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(UALITY DEMANDED BY ADIOBUYERS Homemade Sets in Minority. Survey Shows Poise Is Minor Consideration. BY CARL H. BUTMAN. It s variously estimated that there e between three and five milllon llo receivers in operation in this untry furnishing entertainment and struction to from three to four members in a family. 1million manufacturer sets, rest being assembled parts or home- Why were these manu- factured receivers bought? In general the question s answer- by an owner interviewed in Brook- lyn, who said: “Radio is the best amusement we ever had. Sometimes we get tired of it, but it is only & Jight or two before we tune in again. We can't let it alone.” Once a set is installed and tried out, it seems uni- versal that it is in operation nearly every night n are made sets. Many Owned Sets. 3 of several sections chiefly east of the some ve inter- o-thirds of the people terviewed owned sets, nearly of them bei me) Ages varied ¢ 20 to 71 years, the great- being owned by people cd between 21 and 30 years. Out of group comprising 304 ner¢, 53 per cent belleved that al prices were too high, while 24 per cent were waiting for a “‘perfect” hers gave various reasons, some believing reception in the neigh- borhood was poor or that the use of an aerial was prohibited. Evidently there is a great fleld as yet explored by radio sales agents, where a little explanation or a demon- stration would create ready sales. \S to who in the home wanted the installed; it appears that out of a iwrge number of people seen over S per cent were the husbands or the heads of the house; wives came sec ond with a percentage of 21, while children’s desire represented 20 per « Out of 1,200 homes investigated, 6 per cent were operating their first sets, the remaining third had owned sets’ previously. Some families had owned as many as nine sets—in fact, ver 5 per cent of those interrogated— while 45 cent were using their second sets and 21 per cent their third receivers. One home was found to have six sets on hand, five others had aplece, and 110 households ted of two or more. Thought It Best. on for buying a par- was that the pur- thought it the best make, 46 per cent of them bought reason, while 17 per cent bought on the advice of friends, and per cent because of low prices. Scme were influenced by advertise- ments, but others benefited by demon- strations in their homes. Prices have a great influence, and vet, out of 1,166 owners asked the question, 24 per cent did not know the price paid for the sets, while 12 per cent bought because the cost was low. The initial cost varied from $2 to $650, o average consumer paying around 3100, .any plan to buy better sets. Anin- dication as to the cost of the next set 10 be boug shows an increase over the average prices paid of about $50. These prices, naturally, are higher than the average cost of home con- struction or assembly, vhich was uveraged at $40. It is Indicated quite definitely that most present owners are willing and expect to pay more for their next sets, which shows that they are inclined to buy a little better set next time, Some 40 per cent ex- pect to pay between $150 and $200 for ne’ sets. A to types of sets de- sired, it ap s that about 28 per cent of nea a thousand prospective purchase e neutrodynes, while 28 per cent prefer super-heterodynes. outside sets Appearance Considered. Appearances of the radio receiving apparatus as a whole are now being considered, which makes for increas- fng neatness in the living rooms of prospective buvers; 43 per cent than 10 purchase their next and perhaps final set us a plece of furniture. That a cabinet ining all the ap- ratus and batteries, which seems to tendency toward permanency and re attractive living rooms. Many adic d that they wanted komething appropriate to fit in with their furnishi As complete unit, which they anticipate as the future popular style Out of 1,280 hi Investigated, in| one census, nearly 36 per cent had fivetube sets in operation, 9 per cent used moye than five tubes and 19 per cent operated three tubes. Crystal gets and one-tube sets accounted for ® per cent each. Of the homemade vered 25 per cent were | affairs and 18 per cent one- | I show m, disc three-t tube se The Joudspeakers twelve hun- 76, the us of course, increased. , for ex: emple, ected to loudspeak- | ers 5 per cent of the operated from two tubes. seaker types, 82 per cent were 7 per cent were rents, the balance ing built-in or cabinet speakers. Men Run Sets. Wet A batteries seem the most pop- ular; all told, 60 per cent of more than @ thousand users preferring this type. On the other hand, three-fourths of the owners asked? the question said (Bcy used dry B batteries. The av- (fuue fan appears to prefer an out- s> aerial, or, 1o be exact, 85 per (i of those interviewed, the balance Wilisg inside or loop aerials. One per simat employed special plugs and used mevxrh light wires. runs the set was answered te; 085 coses out of 644 as the man)| of the home, a percentage of 71, whereas women handled 6 per cent of the sets and children 3 per cent. “Ihe chief feature sought in sets seems 1o be st ity of operation, nearly | 66 per cent insisting on this quality although 56 sought the best tone and 5 per cent good volume. Distance s given as the prime requisite by per cent and selectivity by 42. Appearance came last in this investi- gation, only 28 per cent of the fans sceming to be influenced by this factor. Fans are partial manufacturer percentage ut of w to the particular of the set they own; 46 per cent of them would buy the same make, and 43 per cent would Luy the same type. As to satisfac- tion with present sets in operation, the women