Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1927 — Page 5

RADIO PROBLEMS BEING SETTLED 8Y COMMISSION r Broadcasting Slowing Struggling Out Os Shadows Os Chaos Washington, Dec. 22. — (INS) — Slowly struggling out ot the shadows of chaos that have congested the ether highways for months radio broadcasting, ns the year of 1927 closes is once more moving forward to a position «f real service to the American people. Conditions admittedly are far from Ideal. Radio’s malady was far too serious last March when the Federal Commission took charge cf the case to be cured in ten months. The commission has had plenty of trouble and more trouble is ahead. On many wave lengths long distance reception is uncertain if not impossible. The cry of monopoly and discrimination against the small stations has been raised. Another group of broadcasters demands that the number of stations be drastically reduced. Many operators want better wave lengths and more power—a majority of them want to be national stations. Cases attacking the commission and the Radio Act of 1927 are in the courts. Commercial interest, charging a monopoly has been created for certain corporations, are pressing their rights for use of frequencies outside of the broadcast banus for business purposes. But out of all this chaos of ether, of politics, of business interests and legal questions will eventually arise a clearcut policy of recognized policy of control—of common law of radio —that the broadcasting and transmitting art by air may find itself on a solid foundation and in a position of virtual security. Commission Busy From its first meeting March 14. the radio commission concentrated on the task of taking the congestion out of the broadcast band between 550 and 1500 kilocycles. The final move of the year was an order effective December 1, aimed at eliminating interference from 25 of the 3u channels between 600 and 1,000 kilocycles. By this action the commission set up 25 channels for DX or long distance reception, upon which at least, a part of each day trans-continental transmission of without interference, should lie possible. The axe fell on the small stations which were relegated to othr sections ot the broadcast band. From the commission’s standpoint the best stations of United States are concentrated on the 600-1000 kilocycle band. Local stations, those with a specialized appeal or others whose service is not regarded of the highest order, are concentrated on sections of the broadcast band where the congestion Is so severe as to render anything but local reception at least problematical. The stations who suffered loss of their favorable wave lengths through this process of setting up preferred and unrestricted channels for the more powerful broadcasters are not expected to submit without a fight. New Law Effective The Radio Act of 1927 became a law on February 23. For eight months radio had "run wild," in the most spectacular and chaotic orgy of aimless, uncontrolled effort at expansion that ever marked the early development of an American industry. On June 30, 1926, there were 533 licensed broadcasting stations. That number was excessive and in hopes of enactment of a new law, the 1912 act being Inadequate. Secretary of Commerce Hoover, then the radio “czar” was disapproving practically all requests for new licenses on the unchallengeable ground that “there was no more room.” — rO— Hula Dance Now Done Outside Os Honolulu Honolulu, T. 11., -(UP)— They still dance the hula in Hawaii, nt Waikiki, back in the mountains and on the “outside Islands”—Kauai, Hawaii, Molokai and •Maui. Tourists arrive in steady streams to express surprise at finding that Hawaii is just a little chunk of the United States but they find the native Hawailans still enjoying the hula as the mainlanders enjoy the waltz, fox trot, Charleston or Black Bottom. Despite widespread misunderstanding about the hula it is not a lewd nance except, as lewdness is road into it by the unitiated observer. Os course it interprets the theme of love as most dances do but in minds of the Hawaiians there is nothing lewd about it. "Competent observers," in the case of visiting tourists either very young men or men called old. declare that the best hula dancers are the older women who attempt not to hide the effects of a poi diet. Young girls with slender ligures make the most charming dancers even though sometimes they lack the understanding of the dance known to the older “wahiaus.”— Polynesian for women. ■ o— USE Limberlost Washing Powder

