Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1926, Page 57

A) '!'HT' SUNDAY D. ¢., DECEMBER 19, 1926—PART 1. STAR, WASHINGTON, SEES TELEVISION PERFECTION NEAR Radio Expert” Says. People May Talk and View Each Other Across Ocean Soon. By the Assocfatay Pheas., =Y YORK,, December - 18— 10 years persons will. be able to.sbe and talk to each.other over the geean in the opinion of Dr. I3, F..W,. Alexanderson, consulting epii- neer of .the Radio Corporation of America and the. General . Electric Company, . Dr. Alexandersop made the pre- upon'. his return St, Louis, where he -outlined the possibififies™ o1 television before the Amerifun Institute of Electrical Engineerk.; “The “‘twp fundamental obstacles that once made people say television was impoebsible already have been removed,” he said. ‘“The discovery of the short wave gave us potential speed enough for transmission. The devising 6f a television projector. using seven light sources increases the useful illumination 49 times agd provides-all the light necessary foF the screen.’ Thiee Steps Necessary. Dr. Aldyanderson said that laboratory:itests pictures have been sent in 10'seconds, but that television will require the transmission;,ire- ception and reproduction of a pic~ ture in one-sixteenth of a second. Three steps must be accomplished before teleyision can be developed to the potng 9f a pubiic utility, he sald The ‘first, he expl: s casting of clared to he : ond is the!trans ssagd$ and letters, and th dio {itransmission of pictures. The brohdcasting of pictures has already bekn accompished in labora. ry tests; he said, awl now only thod of re- he de- he sec- similes third mation ing of fapsimile m &ccomplished, but m process: is necessary become practicable. “After that,” he said, “must come the deveélopment of speed enough to send a motion picture film, from a part of -the world ews reeld .af the events of the day may thenibe shown ' eéverywhere the day ;] happen, picture ’of before it<.can “The next step will he actual ulg vislon—when lh(- motion & person at TEXAN IN c'oua'REs}s 'WILL DRIVE HERD Bepreunthtlve Hudspeth Wlll Axd Cawbogs “Trail” Huge Herd * ‘to New Ranch. ALPINE, Tex., December 18.—A Chaparejos 'adorned member of _Con- gress, cowboy from head te-foot, soon s to duplicate a scene‘common in Texas 50 years ago. Claude B. Hudspeth, of I5l Paso, bought & 1,500-acre rand®among mountains;of southeast Texas. ing December he expects-ip 1,000 head) of register e his range hear Del Rio, Mexican border, to the new r: Brewstér County, a distance .uf. 750 ¢ miles. CHEET, The moving of these cattle over- land, across mountains and over the, unmarked ‘plains of southeast. Texas, is looked ypon as a feat which only the olditimg cattlemen could S plish. S Repregentative Hudspeth, himselEs ©owboy, who came to this Western country’ with a_ printing press 'strap- ped on hissaddle horn, will be‘one of the cowboys in charge of the herd. It will be impossible to travel the highways on account of automobiles, and rail transportaiion is out of the question, because the nch is re- mote from any railroad. One of the greatest ol s Will be fording rivers. The largest stream they will have to cross is the Pecos. vboys, cattle and horses will have just as the cov- Not since the seventies, when cattle were driven by the thousands over well marked trails to rallroad termi- nals in. Kansas, and to the Pacific coast, has there been such a scene in real life ag the Texas Representative 1s undertaking. Much of the route will be through mountain ‘canyons, where the cow- boys must camp for days, far from civilization; while the herd creeps for- ward a few miles a ds Hudspeth started as a printer’s devil. the call of ‘the Wei pony and. rode to in. ek Texas, where he started a newspape % Il heaith ied him to the outdgor. life, of the ranches. N in east When 16, Teél, , he Ozona 13 mounted:‘a TOWN'S POLICE FORCE. IS ASKED TO RESIGN Wilmerding, Pa. Council Seeks “New Blood” After Slaying of “Raiding Constable.” ¢ By the Associated Pre PITTSBURGH merding’s polic with one excep sign by counci of Harry Dave: of the Westin, and raiding slain late last Sunday night, men, while denying t vice Ltions wWere worse 1 Withierding thap “in 1id the wagted.new blood in the department, "#y‘ present “mighty | fellow but “Thyee men the Baying E corpils wr 1en the distris v, ipformed the court, the AW had nothing a Qne theory of inve Damenpiort was shot | revp@ge for his activit hibifien law violators o BRisburch suburb 57 HE’LD IN ELECTION FRAUD !‘iva Board Members of Philadel- ,phia Ward Arrested. PHILADELPHIA, December - 18 B —Five meémbers of the élection® poard of the twentysecond division of the forty-fifth ward were arrested on warrants charging fraud at the general election November 2. The rrants were sworn out by the Com mifttee of Seventy, an independent organization intere in clean elec- tions. 