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BATTLE CBEEK, mOl) SCITOAT, MAT 26, 192 THE ENQUIKEK AND EVENING NEWS 12 CHILD PROVES SEVEREST CRITIC TO BROADCASTING PROGRAMS ft niinn SWAN SONG uUNb LAY OF LAST MINSTREL. TIIEY ENTERTAIN CHILDREN. AIR JUNIORS CLUB IS MOST POPULAR Chaplin Proves Funny on Radio Charlie Puts en a Rare Show When Appearing Before the Microphone Of a New York Studio After a Good Deal of Coaxing. BY BELL RINGERS Crooning contraltos are pleasant to listen to. booming bassos are thrilling, and equally entertaining are the suppressed sopranos.

But But Chicago Station Finds That Children Are Frank In Their Expressions. INTERESTED IN RIDDLES Emil Closs, Master of Art and One of Few Left in U. S.f Plays on Radio. WISTFUL ABOUT HIS BELLS uIau tl.i it. these "whispering" baritones and tenors are downrigltt lnaudble sometimes.

Contests Arc Held, One for fiuii i huiiiii nidi ne rinus Hard Going but Points to Memorial uay bringing Large Number of Essays. Many Engagements. The best college radio entertainer of the northwest Is David Wcstlund, of the University of Minnesota, who recently won such a contest con-ducted by KSTP St. Paul. Being a saxophonist, his fraternity brothers Mi New York.

May 25. The lay off the last minstrel, the swan song; of the last of the oldtime Swiss bell ringers, is being sung. Emil Closs rings the bells. He has been ringing them lor 19 years. He is the master of 27 bells that range in tone over octaves.

When he first began witli seven bells there were always tea thousand people eager to listen. But now ah, times have changed! The bells, they are abused. The public ear has been ruined bv discordant. nntue nr. Newark, N.

May 25. Radio station WOR treasures a story about Charlie Chaplin that is as funny as the best of his antics on the screen. It concerns his appearance before the microphone of this station in the New York studio some time back. Charlie needed some coaxing at, first, but he finally consented to appear before the microphone. Accompanied by "Hollywood" Mc-Cosker, director of the studio, he went there prepared for a short talk.

When his time came to "appear," stepped up to the mike and said: "You people who have seen me In the movies probably think of me only as an actor. You'll probably be surprised to learn that I am also a musician. I will now play a piano solo." Listeners heard a difficult piano selection immediately after. Following this, to further demonstrate hts musical ability Chaplin announced he would play the violin and his fans heard that instrument In another brilliant selection. Then followed other orchestral Instruments, each singly announced by Charlie himself.

"Now," he finally said. "Ill play them all together." And an entire orchestral selection was the outcome! Of course, you've guessed the answer. McCosker had a number of competent musicians in the studio. When Chaplin announced he would play an Instrument, one of the players stepped up to the mike and rendered a selection. When he announced he would play them all together, all the musicians struck up a lively air in unison.

forbid him to Wcstlund practice In the fraternity house, so he Joined the university band and practiced with It. He won over a field of 200 con EMIL CLOSS, LAST OF THE SWISS BELL RINGERS. chestras of locomotive whistles, tne-i testants and received a silver trophy as a prize. He uses his FIDDLER BACK IN U. S.

Irm.i and Everett Mitchell, who conduct the "Air Juniors" rltib at WE NR. Chicago, are pictured here with three of their many thousands of admirers. Some of the created character are shown grouped around them. saxophone to cam his way through school. MEDICAL I RADIOED BY ENGLISH STATIONS Creating atmosphere calls for reality.

The Seattle studios of the ABC, during the broadcast of Miss Cilen says. rifhr inntiHlt nrnvinir educa iDHDSPOflii the "Voice of the Mountain" pro tior.al was a puppet contest In! gram. In which lumbering was Advice for III or Injured Persons on Ships May Be Obtained on Coast. BY USE OF 2 STATIONS discussed, erected a circular saw In the studios to lend the buzzing sound of wood cutting to the story. "Professor Knlckieblne." whose hand wields the hick ory stick of "School Days, London, May 25.

IP Medical advice for ill or injured persons on ships can be obtained from any coast radio station in the British Isles by sending a radiogram to the station concerned. The station communicates the messages to the appropriate medical authority, whose reply is signaled to the ship. In case a doctor from shore is wanted, the request for such assistance is addressed as a radiogram to the medical officer of the most convenient port. The cost of the message is debited to the ship. Saturday night program of the NBC.

Pacific screech of automobile horns, saxophones, banjos. There is little place for the clear notes of the bells any more. Tlayer Finally Foond The National Broadcasting company wanted a Swiss bell ringer for its Dutch Masters Minstrels, a weekly radio program. A search was Instituted. The first booking agency said it was impossible; that the Swiss bell ringer was extinct.