seem more easily pleased, 72 per cent being satisfied, whereas o men owners only 70 were satisfled. "Threefourths of the owners fnter- viewed are reported as satisfied with broadeasting, whereas the remainder are not; this was found largely de- pendent’ on whether or not the own- ers dwell in large or small places. CARPET FIR;I PAYS BONUS. NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—The Alexander Smith and Son Carpet Com- pany today distributed $472,000 among LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1925 :00—New York: Children's hour: :00—Roserille, 3 lectufe” - :30—Clncinnati: 8unday ’ schigol b :38—Boston; First Church of Ch $0—New Vork: Chimes from Grace Ch Ao—Philadelphia; Bethany Presny sburgh : r e Schenectads: First Church :00—New York: West End Presbyterian New Y ] 30— DT FOTK: Third Church ‘of Christ, t. Paul's Uncle Waitre: cert “from Chicago: Second uisvi s the 00—Chicago: Voeal and Lexington ter organ :00—Chicago: Sunshine hour: special p the sick: boys' program: Radio Bethan: Seaside Hotel Trio: our: talks :00—Chicago: She New Sor ¥ New' York Chiicago Cincinnatt 1o—Atlagtic ity ames™ Episcopal Church : .-« Philadelphia: Musical services fom o 30—Detroit: Musical ‘Band concert from ederational of Chu: Federation Quartet ... Vocal and instrumerital ‘nes Sermonet; chime_ concert 4:00—Chicago: Chapel sermon: New York: ' Roseland Dance Orch Chicago: Studio concert ....... Chicag: Classical concer wman, Royal and B8:10—Minne. 11 5:45—Boston: 6 TG 7 Sunday Holy Trinity Church oyons: Musical ‘program’ by P 6:30—Philadelphia: Arch Chicago: Concert by Tabernacle % Dall scores: mus i and instrumenta New York: Program from Steel Plei WMAF and Los Angeles Chicago’ Cleveland; Park Theater Orchestra Atlantic City: Chelsea Baptist Chu __ Schenectady’ Program from WJiZ .. J3—Pittebureh: Municipal Band_coucert 7:45—New York: Base ball results .... Clucinnati; Rossvilie, N. Y. Che Atlantic City: Seaside Hotal Trio ew York B New York: Tabews Datroit Atlantic Shicars Takewood. Eaim® o Symohory Grenestra 10 52 Hote Ralph Williams “and_his hestra: Vocal and" Instrument soripwiield Ongan réclial ks on " interspersed. with orkan’ music. . 8:16—New_York: Goldman Band concert, WCTS. WWJ. WCAE and WET 8:30—Dea Moins " Baniers' Ti1d "Trio eapoils-St. Paul: First 8:45—Springtieid: Morton Bachrach, fenor 9:00—New York: Godfrey Ludlow, violinis New York: Vocal solos: orchestra . Dallas: First Baptist Church service: Philadelphia: Program from WPG, Chicago: Concert by WGN Stngers Zion .. Comet Gilariet Soa 1 v Batrimentai 0:18—hicaro! Heguest D'n;xru;\'? . venport: M. E. Cl PO 3 Ureh services - strumental p i scores: clasi Atlantic Gi 10:30—Dalian: Hells Temple Novelts Chicago: Back Home H el g O, HON throughout the world hav nd have bemefited thered that his fellow fans ehoule ences. Smith has ‘@ facult devoiees to foliow him in Car _owners motors willin ezper radio No. 27: Circuiting the Circults. Sometimes I think that Smith de- rives more pleasure from trying to solve the riddles of radlo than he does from the concerts that corae in over the air. The other night I found him with a half-dozen dlagrams spread out over the table, studiously tracing circuits” with his finger. “I think I've got a short circuit in my brain,” he announced. “I've been trying to classify these circuits for the past two hours, and I'm just where I started.” It appears that Smith had dis- covered how confusing it is mnot to know the difference between single, two, three and four circuits. Just at that point he was beginning to get on the express track to a real under- standing of radio, whether he realized it or mot. “Suppose you give me your idea of the difference between circuits, suggested. “There's just where I'm puzzled,” he admitted. “I've heard people talking about the filament circuit, the grid circuit, the primary circuit and he plate circuit. I could probably add to the list, If necessary. Well, any decent set has to have a circuit to light the tubes, a circuit to carry the faint current from the aerial to the detector tube, and, certainly, they all must have the circuit which leads the output of the tube, or tubes, to the phones.” I couldn’t help suggesting that we take a walk. He was talking sense, but he wasn't talkng about circuits as they describe lay.outs for radio recefvers. “Your_ trouble is that you don’t know what is meant when receivers are described as being of a certain circuit type,” I explained. “It's like think in terms of an automobile transmission when someone else is talking about gears. He may mean the timing gears. Cireuits Puzzle Smith. “Of course there are different cir- cuits, such as you describe, and I} don’t wonder that you were having trouble forming a mental picture of a single-circult recelver. You were thinking of circuits in general, in- cluding the battery circuits, whereas the radlo experts are talking specifi- cally. “‘Before taking up this matter, how- ever, you must bear in mind a rule regarding _coupling—a fundamental of electricity—which states that an alternating currrent flowing through an inductance coil will induce a like current in any other conductor that happens to be within its field. The difference between the two kinds of coupling is the important point. “Inductive coupling is accomplished when there is no connection between the inductance coil and the other electrical conductor placed in its field. “Conductive coupling 18 accom- plished when there is an electrical con- nection between the inductance coll and the other electrical conductor. From this you can see that the vari- ometer instrument is one that permits of conductive coupling, while a vario- coupler permits of the inductive kind of coupling because there is no elec- trical connection between the cofl and the rotor. “In order to distinguish the sets ac- cording to their circuit classification, 7.161 employves in the semi-annual profit-sharing bonus. you must look to sec whether the cir- cuit from the antenna to the-grid of 8 TO 9 AM. comic 9 TO 10 AM. ‘Meihiodist Book Concern Church services . urch” of ~Christ, 10 TO 11 AM. Cenéral Methodist Church services . 