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THE OREGON ST A TF.SMAN. SALEM. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1928 i - -ill; i SIZE FAILS TO SHOW Bray whit Bureau Makes Four Recom mendations Concerning Storage Batteries Kize McCORMACK, JERITZA TO SING OVER RADIO IN NATIONAL HOOKUP Doe Not Always Indicate 'apaMj. of Buttery "Some of the common practices In the storage battery field Involve o.'-r-vized bi.xe& equipped with a biaall number of plates and over rated, as tn their electrical capac- lly," staffs BilUe Marnnaj of Vickl liioi. local distributors of U. S. L. storage batteries. A seven tate battery for e$ bti ;Ie may J-e furnished with box design! for, and usually hou&ing. an eleven plate battery. I i some inetantrs such batteries rf ma.rkd sen) advertised with wliolly fu-titiuue names and rat ings and sold to users who suppose from the advertisements, mark ing and ize of box that they are obtaining .batteries of large capac ity at a bargain. In order to disclose to the battery-buying fMiblic how the ,oer aized battery box" has been made hp. adverth atxl -sold either with improper aacity markings or with no markings at all, the Na tional Better Business bureau ha conducted ta-ineerlng test on a number of so-called "Low Trice lUrgaln Batteries." They have published th4r findings in a bul letin entitled "Buy Battery Capac ity." The capacity, of these "bar gain" batteries was found to he misrepresented, either In the ad vert isem ente, fey the sales person or by the capacity marking on the battery. In each case the actual rapacity was found to be consid erably lens than the capacity rUimed for tne battery. The National Better BusinessJ bureau has made the following r commendations to battery manu facturers covering the branding and representations of storage batteries. 1. Make sure that every make Ih appropriately and correctly rated. 2. Brand each battery with the correct rating figure or with the makers name and type of symbol ii'.imher frtm which the rating nay le detrrinined.' 3. In ea' h i-atalugue or piece of -arTve'rtisinjr matterstate the rating iitt tliod fcinplny 1 and what any t v ie or juooi number used may br. 4. Decline to misbrand batter-ie- made for others or to deliver L.'ttcrifcs in mir-.-ize 1joxm, un marked, v ith ju orrect capacit r"::ig. , s iwV A H ''f V ; ) 'pi ,r 'Shu- AT1 m ' i 7iJis. "VJ" 1 b;?V rj"l :V ji i aCjrtis11' :v-.-.v.v.-s .- John McCormack (above). Is returning from Ireland to -Hing in a radio program with Mme. Jeritza (right), opera soprano at 10 p. m. Jan 20 over WJZ LISTEN IN -o I o HDNDAT HU1UI1AU l":00 8:00 t . m.) KXL t23). blp Wrmritmm. 4:U0-9:t& KOW H92). Comic inp 1 :00 11 :00 KXT,. Morning mntic. 10:80 12:00 KTBR (293). ftTt ITBS trterion rhurch serrire. I1:00-IS:00 KG W. St. Stephus I'ro II 0012:00 KWBS (500). Classical, 8 Dent at D1S estate in First Methodist iirorom. 1 1 00-1-:30 .KXL church BerTle. 8TJWDAY ATTEBNOOM 12-00-1:00 KWJJ (29). Orfan con cert. 1-:30-2:00 KXL. Courtesy programs. 1:00-3:00 KTBR. Muiel lrocram. no T -.00 KXL. Musical Irsstnras. ; :0 -4 :30 KOIN (319). Municipal con trt. ! 00-5:00 CTB3. Symphony orcbes tr. - :(0 5 00 KOW. Pacific network pro grams. 00-5:00 KXL. Afternoon pratenra tiona. .00 5:30 KXL. Afternoon prewnta Hons. I .00-5 :0 KEX (240). Piano concert. I ". -.00-5 :S0-KX 1 Organ music. . no (i .1)0 -Kit W. 1 onrert. ::i0 C 00 KKX. Rc..rl:ng. . -aub.OO KXL. Courtesy program. SUNDAY NIGHT .:;. 6:30 KT1JK (2S:i. Salon orrhe Ira. : tu 7:30 KXI. (220). Concert trio. , 00 7:30 Ki:X CJ40). Concert orclies tra. i::!0-7:30 KOW ir2'. XBC projram i 0 -8 :") K; W. I'iaiiists. .10 7:"u KKX. Mount Talier I'resby tfiiau ciiUt'i !' rrv:j--. , 0 9:00 K I RfT l-'lrst VrosbjteHan i liuri h fcprvi.