Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1929, Page 67

EARNINGS REPORTS REACH COMMISSION D. C. Utilities File Figures for Year and December—Bank to Move. BY EDWARD C. STONE. According to Teports filed yesterday with the Public Utilitles Commission. the total net income of the Capital Traction Co. for the year 1928 was $620,405.55 incom- g © parison with a net ' return of $707, 454.28 in the pre- ar. Durin Chrried revenue In its statement for December th traction compa turn ot §5 9 comparison cembe Tevenus pa against a total of 5 fares during the san the month yinjam F. Ham. 39.22, in with a net income in De- December | month in" the reported a net re b S 1‘5450 | Wholesale Market Yesterday's dally market report on fruits and vegetables (compiled by the | Market News Service Bureau of Agri- | cultural Economics) said sales to job- bers except where otherwise noted) : Apples—Supplies moderate; demand light, market dull; barrels, no sales re. ported; boxes, Washington, medium, 2.50 {large sizes, extra foncy Staymans, 2. 2.65; Deliclous, 3.25a3.50; Romes, 2.50; | bushel baskets, Virginia, U. S. No. 1 215 inches up Staymans, 1.75a1.90; few high as 2.00; Pennsylvania, U. S. No. 1, 23,-inch Staymans, fair color, 1.65a1.75. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand light, market about steady; Florida, 112~ bushel hampers, pointed type, 2.1582.2 | New York, sacked, per hundredweight, | | Danish type, 2.7583.00; mostly 3.00. | | " Celery—Supplies moderate: demand light, market steady; California, crate: fair quality and condition, | Florida, 10-inch crates, 4-6 dozen, { mostly 3.50. Lettuce—Western, supplics moderat demand light, market steady; Arizon: crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 do: 2 quaiity and condition, 3.00a3.35; poorer | low as 2.50; Southern, supplies light; demand _light, market firm for good | stock; Florida, 1!,-bushel hampers, Bix Boston type, 1.50a1.75; few best high | as 2.00; bushel baskets, Big type, fair quality and condition, 75a1.00, | Onicns—Supplics moderate; demand | light, market steady; Michigan, 100-| vound sacks yellows, U. S. No. 1, 5.50a | Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand | market about stead Penns ’l-’ 150-pound sacks, round white: , mostly around 2.25; d sacks, round whites, ! No. 1, 2. light, demand | previous year, Total operating revenues in Decem : to $375,666.23 correspond xpenses and | inst $298,- | 10638 in the r. These de-{ ductions lefi a total operating income { of $84,638.80 against the higher figure | ecember of about | ing month taxes took Pepeo 1928 Earnings, §3,753,632. Net earnings of the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. reached $415,918.13 in December, 2 gain Of $52,044.91 over | net income for the corresponding | month a year ago, according to the| report of operations just filed \nun‘[ | the Public Utilities Commission. These figures brought earnings for| the year to the high total of $3,7. 63254, which marks an increase of $715470.69 over the net income for 19217, | Gross earnings from operations in| December were reported & $831,417.23, | as compared h $845,563.67 in the same month of last year; and operat- ing espenses were $323,539.73, as| against $335427.04 a year ago. Net! earnings from operations amounted to $557,877.50, an increase of $47940.87. The power company reported gross earnings from operations aggregating $9,356,068.02, which compares with $8,- 538,626.24 reported the r before. Operating expenses for the year amounted to $3.934,503.24, an increase over the $3,768,684.67 shown in 19: W. R. & E. Earnings Also Reported. Earnings of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. for December totaled $106,456.08, a gain of $21,107.82 over the $85,348.26 net income for the corre- sponding month in 1927. The report filed with the Utilities Commission shows that the December figures brought net earnings for the year up to $1,718,~ 068.43, or a gain of $139,983.73 over the total of $1,578,064.70 in the previous year. | December operating income of the\ ‘Washington Railway & Electric Co. | ‘was reported at $150,353.07, an increase | of $19,299.60 over figures for December, | 1927. Operating revenues reached $505,- | 898.92, as against $517,742.45 a year ago, and operating expenses and taxes | amounted to $355,545.85, which com- | pares with $386,683.98 in the same | month of 1927. | Total operating revenues for the 12 | months ended December 31 reached $5,795,670.41, a decrease of $69,759.22 under the $5,865,429.63 reported for the corresponding months of 1927. Oper- ating income for the year amounted to $1,062,579.21, as compared with $1,047,~ 891.50 in the year preceding. Local Stocks End Week Steady. Securities on the Washington Stock Exchange ended the week steady in | moderate trading. Potomac Electric Power 514 per cent preferred sold to the extent of 20 shares at 1081:, while the 6 per cent issue moved at 112%4. Lanston was strong, 10 shares open- ing