3 11 AM. TO 12 NOON. Church of the Covenant services Episcopal Church ser Dy Torkc: Collegiate Church of "t Sunday School ... ... oo . Iniernational *Student; 5T0 6 PM. Pantages Theaters' pro- 0 and 6 o'clock. = Houss of Hope Presbyterian Church wervices, & Street Congressional Church services. .. Maj. Bowes i and and_Choir: Chicago: Organ recital; Little Brown Church in the 7 TO 8 P.M. musical program .. rogram: impersonations r. Atlantic City, WIP, Federated "Church " services * ocal and instrumental program . irst_Presbyterian Church services Xt 8 TO § P.M. 8:00—New York: Mark Strand Theater program Concertprogram:_ vocal rolos oral singers: violin chor: Jmereen Oy Uhion ChAr " services ork: Janssen's Hofbrau Orchesira . 10 PO 11 P.M, ty: Organ recital; vocal and instrus Strand Theater organ Nfll‘l’] ”mz-ntll AxE ntertaine: Davenport: Palmer Orchestra: vocal solos - Paul Rader and e T Re Sunday Programs of Distant Stations Scheduled for Eastern &tondard Time . Meters. Miles. 204 18 # 313 stories: music. ... vocal solos: Bible, Sclentisi, ‘services . WGY 2 ® Church _services. Scientist . funnies to ¢hildren: con’ Bfl;h‘n & Katz Chicago Theater ERERES . [ S Fohrih Rvonte Promsiorion Chteh conue Preabyterian Churc :30—AMinneapolis: Plymouth Cousrexational Church servicer 12 NOON TO 1 P.M. trumental concert: or Tecital 1 TO 2 P.M. ram for shuit-ins and angers . Nichol er program . 3 TO 4 PM. herd time for kiddies: radi i T Jing gong. . WHT PRl wolos’ Vocal and instrumental program Vocal and instrumental” St. " Belie' Toie ... Cleveland: Franciscl String Ensembis .-« . . r.- 4 TO 5 PM. Pioncer hou the Young WBCN IWDAF “WD. KD] 1 Sat PM. School services. . . hurch * service serm 282 2,08 o oo weua e b3 » 3 8 o 12 10000 i o @ - o . o 8 ) Chicago: Varied musical program. vlefal' "1‘\:‘": instrumental’.". . WBCN ein Trio afm Inn Ensemble . instrumental. . WGCP estra i ALK g2 =aps o = E3:8 o8 S5 L8 $358 am .. concert Baramn oD men > > DB O & 3 a3l » John Smith and His Radio BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. followed Johm Now Ae has be, amused ‘and “findin, Smith in his dail taken up radio. and 4 S e B i tar each week. the detector tube-ts an actual elect cal connection or an induction. ' 1¢ 1t the former the set is a single-circult affair; if it's the latter it is a two- clroult arrangement. “In a three-circuft set the from the antenna is fret indueca” o the secondary circult and is then run through a grid variometer before be- ing fed to the grid of the detector tube. Thus by adding two circyjts to one you get three. A four-circult set also can be devised, but when you reach this point you begin to see that 2 would be mors economical to v reflexing and othe: orgar to obtatn resulte.r o008 I mith found the subject cleari: up, b\tx; n‘lill had one more puzzle. nl‘(‘ was the diagram of e a single-circuit “Here is a set that uses a vario- coupler, loose-coupler, ‘ tickler, or Whatever you want to call it, yet it is lmmlel:il a single-circuit set,” he . “Here's an instrume; provides for inductive couvl’:xl\x.! o Wwhy isn't the set & two-clrcuft affair Because the tickler is used for re- generation, not for the original tun. ing.” T explained. “Don’t let the com- bination idea throw you off the track. The set takes its name from the type and amount of coupling before you consider the reflexing or regenera- lon,”” “I'll have to look over a few actual sets and see for myself,” Smith de- cided, proving conclusively that if :‘hel;e“m any -hon‘ circuit in his e was at least stirring u activity. Fipe e Next week, No. 28: oy 0. Examining Other (Copyright, 1025 by the UIL Fe = ‘e Ullman Feature —_— e = DISTANCE REMARKABLE. English Amateur Talks With Aus- tralia Station. HARTFORD, Conn., August 1.—Re- ports of remarkable distance work with short-wave amateur transmitters have been received here by the Amer. ican Radio Relay League from one of its members, F. A. Mayer, station G-2LZ, of Wickford, Essex, England. The English amateur succeeded in communicating with Australla, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil and Mosul, Iraq, in “the course of two hours’ work one morning. A few days lats this same English station ectamiihen two-way communication with a sta- tion in Jugoslavia. All of the work was carried on on a 40-meter wave length with about 300 watts of power. or about six times that ordinarily used by an electric light bulb. —_— Amateur Sets Record. LONG ISLAND, Kans., = Victor Nelson o this fomm S ias lrer corded a unique event when he suc- ceeded in copying messages from NRRL, short-wave amateur radio sta- tion with the Pacific fleet, which is being operated by Lieut. F. H. Schnell, traffic manager of the American Radio Relay League. Nelson, using . low- loss portable radio recelver set mount- ed in his automobile, succeeded re- cently in getting signals and mes. sages sent out when NRRL was sev eral thousand miles south of Hawall, RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical program by Maj. Edward Bowes and the “Capi- tol Gang,” WCAP, WEEIL WEAF, WJAR, WCTS, WWJ] and WCAE, 6:20 to 8:15 o'clock. Musical program from Steel Pier, Atlantic City, WGBS, ‘WIP and WMAF, 7 o'clock. Municipal-Band concert from Schenley Park, KDKA, 7:15 o'clock. Patk Theater Orchestra, WEAR, 7 to 8 o'clock. Program from Brooklyn Mark Strand Theater, WNYC, 8 to 10 o'clock. Goldman Band _ concert, WCAP, WEAF, WEEI WJAR, WCTS, WW]J, WCAE and WFI, 8:15 to 9:15 o'clock. Local Radio Entertainment Sunday, August 2, 1925. AA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. (434.5 Meters). 