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BETTER PROGRAMS INPASTYEARNOTED Room for Improvement Seen Both in Announcing and Material. Radio broadcast programs have im- proved generally during the past vear, In the opinion of Secretary of Com- merce Hoover, who has become & regular listener through his interest In radio as a public service. He and most of his radio experts, however, admit that there is still room for improvement in the art of announc ing and in the material broadcast Coupled with decreasing interfer- ence and increasing power, this fact tends to better satisfy the listeners in the United States, even though they are becoming more critical. Many complaints of interference received by the department, however, are believ- ed to be the results of poor tuning, non-selective apparatus or lack of operating instruction. Demonstration Favored. Some officials think radio dealers would render a material aid to the radio world if they demonstrated the proper manipulation of sets sold and gave purchasers instruction in tun- ing. Auto salesmen, it is pointed out, demonstrate their cars and instruct the purchasers in their operation. It is a question whether the buyer of a regenerative receiver should be per- mitted to try it out on the air and the public, when the ‘owner of a tour- ing car is instructed and tested be- fore driving on the public highw: Probably it is because he can't actually kill any one with a receiving set, but he can cause considerable interference. Many other_ observers agree with Mr. Hoover. David Sarnoff, for one, thinks this year will show a healthy development in every branch of the radio art. He says fans are more discriminating than they were a year ago and that they recognize both the reliable and unreliable manufacturers and merchants as well as their prod- ucts. They are familiar with equip- ment value and its reputation. He predicts that this year should be a good year for organizations striving consclentiously to serve the public. The greatest problems seem to him to be improvement in broadcast transmitters and programs. Instru- ments for reception, he asserts, are secondary. The responsible factors of the industry are coming to realize that the success of the whole radio game depends upon its ability to fur- nish the public with proper and sat- Isfactory broadcast programs. Which puts it directly up to the broadcasters as a group, this Radio Corporation offical points out. Lack of Individuality. Other critics, both native and for- eign, think that, while American sta- tions lead in interesting matter broad- cast, there is a tendency toward a sameness—a lack of individuality. Many stations imitate each other, transmitting similar types of music, repeating the identical songs and in- dulging in the same style of announc- ing. Many, stations need new an- nouncers, spokesmen who are neither fresh, conceited or verbose. Less hokum, less jazz, and more natural humor are among the suggestions of- fered by fans. A foreigner compliments us on our “chummy” style of announcing, which seems to take the listener into the studlo with the happy broadcasting family, as a full brother, whereas abroad too great dignity and formality leaves the public outside, looking in, as it were, Over there the general at- mosphere of the ether is reported a bit foggy, quite chilly and dismal, compared with the good cheer and brightnes of American broadcasting With increased power assigned to many leading American stations, which have brought no protests whatever, and improved programs, it is felt by nearly all fans that the sit- uation over here is approaching an ideal one. The only complaint is that there are too many stations on the air, but there seems to be nothing that can be done about that. Local Radio Entertainment Sunday, June 7, 1925. NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. (4315 Meters). 10:05 a.m. and 10:05 p.m.—Weather reports WCAP — Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. (168.5 Meters). 11 a.m.—Service from Washington Helghts Presbyterian Church. Rev. John C. Palmer, D. D., will preach the sermon. 4 p.m.—Open-air services held at the Peace Cross, Washington Cathedral of the Episcopal Church, Mount St. Alban._Right Rev. James E. Free- man, Bishop of Washington, will de- liver the sermon. 120 to 8:15 p.m.—Musical program by “Roxie and his gang” from the Capitol Theater, New York City. 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.—Organ recital by W. A. Goldsworthy, from the Skin- ner Organ Co., New York City, sisted by St. Andrew's Epis Church Choir Early Program Monday. 5 to 7:45 a.m.—Morning “seVting- opal up” exercises by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., direct from the Metropolitan Tower, 1 Madison ave- nue, New York City WRC—Radio Corporation of America (46! Meters). Silent Early Program Tomorrow. 9 to 10 am.—Woman's hour 1 p.m.—Luncheon concert by Hotel Shoreham Orchestra. RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical program by “Roxie and His Gang,’ direct from Capitol Theater, New York, WCAP, Washington, 6:20 to 8 :15 o'cloc the Concert by 5th Ficld Artil- lery Band, AT9, Fort Bragg, 6:45 o'clock. Park Theater WEAR, Cleveland, o'clock. Orchestra, 7 to 8 Program from Brooklyn Mark Strand Theater, WNYC, 8 to 10 o'clock. Organ recitals by W. Goldsworthy, assisted by Andrew’s Episcopal Choir, WCAP, St. Church Washington, 8:15 to 9:15 o'clock. