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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1924)
1 IN THE WORLD OF RAP IQ 0 Radio Range Will Develop 10-Fold .Manufacturers Predict Revo lution in Industry Within Five Years. Cleveland, O., Nov. 21.—Tha range of radio aets will be Increased tenfold. Interference will be drowned out and static eliminated by high power broad casting, Just getting tinder way. Tow el Crosley, jr., Cincinnati, head of the Crosley Hadlo corporation, de flared in an address before the Elec trical Supply Jobbers' association here. Gen. Guy E. Tripp, chairman of the AVestinghou.se Electric and Manu facturing company, another speaker, declared that the radio industry has grown faster than the automobile in dustry and has not yet reached the saturation point. Eight per cent of t'ha Westinghouse output Is radio »qu!pment, Tripp aald. The radio Industry is In a chaotic state because everything that has the name radio will sell, Crosley declared. The business will settle down to healthy competition when big manu facturers are able to meet the de mand and then "the public will be more discriminating."’ "Dealer* should build a sound foundation for this tremendous In dustry. which looks big today, but is only a dwarf compared to what it will be within five years," Crosley said. "Broadcasting is the foundation of the Industry. Most people take it ns a matter of course, but without It there would he no Industry. You will see a gradual decrease In the num ber of .small broadcasting stations. The tendency Is for more power. The 500-watt station of today will be a joke a few years from now." Tripp warned the dealers that they must prepare for the time when the big power and lighting companies start to sell electrical goods. Admitting that the cost of dlstrth tiling products Is a cause of much of the economic unrest, he said, he did not know now to reduce the number t»f middle men or to reduce the cost •xcept by increasing the turnover. -- " \ RADIO v -—----—-J Rrufrani i«»r Nov. I'l. :• ^ ■' »• di" I i ■ 1 ‘ ) Hy Associated Frees. KKNF, Shenandoah. 1* • <266). 12:25 to 1 !5 i*gular noonday concert. • •" lo 9. concert; 10:30 to 12. request program IVOR. Buffalo ini'J), 6 music, t».30 90\V*’;V Chicago Tribune r70), 8 concert. WJA Chicago (345). 7 entertainers, 7:15-12 mardl gran, fiddlers, harmony girls, orchestra, oruan, KYW. Chicago (635). r*.3u 1 m .e Bob, 7 concert, 8 musical. 9:05 Youths tom panlon, 9:10 late show. 12-2 Mghthawks. WQJ, Chicago (448). 7 concert, *>u 0>n: jO-i'. SKj'latks. melodlons*. WBAV, Columbus (423), 8 dance pro Vwuf. Davenport (484). 7, sandman; S;%tl discussion, a. or. heatra. V ’ WBAl*. Fort Worth Star Telegram (476) 7 Sunday school lesson. „ WDAF. Kalians < it.v Star (411), 6 . fchcol (»f the Air. 11:45 Nighlhawks. WHAS. LouisVilie Times Journal (400), 7 JO 9 flute t lub. W Ml’. Memphis Commercial Appeal <5r.0i. 8:30 classical. FKAC. Montreal (425), 7;30 concert. 1:30 orcJiegt ua. ^ . WRA F. New York (492) 6 boys. • 1» •0(11 ano. 8:16 violin, pianist; 9.10 orches tra, 1" 11 orchestra. , . „ . _ WHN, New )<!k (360). 6:30 orches t r# 7 - s ; 4 *•. pianist, ' rio .Uiv.y. Kings; 8:4.* pianist. 9 15 trio. 10 entertelneis. 10:.u ,1WJzIl*New York IDS) » 30-10:30 or 0,1KOO." O.klir.1 13(11 10 trio, foothill «ilki; 11 <<»"«•*. loioirc . WTA V, Oak Park (.*3), 6:45 soloists. • feature. 10:1'* or-herlm \,OAW. 0,ni*ha '-36). 6 plarv-F violin U' », : h. dinner prqgrani; 9. program. 11:15 Wow I frolic. WDAR. Philadelphia (39>1, 6:30 talk. WFI, Philadelphia (395), 6 task. 7 • * WIP, Ph H tdelph 1 a (609). 6 talk. 7 talk. 7:1a recital. 6:15 concert. 9 15 dance. 10:08 recital , . WCAE. Pittsburgh (46.). 6 30 T.nr a Kaybee, 6.45 popular sons. 7:30 sorrano. *r\vjAft. Providence (360). 6;05 musical. KPO. San Francisco ( 423), 10 orches* ,rWGY, Schenectady (380). I 30 orchea ’ kFQX. Seattle (233). 