-e. ;:::0(i:li(i KXL. Lveii.nf musical pies -iiiatio'is. i 3.00-KOIX. Firjt Church of Christ S. ' utist. fccrTii-e. ,.0 .i oo K; W. Cuii-prt. .Oo K':-- Stuiiio progrriTn. ttt- 10:00 KllW. Mmlio hour. , ,,,, )(, (H) KOlX. ll'isual comrjy hour. j iju-io.ijo KKX. Bibie studcui pro- Nc-W .YORK (AP) John Mc Cormack Is to make another radio aopearance In a program to be put on the air at 10 p. m., Friday Jamiard 20. by WJZ and chain Mms. Maria PerlUa. soprano of the Metropolitan Opera company also will be featured In the broad cast. Mr. McCormack Is hurrying back from a Christmas vacation Ireland to sing several groups of songs se lected from old and new favorites One Kroun is designed for chil dren. The features of Mme. Peritza! program include Seguidilla" and "Habanera" from "Carmen." Her other numbers will be selected from her famous operatic roles and from the songs she has pre sented in concert. Assisting the singers will be the Victor Salon Orchestra under the direction 01 Nathaniel Shilkert. The program will comprise the second Victor hour presented this season. ELEVISH TO BE K SOON Latest Invention Will Permit Radio Fans To Watch the Performers Four Tuber Aided By Regeneration Television is the magic word in the radio world Just now. Ever since the successful experi ment in New York City recently, radio manufacturers have watched developments with close Interest, and Salem radio merchants have received brief facts concerning the invention from their wholesale dealers. Television Is coming there Is no longer doubt of it and it won't be long now, cither. What 111 it mean? It means that the radio fan may sit in his parlor, hear the dulcet tones of his favorite opeia singer. and view the singer at the same time. It means that when one speaks to his distant friend over the tele phone, one may see that friend's likeness Hot only as an immovable picture but as an image exactly one sees his own image when look ing in a mirror. Everybody would wish to have Lsuch an instrument and it is safe to say that such a device would revolutionize the present mode of living Just as much as the tele phone did our former standard of living. It is likely that not many years hence will see telephones and ra dios connected with the television device. For the past twenty-five years Inventors all over the world have been working strenuously to solve the television problem, but none have succeeded up to now because they have seemed to work along the incorrect lines. TICIO-ER ,00 OHM3 rfnnntf tnmm 4 J I I SrVlTCM R. F. CHOKE AUDIO AM? r amp. FIXED RESISTOR through the 100-ohm feslstor. The detector preferably should be of the 200A type, although a 201 A will give satisfaction. A radio frequency- choke coll of a size to cover the broadcast band is incorporated in the detector plate circuit to aid in keeping the RF current from the audio circuit. If the audio amplifier contains good apparatus. lifelike tone quality will result. A 1 mfd. by pass condenser should be shunted across the B battery, with another of the same size incorporated in the radio frequency circuit. Plan Made To Use Radio As Teacher In Some Cases Regeneration aided try a step of tuned radio frequency gives a radio receiver of four tttbes that will equal and sometimes surpass a larger set. The diagram shows the first half of the .circuit, the audio section being of the conventional type. FEDERAL RADIO rram. i:ll-l 1 (mi K(.W. Little Symphony NAVY RADIO CENTRAL SPEEDS UP TRAFFIC OF FOUR BIG STATIONS RADIO CENTRAL & Afternoon