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1925 Programs of Distant Statlons Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time 7710 8 AM. Stations Meters. Miles. 7:45—Mooseheart, TIL: Catholic church services 3028 624 8710 9 AL 8:00—New York: Children's hour: comic stories. music . Wiz 4543 8:55-—Springfield: Church of the UmLY services s ooe. WBZ Baue 9 70 10 AM. 9:00—Chicagor Shepherd's ‘hour: Radio Rangers: music WHT 238 504 Rossville, N. V.: Watchtower Orchesira: vocal solo “lectu’e by K. H. Darter . 1o Soniin e N e S A, 188 9:30—Cincinnati: Sunday " school. conducted by editorial’ staft” of Methodist Book CONCErN ... ........... s, et 403 Philadelphia: Bethany Presbyterian "Chirch *services v 19 9:40—Mooseheart, TIL: Protestant church services .. 3 2t 9:45—Pittsburgh: Christian Church' services ¥ o 188 10 TO 11 AM. 10:00—New York: First Church of Christ, Scientist, services . . Church’ services .. Church sery services ... Cathedral Church of St. Paul services . New York: West End Presbyteria Schenectady: First Presbyterian Omaba: Omaha Gospel Faernacle oston 10:30—Chicago: People’s Church services 11 AM. TO 12 Church of the Covenant servi National Radio Chapel sermon 11:00—Cincinnati Chicago ‘entral C| Uncle Walt Louisville: Four Detrojt San Francisco inneapolis-St. Paul ices ... fur Rk 11:20—] 12:00—Atlanta: First Presbsterian Hot Springs First P 12:30—Chicago it Sacred concert; orchestra. urch service: musical program reads the funnies to children: : Avenue Presbyterian Church sorvices. . St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral services .. ... .. Funnies read to the children o.... ... Plymouth Congregational Church serv- tlanta: Church services ... . New York: Organ recital from Lexington Theater ... sbyterian Church services organ choir ... KYW concert .wceco 1 TO 2 P 1:00—Chicago: Music: Sunshine hour Los Angeles: Sermon: organ roc M. E. Church < : Los Angeles: Church Federation Los Angeles 1:30—Atlantic_ Cit E. Church Portland Denver San Francisco Chuj Amusements al and serv First Presbyterian Church ‘of Hollywood ch church servi solos .. .. : ces” from First services solos, Philadelphia: Bethany Sunday school services ... ew York: Radio Forum: Grace M. E. Church services . 1:45—New_York: Knights of Pythias annual memorial services fire department and municipal bands .......... WNYC 526 204 2 TO 3 P.M. 2:00—Detroit: News Orchestra Siknis s WNE. New York: “Sunday hymn sing : . WEAF New York: Qucens County’ Christian’ Endeavor program. .. WHN Chicago: Pioneer hour: Banjo Club: service: duets WHT Boston: Concordia Choral and Symphony Soclety WNAC i Los Angeles: Third Church of Christ ........ ovoooo JRFY 2:10—New_York aduation and ordination of rabbis of Jewish Theological Seminary iR L lle s Wiz 2:30—Chicago: Artist recital: musical coilexe concert ...\ .. WGN Omaba: Trinity Enelieh Lutheran Church services: vocal and instrumental solos: trio WOAW New York: Program from' Piccadiliy Th 3 TO 4 P.M. 3.00—Pitteburgh: Organ_recital; vesper services from Shid)'sldefin Presbyterian Chiarch Chicago Ar Concert: Ambrose W dress: Aida Braes Quartet Mooseheart, 11 S Cincinnati 3:15—Atlantic City: 3:30—Cleveland: New Concert program Vocal and instrument York: Chamberlain icass . iivértong. iener ; New York: Greater New York Federation of Churches: ad- ermonet and eacred chime al recital otel Cleveland Orchestra. . i Women's Quartef Philadelphia: Third Baptist Church services ..... 4 TO 5 PM. 4:00—New York: Roseland Dance Orchestra: Olcott Vail and his string trio . Seond HN 3812 204 Chicago: Studio ‘concert " .. C RN S KYW 5354 594 4:15—Chicago: Missionary hour: feliowship hour: Wesleyan Meth- odist E al Church Choir, soloist and organist WHT 238 504 5 TO 6 P.M. 5:00—Iowa_City: Baccalaureate address ................ WSUI 48368 Des Moines: Dean Holmes Cowper of Drake University.. .WHO 526 Kansas City: Classical music; international Sunday school lesson: ‘Radio Quartet ...... . WDAF 365.6 Minneapolis-St. Paul: House of Hope Presbytérian’ Chur services .. 2 s e WCCO 4164 Louisville: Concert program _...". “d WHAS 35998 San Francisco: Organ recital: vocal ‘solos KPO 42005 Philadelphia: Old-time hymns and melodies’ chimes W00 508 Boston: Concert: Park Street Church services JWNAC 2803 6 TQ T P 6:00—San Francisco: Funnies read to the children PO 420 Atlanta: Ser: : 55 JWSB 428 New York Pennsyivania' Orchestra.. . WJZ 454 6:15—Philadelphia ¥ Trinity Church services ...... IWIP 508 6:20—New _York: Musical program by “Roxie and his ganz.”" WEEI, WCAP, WJAR. WCTS, WWJ and WCAE, from 491 6:30—Chicazo: National Radio’ Chapel services: band: choir and & girls’ octet ... e e 2: Philadelphia: Arch’ Street’ Presbyterian Church ~services Qakland: Little Svm| Orchestra: vocal soloists Pittsburgh: Calvary Episcopal Church services . 