Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1929 — Page 6

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Radio TWO CAR LINES BRING GRIEF TO RADIOOWNERS East Michigan and College Routes Found to Be Causing Trouble. For three nights The Times radio interference man and Carl Osterhottse of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company have been making a final check on the two street car lines causing the most interference. They are the East Michigan and College avenue lines and the points that have been found to be broadcasting the most are from La Salle street to the end of the line on East Michigan and on College avenue from Tenth to Forty-second streets. The check was made to find the broken bounds, cars that are making the most interference, etc., so the car company can make needed repairs and clear the trouble for radio fans. Tiiis work is making great progress and The Times interference man is sure that the people who live in these two dstricts have not had a real good radio program since the A. C. radio sets have been in use as many broken bounds and overhead trolley trouble were found by this careful recheck of the Michigan lines. The complete check on College avenue to the end of the line will continue this week and two lines each week will be surveyed. The street car company has been making repairs on rails on all lines and is trying to help the radio fans in the sections where car lines are causing grjef. However, the company can hot do this all at once. Each case must be found, then checked to the point of trouble, so the repair crew can operate. All this work is being done with the Indianapolis Times equipment in the radio car. This equipment has been increased, as the interference man has found different types of trouble that are harder to discover with a powerful set. The main interference finder was donated by the Vonnegut Hardware Company. This is a Federal F model loop set, the same as Commander Richard E. Evrd is using at the

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Fishing the Air

TWO of the most famous operettas of all time, “The Merry Widow” and “Sari,” will be recalled by the Armstrong Quakers during their program Friday night at 7:30 through the NBC system. The Quaker Girl will sing “Villa” from “The Merry Widow,” as a solo, and “Love’s Sweet Song” from “Sari” will be heard as an instrumental selection. a a a man , Old English songs will be featured In the United Choral Singers broadcast over stations of the Columbia broadcasting system Friday nigrit at 9 o’clock. The most famous of these is a very ancient tune entitled “Down Among the Dead Men.” Frantic amateur investors on the trail of h.gh flying stocks will have an opportunity to learn the basis of economic values in six lectures on Economic Progress to be broadcast by station "~iW every Friday at 6 o'clock. Robert Emmet Taylor, associate professor of commerce of the college of engineering and commerce of the University of Cincinnati will give the talks. He will tell the story of economic progress from the beginning of present day economics to the- control of the new order. „ a a a a a “Say That You Love Me” is the leading number of the program of the Clopin Eight to be broadcast through WJZ of the NBC system, Friday night at 5:30.

HIGH SPOTS OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAMS 7; 00 —WEAF Network—Cities Service orchestra. 8:00—WOR Network—True Story hour. B:OO—WJZ Network—Wrigley review. B:3O—WJZ Network—Phi. co hour. 9:OO—WEAF Network—NßC concert hour.

An all-star program of classical music/ in vocal and instrumental form features the National Broadcasting and Concert Bureau hour over the NBC system Friday night *t 9 o’clock. a a a a a a A brand new song entitled “Loneliness” will be contrasted with “I Know What It Mms to Be Lonesome,” as a feature of the hour that Then and Now will present Friday night at 7:30 over stations of the Columbia Broadcasting system. A contrast in horticulture will be offered by aAferoup consisting of “In an Old-Fashioned Garden” and “A Tree in the Park,” and Sallies of yesterday and today will be compared in “Sally in Ouj Alley” and “Sally of Our Dreams.” a a a a a a A program of dance music by Phil Spitalny’s orchestra from the Hotel Pennsylvania will be broadcast through the NBC system Friday night at 9:30. * a a a a a a The romantic world that appears when the asbestos curtain has been raised will bd4>rought to the radio audience in the Philco hour, broadcast through a coast-to-coast network of stations associated with the NBC system, Friday night at 8:30. The entr’acte of Victor Herbert’s “Miss Dolly Dollars” opens this program of music from several of the more enduring operettas. Jessica Dragonette and Colin O’More, regular stars of the program, will be heard in a soprano and tenor duet, “Love Has Wings,” from Kalman’s “Sari.” laa a a a A seaside resort in Florida will be the scene of Mary and Bob’s next trip when True Story hour broadcasts, their next adventures over stations of the Columbia broadcasting system Friday night at 8 o’clock. ana a a a Flowers will be heard, if not seen, in the Wrigley Review over a coast-to-coast network of stations associated with the NBC system, Friday night at 8 o’clock. The program includes “Violets,” “Love’s Greeting” and “A Valentine.”