presenia Rccordiin- concerts. Farm flash on live 'I ruHmitting aud receiving a million words a month, a radio central coutrols the four big navy stations, at Arlington, the Wash ington Navy Yard. Annapolis and Bellevue. ine central operaunj room p.uturi.1 is a busy place 24 hours a day. The inset Bhows a layout of ibVcontrol office and iU four sUtions. An audio f re- steps' up" the signal to sufficient volume to ac tuate the pen vertically. The WASHINGTON ( AP) To ex-, in ink on a tape, r.i-dite the handling of the enorm- quency amplifier ous traffic at Radio Central, neari in the Navy's great networic 01 wireless communication, operat ors are experimenting in high speed transmission. Central transmits and receives a million words a month. Ope rators are sending 60 words a minute now and hope to speed the rate up to 100. I i.tv men comprise the per sonnel of Radio Central, the ope rating staff of communication headquarters In the navy building here. On duty day and night every day of the year, these ope rators send and receive the great volume of governmental messages handled by the Navy. The mes sjkp are sent through relay con nections with the transmitters of the stations at Arlington,, Anna polis, and the Washington i Navy Yard. Central also '"operates through a remote receiving eta t ion at Bfllvue. ' Iu hiph speed transmission, the message is written on a standard typewriter keyboard attached to an automatic machine which per forates the menaaae in dots and dashes on tane. The tapenthen is run through an automatic transmitter. The speed of tha machine is regulated In accord ance with the handling capacity of the relays. tape is pulled past the pen by an automatic device. Affording immediate service, Radio Central maintains contin uous circuits with San Juan, San Diego, San Francisco, Balboa, Charleston and Norfolk and ships in the vicinity. An operator is assigned for schedule communica tion with the comjRiander of the naval squadron In Europe, com mander of the special squadron, London. Samoa. Nicaragua, New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, and the commander in chief of the United States fleet, and broadcasts ny drographlc reports, time signals and weather reports. The longest "two-way" com munication is with the naval sta tion at Samoa, more than 6,000 miles. The Sa j Francisco static f s...in nnwards of, a million words a month. Is running Radio r-iral a close race, otner mes sage centers of the Navy doing a big business are San Diego, Bal boa, the Puget Sound station at Bremerton, Wash,, Honolulu and itH rnmminder J. M. Afln- jjiru ww iw nr tki communications aivi Blon Is In charge oft operations. Lieut. B- K. Jett 1$ in command ..I'Munnl of Radio Central 1 n. Durtee.- radio electrl- orcbr.stra. 1.00?:l)0- SBr. Coldon Str.md Qroup. orchrstra ami so!oits: 3-5. Sunday af tcrnunn coni ert ; 0:30 7:110, symphony hnnr. KTRC San Francisco (4."4). C, Rabhl Xcwnian; 6:30-S::0, orclieitra; 8:30 12 dnnce orchestra. KFSt: I.os AiifelM (275). O30. re vival. Aiirifw McPhcrson; 10, organ. KIU I.os Angeles (416). 6. 6 15, mu kic; C:l". news; 7, church service; 8 10, little KYmphonv. Kl'O Ssn Francisco (422). 6 :J0. NBC ; 7:30, or pan . 8:30 10, concert orches tra. KCO Oakland (S-U). 6:30. XBC; 7:30 U. church scrTice: 9. k'FO A Seattle (447). 6:30-7:r;o. STiC. KIIQ Spokane (?7i)l. 6:30, Mt'; 7:30. church services ; 9, 9:30. I SUA pro gram. KOMO Seattle ( 306 ). 6 :f0, NBC; 7:30, music - S f 1 1 . s r. Ii service: 9. music. MONDAY MOHNIHO 7 on 7-l.i K .. Health exercises. s '10 0:00 KXI. (-"-OK Early Kiser rro g ra ni ::i0 9:00 KTP.lt (CSS). Music. J .00-10 :00 K KX (2-iO). Pattie Cnl:e. '1:00 10:00 KXT,. Portland Karly Birds. 