PACK SIXTEEN'
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929
STATIC OFFERS
NEW PROBLEMS
IN POWER RADIO
By C. E. BUTTE BFI ELD
Chicago OP When man devised
the light socket receiver he took
upon himself the solution of a real
problem of his own making.
It is the conquering of "man
made" static.
While man has not made much
progress In the drive against at
mospheric static, he thinks he can
mauler something he has created
himself.
"Man-made' static, considerably
different in "tempo" from that
generated in the air, gets it name
from the clicks, the crashes and
the miscellaneous noises and other
disturbances produced by motors,
warming pads, electric Iceboxes,
light sockets, automatic telephones,
doorbells and 60 and one other
electric shortcuts to labor soring.
Probably the greatest offender Is
the motor, which takes many guises
In household appliances. It Is used
to drive vacuum cleaners, washing
machines, Iceboxes, oil heaters and
whatnot. Most of the trouble comes
from sparking brushes, whose blue
discharge registers via the receiver
as a continuous serious of hum-like
clicks.
Any electric device that sparks
whenever a contact is made, such
as the turning on and off of a light,
completes the list.
Naturally, with the AC receiver
connected directly to the house
lighting circuit, disturbances will
register easier than with the bat
tery set. Not only are clicks and
crashes that develop within the
house translated Into sound, but
similar lntreference will come from
outside sources. Even automobiles
with faulty ignition systems will
register as they pass the house.
Engineers have tackled the prob
lem by developing electric filters.
In the Leslie F. Muter laboratories
as well as elsewhere two types of
interference eliminators have been
tried out. One consists of two
heavy duty condensers, with the
center point grounded, to be con
nected across the line furnishing
power to the receiver.
Another contains choke colls In
addition to the condensers to give
greater filtering action. Its purpose
Is to block Interference from mo
tors and the like, and Is placed
either In the set power line or con
nected to the apparatus causing
the trouble.
Such devices are designed to cov
er approximately DO per cent of the
disturbances. However, the filter
ing action is not complete, although
tests In the average household
show the mto be of value In muf
fling and reducing noises.'
As more of the novelty of owning
a receiver without batteries "to fool
with" wears ff, the listener prob
ably will demand click-free recep
tion. It will then be up to the set
manufacturer to consider the In
sertion of a noise filter Just as Im
portant In set design as the circuit
Itself.
BADIO N L ISA M E
Blythevllle, Ark. (U Operation
of a radio at night is a public nui
sance and punishable by fine, Judge
W. D. Oravette ruled In fining
Horace Walpole $25 for violation
of the rlty's antl-nulMinrf lnw.
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By C. E. BL'TTEKFIELD
Chicago, or at least some sections
of It, Is becoming concerned over
the type of radio programs now go
ing into the air.
Taking up the burden of the
comment on his own initiative, Mc-
Murdo -Silver, whose name has
been familiar to radio many years.
comments:
"Tuning In radio programs has
gone pat the fad, and people will
not bother themselves with it now
unless they expect to get what they
want. '
In further amplification of a sub'
ject that Is close to him In more
ways than one, Mr. Silver says:
"When we do hear a broadcast
which may be classed with the best
concert music, there are no signs
of originality or Initiative In the
choice of numbers.- Trw-y give the
impression that the radio audience
knows and likes about 10 or 12 of
the world's most famous songs and
Is not concerned about hearing
something fine which Is not already
Known note for note.
"Radio has a glgantle opportunity
In musical education by presenting
some of the less known great mus
lc. But that opportunity Is -feeing
passed up dally by program makers.
"Even the stereotyped classical
programs arc In great minority.
Jazz fans who sit up late at night
are the listeners who take time to
write in that they are pleased. Con
sequently program makers put In
such entertainment whenever there
Is a chance and the real music
lovers turn away from their radios.
"Of course programs must be ar
ranged to suit all types, but why
should favoritism be shown to one
class?''
By C. E. BUTTER FIELD
Pan letters, radio's crass section
of public opinion, have undergone
a radical change in the few years
that broadcasting has existed.
k Once listeners wrote something
like thk: "I got your station on
my one-tuber. It was coming In
Tine."
Nowadays, most of the letters re
fer exclusively to the type of pro
gram being presented. Either they
request a certain number or ask for
something offered by certain spon
sors.
However, some still write eulo
gies and some pen complaints.
WBAL, Baltimore, has been making
a survey of Its letters, and it makes
this observation:
"One notes now far more dignity
In the letters and much more bal
ance than formerly. Judging from
the fan mail, radio's emotional age
has passed and In Its place Is calm,
studied listening.'
ED BUTSCH ARRIVES
Mt. Angel Edmund Butsch ar
rived here Wednesday from San
Francisco, for a vtMt with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Butsch, who is
seriously 111 at her home here.
Aumsville The Christmas seal
sale is now under way. Mrs. A. E.
Bradley, chairman, has appointed
Mrs. Royce of Mst 8 lay ton, to
care for all that is sold In West
Stay ton and Mrs. Glenn McClellan
for North Rantiam.
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GERMAN RADIO
CARRIES PARIS
STREET NOISES
Park, (LP) Franco-German rap
prochement Is taking - a popular
form these days with' the trans
mit on bj radio of the atreet noises
of the two-taoitala.
