—Recent cold weather has been of extreme benefit to peach and other fruit crops by checking too rapld development, ac- cording te the state horticulturist. NASHUA, N. H., January 5.—The Nashua and Jackson mills, employing 4,500 hands, resumed full time pro- duction thiz week after a shutdown | of ten days. NEGRO GUILTY IN DEATHS Bentenced to Life Imprisonment for | Double Murder. AH, Ga., January Ca , & negro, was found guilt with a recommendation to mercy b & jury in the superior court here yes- terday for the murder of Mrs. Agnes | Mudie and her_ two-year-old daugh- | ter Doris, on November Z1. Eugee was immediately sentenced to the penltentiary for life. The double murder was committed at the country home of the Mudies some time on November 21. The bodies were found by the husband and father when he returned from | his work in Savannah at night. The victims had been beaten to death in the home. Robbery was the appar- ent motive. Eugee declared he was innocent of the crime. Waiting.' The signals “Go.” CORN VERY ACTIVE ;. IN GRAIN MARKEF Leadership Brings Advance i '_‘il?\ Wheat and Oats During Week's Trading. FARMERS HOLD SUPPLIES Believe They Will Get More Money by Selling Later. ; By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 5.—Corn took the leadership of grain this week and brought about an all-around advance in price. The chief reason apparent was that most farmers were evidently with- holding corn from market and were awalting better terms of purchase than have recently been the rule. Compared with a week ago, corn this morning showed to 2% gain, with wheat up 1%al% to 1%aZ, and oats, 1 to 1% Provisions ranged from 2 cents decline to rise of 15 cents. Reasons for Advanece. Friends of higher prices in the corn trade based their position largely ou the ground that the country fully needs @ 3.000,000,000-bushel crop of corn, and that farmers, after receiving good prices for corn last year, could hardly be cxpected to be in'a hurry to accept much lower figures. Furthermore, it | was urged that general commercial and { financial conditions favored an upward trend of commodity s in which corn_shou | Abnormally cold | 1 the feeding {also as a stimulus to weather that en demand counted an upturn fv corn market. orable physical conditions for increased movement of the corn crop, it was pointed out, had resulted in only further dwindling of reoeipts. | This had_continued until arrivals of | corn in Chicago had shrunk to little more than a bare hundred carloads a day, whereas under ordinary oondi- tions about five times that number would be expected at present, ) Falling Off in Arrivals, Sharp falling off in arrivals of { wheat as well as of corn tended tu | confirm the view that stocks of wheat | on farms are unusually light for this | time of year. On the other hand, low- | an record rates of foreign exchange | falled to have more tham a temporary depressing influence here, wheat ex- { port business of late having been nearly negligible. 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