10:05 a.m. and 10:05 p.m.—Weather reports. WCAP—Ches: ke & Potomac Tele- phone Co. (468.5 Meters). 11 a.m.—Service at New York Ave- nue Presbyterfan Church of Wash- ington. Rev. John W. Niven of Lon- don, England, will preach the sermon. 4 p.m.—Service at the Peace Cross, Washington Cathedral. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, canon of Washington, will preach the sermon. 6:20 to 8:15 p.m.—Musical program by Maj. Edward Bowes and the “Capitol Gang.” The first part of the program will be taken direct from the stage of the theater and will consist of music by the featured artists and the Capitol Grand Orches- tra. The second part of the program will consist of a special presentation by Maj. Bowes of vocal and instru- mental artists direct from the broad- casting studio in the theater. 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.—Goldman Band concert, Edwin Franko Goldman, con- ductor, direct from Hall of Fame, New York University campus, New York City. Miscellaneous program; soloist, Lotta Madden, soprano. Early Program Tomorrow. 645 to 7:45 a.m.—Morning “setting- up” exercises by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., direct from the Metro- politan Tower, 1 Madison avenue, New York City. ‘WRC—Radio Corporation of America (468.5 Meters). Silent. Early Program Tomorrow. 9 to 10 a.m.—Woman's hour, broad- cast jointly with station WJZ from New York. 12 noon—Organ recital from the First Congregational Church, 1 p.m—Sidney Seidenman’'s Shore- bham Hotel Orchestra, broadcast from the Shoreham Hotel BRAZIL TO IMPROVE HER RADIO PROGRAMS Adverse Climatio Conditions Have Handicapped Broadcasters in Southern Republic. How an adverse climate, inferior broadcast program and government restrictions on recelving sets have combined to cause Brazil to lag be- hind other South American countries in the development of radio is de- scribed in a report received at the Department of Commerce yesterday trom Assistant Trade Commissioner J. J. Marrinan, at Rlo de Janlero. Plans for the future, however, con- template better programs and the more stringent of the Government regulations recently have been lifted. leaving static as the most serious obstacle to radio progress. Four sta- tions with power of 500 watts or more are now in operation and six others are on the air in Brazil with power Jess than 500 watts. The Paulista Radio Educadora Society is planning to replace its 500-watt plant with a station to use one kilowatt and built of American material. Recelving stations numbered only 2,998, officially licensed by the govern- ment. Many ootleg” receivers are known to be in operation and the estimate generally made by radlo merchants of the sets in use is ap- proximately 5,000. French, English and German receivers share the field about equally with the United States products. AMATEUR SETS RECORD. South African Resident Hawailan Station. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 1.—A record for reception of messages by radlo seems to have been made by S. C. Pleass of Pinecote, Bramley, this city, when he succeeded on his radio station, O-A4M, in hear- ing Hazlett Weatherwax, owner of statlon 6CST of Honolulu, Hawaii, calling station 7GB, owned ‘and oper- ated by C. F. Butler of Tacoma, ‘Wash. In addition to this record reception, Pleass has been able to consistenly log messages from NRRL, the short-wave station being operated with the United States Pacific flest by Lieut. F. H. Schnell, trafic manager of the Amer- ican Radio Relay League. Pleass has 2 long record of messages sent by NRRL to NKF, the United States naval radio station at Bellevue, D. C. SR STEEL PLANTS IMPROVE. Operation to Reach Year’s High Mark During Coming Week. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 1 () —The general average of steel works operations in this district next week will be close to 70 per cent, a high mark for this season of the year. Finish mills show an increase of 5 to 94 in operation out of the 127 independent units. Bar output is es- timated at 85 per cen of capacity for next week. ‘Trumbull Steel will operate 27 of its 29 tin plate mill WOOL MARKET FIRM. Buyers Disappointed in Efforts to Obtain Concessions. Special ‘Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, August 1.—Efforts of buy- ers to secure concessions in the wool market here have .met with' disap- pointing results. Dealers are holding firmly, but some holders at second hand have eased off a point or two in the finer grades, which are in least demand. Pulled wools now have best call, with double As going at $1.35 and belter, esatlow Hears Designed to be the most modern ra- dio station in Canada, CNRV will go on the air at Vancouver on the night of Tuesday, August 11, as the tenth broadcaster in the chain operated by the Canadian National Railways. Sir Henry Thornton, chairman and presi- dent of the railways, will officially in- augurate the new,stations. CNRYV is the first station erected in Canada under the new regulations of the radio branch of the department of marine and fisheries, which has con- trol of wireless in the Dominion. It is of the remote control type, the op- erating rooms and aerials being sit- uated 10 miles from Vancouver, where the studio and control room are con- venlently located in the Canadian Na- tional Railways Buflding. The transmitting room is on Lulu Island, at the mouth of the Fraser River, where it flows into