10:00 II 30 KllW. Household. helps and mi:lc. 10:002:00 KXL. Live Wire and courtesy programs. 10:001C:CO KOIN (319). Housewife's program. MONDAY AFTERNOON 12 00-1:00 Kol.V Organ concert. 12:00-1:00 KKEC (214). Weather ro port and music. 12:00-4:30 KXL. f ions. 12:00-5:30 KF.X. I :00-l : 15 KOIN. 1:00-3:00 KTHR. Music. 1:00 0:00 KWJJ (229). Music. 1:00-4:00 KOIN. News and music. 4:00-5:00 KFUU Music. 4:00 8:00 KWliS (2001. Concert. 1:30-5:00 KXL. Spanish lesson. 5:00-5:30 KXL. Housewife's program 5:15-6:00 KOIN. Topsy-Turvy Times. :S-6:0o KF.X. Courtesy-program. .".:3O-0:00 KXL. The Mountaineer. MOVDAT NIGHT :O0-!B KKX (240). News and sports. 0:00-7:00 KOIN (319). Organ concert i:ou-7:0O KXL (220). Evening utility and, organ music. i:00 7:00 KTBR (283). Concert en.1 road report. 1:00 7:00 KOW (492). Concert. 6:00 8:00 KWJJ (229). Music. 6:00 8:00 KWBS (200). Concert. ti:JO-7 :UD--KKX. Children a honr. 7:00-7:20 KOW. Courtesy program. 7:00-8:00 KKX. Pane orchestr. 7:00-8:30 KXL. Eveninr programs. 7:30 8:00 KGW. Flower girls and util ity aers-ice. 8:00-9:00 KOIN. Studio program. 8:00-9:00 KTBR. Popular program. 8:00-9:00 KOW. NBC program. 8:00-0:99 KEX. Studio program. 8:00-10:00 KWJJ. Studio program. 8:20 9:00 KXL. Carl Scheaeker. tenor. 9:00-10:00 KOIN. Apostolic Faith or ckMstrs. 9:00-le:00 KOW. Orchestra and solo 1st. 9:00-10:00 KXL. Moo Cow program. 9:00-10:00 KEX. Studio program. 9:00-11:00 KWBS. Musical program. 10:00-11:00 KGW. Spanish program; orchestra. 10:00-11 :30- KOIN. Dance band. 10:00-15:00 KXL. .Night Squawkers. 10:OO 11:00 KKX. Monday Night lie view. NBO 5 9, Symphony orchestra; 10 11 orchestra and soloists. KHQ 8pokane (370). . orchestra; 6:30. oraan concert; 8, NBC: 9, orcbektra. Kt'O Oakland (384). 6. concert; 6:45. sen; 7. utility; 8, NBC; 9, "Tue Pil grim;" 10. NBC. KTl Loa AnCeles (408). 8:18. rndiotor ial: 6:30. collegians: 7, music; 8, NBC: o Mntralto: 10. NBC KHJ Loa Angeles (416). 8, doings; 6:1a. innate; e:S, news; 7. orenesira; o steel band; , operetta. "The Masffot;" in Rvr!r Bearcats. KFSD 8aa Diego (441). 6. music;, t. orchestra: 8. 9. music; 10, orchestra. KVA Saa Francisco (509). 6, 7, 8. rxntlnrs: 9. music. KOMO Seattle (800). 6;80, orchestra; 8. KBO7- 9, orchestra; 10, BC; 11 13:80, news and musio. CSRV Vancouver. B. 0. (29D- 10, Sal Attartat. wrtt fUs Francisco (454). fl, 8:30, porta; 7, Hawailans; 8-iu, jamuoree; 10-12, dance orchestra. KJ ft Seattle (848). 8. nesri; :30. con- eert; 7:0, varied; 8:30, college; 9:50. 10:30-12:30, "Ooofy Birds." KFOA Seattle (447). 6. radio hour; 6-rO 7;18, industrial new: 7:45. ports; o. NBC; 9. orchestra; 10, KTAB--Onklend (280). 6, 8-10. The Weavers. , KPLA Lo4 Angeles (2S3). 6, pipe or- . gaa: 7, trio; 8. soprano; 9, string ea emile; 10. daneo Program. KOA Spokane (891). . taity;a:S0. Mieeert: 7:80-10. program: 10-18, CLEARING U Tendency Has Been To Cut Down Number of Exist- Stations used by stations broadcasting chain programs. Replying, the radio commission pointed out that some of these channels necessarily would go to chain stations because of the qual ity of their programs. The com mission added, howerer. that these chain programs seemed to he greatly favored by the listen ing public. "Should a marked repetition of program result," the commission said, "and evidence be presented that certain stations were not op erated In the maximum interest of the listeners, their position would be weakened in favor of other broadcasters." until rtj. some improvement was noted in the distance reception in the New York and other areas, while to some