3 9 reports, news: • bedtime, 10-11 orchestra, 12-1 orenea t ra WBZ. Springfield (327). 6:06 bedtime. 6 30 trio. 7 concert. 8 pianist, xylophonist: 9 concert trio. 4 . .... K8D. St. Louis Post Dispatch (546), I symphony orchestra. 11 datu-*. W0AW Program | k.--^ Saturday, No>ember 2‘i. 8 p tti . piano recital by Grace Dansky. 13-vear old artist pupil of Harry Biav t off. ass sted by Marjorie Smith, violin IMipii of Ciruca Leldy Burger, accompanist. J’lano solo*: <■) ' Wedding Day at Troedhaugen . Grieg (b) "March of Dwarfs" . Grieg Grace Lansky Violin aolo, "Hung* ian Dance". .Hae*hl Marjorie Krolth flans aolos: ,, , is) '-Romanes" . Tarhalkewsky lb) “Valia Arabesriue".Lack Grars Dsnaky Violin aolo, "Serenade" .Drdla Marjorie Smith Flans aolos: >i) "Tarantella ’ Ksrgannff (h) "G Sharp Minor Prelud*" . Rachmaninoff • 30 r m. dinner program s n m. program arranged by Gorlnne Paulsen Thoraon. pianist and instructor "Rolling Stones'.MacFayden Lois Day •*Tha Rope Dancer”.Rolling Martha Be»hard ••Butterfly" .... • Lavallee Mary Alice Mithen ••Gondoliers" . Nevtn Kvelyn 1 hur ••I Stood on Tiptoe on a Little It'll . Beecher .Lorain* Dickerson •'Goodnight" . Levin Bernice Smith "A Igerll’’ . Krwiw Frances* Hwanion ••Nocturne” . Grieg !tog<n* Anderson •‘Country Gordons".uralnget Maty Agnes Marshall Soprano solos; f,llrri,n la) ‘The Sun" . ( urrHn "The Bird of ih« Wlldert)*"* . Hoiam.in M * Tf‘ 1* knew ' You ' McHermutt Ruth McBride Wing, pupil of Mr. Med G. Fills "Vili* Ctprln1' .Cyril *<•«« J,oli 1,onicl.y .. "Wil.r I.lly" .M.Domltf T.uWll* Mt'lralU "Spoon Blver . ....... uriing.r Milrtf—d Y'.ipy ... •■Rommc," . Slh.1l... Grace ('hangstrom “Victoria Gavotte” ...... NFsttel Maty Alloa Klrtlcy •To Spring”.■ • • .. °r,*f Helen Bethard Tenor aolos: — (at "Little Star” ...T* Forge fb) "Retreat/' . llvron V Johnson, pupil of Fred G Ellis ••Follchinelle ' Rachmaninoff Helen Malone ••f,«ro« fit t r.i* e* . .Sapelfnlkofl Virginia Wilcoa , (a) All*Wien . Godowak) <b) "A i !n«1 o wkk v 'Mtu Hillqutft (») "Vtlclk ' . Mokra.i* «b) "May Night".Prilmgran Mtr* Ntxaon ‘Xovf't Praam ' .. . .FI; a* Agr>»m Rint* V» 11 I» P ’m I ffr,|| h. Frank Ifnrl* 1 r. and hi* 'imahn NtgMlnftal’** r rii'iirii' lad from \\ o a | roual at i.rnd gnrdrna. Sets Should Be Overhauled hr the Winter; Corrosion, Dust, Loose Contacts Cut Down “Pep” __- — ■ .. ■ — ■ ... Metal j | Shield ! fiber_^ __ J j I Washer i _, Tuning Unit pdp 2> ! 2_2_ I * Six precaution* which the set owner should take in nrerliaulinc hi* receiver and antenna ”.v«tem for the coming "busy." Attention these generally overlooked it< ms will lesult increased “D\" and put apparatus in best working order.- ------>j S' By FREDERIC BORTZMEYER. With the arrival of fall the radio season proper reopens for the winter. Those of ua who put away th# set entirely for th# summer will now son be reinstalling It; and these of its who built a portable receiver for the past months will be storing It away and turning to our old winter standby. At all events many radio fans will be resuming their pastime of listen ing-in. Some will have their expecta tions as regards the performance of their old set entirely justified, but how- many will be disappointed and puzzled at their set's failure to func tion with ail Its old vim and punch? It may seem absurd that a. set will lose its efficiency In a few months of disuse, but that such In th# case oftentimes has been proved In the pat. This article Is written In the hope that much trouble and expense on the part of the radio fan and the junking of a god set which needs only overhauling and cleaning may be done away with. Ordinary Dusting Not Enough. It is not s'iffi"i/£nt to wipe all the visible dust from the interior of the set. Every instrument composing it should be thoroughly cleaned. Several small, soft, rtenn rotton cloths and n piece of stiff wire will he sufficient for dusting the set. Do not over look the Inductance roll, for dust lodged between turn* of wire