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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1925)
SUNDAY MORNING.-DECEMBER 13, 1025 THE ORKfiON-fiTATKHM AN;SALKM; OREGON RADIOISSGIFT.QF -, , - - 1 t. 1 i1 U1 1,1 f i -I - 1 t . h - . S H- FQRTCHRIS S v-,. . ' ' . """" " 1 . . . .. : . ., . , .' : 1 ' - 1 . : 1 " - - ' " JOY IMA If no sees em 14 PERGEriT IN YEAR 'Agricultural Districts Make Headway, Conditions in, , C ' Cities Spotty : 1 Ancient And Modern Microphones A new radio year ha started, and its gifts to the millions of tana is the - assurance that -the gossip that "revolutionary; inventions are in the offing" is simply the. static Interruptions of.wlld imaginations. Radio has been proftn thoroughly stabilized and during the coming year the chief'. concern of, fans will be tuning In until they locate the . program that , best suits, their desires.; .- - .The recent, radio exhibitions have displayed the latest achieve ments of radio inventors and man ufacturers. The new models1 have reflected improvements ' and" re finements with an revolutionary changes. These national displays are indicative of the futur of ra dio steady progress wunout sen sational discoveries. " In other words, the fundamental principles of radio have been, standardized. This condition is abapprone for the entire radio .family. It will .mean the addition of thou Bands of more fans ' during the coming months these being re cruited from that conservative ele ment that has been waiting until radio had "been "perfected" be fore investing in a receiving set. It also will give additional Joy to many of the regular fans who, for somewhat- similar reasons, have been using good but bulky ! and not at all 'handsome sets. . These now 'can,' without any eco nomical qualm, invest in sets" that will fit; in with the other furnish ings of their home. , In fact. one of the outstanding features of the radio shows was the display of receiving, sets that are ornamental as well as utili- tarain. - . : FAMOUS SLEUTH I AN j f Nsx v V'' W1 HEWS DF THE WEEK S TCHi URGE RADIO STUDIO OK FORD E1MHTII Items Taken From the Paper of the Salem U. S, Indian Training School Plan Means Showing All Sets in One Central Place, Open to All In the early days of radia brocJcastlnJ, a te'ephene trar.ir.i"t?r w uted with a large brass phonograph horn to pick up the cu'ilc x.ni voi:. la thif picture, there is shown the very Crst radio micropljsr.: mti in fcroad catting which was in operation in tus otJ SXT nation on Pccblos Carrer. ' In contrast to that, the rc it shown ihs very LeU6st type cu s rttJCfcphoac used in the Crosley WLW bruaJ:anlnj tJIa li Ins a tic tvoc f signal system which informs the arlkis when to "prpr" a.-. I v.h t Electric Power For Farm Use Presents Distinct Problems One-fcventh of All Oregon Fainu lse Klectrlcity Xow, a Total of 7,300; Juice Must be Hooked to l'ltxluctioii . XT,:. "1 , -This is "Deeks," ftmoas poMeo dog, insured for J10.0C0. Its owner bat donated a pup for the radio con test open to all owners of ooe-tnbo receivers for th best record ol ro ception. The contest it sponsored by Powel G roller. Jr. : InvestigaUon ot profitable use of electricity ori the Oregon farm h-ave been undertaken by the com mittee on the relation of elec tricity to agriculture. . Electricity is now used in some form on about one-seventh of the Oregon farms, 7500 In all. About SO 00 of- these 'buy their supply from the light and power oompa- Lnies, and 2500 produce their own. The present studies, which wjll be conducted -by the Oregon experi ment station, are to determine the cost and the profits of electricity for irrigation, grinding feed, dairying; p oultry "production, spraying, grain elevating, and drying fruit. Other uses will be studied as occasion, arises. A preliminary survey has al ready been made which show's that bringing ; electricity , to the farm Improves living conditions, . but that' ll alsoiacreases 4hooai-it living; unlea, some way Is founa for using, it. in nroduction to. make. it nay its own -way. The art; of generating and ' distributing elec tricity is well in advance of the art of using It on the farm. The problem is to find whether the farmer can handle a" 'load.., large enough to justify the