respects considerable heter odyning was still noticeable at certain places. Elimination of possibly 800 transmitters within the next year, the radio commission stated. would be taken as a further step to enable full public utilization of radio possibilities. Surviving stations are to be determined by standards set up by the radio law. which I are based on public con venlence, Interest and necessity Priority in the fieM is to be a sec ond consideration. Accomplishment of this, plan, H is slated. Is to come through a gradual rather than by a sudden process. Included will be a clearing of 25 additional wave length channels. should be placed in .the, last audio ing Change In Grid Leak May Improve Output NEW YORK (AP) Clearer air lanes are in prospect, with a minimum of heterodyning and with broadcast stations less nn raerous. Reassignment or the wave lengths of the more powerful transmitters, now in effect, and! the prospective elimination of pos- Tsibly 300 stations, bid fair to ac romplisb the announced plans of the federal radio commission. The United States, with its CO 4 stations, long has had a super abundance of transmitters. The difficulty that has brought much interstation interference dates back to 1927 previous to the pass inpof the present radio law. Since the advent or the federal radio commission, a slow proce?? was set in motion to cut down the stations from the more than 700 that existed. Most of the Ideas put Into use necessitated numer ous wavelength changes, including the latest whereby 25 channels were cleared to enable Increased distance and more quiet reception. Much favorable comment came; with the Inauguration of the clear-: ing plan, while some radio au thorities expressed an adverse opinion. These complaints were centered around the fact that a number of cleared channels are HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) To create interest among school chil dren In the study of nature, bet ter hooks and geographical sub jects, .the Board of Education has planned an extensive radio cam paign. Beginning January 13, tho department will use WTIC at 2 p. m. each Friday to present its program.' i 1 By C. E. Botterfleld (Aaaeeiatad Press Radio Editor) NEW YORK (AP) A regene rative detector preceded by a step of tuned radio frequency ampli fication provides a radio receiver giving ideal results under almost any condition. Two steps of audio amplification will produce plenty of volume on four tubes. Simple In construction, such a set can be put together In a few hours. The current drain is not heavy and may readily be sup plied by batteries. While storage battery tubes will give better service, 199s may be used. A suitable power tube r . . iL'.i, At"; Ubl4 resistance ot lOflT ohms or so will ' five smooth adjustment. A resistor of the carbon pile type Is quite In its operation. Oscillation in the radio fre quency stage is mastered by the use of grid-plate resistor. Thi) is connected In series with a1 blocking condenser of .001 capa city and hooked to the grid and plate connections of the socket. The resistor may be placed on the panel to provide a volume' regu lator. Filament control of the first two tubes is obtained through a fixed resitor of a half ampere ca pacity. The audio tubea may be controlled in the same manner. The two coils needed are wound to accommodate .0005 con densers. The secondaries contain 50 turns, with from six to teD turns on the primaries, depending upon the amount of selectivity de sired. The tickler of 2 2 turns may be wound so that it is semi adjustable. It 13 set in the best position when the receiver Is placed in operation, regeneration