But perserveranre led to Brooklyn, to the home of Emil Closs. the last survivor In the metropolitan area and one of the few left In the country. A Swiss bell ringer has pride. In the broadcasting studio a table was carefully covered with felt. The bells came out of their soft bags of flannel.

They were carefully marshaled In neat rows. The Dutch Masters Minstrels are on the air. The announcer says into the microphone: "Emil Closs, world famous master of the Swiss bells." Bemoans Passing Gravely Closs rises to his feet and approaches his beloved bells. The other musicians cover their mouths to prevent their snickers being audible. Closs glowers at them, then delicately he rings his bells, picking one up from the table and discarding another in almost the same' movement.

Ho is playing Old Black Joe. The lay of the last minstrel. Closs is wistful when he talks of his bells. He bemoans the passing of the golden day when pverv lvceum circuit and evers studios. Is In Chicago, May 25.

Children ol of today are more Interested in living peionaltttr than they arc In people who lived In the P---That's wnat Irma Glen and I.vcr-ett Mitchell have lound conducting their -Air Juniors" rhi'j over WENR, Chicago, even' afternoon at a. eentral time. The was Inaugurated In August. 1C2. Stnee then the two conductors have experimented with kind of programs to determine which received the greater reception from taiy Jans.

Jspnne trmn children proved to Irma and Everett that children wanted better educational lea-lure, particularly about people llrtns now: that riddles and on-tcrt-i were and Indian atorles favored: nd that Uvea uf great historical personalities drew their hare ol applause. Children are frank In expressing their criticism, be tt rood or bad. and from tht the two entertainer have modeled their pro-cram. ha taken much library research and much experimenting. Mories by Radio! -One of our first experiment was radio moving picture of Huckleberry Finn'." as Miss Olea We told thin Mory a though we were viewing it on a creen.

We then cave a rle ol torief telling of the childhood of creat musicians. It waa during this experiment that we discovered from our letter that children today wanted better educational features, and particularly about people living now. a Lindbergh and other. -A a result we atarted a eries of stories about children of today who hate made their mark In the world, mch a Jackie Coogan Nature lories and poems by children' port Eugene FUld. Longfellow and other are popular.

-And riddles it seems that au hlldren are Interested tn riddle. We give the riddle one day and then answer It the next, but almost before our hour up we gel telephone call telling as the an-iwer." rdacatinnal Contest Contested conducted by the club fcave proven popular. A Santa riau letter contest at Christmas time drew response from every slate and porta of Canada. An encyclopedia contest, consisting ol giving children a letter of the alphabet and asking them to look ui the live of tne Rreat men whose name began with the letter. alo proved popular as weU educational.

"We are most careful to see lhat everv 'ory or contest that ae have lead to the betterment of children and ha a moral." Listeners on Chicago's North Side May Now Hear Pro. grams Given by KYW. Chicago. May 25. The "dead spot" In Chicago north side has been brought to life by KYW through the operation of a synchronized station near it.

The KYW supplemental station 1 KYW A. located In the Edge-water Beach hotel eight miles from the KYW transmitter on the Congress hotel near the "loop" area. For months receivers on the near-north side could not hear KYW. The most generally accepted theory was that the steel buildings of the downtown nrea absorbed energy. private life Richard Le Grand.

In mod BIG SYSTEM OF RADIO ern style, this "Professor; who ran away LeGrand from school as a MUSIC CAREER VARIED which the story of "Plnnochto." wooden robot, was told and children were asked to send In puppets of thetr own. Followed much by the audience and results crowded the studio with wooden figures. A Memorial Day contest brought a large number of essay to the studio. Children Participate Drg-loving children get a thrill out of sending the names of their dogs Into the studio and hearing them called over the mike. Miss Olcn ays the clu has received many amusing letters telling the reaction of the dors when they heard their name called.

A practical edtratlonal feature Is a singing and dramatic club. There are 50 member In this or-raniMtlon and every holiday the children give a play In the studio. The Harmonica club plays during programs and teaches apt pupils how to play. Some created characters loved by the tiny audience are "Peter, the Brownie." "diaries, the Rooster." Turtle, the Canary." "Emma, the Dtick." and her two waddling babies. "Furry Down." "These characters have been created because It has been fotmd that children like to hear dogs barking, roosters crowing end other animal noises," Miss Cilen tays.

since It Inception less than a year aeo. the "Air Juniors" has registered 3o.ono members, many of whom are adults. InMgnla of membership Is a blue and gold button and a membership card. Irma and Everett have kept a complete Jilc of these name and have picture of about 4.000 of the member. youth.