will as sist in making the set a broad tuner and, because of the greater dls j tributed capacity, will also cause r* duced signal strength. Dust furnishes shorts and by passes for radio fre quency currents. All wiring should he gon* over In case some unknown accident may have happened to the »et while it was In disuse. It may have been sub jected to some mechanical ahock about which you know nothing, and If the wiring haa been Injured you may burn out a tulie or two as a consequence of a short circuit. If the set has been stored In too warm a place, any surplus soldering paste which may have been left under a terminal or a lug will have melted and imsslbly caused corrosion. Again, you may have been In somewhat of a hurry to try out your new portable when you stored the old set last spring, and may have accidentally Injured some of the wiring. As mentioned before, all of th# In dividual Instrument* composing th" set should be Inspected. Dust col lected on the plates of variable eon denser* greatly alters their r.apacl tare* value* and consequently their efficiency In the circuit for which thev were intended Pigtail connec tion* to moving parts may need to be resoldered to the shafts before they are capable of being put to hard service alt winter Contact springe of tube sockets should he removed from the sockets *nd filed until they present a shining surface. This in sines against a high resistance layer of corroded metal being present be tween the prong of the tube and the metal proper of the contact spring. Good contact at this point la espe cially Important In the grid circuit. Renovating Jacks. Telephone Jacks should have the assembly screws tightened, because temperature changes and tension and stress of wiring may have forced them loose. Good contact between th# spring arms may he had by drawing a piece of very fine sand paper through the arms, a* shown in Fig. 1. The paper should be drawn through twice only, nhre with the abrasive side tward one arm, and Once with it toward the other. Do not draw the paper through repeat edlv. The contact ffoints on the spring arms are usually of silver, a comparatively soft metal, and these must not be worn flat. If your set has the panel complete ly shielded, each Instrument should he individually tested for short* to the shield and ground. If it has not heretofore been shielded and you wish to provide against body capar ity, the following steps must be taken: ^ Remove all Instruments from the back of .the panel, and with shellac apply a sheet of metal foil over the entire panel. From the front of the panel puncture the shielding through the shaft holes and mounting holes. Turning to the back of the panel again, scrape away the foil frorrt each of the holes, leavii^? a space about the size of a dime unshielded around each hole as shown in Figure 2. Now the instruments may be remounted.' all being hob! clear from the shield by fiher washers over the shafts and ^ mounting screws, as illustrated by the side view in Figure With the shield grounded, the set wdl be freed from many extraneous noises aryl from body capacity. Some vacuum tubes refuse to os cillate when new or after a long pe-1 riod of inactivity. This trouble some.' timec can be remedied by placing the! tube In the circuit and allowing It to remain lighted for some time. A1 though "R" batteries have great re cuperative strength, they will not per form efficiently after a long period "on the shelf." It must be remem bered that the plate circuit voltage must he kept above a certain poten tial, below which the tube will not function at *11. Thus your battery may not be dead, but may produce a potential below' the operating point of your tube. < ’ompresslon type rheostats should bo taken down and cleaned and all metallic contact points inside the in strument polished with emery cloth. Several of thesepoint a are shown In Figure 4. In front of the panel we will not find