the Pacific. Its equipment consists of a T-type an- tenna carried on 150-foot steel towers with a cage lead-in to the special bullding which houses the apparatus. The normal output of the station is 500 watts, but it can be increased at will to 900. KPO to Dedicate New Station. ‘With an elaborate continuous four- hour program the new studios and 4,000-watt superpower transmitter of station KPO will be dedicated tomor- row night. Featuring the dedicatory broadcast, which will begin at 11 o'clock, Eastern standard time, will be addresses by Mayor James Rolph, jr., of San Francisco, and other lead- ing city and Federal officlals and a va- ried entertainment participated in by more than 130 artists. The new apparatus, representing more than five years of experimenta- tion, Is of special design and construc- tion and is said to be the first of its kind put into active service. The transmitter has been especially de signed for quality rather than extreme signal strength. 2 To house the new transmitter, its auxiliary equipment, the staff of KPO and contributing artists, a large suite of rooms, studios and offices have been buiflt. One of the studios houses the great KPO organ, with sufficient room to accommodate a 90-plece band or symphony orchestra and .a secondary studio’ for solo and small ensemble broadcasting. The announcer will be located at a permanent post between the two studios. This will enable him to announce the programs of either studio without leaving the microphone. Radio Season Lengthens. The so-called radio season is getting longer. June, July and August were considered vold of radio {nterest in past years, but since the advent of superpower broadcasting, the Sum- mer months are almost as full of en- tertaining novelties as the Winter season. Then, too, there are more broadcasting stations in operation this Summer than in past years and the quality of the programs has improved. Dealers have reported greater sales in radio equipment this Summer than last. A majority of these Summer sales were the portable type sets. Answers Radio Appetite Query. Just what constitutes the normal radio appetite? This query has long| worried studio directors of many | broadcasting stations. Herewith is pre- sented the viewpoint of one who has| had much experience. Madelyn Mar- shall Simon, well known to the American concert-going public, as the accompanist for Sigrid Onegin, Swed- ish prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera Company, during her concert tours of the United States and Can- ada, says the radio audience responds to classic and ultra modern music with more enthusiasm than even to the supposedly popular jazz. 3 To prove her assertion Mrs. Simon offers the list of composers she has presented at WAHG. In offering_the radio audience 113 piano groups Mrs. Simon used the works of 56 different composers as follows: Classic and ro- mantic—Beethoven, Bach, Gluck- | Mozart-Bachaus, Schubert, odowsky,Mendelssohn-Liszt, Schumann-Liszt, Cho pin, Brahms, Liszt, Alableff, Grieg, | Moszkowski, Poldini. Modern—Mac- Dowell, Moritz Rosenthal, Debussy, Ravel, Prokofieff, Palmbren, Scriabine, Emerson Whithorne, Cyril Scott, Percy Grainger, Ireland, _Albeniz, Boyle, Bizet-Rachmaninoff,’ Korngold, Goossens, Levitzk!, Godowsky, Schu- mann-Godowsky and Coleridge-Taylor. Novelties—Manney, Ballantine, Dan- iel Gregory Mason, Slegfried, Ochs, E. A. Dix, Deems Taylor, Humperdick, Tichaikowsky and Guion. Modern American rhythms—Zezz _ Confrey. Sydney Ohman, Wendling, Grizelle and Black., Other works by Paderewski, Moussorgski, _Kreisler-Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Johann Strauss and Rim- Sky-Korsakoff. The last six are also all on request. Mrs. Simon never plays anything for the Grebe microphone unless she has a least 25 requests. She claims that 5 requests from different points indi- cates a general demand. Says Mrs. Simon: “The ldea that the radio audi- ence prefers jazz to the classics or ul- tra modern music is not borne out by my applause letter experience at WAHG. I play what the public want: The A B C of “A,” “B” and “C" Bat- teries—Part IV. So much for the functions of the various batteries in the circuits and their designation by the letters “A, e and G D hess letters merely Indicate the use of the battery in the circuit and give mo information whatsoever re- garding the constants of voltage and current capacity of the batterles. The type of battery or current source used in any particular eircuit is not important as long as it fulfills the conditions imposed by the require- ments of the tubes with which it is sed. s 1 e Yourrent may be supplied by wet batterles, storage batteries, dry batteries or house lighting current as long as the voltage and current char- acteristics are correct. The only other limitations are those imposed by the factor of economy of operation. Dry Batteries Are Costly. T se dry batteries with tubes of the ool:ll UV-201 types, which require a heavy current of the order of one am- pere at five volts, is very ‘wasteful, because the heavy drain on such bat- teries would require frequent costly replacements. Tt is therefore necessary to select the batterles most suitable for the b in hand. Job I Rt source which Is rapidly becoming more and more popular is that supplied by the many battery substitutes that use the houselight- ing current to supply “A,” “B” and “C" battery current. These devices can be used with any type of tube arrangement using UV- 199, C-209, UV-201A or C-301A, pro- vided the proper arrangements for re- | quired voltages have been incorporated in_the device. N These are made in various styles. Some of them are merely substitutes for the “B” batteries and require that