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INTERFERENCE HOW
AMONG FANS WARM
Amateurs Accused of Cutting
in on W6Y Program Issue
Hot Denial.
Broadcast listeners in Washington,
in steadily increasing numbers, are ris
ing in their wrath against the trans
mitting station responsible for the
code interference with WOY's pro
grams. Kvery night about 9 o’clock,
so the radio listeners report, the
obnoxious transmitting station pours
into the headphones and loud speak
er:-! a rasping code which virtually
obliterates the high-class entertain
nien*, originating at the General
Klectri Co.'s high-powered station
in Schenectady, N. Y.
The broadcast listeners have ac
cused the amateurs. The “hams,”
quick to respond to the attack upon
them, placed the blame on the Gov
ernment stations at Annapolis,
Arlington and the Washington Navy
Yard. The battle may reach such a
stage that the radio inspectors of
the Department of Commerce will
have to he called in as arbitrators.
J. C. Young was the first listener
to complain publicly about the code
interference with the programs from
WGY. Since his letter of protest was
published in the radio query column
of The Star a score of other radio
fans have lodged similar complaints.
Many Inconvenienced.
Hugh Pitzhugh writes as follows:
“Referring to the communication
from J. C. Young in Monday’s Star in
regard to interference on the wave
length of WGY from a code-sending
station, we are not all rushing Into
print to complain of such matters, but
doubtless the number of persons in
convenienced has been very large. I
have heard this code more or less for
a week past, on a wave length of
about 378 meters —so close to WGY
that it cannot always be tuned out.
It was strong Monday night.
“In tliis connection, I can always
pick up code messages on (approxi
mately) 443 and 370 meters—this goes
on all night, but dots not happen to
interfere with any stations I am look
ing for. Probably most of us are
having our major trouble with the
regenerative receivers nearby, which
are tuned in on a wave length very
slightly different from the one we are
tuned to.
“Some months ago. on a particular
evening. I found the local station
(I forgot the one) transmitting with
about equal strength at 469 and about
360 meters simultaneously. I could
hear the same thing at either sitting
at will, and picked up Cleveland and
■Schenectady in between the normal
way. This lasted for perhaps 15 min
.uters. The local stations are easily
heard at the half-way setting, 235
*"htelers, but I would not expect a
resonance harmonic effect on 360 me
ters. Was this some experiment in
repeating?”
Seconds Mr. Young.
"I want to second what Mr. Young
says in Monday’s Star with respect to
fiOde interference with WGY's pro
grams,” writes J. M. Lowe. 'Tt has
occurred not only once, hut occurs
.nearly every night. This interference
Is not only with WGY, but with sev
eral other broadcasting stations. 1
had the same experience Monday
flight at Springfield. Mass., and Hast
ings. Nebr., the code signals sounding
like an old duck quacking after be-
LJtig turned loose in a room.
“I have a very selective five-tube
neutrodyne set that tunes readily
lyfth Oakland, Calif. Dallas and Port
Worth, Tex.; Hastings, Nebr., and Jef
ferson City, Mo., but I cannot tune
out these code operators working on
the same wave lengths as the sta
tions mentioned.”
tV Oman Complains.
Another listener-in who complains
about the code interference is Adelia
M. Hoyt. “The organ recital broad
cast from Albany by WGY every
Tuesday evening from 10 to 11 o'clock
and which I used to greatly enjoy,"
she said, "is no longer of any satis
faction because of code interference
which keeps up incessantly, break-
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Ing up and driving out all other
waves.”
leading the amateurs in resenting
the attacks of the broadcast listen
ers is C. A. Briggs, operatpr of sta
tion 3CAIS, and vice president of the
Washington Radio Club. Mr. Briggs
claims that the interference on the
wave of WGY is “very probably the
seventh harmonic from N’AA, Arling
ton, on a wave length of about 378.6
meters.” “Trouble may also come
from other Government stations, as.
for instance, WBY." he said. ”1 have
heard such interference frequently.”
"J speak for the amateurs in stat
ing that it is most improbable that
ait amateur caused the trouble,”
added Mr. Briggs. “The remedy is
improvement in Government stations
so they will have a better wave and
be able to eliminate harmonics.
“What an amateur would want
roaming in solitude around 380 met
ers, WGY's wave. Gold only knows!
No other amateurs would hear him,
and how he could make an amateur
transmitter to send on this wave
length has yet to be explained. Nev
ertheless in the statement given so
readily in your paper the amateur is
damaged by crediting to him that
which is neither within reason nor
fact, and where listening in by a per
son qualified to pass judgment upon
the matter would not only show that
it was not an amateur, but would
identify the precise station causing
the trouble at the particular time.”