much to offer serious trouble. The s|>ace between sw'itch points should be kept clear of dust snd grease. Panel mounted grid leaks should be readjusted snd fitmlv fas tened to the panel. Warped dials will not provide a reason for a set s fail ure to function, hut the yare \ery annoying and cause dial readings to be inaccurate. if you have not used your arelal all summer and have allowed It to hang grounded. It would he a safe plan to follow to lower the aerial and Inspect the Insulators. Joints and guys. If the wire he badly corroded. It would be best to replace It with new. Cracked insulators should likewise be replaced. All the intac Insulators should he washed clean of dust and smoke particles. Cut the aerial wire from the Insulator Just before the point at which It Is connected to the latter and then reconnect It at the new end formed, as shown In Fig. 6. This provides against the aerial wire breaking at this point because of the softened condition of the wire, caused by Its being bent backward and for ward so frequently. Inspect the soldered Joints and see If the guys hold the aerial stationary. Turn buckles (Fig. 61 placed in the guys assist in keeping the aerial under proper and constant tension. From the foregoing It is easy to see the great number of places In which trouble may he found and remedied In a eet which has been “carefully” stored for the summer. An automo bile which has been in storage for some time must he thoroughly over hauled and returned befrre it will op erate with Its old efficiency. If this he the case, how much more careful ly must we prepare a radio set In which the Initial electrical energy fur nished us with which to work Is ao small! In storirfg your set next spring think of a few of the diffi cultles with which you met this fall and guard against their recurrence. “B” BATTERIES NEED WATCHING Tf there nr* undue noise* in your set for which you cannot account, it would be highly advisable to inspect carefully the terminal connections on your "It" batteries and also any connections between *‘B" batteries, ns corrosion at this point will cause no end of trouble In your reception. Ed so n Sells Newspaper. Table Rock, Nov. 21.—.John M Finch of Sigourney, la., bn* pur chased the Steinaur Star Post from A. B. Kdson, who has been editor and owner for the pa*t three years. ^Vant Ad* Produce Results. — ■ . .. " ■ — ■■■■ —I ■ ■■ ' . " . ■ " I 'The Kant-Bln Switch on our Super Heterodvne doe* all that you claim for it. If we had installed this *i*nai Ions a«o it would have paid for it*elf hundred* of times. fCopyof letter on request) Your Money Back rpilE Kant-Bio signal is easily installed. ic vfll! R| OW A TURK I Simply takes the place of either the ,r ,UU DLUTT * ,UDt ordinary push pull "A” Battery Switc h or wh,n your R.dlo Set i. one B Flattery Binding Post now on set. _ . Kant-Bio Signals —both Binding Post tquipped with m Style and Switch Style—are at all the best * radio stores. If your dealer is out of stock Ed EM Eg** send us $2 for a Kant Bio Binding Post MAEMEE & EJM KM Style, or $.1 for the Switch Stt-le and we SIGNAL e—c , will Khip any number of hANl-BLOS **>•’ direct to you. charges prepaid. 'Lights on »n\ Short Cimnf Monnfurturmif by GANIO • KRAMF.R CO.. Inc., New Y«rW 5«/« Distributor* APr.X RADIO CO..I.C..S03 Fifth A*...N.«Y«rli DISTRIBUTORS FEDERAL RADIO CO. ,V,; S:*, “Pep” Broadcast bv Central Hi<rh •/ ■ Rooters Enthused to High En thusiasm on Eve of Tech Game. Two thousand roaring students of Central High school did everything hut tear up the seats of the Rialto theater Friday morning as they shouted their determination to "Beat Tech"’ at the football game Satur da y. The rooters filled the theater from stage to gallery, and their cheers rolled out the doors like the roars of a calliope. Two graduate* of Central spoke at the meeting, and yells and cheers punctuated their remark*. They were F. t<. l.atenser end Ray Clements, and they roused the students to cheer as they had never cheered before. Clements Introduced a new yell at the rally, and It went over with a hang. Every one of the students Joined In shouting: "Yea, purple’ Yea, white! Yea, Central! Yea, fight!’