Is "bringing to radio fans all the glories of the little red school house." he says. His pupils get unruly sometimes and sing a few songs In class, but they all help me icaiure. Staff additions: Tom Terris. "The Vagabond Director," travel tale teller at KFI, Los Angeles; Alice Prindle, contralto, Seattle studios of the ABC. Creation of Organization and National Institute Is Now Contemplated.

Brussels, May 25. (P) The creation of a large broadcasting organization patterned after the German or English systems, and a national radio institute with all modern improvements, is contemplated by the Belgian government. The government has announced Its Intention of examining the eco-nomis, financial and Juridical problems relating to broadcasting preparatory to the establishment of the system. It is proposed to create a company without commercial aim which would be autonomous and directed by a committee and a government consulting committee. The company would be authorized to make loans and the managing It wasn't so long ago that Charles AlthofT, the "Yankee Fiddrer," was entertaining large crowds at the Empire theater and the Victoria Palace in London with his fiddle and songs.

But he's back in this country now for radio appearances. He was the featured artist of the La Palina smoker, on the Columbia system recently. Chautauqua had its bell rlngcfiS Yet he would never admit thas, he. one of the last one one of the i i Powell Crosley, who owns a couple of broadcasting stations In Cincinnati In addition to manufacturing receiving sets. Is bound to make a lot of money.

He has Just started construction of a commcr cial airplane, the Crosley Moonbeam, and he has been manufacturing Icelcss refrigerators for best, nnas it nara to ring nis uei. No Indeed, all the engagements he can take care of. Entertainments in New Jersey and Long Island towns. Church musicals every Sunday. "Why only last Sunday I played in a Methodist church at the morning services and at a Baptist church in the evening." some time.

BY IS committee would be presided over New series on the air: by the minister of railways, posts DuBarry Beauty talks. CBS. and telegraphs. The necessary funds probably would be raised by Thursdays at 10:30 eastern time. True Detective Mysteries, CBS, Thursdays at 8 eastern time.

"How to Choose a College Edu AHRIBUTEDTO RIO Mysterious Sounds from Cathedral Believed to Be From Nearby Set. Victoria. B. C. May 25.

Ghost stories about old churches have been common enough, but when strange music was heard coming from a cathedral not yet completed everyone was puzzled. The foundations of the new Victoria cathedral were recently laid, but already weird music has been reported Issuing from the rising structure. "It is really most amazing." explains the Rev. Cecil S. Qualnton.

"Sometime It appears to be organ music. At other times the sound Is distinctly that or a piano and the other day I heard a voice singing." Th dean Is only one of many who have heard the mysterious cathedral music. KsneciHlly at nicht li the music audible. When It was first noticed people thouaht that a new orean was being tried out In the building. But inquiry revealed ihat no steps had been taken to equip the building with an organ because work would not be far enough advanced for such equipment for many months.

On theory only has so far received wide credence. That Is that the building has been acting as a reflector for sound waves from a radio set somewhere In the vicinity. cation," WLW. Cincinnati. Mondays and Fridays at 7 eastern a tax on receivers.

Broadcasting has a high degree of popularity in Belgium, but radio development has been retarded by a number of factors. Post-war financial conditions have at times practically abolished the business of radio dealers. RACKS RADIO SCHOOL The Ohio School of the Air. broadcast for the state department of education by WLW. Cincinnati, has received the support of the state lezlslature.

It recently appropriated $40,000 for two rears' operation of the school. HEARD IN SMALL TO! Estiblishment of Broadcasting Station for Direct Communication Approved. Madrid. May 25. (P) Establishment of a broadcasting station and the installation of apparatus for direct radio telegraph communication with Argentina has been approved by the Spanish government.

Under the contracting conditions time. 'The Traffic Brakeman," WOR. Newark, Tuesdays at 6:30 eastern time. Wreckers De Luxe. WIP.

Philadelphia, Mondays at 7:30 eastern time. Bethel. May 25 lPh-Gco- irranVnr shnulri lv rasv for vouna- stcrs in this little Maine, town RALPH SOULE Oklahoma City, May 25. Ralph Soule has executed a triple play In his varied musical career from grand opera to teaching to radio singing. Now he sings each week over WKY, in addition to heading -the music department at the University of Oklahoma City.

Soule was in the original caste of Blossom Time, and has appeared In several popular operas as well as grand opera, in New York and elsewhere. He also has sung in concert with the New York Philharmonic, Detroit and Cleveland symphony orchestras. The value of exports of all types of insecticides, germicides, disinfectants and deodorants from the United States in 1928 showed an increase of 25 percent. henceforth. Wlwn Bav V.