Louisiana has just decided to ac
cept the provisions of the Federal
maternity and infancy act. bringing
the total of States co-operating with
the National Government in work for
mothers and babies to 41.
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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1924.
DAVIS GETS PRAISE
AT ALUMNI LUNCHEON
Washington-Lee Graduates Ad
dressed by Speakers, Who Laud
Candidate’s College Record.
The first of a series of luncheons to
be given by the Washington and Dee
University Davis Alumni every two
weeks was held yesterday in the
grill room of the New Ebbitt House.
Twenty-five of the graduates of the
old university attended, among them
Dr. William Taylor Thom of this city,
of the class of '7O. and former United
States Senator George E. Chamber
lain of Oregon, of the class of ’79.
Prof. Albert Levitt of the law school
faculty, who had come on from Lex
ington, the seat of the university,
especially to attend the luncheon as
the personal representative of Presi
dent Smith of the university, was the
honor guest. In the course of the
speech-making John AY. Davis, presi
dential nominee, was highly compli
mented. especially on the success of
his college career.
Klwood H. Seal, ’l3. president of
the organization, presided. Senator
Chamberlain, Dr. William Taylor
Thom and E. C. R. Humphries. B. L.,
’96, delivered addresses.
An invitation from the authorities
of the Catholic University was ac
cepted to attend the dedication of the
stadium of that institution Saturday
next. Prof. Albert Levitt brought the
greetings of the university from
president Smith, who Is now recov
ering from a serious automobile ac
cident in the West, saying that Dr.
Smith would soon be back at the
helm, directing the destinies of the
university, the future of which, he
said, were the brightest, with more
students applying for matriculation
than could be taken care of.
The officers of the alumni are: El
wood H. Seal, president; G. McP.
Minetree, vice president; R. K. Wil
liams. vice president; Hunter Os
borne. secretary; Edmund D. Camp
bell, treasurer.
Those attending the luncheon were:
El wood H. Seal, president; Dr. Wil
liam Vaylor Thom, Senator George E.
Chamberlain. G. G. Platt. T. D. Ban
son, R, E. Royal, B. C. Flournoy, John
AV. Addison, P. P. Guthrie, Howard U
Robinson. H. W. Kelly, George McP.
Minetree. E. C. R, Humphries and Ed
win P. Humphries, P. B. Potter, G.
blunter Osborne. Judge W. B. New
tnan, IT. It. Mills, E. D. Campbell,
Waiter H. Dunlap, T. <4. Humphries,
.1. P. Hill, jr ; Robert K. Williams, J.
AV. Shiles, Eldon P. King, T. B. Ben
son and Prof. Albert Levitt.
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NEW CORONADO CASE
BEFORE HIGH COURT
Company Appeals for Baling on
Union Liability for Treble
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coal case. This time the court must
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has been gathered Is sufficient to hold
Local Union, No. 21, of the United
Mine Workers of America liable for
treble damages under the Sherman
anti-trust law for property destroyed
several years ago during a strike
against the Coronado and other coal
mining companies in Arkansas.
When the case was last before the
Supreme Court it was decided that
the evidence then presented did not
show that the purpose of the strike
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was to restrain interstate commerce.
The ease was sent back to the lower
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merce the coal mining companies
could not obtain the relief they had
asked.
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substantially changed It so far as a
restraint of interstate commerce was
concerned. The new trial had failed,
the lower courts declared, to prove a
conspiracy on the part of the union
miners in violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law. and for that reason
the lower courts refused to award
the coal companies the damages they
had claimed.
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movie "stunts" are performed on a
windmill. a Kilwinning. Scotland,
man was hurled to death when his
jacket was caught on a fan blade as
the fan revolved, whirling his body
round and round.
Navy Officers Transferred.
Lieut. Harry MeC. Jones of the
Williamson and Lleul. Stanton H.
Wooster of the Langley have been
assigned to duly at the Navy Depart
ment; Lieut. Herbert J. Menoratti has
been transferred from the Washington
Navy Yard to the New York; Lieut.
Ralph H. Howard, Supply Corps, from
the Washington Navy Yard to the
Naval Air Station, Anacostia, I).
and Lieut. William ,f. Carter, from
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Special IHspatclj to The'Star.
FRKDERICKSBL'RO, Va.. Octobe
1-—The seventh annual Carolim
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