6:45—Cincinnati: Walnut' Hills Christian Church services music: organ and instrumental ......... g Fort Bragg, N. C.: Concert by 5th Fleid Artillery Band 7:00—New York: Vocal Lo Angeles: Fede Cleveland: Park Schenectady: Baccalaureate ser: Denver: Augustana Lutheran Springfield: Organ: Pierian Trio 7:15—New York 7:30—Boston: Chinese Band and instrumental er Orchestra . Cincinnati: First Presbyterian Church services . 8 TO 9 PM. 8.00—New York: Brooklsn Mark Strand Theater .. 3 Rossville, N. Y.: Immanuel Choir: instrumental trio . @ . W. Chicago: Raiph Williams and his Rainbo Gardens Orchesira. W Atlantic City: Seaside Hotel Trio: soloists i WH New York: Lakewood Farm Inn Ensemble 3 Atlantic Oity 8:15—New York: Organ_recital: St. 8:20—Minneapolis-St. SErVICes .. ......... : 5 CCO 418.4 8:30—New York: Fiotow's opera, ‘‘Martha': chorus: orc 3156 Cincinnati: Western and Southern Orchestra: tolos 4203 Atlanta: Wesley Memorial Church services 42873 Des Moines: Reese-Hughes' Orchestra 526 7 TO 8 P.M. ed Church Musicians hurch services Hotel Commodore Orchestra, Hotel Traymore Coneert Orchestra Towa City: University of Towa Band concert . 3 Andrew's Episcopal Church Choir, WCAP, WEEL WJAR, WCTS, WWJ and WCAE Paul: Second Church of Chnst. Scientist. solos trom Union Coliege. solos WGY and . WEAF 4915 9 TO 10 P.M. 9:00—New York: Godfrey Ludlow. violinist, WGY and. Wiz Jeflerson City: First Methodist Church services ... WOS San’ Francisco: State’s Restaurant Orchestra: falk: scores...KPO New York: Louise Bartlett. contralto - 4n WIY Atlantic City: Organ rech S 5 New York: Razor entertainers: Jjanssen’s Hofbrau Orches Chicago: Staff hour: music: dialogue: benediction ... Cleveland: “Evening hour": light operas Zion. Tl Vocal and instrumental program: maie quartet.. WCBD Chicazo: WGN Singers: Drake Concert Ensembla - - -WGN Los_Angeles: Leighton's Arcade Orchestra: Art Hickman's Concert Orchestra A e e .. KHJ 9:30—Hot Springs: Concert by Meyer Davis' Orch KTHS Los Avgeles: Amusements: weather forecast KFI 10 30 11 0:00—Los Angeles: Metronolitan Theater program ....... KFI 467 2,300 2 Omaha: Chapel services from Florence Presbyterian Church vocal and instrumental solos .. .. S L RO Cincinnati: Classical brogram. vocai and instrumentai ... . WKRC Denver: Auzustana Lutheran Church ‘eervices "1 "KOA Minneanolis-St. Paul: Weather: scores: Norse American L S SSRERBAE Atlantic Strand Theater orean recital ... .0 . WHAR Los Angs Organ recital from First M. E. Church. . KHJ Los Angeles: First Preshyterian Church of Hollywo RKNX Hot Springs: Orchestrs: eports: classical music .. ........ . KTHS 11 P TO 12 MIDNIGHT. 11:00—¥ot Sprinzs: Chuck Root's De Soto Garden Orchestra RKTHS 3748 005 ‘San Francisco: Palace Hotel Concert Orchestra: Rudy er's Fairmont Hotsl Orchestra . S KPO 4295 2442 Los Anecles program i SO R e ) ) Los Angeles al hour: Halian songs: Neapolitan Trio KFI 3 Los Angeles ador Concert Orchestra . PR < e 12 MIDNIGHT TO 1 12.00—Los Angeles: Feature program Tos Anceles: Examiner program Portland: Concert program ... e ‘. Mooseheart, TIl.: Concert: Straight's Orchesira .. 170 2 AM. 1.00—Los Angeles: Theron Bennett's Los Angelenos Orchestra ..... . KFI 467 2,300 Broadcast fans are rejoicing because the United States Navy is removing its ship trafic from the broadcast band, in carrying out the plans of the Third Radio Conference. Ordinarily naval ships of war have had to use wave lengths within the band assign- ed to broadcasters; that is the 200 to 545-meter band. In time of war and during battle practice so many chan- nels are required for communcation between 20 meters and 25,000 meters are employed. Fortunately as the ships are usually a considerable dis- tance from shore when maneyvers are under wa little, if any, interference < encountered by radio listeners. In event of war all broadcasting stations would be shut down s-anyhow, so that fans would not object to wave lengths used. 4 From a peacetime point of view, however, the transfer of naval craft from some of the wave lengths in the broadcast band will decrease inter- ference, Considerable new equipment is required to insure proper reception under heavy trpfic _conditions on numerous channels. The Navy plans to install new apparatus as fast as it can under the 1926 appropriations. Two new types of standard re- cefvers designed by the Navy have been put into production and by the middle of July, about 500 sets will be under manufacture for use aboard sev- eral types of warships. One of the new receivers is designed for long- wave lengths and the other will cover the medium length waves. They are similar in type, employing seven tubes. Designed to meet marine re- quirements and be simple to operate Under modern practice, the receivers are very selective. The new sets con- sist of several stages of radio and audlo amplification. They are ap- plicable to use on all types of war craft, and after July 15 will be in- stalled as fast as the manufacturers turn them out. The need for selective receivers in the Navy is due to the great increase in the number of high-powered sta- tions during the past two years. Such stations are mostly long-wave stations operating far above the broadcast bands and for this type of reception the first receiver will be used.' The second, or shorter wave set, will be Flotow's opera, “Martha, with full chorus and orchestra, employed for receiving interfleet