South Pole. The interference man has found many cases of grief with this set due to its power and selectivity. Thursday night a second check was made on the trouble reported by B. R. Baxter and Ransom Hoffman at Thirty-third street and Broadway. The trouble in that district comes from three sources. First, the Indianapolis Street Railway wire that holds the trolley line is within a few feet of the arc light wires at Thirty-third street and College avenue. All the interference on this line is rebroadcast by the light wires to

| Thirty-third and Broadway, one square west. Second, the lines of the Power and Light Company along Thirtythird street are running through trees and when the wind blows they ground, making a noise that can be heard on power A. C. sets with much volume. Third, the wires in the alley north of Thirty-third between College avenue and Broadway, running from one set of lines on the west side of the alley through the lines on the east side, sway and at times touch the other lines. This causes another nterference.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Aviation FOUR TOURS BY AIR WILL COVER MANYJ4ATIONS Van Lear Black Prepares for Series of Flights This Year. *BY KEITH JONES, United Press* Staff Correspondent LONDON. Feb. B.—Plans for four flights covering a large part of the world were outlined today by Van Lear Black, publisher of the Baltimore Sun, in an interview with the United Press. All the flights will be made this year and are intended to demonstrate the practicability of airplanes for international passenger travel. Black will leave with a party of five Monday to make a round trip flight to Capetown, South Africa. “The Capetown trip is the first of four projected flights to be made in 1929,” Black told the United Press. “The others will be from London to Tokio and return, a complete tour of the United States and Canada, and a comprehensive tour of Central and South America. We will devote six months to the latter two. Help to World Peace “Using a standard tri-motored Fokker monoplane, th*e trip will be undertaken primarily to demonstrate the practicability of the standard modern airplane as a mea,ns of rapid international conveyance, because I believe the interests of world peace best will be served by peoples of different nations and continents meeting one another face to face. “The airplane will simplify such meetings. For instance, I thus have visited four countries in one day.” The international nature of the flight also is maintained in the equipment and personnel, Black pointed out. The plane was built in Holland, uses Wright Whirlwind American-made motors, and carries a British license. The pilots and mechanic, all of whom accompanied him on flights during the last two years, are Dutch. They are Gerret Geysendorffer and Johann Scholte, pilots, and Adriaan Van Triet, mechanic. Rene McColl, Black’s secretary, is British while his valet, Leo Bayline, is American. Return by Same Route “We hope to reach Capetown }n seventeen days and follow the identical route on the return trip, because we have found that second contacts with people are doubly pleasant,” Black said. The Capetown trip will be made by way of Rome, Cairo, Khartoum, Abercorn and Pretoria. The Tokio trip, which will begin soon after the return from Capetown, will take Black and his companions over Syria, Persia, India, Burma, Siam and China, with the return trip by Siberia if the Soviet authorities will permit. Black’s plane has cabin accommodations for eight passengers.

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' WFBM (1050) INDIANAPOLIS FRIDAY A. M. 7 to 9—Pep Unlimited Club. 10:30—Women’s hour. 11:00—Fuller-Ryde morning musicale. 12:00 —Popular records. 12:30—Livestock report; tarm period. 4:3O —WFBM studio orchestra. s:oo—Children’s knowledge. s:ls—Record program. . s:3o—Chapter a uay tioen the New lesiament. . .... s:4s—“What’s Happening,” late news from Indianapolis Times; newscasting. ... . 6:oo—Longine’s time; weather forecast. 11:00 —Longine’s time; weather forecast; the columnist. 11:15 —Charlie Davis’ Columbia Club orchestra. 13:15 —Sign off.

WKBF (1400) INDIANAPOLIS (Hoosier Athletic Club) FRIDAY A. M. 10:00 —Recipe exchange. 10:15—Studio program. _. rket . 111.30 Livestock and gram marsei, weather and shippena forecast. 10:40— Interesting bits of l^. ist ?, I 7’ ° urtesy of Indianapolis public library. 10:45—WKBF shopping service. *5-00—Late news bullstins and sports. 6:00 —Dinner hour concert 6:30 —Indianapolis Athletic Club. 7:oo—Silent. 8:00 —Konjola hour. 0:00 —Capitol Lumberjacks. 10:00—Rose Tire Company. 10:30— Indianapolis Athletic Club. WLW (70§) CINCINNATI FRIDAY P 3 00_U. S. Marine Corps band. 4:oo—Tea Time trio. 4:3o—Livestock report. 4:4o—Office boys. 5 00—Henry Thies orchestra. jIStSKSw CU.clnn.tt t*tional series. 6Ts—SquiDbs program. 6:3o—Dixie Circus. 7:00 —Lamp Light melodies. 7 30— Armstrong Quakers. 8:00 —Wrigley review. 9:oo^T?me°ancTweather announcement. q’oo—Hudson-Essex Challengers. 9:3o—Hotel Gibson orchestra. 10:00—Slumber hdur. 11 oo—Hotel Gibson orchestra. 12 loo— Henry Shies’ orchestra. FRIDAY fi-3n—NBC (WJZ. 760)—Dixie’s Circus. 7:30 NBC (WJZ, 760) Armstrong QuakColumbia —Then and now. 8:00 —WBBM (770) Chicago—Concert orNBC^System— An evening in Paris WCAH ln ?143o1 m Coiumbus—American WFLjA°(9OO) Clearwater —Organ. NBC (WJZ, 760)— Wrigley program. Columbia—True Story hour. 9:OO—KJR (970) Seattle—AßC network. Columbia Network —United Choral WBBM 15 * (770) Chicago—Colonial NBC* —Concert bureau hour WEAF WISN J 1120) Milwaukee —Feature; Krueger’s band. „ WIBO B (570i Chicago—Soprano, concert orchestra. PaHn WIP (610) Philadelphia—El Patio N fjZ |S |few T H h l S C £®^° WM=P- W* W Na E shvUle-Caldwell WLS n ?B’7 > 0) J Chicago—Church choir. 9:30 CFCA (840) Toronto—Concert enKY\v h GO2O) Chicago—Concert or--10:10—KSTP 5t (1460) St. Paul—Dance fea\VI)AF (610) Kansas City—Lopez \VKK heS a39o) Cleveland —Brigode’s orchestra. _ 10:15 —WIP (610) Philadelphia—Organ. WMAQ (670) Chicago—Musical potpourri. 10:20—KMOX (1090) St. Louis—Hot Stove League; debate. Flu Is Serious in Belgium Bu United Press BRUSSELS. Belgium. Feb. B.—A serious epidemic of influenza has broken out ni Bruge and Ghent It was estimated today that twothirds of the people of Bruges were afflicted. .