The experiment was first made
with the crowed rue de la Gait
In Montparnasse whka Is one of
the raott typically gay and Pari
sian byways of the city. TLe micro
phone was carried In and out of
cafes, placed before the little thea
ters, at movie entrances and at the
street corners where excited stud
ent and grlaettes, tourists and bea
rded old settlers all mingle In one
colorful throng. The noises were
sent to Frankfurt whence ther were
diffused throughout Europe, altho
ugh the experiment waa explained
by a German who baa a sympathe
tic understanding of the French
capital.
Germans heard tl.eae noises In
the popular quarter, after which
the mike was carried to a famous
cafe near the Comedie Francalase
frequented by well-known authors
and actors.
The sidewalks of Paris were fur
trier reproduced when tl.e radio ap
paratus was carried to the Place
de l'Opera, which is the pulsating
heart of the city. Traffic noises,
probably many subtle and savage
oaths from French chauffeurs,
horns, brakes, and conversation
was diffused over Germany, while
all the time the German yoiee of
the Interpreter was saying, "This
is the Avenue de l'Opera, here is
U.e Cafe de la Fail, where all the
world meets, listen to the crowds,
half of whom are sitting at tables,
watching the other hall promenade
by."
The project was conceived by
Ernest Schoen, director of the
Radio Post of Frankfurt,
Schoen declares that all cities
can exchange noises In this way,
and even the old sidewalks of New
York may soon rattle and throb for
the Parlslens, the Berliners and the
Viennese.
BROOKS AID SERVES
HUSBANDS DINNER
Brooks The Brooks Ladles Aid
held a special meeting at the home
of Mrs O. L. Bailey for the pur
pose of doing some quilting.
In the evening dinner was served
to the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Gibson, Mrs. John Lesher, Mrs.
Raymon Blanton and children De
Etta Loulfie and Raymond, Mr. and
Mrs, A. J. Kasmussen and daugh
ter, Arllne, Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Bailey and son, Robert, Mr, and
Mrs. Ronald Jones and son Ronnie,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvester Harris, and children
and Miss Lavone and Albert Har
ris; the hosts, Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Bailey.
VACANCY ON BOARD
Hopewell Mrs. Earl Bice, who
was laid to rest Monday In the
Belcrest Memorial park, was a
member of the Hopewell public
school board. This was her second
year of service in that capacity.
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lora, The meeting will be a sympo
sium on "The Sixtieth Anniver
sary," which will be led by Mils Line
Heist, assisted by the Pierian Bible
class of which she Is a member,
The meeting of the Ever-ready
Birthday club at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Loveland, scheduled for
this coming week, has been indef
initely postponed on account of
illness.
PREACHER ADVISES
NEW CUSS WORDS
Stockton, Cal. i( If you must
swear, be original and use unusual
words Instead, the Rev. Edwin F.
Brown advised a meeting of club
men at Tracy.
"This will not only cure you of
profanity," be explained, "but It will
increase your vocabulary along use
ful lines."
The minister suggested "xapodl
dae," meaning "rats," as one of the
many words which might be used
as profanity substitutes.
Jefferson Mrs. Flo Young was
hostess to the Thimble club Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Addle
Llbby. The time was enjoyably
spent with fancy work and conver
sation. Later in the evening re
freshments were served by the
hostess.
Toots" Clement, Alabama tackle
has the largest feet In Southern
conference football, wearing a size
13 ''i street shoe and placing a
special orfler for foot ball shoes.
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while iwa listening to
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We'll run down after
dinner and get-one.
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CONGRESS WILL
TAKE ACTION ON
BROADCAST TAX
Washington iJPi A move to make
broadcasters defray the costs of
government regulation of radio will
be made at the new session of con
gress. A proposed schedule of license
fees to be imposed on all stations
Is being drafted by the federal ra
dio commission at the request of
the senate. Several months ago the
commission discussed with Senator
Dill, of Washington, one of the
authors of the radio act, a tenta
tive proposal for a wattage tax on
broadcasting stations and flat li
cense fee rates for commercial
communication companies.
Judge Ira E. Robinson, chairman
of the commission, told the senate
committee on interstate commerce
that he favored the Imposition of
license fees, declaring it would In
duce broadcasters to realise more
fully their obligations to the public.
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He said that the Increased cost of
administration made It expedient to
assess Charges upon licensees.
The cost of radio regulation Is es
timated at 1750.000 annually and It
Is predicted that the increased
work incidental to technical devel
opment will soon bring expendi
tures to $1,000,000.
Senator Dill says the license fee
plan probably will be considered as
a part of the Couzens bill for the
creation of a communications com
mission to regulate radio, telephone
and telegraph transmission.
NEEDLE CLUB WILL
HAVE GIFT AFFAIR
Dayton Mrs. Clifford Gibbons
entertained the Aloha Needle club
at her home .Thursday afternoon.
Names were drawn to exchange
Christmas gifts In the circle of
members. Plans to f Irish the quilt
being made by the club were dis
cussed.
Members present were Mesdames
Marion Boulden, Arthur BramleU,
Ezra Dixon, Fred" Flnnicum, Ersel
Gubser, Ralph Had ley, Bert Mc
Farlane, J. A. Mc Far lane, P. B.
Sweeney, and the hostess.
Mrs. Gibbons served refreshments.
The next meeting will be at the
Ralph Hadlev home.
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HOPEWELL AID HAS
ALL DAY GATHERING
Hopewell The Ladles Aid of the
United Brethren church met Wed
nesday for an all day- session at
the home of Mrs. Ole Jacobson.
They were quilting e quilt for Mrs.
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lioti of their iadiTidualtry as warmlyaod
vhrfcUp as their innrumeati or their
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