at_120% and 24 more selling at 121. Federal-American Co. common registered 55 and 13 shares of Wash- ington Railway & Electric preferred sold at 9915, and 50 shares of National | Mortgage & Investment preferred came out at 5%. Only one sale was recorded in the| bond division, a $1,000 transfer in City | & Suburban 5s taking place at 96. The | unlisted stocks and bonds were called | as usual and only minor changes noted. President George O. Walson appointed ‘Thomas W. Brahany and E. J. Emrich to represent the exchange at the funeral of John W. Brawner, to be held Mon- day at St. Margaret’s Church. Mr. Brawn was a member of the exchange for many years, President of W. R. & E. Since 1918. The re-clection of William F. Ham as president of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and of the Fotomac Electric Power Co. keeps an expert on public utilities in the service of the two local companies. Mr. Ham was first elected to the presidency in 1918, after having held the position of controller, treasurer and- vice president, respectively. He came to Washington in 1899 from Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was auditor of a transportation system in that city. Mr. Ham is a native of Lewiston, Me,; and a graduate of Bates College. His earliest business connection was with a life insurance company, later be- | coming a salesman for steel rails and other railroad supplies. In spite of the busy business life which he now leads, he finds time to belong to several im- portant clubs, among them being the Metropolitan, Chevy Chase, Congres- sional Country, Rotary and Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club. Mr. Ham is also 2 member of the Sons of the American Rr‘tVDlu!lon and of the Mayflower So- ciety. Local Bank to Have New Home. ‘The International Bank, now located on Fifteenth street, will move into its new home in the recently completed ,building of the Brookings Institute, at 16 Jackson place, in a few days and open for business there on Friday, Feb- ruary 1. This marks the second change | since the establishment of the bank in 1919, when the organization headquar- ters were opened in the Bank Building. In 1921 the office were moved to 807 Fifteenth street in the Southern Building. The growth of the institution necessi- tated larger quarters, and arrangements ‘were consummated by which the ground floor and mezzanine were taken over on a long-term lease. The general design of the exterior is Florentine in treat- ment, and the massive entrance is sug- gestive of the best Italian architecture. ‘The bullding was erected under the supervision of Waddy B. Wood, who has establiched his headquarters in this building. The new quarters will have ample space to provide for the recently estab- lished departments, including the real estate exchange and insurance depart- ments, under the supervision of A. L. Handy. The president is John R. Wal- Jer and the vice president is Austin L. ‘Waller. Although engaging broadly in the banking business, the International is not a bank of deposit. About 60 Guests to Attend Dinner. It was announced yester H. Siddons, chairman of tk saction of the District Bankers' Associa- tion, that about 60 bankers and guests | moderate, Spinach—Supplies moderat moderate, market steady; T baskets, S , bushel ; demand few sales; -re. p: , unknown origin, threcs, ripes, | wrapped, fan 4.0024.50; choice | count, 3.00a3.50; original Florida sixes, | ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy count, 3.0023.50. i String beans—Supplies light light. market steady: Florida, 7a-bushel | hampers, green stringless, 5.50a6.00; refugees, 4.5025.50: poorer, low as 3.00. Peppers — Supplies light; demand light, market dull and slightly weaker; Florida, pepper crates, fancy, mostly figg some medium size, 5.00; choice, Eggplant—Supplies very light; too few sales reported to quote. Squash—Supplies very light; demand market steady; Florid ts, white, unwrapped, best, fair quality and condition, | demand | bushel bas| mostly 4.0 3.0023.50. Cucumbers—Supplies very light; too few sales reported to quote. Strawberries—sSupplies moderate; de- mand light, market steady; Florida, pony refrigerator, various varieties, mostly around 40; fair quality and con- dition, 32%:a37!,. Cauliflower—Supplies liberal: demand light, market about steady; California, pony crates, 1.75a2.00; fair quality, low as 1.50. Carrots—Supplies light: demand light, market dull; Texas, Western lettuce, | crates, bunched, 3.25a3.50. Beets—Supplies light; demand light, market steady; Texas, bushel baskets, bunched, 2.60a2.75; Western lettuce, crates, 3.50a3.75. { Oranges—Supplies moderate: demand light, market unsettled; Florida boxes, medium to large size, No. 1, 3.50a4.0 No. 2, 3.00a3.25. Grapefruit—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market about steady; { Florida boxes, No. 1, medium size, 3.50a 3.75. Peas—Supplies light; demand light, market about steady; Mexico, 45-pound crates, 5.75. 