and tactical traffic and alircraft reports. A small receiving antenna, not the P ' hip's regular transmitting aerial, is WGBS 840 o'clock Used. T is between 35%gnd 40 feet "RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS in length, but, with coupling tube de- vices, it is possible to operate several recelving sets at once. This is neces- sary during military operations, when the air is literally filled with mes- sages on different wave lengths. The Navy also has bought a number of wave meters, so that it can me: ure wave lengths accurately, check its transmitters and receiving sets to in- sure reliability of communications on continuous waves. Naval problems in reception are different from those of ordinary commercial work. After a broadcast message is dispatched it is necessary to receive confirmations or replies from all ships, and, as they all come in, in rapid succession, they must be on the wave length to which the broadcasting ship's receiver is tuned. There is no time for tuning to several different wave lengths by the first ship. Therefore each vessel must know exactly on what wave length it is transmitting. Usually in commercial service only two ships are communicating, giving the operator time to tune for the exact wave length of his reply. Such practice of “hunting” wave lengths in the Navy would be disastrous, at least in time of war. The new wave meters, or frequency meters, enable the radio operators to keep thelr sets calibrated and standardized. Continual experiments with short- wave, or high-frequency, apparatus is demonstrating the great value of th type of radio operation, to the Navy, but there are several difficulties which prevent a practical use of this type of transmitter in routine naval work. For example, short waves have been found inaudible at certain dis. tances from their source, which pro- hibits their use in general broadcast- ing to a number of ships. They would prove useless for communicating at distances which coincide with the “dead spots,” or points where the short waves do not penetrate. An- other unfortunate discovery is that short-wave reception is not audible in airplanes, at any great distance, due chiefly to the interference from the ignition system, which is not shielded or screened, as the spark plugs must be accessible, even while the plane is in the air. As airplanes constitute nearly half of the units of a fleet, this limitation is a serious one. However, it is pointed out that Navy experiments will go forward on short waves just below the broadcast CLASS B SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED Rising Tide of Small-Firm Broad- casting Checked, But “Big Fellows” Holding On. While the rising tide of radio broadcasting by small firms and in- dividuais has been definitely checked, as shown by the shrinking of month- Iy net increases in the number of stations, there is no change in the Class B situation. The big fellows with licenses are holding on to them tenaciously and the waiting list is growing. An important addition to this list promises to be Baltimore, which from the beginning of broadcasting has been without a voice carrying any great distance. Baltimore radio fans and listeners all over the East are interested in plans of the Con- solidated Gas and Electric Company to erect a super-power plant in the class with the important existing stations along the Atlantic coast. Out of the national radio confer- ence to be held here in the Autumn may come some solution of the con- gestion problem to clean up the wait- ing list and assure suitable wave bands for the Baltimore station, as well as for the proposed Richmond plant, about which there has been a good deal of talk. The Richmond People have been quiet recently and it is understood that they will hold their plans in abeyance until they see what happens at the radlo con- ference. band—that is, between 100 and 150 meters, which, if successful, will re. leass a few more channels to broad- casting exclusively and further clear the air for the fans. Broadcasting Popular World Over. A survey of the world’s broadcast- ing stations by the Department of Commerce shows that 41 countries are transmitting news and entertain- ment via the radio telephone for the public. The total stations in opera- tion are shown as 926, but many more are proposed. The United States leads with 564 stations, Canada is second with 83, Soviet Russia has 43, and Cuba is next, having 38 stations. The United Kingdom and Mexico vie for fifth place with 20 each. France and Germany are also tied, having 18 aplece. Australia fs listed with 16 and Argentina as having 13. From this fisure downward the numbers decrease rapidly, six smaller nations bringing up the rear each with a single broadcaster. Naturally North America has the largest number of the continents, with the tremendous lead given it by the United States and Canadian sta- tions, a total of 709. Europe comes next with 103, and Asfa is third, its stations numbering 55. It is difficult to tabulate or classify foreign stations, according to the electrical division of the Commerce Department, since no direct reports are sent in and new stations are opening every week. Recently Soviet Russfa