separate batteries be used for the “A” and “C"” batteries; others perform the function only of “A” batteries; while still others perform all the functions and do away entirely with the neces- sity of using any batteries at all. For the UV-199 and C-299 tubes three 115-volt dry cells connected in scries to furnish a currgnt source of | #% yolls cap bg used Lu'advantage if THY SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, AUGUST 2, 1925—PART 1. RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS Of course, T prefer to play classic or uitra modern compositions with just a shade of preference for the ultra modern, but at the Richmond Hill studio I follow the request absolutely. “Under the name of Maude Mason, which I use in conjunction with my own name for studio purposes, I have religlously keep my fingers on the pulse of the radio requests and my experi- ence is as related. I consider radio the greatest educational force in the world today. I am sure when I show my score card to Mme. Onegin and many other opera stars for whom I play when not at the Grebe studio, they will be greatly interested. Radlo is making a great audience for the concert world every day and this com- ing Fall and Winter will prove by many additional concert-goers that the music loving public has been aug- mented, not by thousands, but mil- lions. I predict that the coming con- cert geason will be the banner year in Amerfon, due solely to radio.” ‘“Peer Gynt” to Be Broadcast. Henrik Siben’s famous drama, “Peer Gynt,” will be broadcast Tuesdn}'| night at 8 o'clock through stations WGBS and WMAF. A speclal adap- tation of the great dramatist’s play has been prepared for radio by Dalley Paskman, director of WGBS and Avrid Paulson, the actor, and adapter into English of many Scandinavian plays. He will play the leading role in the “Peer Gynt” performance. The musical setting to the drama will be furnished by a symphony or- chestra which will play Grieg’s music. Malda Cralgen, noted actress, wil have the role of Ase, the mother of Peer. Broadcasting in Brazil. According to Assistant Trade Com- missioner J. J. Marrinan, Brazil has, lagged behind some other South American countries in the develop- ment of radio, Chile and Afgentina belng very much more advanced than Brazil. This has been due partly to the stringent regulations regarding reception which were in effect until recently, to the absence of regular broadcast programs of merit, and to adverse climatic conditions which make anything but local reception an impossibility during the greater part of the year. The first two difficulties have been virtually eliminated, but static remains as a serious obstacle, at least at Rio de Janeiro and North Brazil. The following broadcasting sta- tions are now in operation: Rio de Janeiro, Radio Club de Brazil (Prafa Vermelha station), wave length 460 meters, power 500 watts; Rid de Janeiro, Radlo Socledade de Rio de Janeiro, wave length 380 meters: San Paulo, Radlo Club of Sao Paulo, wave lengths 380 and 420 meters, power 100 watts, and Sao Paul Paulista Radio Educadora Soclety, wave length 345 meters, power 10 watts. This society, however, is now building a 1,000-watt station’ with American equipment. Other broad-! casting stations are located at Bello Horlzante (Minas Geraes), Bahia, Pernambuco, Parand, Para and Ceara. Practically all receiving sets in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are operated on outside antennae. The | use of loops, except by a few ad- vanced amateur experimenters, is unknown. Long-distance reception is good only from May to September. During other months static is so bad that only local stations can be heard with any degree of comfort. The average radio devotee in Rio de Janelro is satisfied with the re- ception - of Buenos Alres and Sao Paulo. Similarly in Sao Paulo, re- ception of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro is satisfactory. Save for a few Americans and Brazilian ama- teur experimenters, there is little in- terest in recelving United States stations. Thus far none of the sets on the market in Brazil have been able to recelve United States sta- tions, although the short-wave trans- missions from KDKA have been re- ceived in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Nineteen licenses have been issued to amateurs for short-wave tele- graphic transmission. These stations maintain regular communication with Buenos Alres (1,200 miles distant) and have communicated with the United States (4,000 miles dlstant). It is lkely that this experiment will encourage the use of short-wave radio telephonic receivers, particular- ly if there is any appreciable de- velopment of broadcasting on the low band in the United States. In Rio de Janeiro and in all the citles along the seaboard It is very humid during the greater part of the year: consequently, metal parts soon bdcome corroded unless proper- ly treated. It is highly desirable, therefore, to make all radio recelvers and parts dampproof so far as pos- sible. Tt is estimated present between 10,000 and 12,000 re- celving sets in Brazil. Of these about 3,000 are in Rio de Janeiro and between 1,600 and 2,000 in Sao Paulo. Notwithstanding the regulations, there are many clandestine receivers, for the most part sets constructed by amateurs from parts. e @ — FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA, Noted Authority on Radio. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited. not more than three such tubes are operated from the battery. If more than three tubes are to be used, three more cells should be connected in the same way and the two sets should be connected in parallel so as to increase the current capacity of the unit. Best results are obtained by using & 4-volt storage battery as the “A’ battery in the case, because the re- chargeable feature of the storage bat- tery makes the operating cost less than that of replacing the dry cells. For “D" and “C” batteries, the dry battery types which come in blocks 223 and 45 volts still remain the most popular form of current supply. High voltage storage cells having the very desirable rechargeable fea- ture are desirable, but their higher first cost has not made them as pop- ular as the dry cell type. While wet cells can also be used, the trouble incident to their preparation has not made them adaptable for such purposes. In buying batteries always remem- ber that the large sizes always give best results in economy of operation and freedom from the nuisance of re- charging and replacement. e CLOTH SALES ACTIVE. Prices Unchanged During Satur- day Trading. NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—Cotton goods market were steady but quiet today. Sales of 30,000 pieces of voiles and "25,000 pieces of broadcloth were made in the past two days. Sheeting and print cloth mills are comfortably provided with business for the next six weeks. Retailers showed more in- terest in Fall dress fabrics. Silks for the Fall continue to attract many buyers. Silk, like worsteds and warm coatings, were leading in fine dress goods for Fall cutting.- Men’s wear for the spring was being ordered in moderate quantities, specialties sell- ing rather better than staples. FLOUR BIT LOWER, MINNEAPOLIS, August 1 (®.—| Flour unchanged to 10 .cents lower #t 8.70a3.80 a barrel. Shipments 42, At Dacral o that there are at| PAIGE-DETROIT REPORTS LARGER NET PROFITS DETROIT, August 1 (®).—The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co., has an- nounced that its net profits before taxes for its operation for the first six months of 1925 are $2,208,094.26 .compared with $1,857,000 for the simi- lar six months period of 1924. This includes profits of the company's branches. Total assets June 30 were $16,674, 087.05, of which $5,142,978.73 was cash. _The company sold 24,002 automo- biles during the six-month period. ASKS BUDGET HEAD TOAIDINTAX CUTS New Organization Is Espec- ially Interested in State and Local Levies. BY HARDEN COLFAX. Special Dispatch to The Star. AKRON, Ohio, August 1.—An effort to induce Gen. H. M. Lord, director of the Federal Bureau of the Budget at Washington, to devote his energles to the rellef of taxpayers at present staggering under the burden of State and local taxation has been launched here by a committee composed - of representatives of every bank in the city and headed by Jacob Pfelffer, president of the Miller Rubber Co. With two Federal tax cuts to his credit—counting the one in prospect the next session of Congress—Gen., Lord, the committee feels, is abund- antly qualified to devise methods of lightening the load of State and local taxes, which now, according to the general's own estimate, constitutes about two-thirds of the total tax bur- den imposed throughout the country. With this object in view, Mr. Pfeif. fer and his associates have organized @ campaign committee for the pro- jected organization, which has been tentatively named the Taxpayers' Union. Million Members Sought. More than 20,000 invitations to join the proposed organization have already been placed in the mails and other thousands, Mr. Pfeiffer are in preparation. A mem- bership of 1,000,000 persons and firms throughout the Nation is the goal which Mr. Pfeiffer and his associates are driving at. Thus far invitations have been mailed only to business men, mostly of large affairs, but the projected membership includes all classes of individuals. ‘The aims of the proposed Taxpay- ers’ Union,” Mr. Pfeiffer said today, ““may be summed up in a few words to reduce and eliminate urinecessary taxation. The work contemplated is mainly educational. We propose to inform the public how taxes affect the dally life of all citizens, how unneces- sary and impractical tax laws tend to destroy Mberty, and how they eat into wages and salaries, directly and ind!- rectly. Will Study Expenditures. “We expect to make a study of the manner in which public money is spent by all divisions of the Govern. ment—Federal, $tate, city and g0 on— and to keep the public informed as to useless ways of spending such funds, as well as to turn the light on all legislative proposals to create unne- cessary or extravagant public jobs. We also propose to inform the public as to the attitude of all candidates for public office on the question of econ- v in Government 1 have been working on the idea for the better part of two vears and have conferred with scores of well known business men and public offi- clals, among them being Vice Presi- dent’ Dawes, Secretary Mellon and Gen. Lord. The opinion seems to be almost unanimous among them that the time has come when a stop must be put to extravagance in the admin istration of State and local govern- ments. Taxation is approaching the dimensions of confiscation and cannot continue to rise during the next few years as it has in the past without bringing disaster to the prosperity of the countr: Expert’s Aid Desired. | “I have no asurance from Gen. | Lora that he will accept the post we intend to offer him, but am hopeful that he will undertake the work s a { public and patriotic service.” Gen. Lord is quoted by Mr. Pfeiffer s saying that he could ‘“‘conceive of no work today more essential than that directed to lightening State and local taxes.” Secretary Mellen is re- ferred to by Mr. Pfeiffer as follow “Mr. Mellon's first remark after the proposed Tax vers’ Union was explained to him was, ‘I wonder why this has not