construction of the ; lines, and purchase of equipment . and .service.' "Total fixed charges on a line such .as In terest, depreciation and mainten ance, are much, the same, whether the', customer j-uses 30 kilowatt, hours permontn or 300. The fair price of the current is going to the Cow With Crumpled Horn Outdone by New Invention 3 RADITION baa It that there was once a maiden all forlorn, who jxilked the cow with the r crumpled bora that tossad the dog that worried the cat that killed the rat that ate the malt that lay In the house that Jack built. : But tha crumpled horn t which figures po largely In Mother Goose's justly famous history la as nothing compared with a new horn which hat appeared on the musical borl- son. This lnstrsiment la six feet lonr. and to bent, folded, and con voluted throughout that, the fabled row would hide her muzzlo In sham wer she to set It "But. why, one asks, should the toon bo erumoled at all? . The answer la. to save space, to enclose It within the confines of a cabinet of moderate size. For it is ii the talking . tnachino that this new, in vention hat appeared. In combina tion with certain freshly discover ed , principles ot acoustics which eater Into .the orthophonic method et sound .reproduction. Part of Radical Advance In the orthophonic talking ma chine the sound box and tone arm art virtually unchanged In appear ance, but Quits altered in interior construction. , In the horn, how re r, this change Is visible to . the ( v As might be expected. It Is no easy thing to fold a horn In such ,a manner that Its efficacy will not be -only unimpaired,, but ac tually greatly increased. : Such process depends upon rigid adher ence to certain complicated mathe matical formula which ars based depend on how big a load farmer can use profitably. 1 :M! Farms Kurvoyotl The survey of .136 farms using electricity showed that there are an average of 4:17 farmers to each mile of electric line although one-fourth of them are not using the current because they are un able to finance it. It would take about 20,000 miles of light and power" wife to serve the- 50,000 farms of the state, at the rate of 2.5 farms-per mile of wire- Tlie cost of this wiring would be about the farm and equipping it for elec tric power twice this sum. or 60 million : dollars in all. However desirable rural; electrification may be. it is too big a protect to bte installed before "its ability to pay for itself has been ascertained. A significant .fact, disclosed by -the 8urvey wa tha t -5 6 per" cent of. the current used on the 10 liaes 4s used on 9 per cent of the farms, and 'chiefly for irrigation: , Thus at 'present, the Individual Current use Is low through lack of .econ omic" Information, whleh 'discour ages' line extension, as the resent rnral lines are unprofitable ' be cause of the small current used. There are many . opinions of tosts and values under larger use, but not ascertained facts, which can be learned only through ex perimenting. "We fall into the proper . channel only after trying and exhausting everv nosssible variety of error," says the report When the facts are learned through the experiments, they will he nflSRAH sin tn f ka ,f aw. will thus get the benefit of the facts learned without having to pay the cost of errors, each for himself. That the electricity can be sup plied;, in Quantities needed is no longer a question. The state has, plenty of potential power In its mighty rivers and - mountain streams, r But the committee points out that ".water running down hill is one thing, while elec tricity set to work on the farm by turning a button is quite an other.' ' upon th Law of Matched Imped anc. - , . .At a result of these Innovations in talking machine design It has been possible, after many years of vain endeavor, to capture ami re produce th entire range of. musi cal sound, from the lowest to th highest notes. Where before the deepest tones of the bass viol and the thinnest top notes of the picco lo; tailed completely of reproduc tion, these can now be beard with all th clarity and .volume of the original. Twenty-Foot Horn Predicted To the non-technical observer the great folded horn must continue to appeal as the most novel and strife: lng feature of the orthophonic talk ing machine. 