announced plans for the erec tion of nine new broadcasters, which would bring the total in Russia to 52 stations. On the Walting List. Among many new broadcasters on the waiting list, so to speak, there are several which have purchased high-power equipment and have thus stations under construction, although they have not yet filed applications for class B status, officially. Two are in Florida: The Florida Cities Finance Corporation, at Ful ford-by the Sea, and the Carl G Fisher Properties, at Miami Beach. The Jewett Phonograph Co., near Detroit, is another organization re- ported to be preparing to broadcast. An insurance company at Nashville, Tenn., also is in the field. Larus & Bro., manufacturers of tobacco, plan a 1,000-watt station at Richmond. Va., the first large station in that city. In Baltimore, the Con: solidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Co. contemplates the erection of a broadcaster soon. A station is planned at Council Bluffs, Towa, by the Monarch Manufacturing Co. These are only a few of the pro- posed class B stations; there are rumors of many more, and about 200 smalier plants under contemplation, the department hears. Plan World-Wide Radio Tests. Short-wave radio communication, the method made famous by the ex- periment# of John L. Relnartz, oper- ator for the forthcoming Navy-Mac- Millan expedition to the Arctic, is to have its first general test on a world- wide basis. Under the leadership of the American Radio Relay League, transmitting amateur radio enthusi- asts in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England and the continent of Europe are planning for their first tests from the middle of July into the first week of August this Summer. The tests are to be on 5, 20 and 40 meters and are to be run for 43- hour periors in order that each given wave length may demonstrate its efficiency under all night and day working conditions. They will be made July 18 and 19 and 25 and 26. July Foreign Radio News. The International Congress of Ra- diotelegraphists at a recent conference voted to recommend to their several governments the use of radio com- sses on ships equipped with regular adio communicating systems, in the interest of safety of life at sea. Op- posing the suggestion of the amateurs that automatic receiving sets for dis tress signals be installed on ships, the radio operators' convention in- sisted that all radio apparatus be placed in charge of experienced radio men. They point out that the effi- ciency of automatic reception is only 80 per cent. They further decided to ask their governments to establish standard ex- amination anpd regulations for radio operators, suggesting a minimum speed of 25 words per minute in plain language and 20 words per minute in conventional languages for all first- class permits. Second-class operators would be required to handle 20 words in plain language and 16 in conven- tional languages. The amateurs, it is understood, were seeking to reduce radio personnel, de- crease interference and improve conditions for shore stations, whereas the professional radiomen oppose au- tomatic apparatus in the belief that it is not as eficient as regular man- ned equipment and in the interest of safety at sea. A new French decree provides that all ships of 2,000 gross tons or more which carry 50 persons or 12 passen- gers must be equipped for two-way radio communication, and that smaller craft must be outfitted with radio re- celvers. Germany now requires her coastal radio stations and all ships to use tube sets in an effort to clear the air from objectional spark interferences, which hampers the reception of radio broad- casts along her shores. Many foreign countries, it appears, are following the steps taken by the United States to diminish interference in both commercial and broadcast re- ception, which is making for better world-wide broadcasting. —_— Sea chantles and other nautica! “noises” were broadcast from the Cun- ard liner Samaria while lying in doeck in Liverpool. What is believed to be one of the first unit training camps to be held by an organization of the Organized Reserves will be conducted by the 343d Engineers, Col. John Stewart, commanding, from Augusc 16 to 30. According to the present plans, mobil- ization will be completed at Fort Humphreys, Va., August 16, and the following day the regiment will leave Fort Humphreys and begin its ma- neuvers, which will take them over the Civil War battlefields, such as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Cul- peper, Warrenton and Bull Run. In addition to the 70 to 90 reserve offi- cers which it is estimated will attend this unit training camp, the regl- mental band, composed of 29 pieces will be taken along, and there also wi be a number of non-commissioned offi- cers who will participate in the maneuvers. _ Pending the publication of changes in Army Regulations, 14510 (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; Administ tion and Training), paragraph 67, A. R. 14510, is changed by adding thereto the following subparagraph: “Re- serve Officers’ Training Corps units will be permitted, however, to adopt and wear distinctive school {nsignia on the lower part of the left sleeve