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! NON-MAGNETIC SHIP READY
FOR LONGEST SCIENTIFIC CRUISE
Federal Radio Commission
Want Better Thihfes for
Farmers and Qthers
- WASHINOTOH--(AP) The
farmer and small town listener
are entitled to good radio and the
Federal Radio commission fa go
ing to see that they get It, my
Sam pickard, member of the com
mission from the-middle west.
"In the business centers and
densely populated districts where
most broadcasting stations are lo
cated, listeners get good serrfce'
Pickard said. "Outside the larger
cities, howeyer, where distant sta
tions mast be relied on, partico
larly In the South and parts of the
middle west, reception often is
-poor."
Mr. Plckard's declaration of the
commission s determination to
protect the interests .of the rural
radio fan . was made in connection
wtth the announcement that plans
are under way to dear at least 40
cnanueis oi inierierence.
"To the farmer," he said, "ra
dio means more than an' appre
ciated form of entertainment. The
radio service of the department of
agriculture and of agricultural
schools is regarded by many as
vtt&l business adjunct. ' One hun
dred six radio stations. In 37
states and the District of Colum
bia, were broadcasting farm and
home programs of the Department
of Agriculture November 1, all
Important in rural districts. More
farmers depend upon radio infor
mation, so it is Tltal that they re
ceive without interference."
- Thousands of farmers write to
the department requesting pro
grams having to do with the most
economical way of fattening hogs
for market, clover as a soil builder
Improvement of country roads,
control of disease in livestock and
hundreds of other farm problems.
One farmer asked for information
on whether "to sell or not to sell
the farm,"
Farmers hare complained that
they frequently miss portions of
the . talk doe to static, faulty en-
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nuviwiuui ji iw layiu
For. this reason, the department
supplements the talks with printed
Information. i - v ;j . .
A .North Carolina county agent
euotee one of his friends as say
Ing: ri wouldn't be without three
things on the farm radio, the
telephone, and the automobile."
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wireless telegraphy is used at
sea as follows: In disaster to one's
own ship to get help, in dieaster'to
anothef ship to give help, for
ship's1 business, for navigation,- for
the receipt of general news, for
the receipt and dispatch of priTate
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other designed for oeeanographlc
investigation. An electrically
operated winch has been Installed
to enable scientists to study the
chemical composition of sea wat
ers at different depths as far down
as 20.000 feet, and a sonic depth
finder has been provided by the
nary department. - -
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The non-magnetic Teasel Carnegie (above) . wiu.
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nil that nnuni of the world lnUi interests .of science, confronts M
othor TDfin of 110.000 miles for observation work. Cant. J: P, AuU
fleftl will command her. With scientific equipment a member of
the crew (lower right) is measuring electric conditions of the at
mosphere. .: . . ' 1i 1 ;
WASHINGTON. (AP) Trim
and staunch ' again, the non-magnetic
auxiliary brig Carnegie is
ready tor i a seventh voyage of
scientific exploration which, if au
thorised by i the trustees of the
Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton at their December meeting,
will be the most ' comprehensive
yet undertaken.
Built in 1909 to make a general
magnetic survey of the oceans Ute
Carnegie has added much .to rjhu?
man knowledge In her lsis?
neys about the world. But time
and the elements had placed their
mark upon her when plans re
taken up for1 a' seventh TojAgJof
110,000 miles, so for the last four
months she has been undergoing
a thorough : overhauling in dry-
dock at Hoboken. N. J.' The rot
ted timbers have been replaced.
the entire hull has been resheated,
and i the Interior has . been rebuilt
to a large extent to adapt the Tea
sel-to advances which have been
made In research methods " since
miles Into all the oceans of the
world, -ending In 1921, j;
As planned, the seventh Toyage
will take the Carnegie kmce more
into all oceans and- all latitudes
between CO degrees north and 60
degrees south'! Captain J. P. Ault,
recently commissioned la; lieuten
ant commander in the Naral Re
serve, who commanded ! the Tesseli
on her fourth and sixth Toyages,
remains In charge. He is a mem
ber of the department i of terres
trial magnetism of the Carnegie
Institution and a scientist of
worldwide repute. I .