! The cheers wcr» led hv Harlan Wiles, who will lead the yells si the game Saturday. A new Central song was also intro dueed at the meeting and was greeted riotously. It was composed by Clarice Vance, who will be graduated from the school in January, and was titled "We Will Always Boost for Central. Other speakers who kept th* stu dents "on their toes" were Ralph Campbell, Arnold Cisler. and' Beth Cole, president of the student council. After th* meeting th* rooter* Joined In *. long parade, led by *0 automobile*. *nd did their best to rock th* downtown offlc* building* with their yells a* they marched to the high school. ' A poem lauding the school was read by Its author, Wilma McF.ti land. The poem follows: C#nir■llts»* Hi 'our rolorB r*M. TIiom colon* inn hold no high R*« k \* ■ f h sour ■ h*»eri* in » loval ma»» Th® colors that n*\c shall dl® For fair n 1 a' and sou a re no a thsv always shall stand For tr - ?h- • • worth while. th* b#®i ?n th® land. lia l. ns i u ih*- ■ <..•>!-* that shin® in th* HKbtJ Hurrah for th® pjrpl* and whit®. Th# Durplo whose richness b«tok*ns th® hooi That * ru'.al. ® uu***n of them s i: Win - a ho pui ’• Central ehatl rule Fur a < 'entralit® neur nitist fall: The purpl® that moans ah that* tiue®' *n«t best That whits or a bngh'n®#® that dims all (h* rest; Hail, hail to th* coins that mean strength and might! Hurrah lor th® purple and whit®. Hart s to th® s- hool who** colors we w®a r. Here's to the heart# that ar® true Hal! Aina. Matei. n!d central so fair. Hail to our coloia. too. Our garlands of pu-pie and whit® :nt*r t w in®. And heai t* that ®t® true and >olces romblnr. Hail to (lie colors that stand for the i ight! Hurrah for the purple and whit*! Alfr»*ci liazlett Announces He Doesn't ^ ant Judgeship* Beatrice, Nov. 21.—Judge Alfred liazlett. whose name has been men to ro d f i the district judgeship a# successor to Judge Colby, has an nounced that he is not a candidate for the place and does not want it. He was .» law partner «»f Judge Oolb> ! • 1 in ui f.cl\ day, VESTA j Radio Storage ] Batteries Hold Their Charge Both “A” and “B" Omaha Battery Company 2S(2 H.-ney Sf. AT 3394 A Radiola For Christinas A Radiola will transform the on* winter nlshts in'o short hours if concerts, speeches, hed-tlme •lories and late news. A Radiola *111 hrln* happiness ihrouehuut the •ntlre rear, Huy a Radiola for the 'amlly gift. Radiola IH-a H**re I* n net that will excellent icsults Thin outfit Include* four WD-ll Rndlotion*. Iiendphones, and Hndl'»ln Loiid*penk«i l‘.vei\ tinny’. except antenna nnd butteries. Come in and let us show you this <el. Complete outfit $90 All Radio Sets Arr Sold on Convenient Term1: Nebraska ® Power <§ | * INTERNATIONAL RADIO TEST WEEK Everything Is set In America, Eu rope, and other foreign lands for the international radio tests which will commence next Monday and continue throughout the week up to and In eluding Sunday night, according to Arthur H. Lynch, editor of ''Radio Broadcast,'' snd Hugh 8. Pocoek. edi tor of "Wireless World and Radio Review," London, who have made the broadcasting arrangement* with sta lions In North America and Europe respectively. On each evening of this week from 10 to 11, eastern standard time. North American broadcasters will broadcast -special programs for the benefit of European listeners, during which per iod European stations will remain si lent. The North American broad • asters in-lude 44 stations In Canada, practically all of the stations In the t'nlted States, the four Mexican sta lions, those In Cuba and Porto Rico. Nine big radio broadcasting stations on the European continent will In turn open international radio week at 11 n'rlork. eastern standard time, the night of November 24, and broadcast special programs in several different languages for a period of one hour, In an effort to reach the American listener in. On the next night, No vember 25, the European program will be broadcast by stations bf the British Broadcasting company, who will alternate with the continental stations throughout the remainder of the test week. York Board Awards Graveling Contract York, Nov. 21.