of the coat or overcoat with the lowest point four inches above the lower edge, provided that such insignia are ap. proved by the corps area commander and involve the United States in no additional expense.” Applications for enrollment in the approaching citizens' military train- ing camps are still being recefved at Organized Reserve headquarters in the Graham Ruilding. During the week the following young men residing in | l}:e District of Columbia and vicinity | filed their applications at headquar- | ters to undergo thi month’s train- ing: Alexander L. Craighill, John T. Burchert, Willlam Weitzell, Paul F Gleason, Richard W. Lorleberg, Walter W. Price, I Ashford, jr.; Raymond L. Senasuch, Willlam Quirk Jjr.; John Schofield, John James Kelly, David S. Clark, Joseph Lesser, L. hsuna.s. Jjr.; Charles E. Stewart, John Ma('\\_-*h"h, Ernest L. Wilkinson, Ben H. Lichtman, Andrew McGarrozky, Ir. Horace V. Webster and C. P. Balderson. Announcement was made by Lieut. Col. John Scott, Infantry, that those officers of the 80th Division who are not available for active training dur. | ing the fiscal year 1925, but who have agreed to take training on an inactive status during the period from June 23 to June 30, 1925, at Camp Meade, Md., and Fort Eustis, Va. ,» cannot be ordered to perform travel to Camp Meade or Fort Eustis nor be reim- bursed for such travel, since this travel will be performed prior to the date on which they are ordered to active duty, and in a different fiscal year. Reserve officers belonging to the 317th, 318th, 319th and 320th Infantry regiments and the 313th and 314th Field Artillery who have applied to take this training should understand the exact conditions under which they are attending camp, as this announce- ment means that they titled to mileage to Camp Meade or Fort Eustis nor pay for the period above mentioned, but will be entitled to pay for their active duty and mile- age back to their homes. The execu tive officers of the above-named regi ments have been notified of this an nouncement, and they have been re. quested to inform the office: of their respective organizations accordingly, S0 as to prevent any question as to claim for mileage which might arise in the future. During the week the following changes in assignments affecting re. serve officers 1esiding in Washington and vicinity, were announced at re- serve headquarters: Maj. William H. England, Infantry Reserve, who has just been promoted to the grade of lieutenant colonel, will continue his assignment to the 320th Infantry Second Lieut. Edward B. Beale, In fantry Reserve, having been trans- ferred to the Chemical Warfare Re- serve, is relieved from attachment to the 320th Infantry for training and instruction First Lieut. Hugh H. Muir, Engi- neer Reserve, having been transferred to the National Guard Reserve, is re- lieved from assignment to the Na tional Guard of the District of Colum- bia: Capt. Carl Witcher, Infantry Re- serve, is assigned to the 521st Infantr: Battallon, zone of the interior; Lieut. Col. Harry C. Yarrow, Medical Reserve (branch assignment group), having been transferred to the Auxiliary Re- serve, is relieved from attachment to the 80th Division for instruction and training; First Lieut. Joseph J. Seidler and Second Lieut. Ralph L. Pfau. both Field Artillery Reserve, are assigned to the Field Artillery group. Extensive efforts will be made by the military authorities this vear to keep at a minimum the number of candi- dates relieved from citizens’ militar: training camps before the termination of camp, and those! young men in Washington who have submitted their applications to attend this instruction should bear in mind that enrollment for a camp means enrollment for the full 30 days. Separations are bound to occur and the privilege of wthholding return transportation is one requiring deci- sion on the part of the camp and corps area commanders concerned, based on the facts in each case. In general, no obligation attaches to the Government to furnish return trans- portation when the separation is for the convenience of the candidate, no matter what the cause. However, in cases clearly beyond the candidate's Every dog owner needs a copy of the famous Polk Miller Dog Book. It-containg 48 pages and is fully illustrated. It covers the subjects ‘of the care, feeding and breeding of dogs! It has a complete Symp- tom Chart which shows you just ‘what ails your dog and what to do for him. It may save his life. This will not be en- | Civilian Army News | |ington and vicinity |ing camps. The 343rd Engineers, Col. John Scott, commanding, will meet in the JUNE 17, 1925—PART 1. control, such as duly authenticated sickness or death in the family, trans- portation will be furnished. Separa- tions for the candidate’s convenience including attendance at school, bus ness reasons, candidate’s or parents’ request based on insufficient reasons and similar causes, clearly place no obligation on the Government, and in such cases it will be the policy of the War Department to withhold return transportation unless the camp com- mander decides that the candidate en- | rolled for the camp under a misunder- standing as to its duration. On the other hand, any