Kiss Is More Dealdy Than Motor Smash; < auses More Death ( ! kiss that little ! i : rgh. has now been declared to be 1 ' iea ' lllor ’"an a motor smash. ■"t poppetl - u P one of those ' Leagues who thrive on telling the -rl dan the ba <i things they do* and ’ Chi r .?T t,>be HPrlO " 8 ■ ot the Viennese League against k ssing are to be established here, In ] > other capitals of Europe and in Anrerlca, ! Tl i . lpy aSHerl that indiscriminate kiss- 1 , mg causes more deaths than motor ! car mishaps, and furthermore are to have a proclamation translated into 17 d fforent languages, containing the fol- ( lowing warning: > Everytime that you delicately I Place lipps (usually burning) against , I‘Ps you absorb 40.000 microbes.” Q _ Girl, 14. Writes To “Mayor Os Hawaii” Honolulu, T. H. —(UP)—Dorna Da- ’ vrdson, of Sandusky, Michigan who is . only 14 years of age, has heard so many weird tales about Hawaii that • she wants the low-down on the situation. This little girl addressed a letter to ( hailes N. Arnold, chief magistrate of ’ Honolulu, appealing to the ‘Mayor of , the Hawaiian Islands." to put her in , touch with a Honolulu correspondent," who would give her the facts about Hawaii. Lorna wants to know, among other , things, how Chinese, Japanese, Fili- . pinos, Portuguese" and many more people manage to live so happily together." i Mayor Arnold says she will hear , more on that point in addition to how , often the volcanos here “spout." > -o i An Airmen’s Light On Stone Mountain Atlanta, Ga. —(UP)—Stone nioun- . tain, which lunges like Gibraltar out I of the rolling countryside near hero, i will have a lighthouse on its granite i top an aerial buoy to warn aviators I from shipwreck. ■ | W. B. Hartsfield, chairman of the ■ municipal airport committee, announc- ’ ed decision to install a huge flaring ■ red beacon o nthe peak of the historic ■ mauntain. Fliers coming into Georgia from the ' north wil find the first aerial beacon • at Tucker. Ga. From there they will 1 be able to find their way to Candler field, local airport. The light on Stone mountain, on the . side of which the Confederate memo-1 rial is being carved, will be one of 2,ot)0,000 candle power and will be directly on the airmail route-

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Card of Thanks **fh to thank the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted ua during the iiinesa and death of our beloved daughter, Mrs. Bertha Lee; he singers for their beautiful songs; the minister for his message of comfort, and the beautiful floral pieces sent. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Steele, and husband, A. Lee. "e miss thee from thy place A shadow o’er our life is cast, Me miss the sunshine of thy face, We mins thy kind and willing hand, | Thy fond and earnest care. Our home Is dark without her, V. e miss her everywhere. California Attorneys Battle In Court Over Freak Election Bet San Francisco —(INS)— The San' Francisco courts have been asked to collect a freak election bet? A suit for S3O damages is on file? brought by George Schoenfeld, attorney, against Eugene M. O'Donnell, another attorney, for alleged fallue to perform on a pre-election contract. | Schoenfeld contends that O'Donnell had agreed to deliver three ten dollar hats to three designated persons in' the event that a named candidate j should be elected to the bench in the' recent election here. O’Donnell, how ! ever, failed to deliver the chapeaux and Schoenfeld is suing for their value in money in lieu of the real thing. Puts Shanghai First In Number Os Gunmen Shanghai—(UP)—Shanghai is infest ed with more gunmen than New York City and Chicago combined, is the opinion of T. P. Moran, assistant com-j missioner of police, in former years, Moran stated, these gunmen, virutally all of whom are Chinese, confined their gunning to members of their own ' race. • Since the capture of Shanghai by the southern army, however, the assistant commissioner declared, many foreign police constables and scores of Chinese constables have become marks for the guns cf these desperadoes. In a period of three months five foreign constables were shot and killed on the streets of Shangahai. Foreigners are quite-safe from sticknup artists on the Settlement streets at night, but this is not true of Chinese pedestrians. During a recent month, police records show 167 robberies were committed, all of the victims being Chinese. Foreigners walk through the darkest of alleys or streets and are

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| seldom molested, the robbers confining their activities almost evcluslvely to the Chinese and Japanese. — o Notice of Election On Jauary sth 7:30 P. M. 1928 there wil] be held in the office of Drs. Coverdale an election, for the purpose of electing seven trustees, for the Decatur Cemetery Association, for the year 1928. J. 8. Coverdalo Sec. Dec. 15-22-29

Decatur, Ind., Dec. 17, 1927 Dear Julia:— Received my’ birthday package from you. It was “awfully sweet" of you to spend so much time on that new pillow, I hadn't seen a quilted one before. Edw bought me a new coat, and in the pocket he slipped in one of the new city directories. He knows how much 1 like to have one in the house for we always bought books at Coldwater. The one in the office don't answer my purpose—for I want it when I want it. iou know you just pick it up lots of I times when you think of something you are wondering about. Everything is so well arranged. It’s a good book for every one who is interested in folks. My mother who is shut in finds it lots company. Come soon. Merry Chrismas. LIZZIE.

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