Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1925 — Page 21

MORE MONEY FOR RADIO INSPECTORS DENIED BY HOUSE Rep, Madden Says Regulation o f Receiving Would Be Attempted, By THOMAS STEVENSON WASHINGTON, March 12.—The House Appropriations Committee has rejected the recommendation of President Coolidge, Secretary Hoover and the Budget Bureau that an additional sum of $125,000 be appropriated to increase the radio inspection force. The widespread effect of this rejection on fans all over the country cannot be estimated. With increased interference and with the tasks of the limited force of inspectors multiplying, fans need not look to the Department of Commerce for relief from conditions which are rapidly becoming no better. It may be said with all fairness that the man directly responsible for the refusal to grant the additional appropriation is Martin B. iCfadden, Repui l'jpan of Illinois, who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. In spite of the testimony by experts of existing conditions, Representative Madden objected to the additional appropriation, and enough of his colleagues joined with him to dictate the committee’s refusal. "It is not a matter of economy with us all," said Representative Madden to the writer. “It is the principle of the thing. The Department of Commerce wants this money to regulate receiving sets, which would be unconstitutional.” The recommendation for the additional appropriation was sent to Congress by the Budget Bureau at the request of President Coolidge and Secretary Hoover. The proposal was taken up at a session of tb<s committee at which testimony was given by Deputy Commissioner A. J. Tyrer of the Bureau of Navigation and Chief Radio Supervisor W. D._ Terrell. (Copyright, 1925, by Stevenson Radio Syndicate.)

STATIONS HEARD ON SIMPLE SET Wire Strung Around Upstairs Room Used as Aerial, Thomas S. Garber, 620 E. Fortysecond St., said today he heard KDKA, Pittsburgh, and WOS, Jefferson City, Mo., on a crystal set built of a simple tuning coll with ten taps, wound on a cheese box, Monday night. The aerial was 100 feet of No. 16 copper wire strung around the picture molding of an upstairs room. Announcement and music from Pittsburgh came in as dear as the local stations, which wore in operation and successffully tuned out, Garber said. FIELD FORCES CURBED Congrens Failk To Provide For More Radio Inspectors. Bv Time Special WASHINGTON, March 12.—A1l the plans of the Department of Commerce for increasing the field force of radio inspectors in order that Interference might better be checked have been abandoned since congress adjourned March 4, without approving the additional appropriation necessary. In spite of the recommendation of President Ooolidge, Secretary of Commerce Hoover and the Budget Bureau, Chairman Man-tin B. Madden, of the House Appropriations Committee took a vigorous atand against furnishing add.tional money for the radio service. Madden’s disapproval resulted in the rejection of the recommendation by the House, Sandpaper Is Good, A little piece of sandpaper is the most convenient tool for removing enamel or fine silk or cotton insulation from wire.

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SCHENECTADY IS IMAMPION Station WGY on Air 1,630 Hours in Year, During 1924, Station W’GY, Scheneectady, wan on the air for 1,630 hours, or an average of four and a ba.lf hours a day, and only seven suspensions of broadcasting service look piaee, requiring a totul of 86 minutes for repairs. From figures available to date, WOC at Davenport wm a close second to WGY, haring a total of 1,609 1-2 hours for the period from January 1 to December 25, or an average of 4.46 hours per day, and interruptions In broadcasting amounted to only 18 minutes for repairs, for the same period. The figures for WOC cover the time during which the old 500 watt station was in operation, the new 5,000 watt station at Davenport going on the air for the first time on December 25, the above figures not applying on the new station's service.

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