2 By its! lageaions sotu Hon of th problem of apace it has opened :v op new vistas ' of . future development , in the science of acoustics, and the. day is' not ,tar. its designers say, when the twenty- foot bora will be a familiar feature of .the American home, .bringing with It a new refinement In sound reproduction and still greater, en joyment for lovers of good music; (The following items were clip ped from this week's issue of the ChemaWa American, the weekly newspaper published at the Salem Indian school:) Joy Yellowtail" of the sixth grade made a very nice looking cake this week. Droselina Cimino and Jennie Al len are preparing high school lunches this week. Rehearsals for the Christmas pageant are in progress, Mrs. Tur ne yhaving the musical part, while Miss White is taking the respon sibility of the action. Raymond Haldane, William Markistrum. Walter Metrokin. Reno Booth and Charley Moon represented Chemawa at the "Y" conference at McMinnville Novem ber 27-29. The boys quartet composed of the first four named sang at every meeting-and were well received. 'Mr. Bent took a prominent part on the program put on in Salem last week , by the MacDowell club. In addition , to j supervising the staginf of Indian, tableaux,1 etc.. he gave a talk on Indian art, inu sic, legend, a traditions and life in general. Wre have heard most favorable comments on his part in the program. Last Friday evening the Chema wa orchestra, the girls' octette and boys quartet put on a pro gram at "Brush College," which is in Polk county, a ;few miles from Salem. Our people provided entertainment for the grange meeting which was scheduled for that evening and they were, all splendidly received. A delicious "spread" preceded the program a regular banquet-' The students were oenveyed to the meeting on the truck and were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Mason. This proved another occasion when "Chemawa made good.? Miss Coon of Salem .is now on cur teaching force temporarily. She takes the place formerly filled by Miss Thomas, wlio resigned on account of ill health.41 The P. E. U. entertained the employees Monday evening. After a,: social hour, - delicious refreah nients were served. At Bent and Mrs; Carroll ; won the? '...ladies' fa vors, while Mr. James and Mr. Cardy took like honors jbr the men. - ' An eight-course ' dinner was served at the Wigwam oh Wed nesday noon by Elsie Adams and Agnes Orr to Supt. and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Brickell, Mr. and Mrs. James and Miss White. The girls Were highly complimented on the way they served their dinner. The Denlson Radio sales plan Is announced, whereby all . deal ers can be represented at one place of business or radio studio without any bothersome trade or ganizations or useless contracts. The success of this plan Is based on fair dealing ,the dealers' free dom to conduct his business as he desires,, and to join or withdraw fr"om the studio as he wishes.. The management of the Radio Studoi is hot by the dealers, but by one or more men whose repu tation is such that the dealers' confidence; -can, be obtained. A brief outline of the plan follows: All dealers are invited to furn ish one or more of their standard radio-sets to be demonstrated at the Radi(r Studio. All Bets to be used on the fiame .antenna under like .condition. The sets are all to stand on their own merits, and no advertising. talks, are allowed at the studio. Questions will be answered by the manager . and prices given. If the -sale can be closed then, a deposit is, taken and the order given to the proper dealer. If the prospect cannot be sold then. the dealer whose radio the pros pect is most interested in, is noti fied. The Radio Studio is well adver tised, comfortable, and possesses an average antenna. The radio is sold on a commission and in come cases it will be necessary to divide with the dealer. Dealers are welcome at the studio, but as a gtiost only, and are not allowed to talk trade. Twenty-four well known makes of ;i automobiles use the Duco finish. ; Hill Military academy plans $250,000 school on Rocky Butte. NOW OPEN Radio Studio 1. '. A. place that all who are interested in thepurchase of radio can hear and see most all -makes of sets. Come, and select the radio you want. ALL DEAL- ERS REPRESENTED. No advertising talk at studio. Private demonstration 12 :30 p. jn. to 1 :30 p. m. by appointment. Open to public 7j30 p. m. to 10:00 p. m. . 