—At the recent meet ing of York county commissioners, it was voted to give the contract fori the graveling of the 8. Y. A. road from York east to the county line to the Allied Construction company. This Is gravel project number 5R and th'n company was lowest bidder. There will be a thjree lneh gravel sur face. The board voted also to aSk for state aid In the sum of t-lOO to ward paving for graveling four blocks in the village of Waco. Burlington Constructs Modern Depot at Sidney Bridgeport, Nov. 21.—The 115.000 Burlington depot af Sidney is com plete uifh exception of Installation of furniture. It in on* of the most modern buildings of Its kind in Ne braska and has signal poles on top with all modern convenience# In the lower story. It is built of greer. stucco and ha# been under construe tion five months. Visiting Features Education Week Parents Brought Into School and School Into Home at Central City. Central City, Nov. 21.—Much ac tivity was carried on in Central City during education week, parent* being brought Into the school and the school into the home. I Monday and Tuesday after 4 n'coek y teachers visited the homes. In all 214 home* were visited. Cars were pro vided for the teachers by the I,ions club and American Legion, under the direction of John . Reynold*, com rnander of the Legion. . Wednesday auerndon tb» whole day s work i f the high school was given, period* were only 20 minute* long, but the visitors cot an idea how the school machine works. Eichtv six visited this session Thursday a special program was given by the high school. Philip Smith aid Richard Pa mace gave slierial talks on value of home educa tion and the meaning of the con stitution. Dr. E E. Boyd represent ing the American Legion, was the main speaker. About 425 parents visited the school during the week Work was exhtbted in all the buildings The education week project was managed by student committee*. Su<:ar Beet Record Scored bv Grower at Minatare Bridgeport. Nov. 21.—Seventy-nine and fifty-five hundreths tons of sugar beets off 3 7 measured acre* of ground, with an average sugar content of nearly 1* per cent, were grown by E. K. Eieland of Minatare this vear. This is considered a rec ord for even this part of the country. One of the beet* weighed 20 12 pound*, after being nut of the ground j a day and a half before Its weight was taken, and many of the beets harvested would run over 15 pounds each In weight. Odd Fellow* Make Surprise Yi*it to Grand Master Tekamah. Nov. JL—Delegation* frorfT all th* subordinate lodge* in northeast Nebraska. • about Is* n number, with grubstakes, walked into the Tekamah lodge hall and surprised A. M. A an Cleve. who recently w as elected grand master of the I. O. O. f. of Nebraska. After the regular Ses sion of the lodge a banquet sfas served and good fellowship enjov ed. 1 Brannriel KoJlola No. 360 Combining ths world-nettd Brunswick phonograph with th* superlative in radio—ths Radisla Supcr-Hctctedjo*. * s t Exchange Your * Phonograph for a Brunswick Radiola The instrument that can be moved from room to room, that requires no connections or out side antennae. Amazing selectivity, permitting you to “cut out” what you PONT want to hear and I PICK OUT instantly what you do. Your old phonograph will be taken as first payment and then conveni ent terms on the balance. -viPV* jr \ sv • Every instrument is guaranteed by Orchard-Wilhelm Co. Orchard-Wilhelm * SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREET® • 1