'EAST TO BROADCAST WESTERN PROGRAMS | Pacific-to-Atlantic Chain Radio Is Planned by President of A. B. C. SEATTLE, Washington (#).—Radio | stations of the Atlantic Coast within | a few months will be broadcasting pro- grams originating from the Pacific Coast studios of the American Broadcasting Co. West to East transcontinental chain broadcasting is planned by Adolph Lin- den, president of the company, which recently extended its network from the Pacific Coast to Omaha. The plan in- cludes the use of the Columbia Broad- casting system of stations in the Cen- | tral, Eastern and Southern States. Pop- ular dance and symphonic orchestras of the Far West will be heard over the entire country under the plan. Mr. Linden announced that the re- cent addition of KOIL, Omaha; KDYL, Salt Lake City, and KLZ, Denver, to the ABC chain will be followed as soon as possible by West to East transconti- nental broadcasting. The American Broadcasting Co. owns KJR, Seattle; KEX, Portland; KGA, Spokane, Wash.; KYA, San Francisco, and KMTR, Hollywood. KJR is the key station. Transcontinental programs of the Columbia network are broadcast on the Pacific Coast by the ABC chain. s of the A. B. A. and Robertson Griswold will be the speakers. Mr. Griswold is vice president of the Maryland Trust Co. and president of the Corporate Fiduciaries Association of Baltimore. The Baltimore association is having a meeting tomorrow evening, at which time the president of the Boston Corpo- rate Fiduciaries Association will speak. An invitation has been extended to him to attend the Washington meeting the next evening. Other invited guests include F. G. Awalt, deputy controller of the cur- rency; A. C. Carter of the Trust Func- uon section of the Treasury, and W. J. Waller, vice president of the District Bankers' Association, as a representa- tive of that body. Find Stopping Loans Difficult. Washington bankers are deeply interested in the suggestion of H. Parker Willis that the banks should reduce loans on stock market opera- tions in order to prevent over-specula- tion, also to avoid forcing the cost of commercial credit still higher. But they consider sueh a move extremely difficult; in fact, almost impossible. All the banks must stop such loans or none can. If a.customer can get such loans from another bank he will { go _there and the first bank may lose a large depositor. One of the largest banks in New York tried to stop loans on stocks and failed. The number of such loans now being made is much larger than most people realize. Many banks in this city and elsewhere are not only willing but glad to make them. Mr. Willis says that so many people are now buying stocks and putting them away that some financiers say a severe break would be impossible. He does mot hold that view and is also { worried over the price business has to pay for credit. He told local bankers that stocks are to. high. The proper ratio between earnings and stock prices, Dr. Willis said, should be 1 to 10 or 11. At pres- ent, he added, it is 1 to 18. “We cannot continue indefinitely along present lines,” he said. *“To do s0 is merely to give the word to the mar- ket to go ahead until it blows up of its own accord, and corrects itself through the familiar process of bankrupting many of those who are involved in it. “The better and wiser plan is to re- duce the speed of the machine while {it may still be possible to do it and 1 | .|to put up with some loss of excitment and exhilaration, remembering that it is very much better to keep matters going on some basis than to have will attend the dinner Tuesday evening them simply come to a deep stop with |are facing |teast 20 words per minute 'THE 'SUNDAY ‘STAR, "WASHI ¥ L ANUARY 27, MDD GODETESTS MADE MORE RED | Faster Speed and Longer Pe- riods of Working Experi- ence Are Required. With the regulations of the Interna- tional Radio Telegraph Convention now effectiv commercial radio operators more rigid standards of qualification. Radio telegraph code tests have been made more difficult and faster speeds 1in transmitting and receiving and longer periods of working experience are re- |quired. In addition, operators must be able to adjust and take proper care of apparatus and be familiar with the in- ternational regulations governing radio and the United States laws and regu- Iations. class operator, a speed in trans- on and reception of at least 30 words per minute in code groups, Conti- nental Morse code, and 25 words per minute in plain language, American Morse code, must be attained. Operators in the broadcast class must transmit and receive at a speed of at in code groups, Continental Morse code, and 25 words per minute in plain language, Continental Morse code. Ability to han- dle modern broadcast apparatus is es- pecially required No code test is required for an op- erator in the radio telephone class. The applicant must demonstrafe his ability to transmit and receive clearly conver- sation over the radio telepbone. The requirements for the amateur class are unchanged. The amateur must pass a code test in transmission and re- >ption of at least 10 words per minute in Continental Morse code, five char- acters to the word. The applicant also must show knowledge of the operation {and adjustment of the apparatus he desires to use and of the international regulations and acts of Congress in so far as they relate to interference with other classes of communications and impose duties on all classes of oper- ators. NEW SYSTEM TO AID IN FIRE PREVENTION Short-Wave Radio Telephone Dem- onstrates Its Use in Forest Blazes. LOS ANGELES (#).