separation for the convenience of the Government, no matter what the cause, clearly entitles the candidate to return transporta- tion, which will be furnished in such casers. Fifty-three captains, 16 first lieuten- ants and 18 second lieutenants, all but three of which were National Guard Infantry officers, graduated from the company officers’ class at the Infan- School on May 29. This cou of instruction began on February and concluded on May 29, 1925. Graduating at the same time were 29 Infantry Reserve Corps officers (company_officers’ class), who are follows: Lieut. Cols. Harold C. Bays, LaRue R. Boals, Frank R. Schell: Majs. Richard L. Coleman, Zion Dixon, Tom E. Fawcett, David A. Maurfer; Capts. Gerald F. Beane, Carl M. Brouse, Carl H. Fellows, Thomas Jones, jr., Samuel Z. Orgel, Marcel A. Palle, John J. Pontius, Walter D. Tobin; First Lieuts. Arthur B. Campbell, George O. Cote, James W. Farmer, Harry K. Hamilton, Willlam A. B. Trotfer, Ewald L. Witzel; Second Lieuts.” Levi J. Brother, Robert V.| Dallahan, Warren B. Johnson, Rich ard H. Law, Ralph J. Pollard, John E. Rowell and Alan M. Watson. The list of National Guard gradu- ates from the field officers’ class at the Infantry School, which instruction began January 3 and concluded Feb- ruary 14, 1925, are as follows: Col. | Edward Phillips, Lieut. Cols. Wade €. Christy, Willam Hutchinson, Ralph E. Truman; Majs. Max R. Baetcke, Samuel J Cole, Thomas C. Dedell, Edgar C. Erickson, Winfleld Harward, Alex- ander McDbnald, Wendell B. Mont- gomery, Turner Roark, Robert L. Robertson, Edward J. Schmidt, Wil- liam Smith, Eugene T. Underwood and Capt. Robert H. Steverson. The Ordnance assembly, which wa scheduled for June 8, was held June 4 at the Sterling Hotel, which concludes tthe 1924-1925 training program. The meeting was addressed by Mag. Gen. C. C. Williams, chief of ordnance. The Air Service assembly, which will be held at the Army and Navy Club on June 9, 8:15 p.m., will con- clude the monthly meetings of the 1924-1925 season also. Brig. Gen. James E. Fechet, assistant chief of Air Service, will address the meeting, and he will be followed by Maj. Earl L. Maiden, Air Service, tactical in structor at Langley Field, Va., who will speak on tactics, bombardment and aviation. This being the con cluding meeting of the scason a buf- fet supper will be served. Reserve officers of all arms residing in Wash are cordially in- vited to be present, as the meeting will be highly instructive, coming on the eve of the attendance of reserve officers at the various Summer train- board room of the District Building the evening of June 10. Capt. E. S. J. Ervine, executive officer of the regi- ment, will be in charge of the meet- ing and will lecture on general sub- Jjects pertaining to the Engineer arm. After this lecture and up until the regiment goes on its unit training camp on August 16, Capt. Ervine will take up the studies of the various battles which will feature the regi- ment's Summer instruction. Lieut. Col. John Scott will address the officers of the 320th Infantry next Thursday, his subject being ‘“The Company in Defense.” On June 12 Col. Scott will preside at the C. M. T. C. Club meeting, which time will be devoted to group instruction. In the C. M. T. C. high school en- rollment competition, tentative figures, which are subject to correction, give first honors to Business High School Wwith a percentage of 155.5. The other high schools with their percentages come in the order as follows: St. Johns, 150; Western, 105; Central, 75 McKinley i s, and Eastern, 46.6 The Washington high schools turned in a total of 160 candidates for the 1925 C. M. T. C. camps, which is 6 more than the population quota given for the District of Columbia. In addition to this, Alexandria High School was represented by 144 per cent on the same basis. It is esti- mated that over half of the students are under the minimum age of 17 years, which roughly means that probably around 10 per cent of the male enrollment come within the high school age. Plans are now being worked out for the holding of a special Air Service display on Defense Test day to be par- ticipated in by the 160 Air Service reserve officers in Washington. Ac- cording to the contemplated plans, it is proposed to have the Air Service reserve officers pilot aircraft over the book also contains Senator Vest’s Symptoms, age lnd'mu when s T . i Tk JRIgeants suan it now—IT'S {1302 E. Main St. FREE: DOGMEDICINES richuond, Ve three components of the Army of the United States as they parade down historic Pennsylvania avenue. The proposal has also been made to have the reserve pilots divide into three squadrons, one of which is to accompany the line of march . in motoring—and have benefited evening ezperiences No. 19. Thousaras of radio fans have tast- | Nothing on the Air. ed of an experience that recently ame to Smith, but few of them have followed his policy of learning to prevent a repetition of it. When radio reception is not what it should be most radio enthusiasts blame static or the batteries or the set, but Smith is never satisfied until he has found the real cause It was a highly embassassing eve- | ning for him the night the Browns came for dinner, but it