been done before'.” (Copyright, 1025.) COTTON WORKS LOWER. Plenty of Rain in Texas Back of Saturday Declines. ish news and bearish sentiment gov- ‘erned the cotton market again today, prices touching new low levels for the movement since the Government re to 2408 and December 24.20. market closed barely stead: to 26 points net lower, representing practically bottom for the day. The opening was unchanged to 14 points lower. Private reports of fur- ther rains in Texas and a bearish in- terpretation of the Government report attracted considerable early selling, especially from Liverpool, New Or- leans and commission house interests. The decline was checked, however, by Hester's annual figures, which esti- carry-over of only 2,880,000, compared with 2,319,000 a year ago. The buying that followed publication of these figures, an which was mostly for short account, ran prices up about 7 to 9 points above the previous close, from which there was a steady decline for the balance of the forenoon. YOU N bat with two on, and only one run set died— a triple. North 4896 North 9928 Distributors of EXIDE. Aut | basic industrie: | NEW YORK, August 1 (#).—Bear- port was issued, with October down The | mated consumption at 14,247,000 bales, | against 11,241,000 last year, with a| STOCKS ARE HIGHER IN BRIEF SESSION - Gasoline Report Lifts 0il Shares—Steels, Motors and Industrials Up. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 1.—Stock prices displayed a strong undertone in today's brief and quiet session of the market. The appearance of strong buying support for many of the popu lar steels, motors, ofls and other stand ard industrials resulted in a virtual cessation of professional selling pres sure, net gains of 1 to 3 points being scattered throughout the list at the close. Trade Reports Good. Operators for the rise derived en couragement from the cheerful tenor of the weekly mercantlle reviews anc encouraging trade reports from the One of the most cor structive developments of the day was the publication of a Government re port showing that gasoline consump. tion in June was 27 per cent above that of a year ago and that, despits record-breaking production .of crude oll in that month, there had been & substantia) red on of gasoline stocks in storage. A bullish interpretation also was placed upon the apparent avoidance o a British coal strike. Steel Crosses 118. Standard industrials received goo support. United States Steel commor crossed 118 for a small fractiona! gat on the day: American Can moved un nearly 2 points to 209%. and Baldwin advanced slightly to 113%. Pool operations were again in ev dence. New York canners was bid up 3 points to a new 1925 high, at 51% F. G. Shattuck Co. climbed over points to a record top of 76%%; Case Threshing Machine preferred attained a new maximum price at 86%. Inter national Telephone soared nearly points to a new high at 129%. Re newed accumulation of Philip Morris was based on reports of large sales o new brands of cigarettes. Some of the other outstanding in dustrial strong spots were Americar Ice, Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co Chicago Pneumatic Tool, Dupont, Gen eral Baking, Gene Clectric, Macl Trucks, Montgomery Ward, ~Stand ard Gas and Electric and Stewar Warner, all of which showed net gains of 1% to nearly 4 points. Commercial solvents issues reacted sharply on a small turnover, and heaviness also was noted in Brow: Shoe, Mathieson Alkali, May Depar- ment Stores, Otis Steel preferred and | Midland steel products preferred Southern Railway Gains. Rails continued to respond to iports of unusually fav | earnings. Southern Railway moved up nearly 2 points to par, and good gains were also_recorded by Atlantic Coast Line. Seaboard Afr Line and F common Foreign exchanges were qufet, but firm. Demand sterling ruled slightly higher around $4.85% and- French francs were quoted at just below 4. cents. Scandinavian exchanges he steady. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. NEW YORK, August 1 (®).—For 60-day bills on banks, 4.81 7-16; France, deman: 474%; cables, 4 Italy, demand |3.65%; cables,” 368 Demand: Be |&lum, 4.60%: Germany, 23.80; Hol |land, 40.12;" Norway, 18.10: Swede: 26.86; Denmark, 22.26; Switzerland 19.41%; Spain, 14.46 Greece, Poland, 199: ' Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia, 1.82; Austria, 14%;: Ru- mania, 51%;: Argentina, 40.25; Brazil 11.87; Toklo, 41%; Shanghai, 78%: Montreal, 100 1-32. 15 BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK. (r‘IALTmoRR Md.. August 1 (Spe clal).—W! c: ample supply a: cattle market rules steady under a fairly good demand for top grade stock. but all under grades move slow, even at the lower values quoted. Wharf receipts continue light and mostly of common to ordinary cattle. Quotations today at Light street wharf: Beef cattle. first quality. 1b., 9 to 10; medium, Ib to 8. Bulls, as to . 1b., 3 to 5. Cows, choice to . 4 to 6: common to fair, b Oxe to quality, 1b., 4 to ice to . head common to falr, head Calves, veal, choice, Ib 10% to 11; ordinary to medium, Ib., & { to 10; rough and common, Ib., 6 to & small culls, 1b., 6 to §. Sheep, choice, Ib., 4 to 5. OId bucks Ib., 3 to 4: common, Ib.. 2 to 3. Lambs. Spring, choice, 1b., 13 to 14; fair to good, 1b., 11 to 12; common, thin, Ib 8 to 10. Hogs, straight, 1b., 13 to 14. Sows 1b., 10 to 12. Stags and boars, Ib., 5 to 7. Live pigs, 1b., 14 to 15. Shoats. Ib.. 10 to 12. 50.00 to 75.00 30.00 to 50.00 RADIO REPAIRING Expert and Conacientious Work GRIMM Fr. 10089 1323 Vermont Ave. Radio Theory & Operating The New Textbook BY Mary TexannaLoomis Just off the press. 850 pages. 670 illus trations. 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