—A new short- wave radio telephone system to aid in forest fire prevention and control has been announced. ‘The new system was described before the Los Angeles section of the Institute of Radio Engineers by William S. Hal- stead, New York consulting engineer. Portable transmitting and receiving units so small that they may be carried in rangers’ pack sacks, are employed. Their practicability was demonstrated in a series of tests conducted by Hal- stead and Royal V. Howara of Seattle, at Rainier National Park, Wash,, with the co-operation of the national park service, Department of the Interior, and R. D. Waterhouse, park engineer. A ranger carrying a complete out- fit, weighing less than 60 pounds, may approach within a short distance of a forest fire, set wp the instrument in a few minutes, and provide direct contact with a control supply station many riies distant. The system also enables aircraft ob- servers to talk with the men at the front of a blaze in mountainous terri- tory. Heretofore, messages dropped in anall parachutes provided the only | communication medium in remote forest areas between plane and ground. The combination transmitter and re- ceiver is of the lightest contsruction. Small dry cells supply power for nearly 50 hours of operation. Signals are con- fined to a narraw band and do not require much more power than that used by broadcast receivers. The pene- trating ability of the signals even in heavily wooded mountainous territory is sufficient to cover distances required for forest service. During the tests, with a short aerial only a few feet above the ground, the signals of the small outfit at times were reported by amateur listeners located several hundred miles away. The original model, designed by Hal- stead, was carried by the Byrd Antarctic expedition. CURATOR IN. AIR SERIES. Dr. Fenton Speaking on Life in ‘World Centuries Ago. CINCINNATI, Ohio (#).—Dr. C. L. Fenton, curator of paleontology of the University of Cincinnati, is speaking each Wednesday from WLW, Cincin- nati, on life in the world centuries ago. For fhe highest ranking, that of extra | Motor at Bottom of Lake Retrieved By Wireless Waves GAINESVILLE, Fla (P).—A new use for the radio has been found by Prof. A. M. Skellett, electrical engineer of the Florida station WRUF here. An outboard motor, lost in Orange Lake, 18 miles south of here, was found and retrieved through the aid of wireless waves, Rigging up an electrical appa- ratus somewhat similar to an amateur’s sending set, Prof. Skel- let went to the lake and paddled to the approximate spot where the motor took its plunge. The apparatus was lowered into the lake and the current ;| turned on. A meter also was | | lowered to record the strength of the current. As soon as the op- erator neared the submerged mo- tor, the meter readings dropped off, due to the fact that the mo- tor absorbed more of the electric current than did the sandy lake bottom. NEW TUBES T0 FAGE POPULARITY TEST Several Radio Receivers to Make Their Appearance During This Year. NEW YORK (#).—This month-old year is to see several new things in the way of radio receivers before it ends its trek into history. Outstanding will be two sets. One will be built around the new AC shield grid tube expected to be in production after April 1. The other will be a combination short-wave and broadcast receiver. Otherwise, it is planned to continue tr2 models which proved successful in 1928 with the refinements deemed neces- sary. These will include six, seven and eight tube sets. number of manufacturers have made tentative plans to supplement their AC lines with a four-tube receiver that will use the shield-gria valve. This tube of necessity will mean somewhat of a change in circuit design. Question of Popularity. Like other new tubes, it probably will require some time to determine all of its capabilities. Besides there is the ques- tion of its popularity. If the listener “takes” to it like he did the socket power receiver, its name will be made quickly. It is more difficult to manu- facture than other types of tubes and | its efciency is determined alone by the circuit with which it 1s used. The short-wave broadcast receiver will have a single audio section, with a switch to cut from one tuning section to another. Along with the four-tube trend there is a more decided swing toward the use of a single stage of audio amplification. Better