During the first six cruises the!
staff of scientists placed chief em
phasls on the determination of
magnetic elements and their
changes with time and geographic
position, furnishing the results of
their studies without charge to hy-j
Usefulness of Radio Beam
Beacon One of Most Out
standing Achievements
WASHINGTON (AP) Major
Gen. Charles Saltsman, chief sig
nal officer of the army,' declares
the demonstration of the useful
ness of the radio-beam beacon was
the most outstanding achierement
of the signal corps during the
year. ; 7. -,t-
In his annual report to the Sec
retary of War. General Saltsman
says: ' : " ; ' :
"The radio beacon has given to
the world a remarkable means of
guiding airplanes on transoceanic
ana mgnt xugnt, Tne use 01 two
signal corps beacons in San Fran
cisco . and Hawaii was, recently
placed at the disposal of the par
ticipants la the Dole flights to Ha
waii, whose airplanes were pro-
Tided with suitable receivers.
"Another achievement during
the year was the release to com'
merclal -aviation of the use of a
new radio set tor alcraft, designed
by the signal corps. This set.
known as the SCR-134, is built to
provide the use of both radio tele
graphy and telephony. ' It proved
so unique and useful that the de
partment of commerce requested
that the specifications and draw
ings be made available for the use
of commercial aviation
"During the year, the signal
corps radio net, with stations in
many American centers,- has ban
died 30C.718 official dispatches
for many departments of the gor-
ernment which formerly were
transmitted by commercial com
panies. The saving to the gor
ernment through this net amount
ed to J179.I24.
"The signal corps rendered Im
portant1 service to the- people of
Alaska by means of its cable. sys
tem connecting Seattle with the1
principal cities on the south coast
of Alaska and the chain of radio
stations in the interior. The sum
of 3287,921 was turned Into the
treasury, of the . United States
from tolls on commercial mes
sages . transmitted - for the people.
In addition, the system handled,
free of charge, official dispatches
if a portable ground radio set for
working with airplanes and In
cludes as Its source of power a gas
ensina driven renerator. . thus I
making it independent of a supply j
of charged storage batteries.
ical information to flying fields
on the military' airways was great
ly extended by the signal corps
during the past year by the addi
tion of the route from St. Louis
to El Paso, Tia Muskogee, Dallas
and San Antonio. Meteorological
stations established at Hatbox
Field, Muskogee, Okla., and Lore
Field, Dallas, together with the.
already existing stations at Scottf
Field, Belleville, Hi; Kelly Field J
San Antonio and Biggs Field. E
Paso, exchanged reports by radi
which made it possible for arm;
filers to know in advance weathe
conditions at destinations and en?
route. This service is a materia
contribution toward ellmlnatin!
flying hazards and saving life an
property." ,
Claims New Radio Record
Gets Thirteen Station
tion charts..
Since the last royage two obser
vatories hare been added, 'one for;
Thirteen is- not an . unlucK
number for- Arthur Maas of Smi
River California. He made wh
is claimed to be a new record f
consistent '-.distance radio rece
tion by tuning in 13 broadcast ii
stations across - the Pacific ocea
M less than an hour, - betwea
3;40 and 4:30 : o'clock In tl
morning. His los has, been Te
flei& nd he has witnesses to tl
reception who back up his clalc
The. stations heard by- Maas aj
locaiea in japan, . Australia tc
broadcast stations are listed b
tween 200 and , 600 meters.
uses a six-tube receivers with
tuned radio frequency circul
having three stages of radio tr
quency. The tuning used is
single control with ganged con
densers.
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The Olympic games will be hel
next year In a huge stadium sea:
Amsterdam, Holland, according t4
an answered question In Liberty,
There are twenty-four ribs i
the human body, according , to ax
answered " question in Liberty. 4 i
The Canadian National, a rail
road operated by the Canadian
government, which has about 22,
000 miles of track, is the largest
railread system in the world un
der one management, according to
an. answered question In Liberty.
drographic bureaus of f the world
tor use in preparation of naTigarlfor Tarious bureaus of the gorern
ment, worth $140,562
Development of the SCR-136
was completed during the year and
her last two-year Toyage of 64,000 radio and electrical work and the the set is now in production. This
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