will never happen again. It seemed that eve time he went over to start the set h couldn’t get a thing. Yet no sooner had the Browns departed than the set “never worked better. “I can't account for it,” Smith re- lated his experience when it was only a day old. “When we had finished dinner T couldn’t get anything but a “If the | ferent stations are due for certain time, | nothing from scarcity tween was “You were ey up statio on the lesson to y tables a you t |out results vo pect with there is nothi lot of useless should also be a blamir when [own set John Smith and His Radio BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL Car owncrs throughout the world have f.lMowed John Smith thereby and is willing that his fellow fans should be amused and profit by his Smith has a facuity for it will pay radic devotces to follow him in The Sunday Now he has take Sinding out Star of features ently Is: u to little two or t It ot ore « ree are very there set, b ry that the s effort the trouble the Suggests Faulty paper. and ny rou especially 10:30 and 11, but at 11 the up datly n radio, things.” 3o cach week. be- trying to pick s when there was nothing id ought to be a he radio sel station; you Tuning hat three dif. are bedtime story. I gave it up in dis- | foregone conclusion thar there® i gust and talked for an hour, but had | something wrong with vour iming just as bad luck when I tried again. | your nccessorie g Keep in Then we played bridge, and, would | mind the fact I sald ‘three bta you belleve it, even the late hour |tions It would 75 .‘;1,_,_ failed to help. The Brown's went|conditions by just of then by home ‘knocking’ radio in great shape, | cause you v when care vet if they had waited another 10 |fully pianned sche 1l go wrong minutes I could have given them an| “Whatever you do, ember earful of the best dance music I've |that there have to he inters ever listened to.” |in programs, even where st S P " known to be ‘always on the Strikes “Zero Hour. !,,,‘_\.,,,w ey Tays on 1 “I don’t see anything surprising in though you just happened to st the particular ones for last You know, if you stepped a into theater during the intermissions i wouldn't see much of the show.” He admitted he hadn't considered this at all, and just to make sure, he L!;.,h(" i looked up the radio programs in u-.a!’t*hr;“} that the 3 papers of the day before. A carful | analysis showed that most programs | ¢ most stations, that,” I told him. “From what you ¥ to be late now and say T picture you tuning In at 7:30,|POse a singer has to su 8:45 and just a little before 11 o'clock. | € number for a shorter ¢ In radio there are zero hours in|Obvious that the next feat {broadeasting, and it looks to me will not be able t you start every hour on the hour and that | Plest mistakes. It is like a driver they are likely to grow scarce toward | W1 failing to shift into the gear he the end of each hour. There was a | GeSires. gets so rattled that he can't to an gear When 1is hap- the best thing to do is to stop similarly in Baltimore and a third to | Smith Puzzled Again fiy in Cumberland, Md. It is expected | “That true” S ad that Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, [ mitted, were plenty of commander of the District of Wash. | thirks on the en I tried to tune ington, will again be designated as|in between 8:30 : I got plenty grand ‘marshal of the defense test|of noise but no 1 How do you parade. Detalls for holding the spe-|account for ti cial air display will be worked out by | “Well, that was simply zero Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of | hour in radio reception. It's the hour Air Service, and Gen. Rockenbach.|when the air is crowded w radio Great interest is being evinced by the | waves and complicated with noise Washington reserve officers in De- | from regenerative sets that are care- fense day, and it is expected that the |lessly operated by unthinking radio organizations will turn out as,repre-|fans. This is the hour when stations sentative a force as they did last year | come in on conflicting wave len with so much success and when u've got to tune at your best. Unless you k this the re Capt. Thomas G. Frothingham, |sults are just about the same as Quartermaster Reserve, whose war.|though there were nothing on the time assignment was as chief of the | air. historical division of the office of the | Smith decided the logical way to see quartermaster general, has been in-|both sides of radio communication vited by the historical section of the | would be to visit a broadcast Navy Department to write the naval |tion. I admitted that it wou history of the World War pt. | Iy be his star progran Frothingham is already thte author of a monograph on the Battle of Jutland and the British Admiralty has cr rected all the official charts and narra- tives to conform to his account of the battle. In this connection it is inter esting to note that quartermaster serv- (Copyright 5 b | Miss Emma J. Carr ice is a heritage in the Frothingham |after teaching school « family. the captain's great-g the past 57 vear grandfather having been commissioned | will close her school in that corps in 1778. 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