audio tubes which deliver greater power with the consumed energy are mainly responsible. Many of the de- signs call for a single stage of push- pull amplification to give quality and to supply the output required for dynamic speakers, Compactness Another Thing. Compactness of the receiver and elaborate cabinet design are other things that will attract the eye of the 1929 buyer. There is an effort to get away from the table model and make the receiver a unit that will stand alone. To satisfy the listener who desires to tune his receiver in any room, several schemes for remote control have been put forward. Basically it consists of a motor driven dial which operates when a button is pushed or a knob is turned in another room. The two units are connected by wire. All in all, the.effort of the manu- facturers is toward simplified radio. This was indicated in 1928, when the push-button tuner appeared in a fac- tory-built model. JOHANNESBURG’S NEW RADIO STATION OPENED Said to Be the Second Most Power- ful Transmitter in the British Empire. JOHANNESBURG (#).—Said to be the second most powerful transmitter in the British Empire, South Africa’s new }amndcasting station is in operation here. The night range of the station, it is stated, will cover the whole of the ‘Union and Rhodesia, and, under fa- vorable conditions, should span the 5,000 miles between Johannesburg and London. With the opening of this station, listeners at Bloomfontein, Kimberly and The first talk, January 30, is to be on “Hunting Big Game of Ancient Days.” WABC TONE IMPROVES. Installation of New Equipment Is Held Responsible. NEW YORK (#)—Improvement in the tone quality of WABC has been noted by listeners in the New York area. Installation of new equipment de- signed to add to the efficiency of the modulation is mainl* responsible. Russian Ticme Selected. Russian music has been selected as the theme for the concert by the Frank- lin ensemble over WLW Wednesday evening. Brokenshire With WCAU. Norman Brokenshire, who formerly served in the capacity of chief an- nouncer of WRC, Washington, now is with WCAU, Philadelphia. Symphony to Play on KSTP. Music by a symphony orchestra with Will O'Grady as tenor will make up the St. Paul Association hour from KSTP, St. Paul, Tuesday evening. Political Talks Planned. The Maryland Ieague of Woman Voters has arranged to give a series of political talks over WBAL, Balti- more, under the general subject of “What's Going on at Annapolis and ‘Washington, KNX Reaches East. KNX, Los Angeles, hears that it is “booming into the Atlantic Coast and throughout Canada like a local” As a result, distant hunters have been awarded thousands of verification stamps. . Van Horne to Be Soloist. Harold Van Horne, who combines piano playing with announcing at WMAQ, Chicago, is to be soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a coming popular concert. He recently won the annual contest of the Society of American Musicians. Appear in Joint Recital, Henry Ramsey and Nicola Thomas are- to appear in a joint recital over WOR, Newark, Saturday evening, Feb- at the Willard, when Reuben A. Lewis the unplcasant accompanying results.” ruary 2. é in remote towns and farms will be able to hear the Johannesburg programs. . SR New Musical Presented. Musical hits from new stage shows by the Denver Concert Orchestra are heard from KOA in “Along Broadway” on Wednesday nights. Popular Music Is Theme. Popular music is the themi® of “the three boys” who appear in the studio g{n {‘(.GO, San Francisco, Saturday eve- a|———=o|c=|a]——F]o]——=—o[———=a] MOST RADID FANS PREFER ORCHESTRA City and Rural Listeners Have Much the Same Pro- gram Preferences. BY MARTIN CODEL. ‘Whether they live in city or hamlet | |or on the farm, people like orchestra ! music most on the radio. Invariably, they like popular entertainers next, | then their tastes vary according to the | places . where they reside. On the whole, however, city and rural listen- ers have the same preferences in radio programs. Attention was attracted to this fea- ture of radio in the concluding testi- mony of M. H. Aylesworth, president of the National Broadcasting Co., before the House committee considering radio legislation. Mr. Aylesworth did not cite the Daniel Starch report prepared for the chain by the Harvard research consultant and a large staff, but it was plain that his remarks were based upon its_conclusions. Dr. Starch found that preferences for most of the different types of radio programs are practically the same on the part of farm, town and city fami- lies. He judges this from a canvass of some 17,000 representative families of varying economic status, residing in 11 large cities, 21 medium sized cities, 73 small towns and 68 farm counties east of the Rockies. Among them about 5,6:)0 owned radio sets and 11,400 did not. Taste Varies Slightly. ‘While general preferences and predi- lections were found to be much the same, some significant differences were revealed with respect to