Crockptt tunes in MIST HAVE RADIO A report from Rome says that all ships flying the Italian flag must be equipped with radio equipment before October 30, 1930. with the government, the communications company must put the WITH SOUND OF NERVES FARMERS' RADIO DAY When Louis J. Taber, Colum proposed service in operation within a period of a year. Ilear All Stations Clear as a Bell 1 With ih hi DYNAFIUER III Attvlte Instantly I ll tiitl(l ol ht. I Ui.rk- on Uaiit-rr ir Hi'ri' ltli" iWMtrsilr rwrlrl Mf HNrr MajIr-lmprcfM 1 Urine In fit i mM'-l cerf lm llwtlatr lUtrtt ar mrrmi lft r- itt f.f (i itv t.

r-i it ilflet DYNAFILTER MFG. CO. ttt. itt Srw lam (lly, bus, master of the National Grange, goes on the air over the a foreign short-wave radio station on his home-made set he has his audio amplifier connected to a loudspeaker on Maine street. One station at Bandoena.

Java, 12,000 miles away, came In with such vol NBC network on June 7 It Is estimated that more than a million rural residents will be reach "Ganglion Symphony" Produced by Amplification of Noise Set Up in Body. ume, that, folks an eighth of a mue ALL TOR ART Roljert Mayer, newest member of the National Battery symphony orchestra at KSTP. St. Paul, traveled 62.400 mile over a period of to years In taking lesions on the oboe. away heard the program.

NOVEL TRAINING Oliva Gladu, bird imitator at station WBZ, Springfield, does his training on a butcher's cart whistling for elastomers. He says his training jaunts have brought him quite a bit of trade. ed. Other members of the Na tional Grange will talk on the pro gram. Crockett nas treated tne puduc to programs from Paris, London and Holland.

RADIOMAN I A BY DOROTHY URFER sre this switch? irs i-cr TUPNfNO CFF me CWTftlOeT AERIAL 10HCW GIANT TVBES Two output tubes of WTAM, Cleveland, to be installed in its new 50-kllowatt station, be 5 feet high. The power rating cf the two will be 200 kilowatts, or four times the wattage of the station. I GET TCO MUCH STATIC fiND UTH THIS Iowa City, Iowa. May 25- Sounds made by human nerves and muscles have been broadcast by WSUI. demonstrating that even in a radio studio one cannot be quiet.

The "ganglion symphony" was produced by amplifying 800.000 times the noise made by electrical action currents set up by busy ligaments and nerve centers. A dull, rumbling sound resulted. By means of electrodes of thin copper, covered wwith flannel moistened by a saline solution, the current was captured and transmitted to the amplifier. I CflN TVHC IH THE" rfRini. IN THP HTTIC, BlT IN WINTER, UrlCN TME CLOTHES HUM I SWITCH ON THE BASEMENT RERtftLi BUT IF I CRN ANOTHER BIRTHDAY WHO, Omalia, announces its fifth anniversary this month.

KSTP, St. Paul, celebrated its first birthday on "April Fool's day." rmr Btcnustr the u-iru i 6Cu)N THE PC, I I SWITCH ON THt HERIRL in I THIS ROOM. i '-x V1 Radio Link for All Continents Is Now Planned in Air Exchange construct a 50,000 watt station for Washington. May 25. UP) Promising the radio fan of the future ih.

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seven seas to June an oi me continents, three more enterprises have joined the scramble for relay broadcast channels. Applications for short waves for the interchange of programs with foreign countries have been made to the federal radio commission by the Universal Broadcasting operators of WCAU. Philadelphia, the Pacific Western Broadcasting Federation of Pasadena, and Aviation Radio Station, of New York. Dr. Leon Levy, president of the Universal company and secretary- traeiirr nf fVii Cnlnmhla.

Broad- operation on 1,490 kilocycles in the regular broadcast band. G. W. Alexander, manager of the federation, says it is planned to build a short wave station for rebroadcast-inj of the programs to countries In all parts of the world. Arrangements have been made, he said, with organizations in Germany, Great Britain.

Norway, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Japan. The plan of Aviation Radio Station. which operates WRNY, New York, in the interest of aeronautics. Is to relay "American good will" programs to the world via W2XAL, a short wave station. C.

M. Keys, president of the Curtlss Airplane Transport corporation, a backer of the enterprise, and C. W. Cuthell. president of the company, outlined the project to the commission.

They asked for six short waves to permit broadcasting to Central and South America, Slam. China. Japan. France and Australia. If the scheme Is successful other countries will be Included.

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IS ARCADE rilONE I-1S31 Jacr re JTerWswlr Elttrk fr free mmtrUI WM Casting system, told the commission Si WW-l The urndy mrn around the house "Fixes up his -rhoio. that arrangements nave oecn made for exchaneine nroerams with sta tions in Berlin and Paris. He said the company plans to establish a station near Philadelphia to re-broadcast the programs of WCAU tDRUG CO. Sno Phone 9532 for European listeners. The commission has granted the Pacific federation permission to.