1t is alleged that the'return sup- mitted by the bodrd <ontained- the names of voters who did not go to the )olls and that fraudulent entries had ‘oen made in the voters’ December force of 18 > plant | was Cauneil-{ condi ies Wilmerding i 1 nibmients At 6 6%elbck on the .12;{9 of —rrao;. 8 and C in . WILL OPEN NEW YEAR RADIO BILL | dramatic Upper, left to right: John McCormack, tenor, and Rosa Ponselle, vio- soprano. Lower, left to ht: Alfred Cortot, pianist, and Mischa Elm: linist. These artists will g ent the first of the 1927 series of Victor cos on the night of January 1. s Schlaefli and Wolfe, Com- inds ‘Epigls and many’ of Longféllow, Maj. Hawle ave linéd up their Christr turns. ..Boy Scont buglers have heen fo_volunteer their services for a few | evening of Décember 24, when-the community tmas tree will be lighted on the tant Scoutmasters Hines ke, Mr. Ward, Mr. Kennard eld Executive Bell. Merit badges were taken as follows Troop 1 Iy Chadwick, botan: | Richmond Chambers, bird study,; cook- ; ing; Rene Lutz, automobiling, cooking, | muei~; . Thomas Snowden, botany; milton Wright, bird:study, cooking. >—Enlow Carter, painting, elec- Robert Weintraub, civics, path- Troop $—Nelson Barnhart, Yule Fisher, handi First Division, in addition to Eular-meetings, held a rally at_the ‘Eckington ' reshytetian C hurch, which s attended b, Snead, p nt of the District of Columbia Coun- t Amsistang - Scoutmaster Bill West- aplain John'T. ton of the Fort Myer Tropy have mpleted Columbia. - Universit couree in scoutmastership. Tropp 100 of the Y. nieeting last Feriday Is exchanged plac finding. markmanship; craft; in leather, marksmanship; Albert Love, craftsmanship in bookbinding in leather, handicraft; Willard Memler, | firemanship; Ben Stone, pvsical de- velopment. Troop 16—Gordon Webner, athlet! markmanship, printing. Troop Fred Varney, swimming, ng, personal health. Troop 35— Vernon Bateman, pathfinding; Robert Mateer, electricity, first ald, signal- ng; David Miller, painting, Bignaling; | Walter Miller, painting; D._Mulvey, | pathfinding: Fimer - Segar, ~ cycling, firemanship, safety first. Troop 40— and e made | ChAris cooking, plumbing. with » ceremony last Fri- 0, under the leader- Allen, was induct: B. L of . the field Division. Cbl. commissioner Bell, “Mattice, deputy division, pxecutive, cofanii sion, will award the s the troop _ efficienc: op 58 at a parents’ night to be held hat troop December 21 at the Fif- toenth Stroet Christian Church. Hugh Counell, sepatmastér} will receive: the " otherwise known as' Fred the ‘“wampus cat’ of the Vashington Scouts, entertained the a of , Troop, 101 of night. ¢ < Heights, Va., agt weel with, thelr Fifth l)l\ on court of re- view was held Jdst night at the. Alex #ndria M. E. Church. A court will.be held tomorrow In the Clarendon M E and thé followi night a (‘O\Ifl. will convene at the Falls Church Parish Hall. here will be no courts this month at the Wilson Normal School, the reg: r time for these courts falling on i dri- e udjustable. unit, exclusive with Tower. TOWER MFG. CO. st_court of honor of the Beoston e, . neld last, Tuesday evening omson School. | Paul Bartsch, chairman ef the f honor, organized that body and ciated with him were Deputy Com- ) Dr. Merrill, Mur- 5 , Mr. Mr. rappleye, out Executive Drake and A: Executive Talley. The court of re _organized by ‘Deputy Commissioner “Wilson, was.composed of Deputy Com- Model 35, price <omplete in- stalled, including tubes, batteries, speaker, ariel— $126-00 The Same Set Electrified $170.00 Model 30, price complete installed, including tubes, batteries, speaker, ariel— $141.00 The Same Outfit Electrified $185.00 Model 30 Evenings At. Pleasant Music Shop, Inc. 3310 14th St.'N.W. (Opp. Tivoli) Col. 1641 | blacksmit Donald Harris, craftsmanship | Troop 42—Harrington Boaze, carpon and Haskell Milstone, try, handicraft, public liealth; ford, music, public health; Stanley Har ris, aviation, public Everette Weaver, 1 Jack Stearns, son; first aid. Tr Ricker, automobiling, 1—George aid to animals craftsmanship, _safety ming; Alvin _Colburn ) personal health, safety first; m | e B T ;| COURT MAKES CHICAGO SUBURB MILLIONS RICHER ald to anima ames Davis, { mobilin, Decides Tract Where Wealthy Live Is a Part of Highland Park. ited Press. AGO, December 18.—Highland Chicago suburb, is ,several lion dollars richer. A 900-acre tract | land upon_ which | sen, Cyrus McCorm! {A. 'W." North ulth: | their home public f urb over John | The property : suburkin cft inn Forest her to prove man, Troop I uur!m n tend: 13 'rfwut Scouts reac] {'the " Troop :, Ti George Mc- ; Troop 43, n Hutchi- n, Hart- LeRoy ouis de Lesde . son: Troop 48, Ralph Suiliv vell Tucker, Edward Plume, White and George Torney. music, . painting . firémanship, per mond Hariimer, handic bird study Matting alth i Jones, first: Fred personal h neth " Morri John nanship, firs John ‘Swayz wwdiner, | wood, | of life saving: John 2 personal T ing nusson, Tack Messnor health, swimmin Brunner, bird painting. Troop rest. between the two voted last 1y n and both Highland Park ihdieate its elaim. 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