afterward being controlled CHICAGO ( AP) Erratic re ception prevalent in many home built radio receivers often may be traced to grid leaks of improper value. The higher the resistance of the grid leak the morg sensi tive the detector action. However, when a leak of high value is used on nearby stations the tone qual ity suffers. Two or three leaks of different values might be kept at hand for use In meeting various recention conditions. Tax Collector In France Long Seeks Dead Soldier PARIS (AP) Stupid errors of tax collectors are being published " by newspapers in an effort to force the government to be more careful. A recent one Is a peremptory summons to Captain Lalu of Poitiers, killed in the war. In 1918. to pay 1.75 francs, or about 7 cents. .. . A Parisian has Just freed him self from a long succession of de mands that he pay taxes on a mo tion picture house of which ha had never heard. Under French procedure, after a final notke, a tax-payer is given eight days for settlement. .On the eighth or ninth day the tax payer's household goods are seiied. forcibly if necessary, and actually carted off to be sold. It is thla final action that cause trouble here for there Is no form ality of a ault so the tax-payer. even unjustly charged, baa to pay or explain satisfactorily. A DUDE Alkali Ike: What happened to. the tenderfoot stranger wot wasi here last month? j Texas Pete: Poor feller. The second morning he wuz here, he vui bmshln his teeth with some( of that foamy tooth paste, and one of the boys thought he had hy-j drophoby and shot h'.m. Motor Stocks A Purchase Now Motor trade reports forecast rHird output for 1M1. W , earnings and stock prtoeal 8ed for our latest report on motors, rest pre pared. We have no stocks to sell hot provide tile Complete Security Market Service, valuable to every iayeatar. Thla sample report free. Simply aek fur " Special Meter Beport. " American Securities Service 1128 Com Ex. Bank Uldg., New York .-fr Mot or Co. BULLETIN Fortlsocv A VTa vv w- School -t.r rr ! Wednesday, Jan. 25 9:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M. atS This takes place on ground, just South of Penitentiary. See vrhaJft HAMILTON TRAt will do with a three hoitom ploV,!K?S t FORDSON FARM TRACTORS "VaJAey Motor Co. rv I Archery Materials Archery and Hunting bows from $5.00 to $75.00 Osage Bow Staves $15.00 Ewe Staves from $1.00 to $10.00 Eastern white ash staves from $1.00 to $3.00 BOY SCOUTS TAKE NOTICE! FRED LANGENBERG Willamette Auto Supply Cottage & Ferry Phone 409 . - i i "Never Too Old to Learn" And that doesn't mean just dancing and frivolities it's the same with business. You're never too old to learn that you can't let your car run forever without a little greas ing and oiling. Don't wait until it is ready for the repair shop7. Drive in regularly and let us go over it with our high pressure Alem : ite greasing system. j Auto Electric Service It. D. Barton Batteries, Magnetos , Generators j Electric Service for Auto or Radio . Telephone 1107 Salem Super Service Station Tunc Eckerlea ssiss High and Ferry Street Service Station No. 2, cornerTommercial and Chemeketa. Service Station No. 3, corner Commercial and Mission. Sparton Uses No Batterx 1 SMOOTH as velvet; rich as a rare old violin. Sparton users never cease to marvel at the true, clear quality of Sparton reception the un alloyed purity of its tone Visit us. Hear the marvelous Sparton Electric -No Batteries SPARTON ri( . S ,teTbe PatbfineUr of tbi Ahr" i EASY TERMS .,jSlr!fl!ij1l;ii ii!it IL '" NO INTEREST, V claltTS "Jttrs'aialstaatr' controlled y magneVrecordj In receiving the message, a pen