1510 N. Liberty ' ' - . Phone 2020-J Chas. K. Dennisori nncK rooms remodeled Otto J. Wilson, Bulck dealer. is enlarging his .salesrooms and removing the partition that for merly cut off the office from the front; end of the garage on North Commercial street. M The -display room will now extend .clear across the. entire front, of the building, permitting the showing of a much larger number of cars, V :' In Alaska, Chevrolet has seven dealers .'covering- the principal cities of that territory. '. . Pendleton 114,000 pounds of wool sold at upwards of 40 cents. OUR- SCHOOL SOXG Chemawa, we'll love thee forever, Thy maples and walnuts so fair. The sunlight that falls on the fir trees. Thy walks and thy flowers so fair; And over the western mountains, Our banner is floating above, And dear to our hearts will be ever, Chemawa, the school that we lote. t and - Chorus Oh!. here's to our dear red white, For you all our lives we will fightj Our homage we'll bring, ' The welkin shall ring. All hail to our dear red and white. Thy sons and thy daughters 80 loyal, Proud to own the dear name that we bear, ; For the truth and the knowledge thou teachest We are ready to. fight and to dare; For friendship so valued, we thanX .thee, Our grateful tribute we bring, Alt hail to our alma mater, Chemawa, to thee we sing. " Chorus Chevrolet is the lowest priced car manufactured using Fisher bodies; . ; Racing cars next year .will bo equipped with a piston displace ment of 91 inches,: HIGH GRADE USED CAR GREATEST MOTOR BARGAIN, SAYS MORRISON 'U is hard to believe that pre vailing used car prices will Indef initely continue." says RCV Mor rison of the Certified Public Mo tor car- Market. V' -1 ; -s The Intrinsic . value Of a good used car -is very- much 'greater than the Vriceof it .today. No manufacturer in the world could duplicate a iighr class used i car for the figure at wilcb. the dealer sells it,' ' Anf ultimately the real value materials must be recog nized. "Another feature Is the increas- ing reluctance of car owners to sacrifice over half of the value of a perfectly- good car that has proven Its quality merely to satis fr his desire for something new. 'The reputable dealer must as sume complete local responsibility for. the used cars he sells. And It is seldom that he more than breaks even, - let 'atone makes i a profit on 'them. . ' . J 5 "All these factors seem to fji dlcate that sooner or later . the used car will sell at a price nearer its actual value." $ w SURE! el E MigSit Over It's a wise request, and if we have anything to say, Santa will have the radio set at your home on Christmas I ' morning. We are doing all we caa to help good old Santa. .'.. ATWATER KENT RADIO WILL BE THE MOST SATISFACTORY SET FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY For Dad ! Because he will appreciate the fine workmanship that ac counts for the consistent, all round performance of Atwater Kent Radio - It appeals to men just as strongly whether they are electrical engineers or music lovers. It is a splendid job of design and construction and it gives splendid results. Get dad to drop in and let us give him a demonstration. For the Children! A Radio will not only keep the children at home but will afford them the opportunity to enjoy being there. . J: Alt the performance featur es people demand of radio . distance, selectivity," tone, vol ume, and the rest can be summed up in just two sim ple words r Atwater Kent j Model SO Compact - For Mother! Because 1 she appreciates i values because she'll like the! simplicity, j -the faithfulness,; the all-round performance ipf j Atwater Kent Radio ! - - - -J- r i . ' ; 'j j j I ; - S. Nearly everybody knows ! that no receiving set or radio speaker can equal the Atwater i Kent at the price. A lot 6fj people know that no receiving v set or radio speaker can im-1 prove on Atwater Kent at any ! price. ;- -" , f.' . '-'' " I; J- You'll Be Surprised at the Beauty of Our Radio Sets -1 A - jtrr Telephone 1841 High Street at Trade 'i