different types of programs. Semi-classical and classical music and grand opera, for example, are preferred less by farm and small towa families than by city fami- lies. Religious services, crop and mar- ket reports and children’s programs are liked better by farm than by city families. Except in a few instances, the sange of difference in taste, however, does not vary widely among the several classes of listeners. Nearly three- fourths of the farmers and one-third of the familles in small towns stated they enjoy talks on agricultural sub- jects. But only one-fourth of the families in medium-sized cities and one- fifth of those in large cities said they listen to farm talks. From 42 to 54 per cent of city listeners like dance music, but 38 to 47 per cent of rural listeners also like jazz. The least popular of all radio pro- grams seem to be the domestic science services, drama and physical exercises among all classes of listeners. Three- fourths say they listen about equally on all evenings. The other fourth ap- parently listens to more on particular evenings, especially Saturday and Sun- day nights. About three-fourths listen regularly to one or two favorite sta- tions and only about 20 per cent said they generally seek distant stations. Farmers Like Radio. Farmers do not evince the same prej- udice toward the radio that they held against the automobile when it was first introduced. They first complained they could not afford to buy cars and feared they would have to build the roads for city folk to travel. But radio presents no such problems. ‘There is no such thing as a national broadcasting station covering the whole country, Mr. Aylesworth told the House committee, in reiterating his de- fense of cleared channels and high power as the best way to reduce hetero- dyne whistles and improve reception. Long distances attained by some of the an unusual phenomena, changeable with the changing seasons. The question of power, he said, de- pends on peculiar conditions and the location of a transmitter. Some sec- tions of the country need 5000 to 50,000 watt stations to serve a 100-mile radius consistently. ~ Others can be served with less. He urged Congress not to curtail powers at the present stage of radio, suggesting that technical advances like synchronization will prob- ably soon solve the problem of the in- terference caused by high-powered stations. C. E. Horn of the Westinghouse Co., consulting engineer for the National Broadcasting Co., told the committee that the high frequencies at the lower end of the average receiving set dial are not considered as efficient as the in- termediate wave lengths and those at the upper end of the dial. The reascn is that the “low waves” suffer great absorption by steel structures and the like. Some sets, he said, are more ef- ficient on one end of the dial or the other. He declared the most desirable feature of the receiving set is its selec- tivity. (Copyright, 1029. by the North American Newspaper Alliance.) Big Receiver Gain Seen. An analysis of the Department of Commerce figures for retail radio sales, just completed by Maj. R. A. Glock, chairman of the statistical committee of the National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association, indicates that the increase in the number of receivers sold this sea- son may be 90 per cent above last year. -— Chamber Musi: on KFIL Robert Hurd, tenor; Virginia Flohri, olc———[o[c——=[a[——2la RESHMA YOUR ULTIMATE RADIO SEVEN TUBE ELECTRIC IN COLONIAL CABINET WITH MAGNETIC SPEAKER OKAY RADIO CO. TWO LARGE STORES 417 11th St. NW.—1625 H St. N.W. soprano; Zhay Clark, harpist, and a trio will present the second of eight chamber music hours from KFI, Los Angeles, the evening of February 9. al| Delivered .00 COMPLETE lajle——]olc——]alc———[a|c———[a[c——=]g] Phones Franklin 2711—Franklin 8089 olc———]ol———]o|———]o| LY higher powered stations were said to be || L] 1929—PART 4 Telephone Calls Received During Program, Broadcaster Transmits Voices to Radio ST. PAUL (#).—Six years as a radio entertainer do not keep “Little” Jack Little from getting a thrill via the air once in a while. His latest was the broadcast of a long-distance telephone conversetion he conducted with a listener in Dallas, Tex., by means of a special telephone- microphone pickup. The call came in while he was acting as a passenger on the “National Limited,” a popular DX feature of KSTP. Other telephone calls also were re- ceived during the program and sent out by radio. Listeners in Lima, Ohio; Glendive, Mont.: Elkhart, Ind.; Sioux City, Iowa; Milwaukee, Aberdeen, S.D., and Bismarck, N. D., were given an op- 9 SET MAKERS OPTIMISTIC. See Little Indication of Letdown of Receiver Demand. Swinging into 1929, many set maker: see little indication in a letdown of re- ceiver demand. A statement by one manufacturer, W. Crosley, jr, say “For the first time we enter a new year with our plants operating at full capacity. 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