Aviation AIR-RAIL LINE GETS LAND FOR RADIOSTATION Option Is Taken on Site Between Mars Hill and City Ports.

Option on an acre of ground between Mars Hill airport and the proposed municipal airport for a radio station was taken Wednesday by two engineers of the Transcontinental Air Transport, air-rail coast-to-coast passenger line, it was announced today. The ground on which the option is held is owned by Jasper N. Foltz of the Ben Davis Lumber company, and is located on Raymond street between Lyndhurst drive and High School road. The site, if purchased by T. A. TANARUS., will be used as location for radio towers and broadcasting equipment. Through this station, and others located at all stops on the transcontinental line, officials will be able to keep in constant communication with pilots of the huge tri-motored T. A. T. planes. Each plane will be equipped with both broadcasting and receiving sets. In this way pilots can talk with ground officials and learn of weather conditions along the entire route. Negotiations for the site were made by William M. Kuse of the Union Trust Company real estate department. It is planned to start work on construction of the station as soon as the purchase is consummated, it was said, to have the station ready when the T. A. T. line is inaugurated April 1. The site between the* two airports was selected to permit use of Mars Hill airport in case T. A. T. is unable to make satisfactory arrangements for use of the proposed municipal airport. Buy for Anderson Airport ANDERSON, Ind.. Feb. 7.—Arrangements to purchase the 136-acre Lamper farm south'of Anderson 6n State Road 67 for an airport and factory site have been announced by the Orin Welch Aircraft Company, Anderson. The company’s factory buildings are being removed from the present site to the new airport. Two runways will be built, a six-plane han-

MOTION PICTURES

Today and Saturday “GOOD TIME CHARLEY” —VITAPHONE—

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In Air Today

Weather conditions at 9:30 a. m. at Indianapolis airport: West wind,6 miles an hour; barometric pressure, 30.07 ■ temperature, 32; ceiling, 200 feet; visibility, onehalf miie; foggygar erected, and factory buildings of the most modem type constructed. An aviation show with distance flights, altitude tests, and other events is planned for the opening of the field in May. The field is to be known as “America’s Friendliest Field.’ 1 The Welch company plans, President John Welch announced, to enter a nation-wide chain of aviation schools. Ooean Hop Contemplated Bu United Press SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. B.—Captain Charles E. Kingsford-Smith expects soo nto make a flight from Australia to England in thirteen days, it was disclosed today. The flight will be made in his plane, the Southern Cross. Captain KingsfordSmith is going to England on business, he said. Kingsford-Smith commanded the Southern Cross, predecessor of his present plane, on its flight from San Francisco to Melbourne last year.

Daylight Hits

SATURDAY 8-30—WEAF (660). New York—U. S. Army band to WRC, WOC, WGR. 9:00 WLW (700). Cincinnati—Women s 10:00 Newark —Philharmonic 12:45 wS& mP 74O Atlanta—University of 1 ;30—WMAQ^l 67^,'^hicaso—Musical Pot--2:30 NBC System (WJZ, 760)—RCA demonstration hour. 2:00—WBBM (770), Chicago—Tea dance. 10:30—WGN (720) Chicago—WGN orchestra. , _ WISN (1120) Milwaukee—Organ. WJR (750) Detroit—Dance music. WWJ (920) Detroit —Hollywood frivolities. 10:45 —WSB (740) Atlanta —Hawaiian ensemble. Wife of King George’s Son Improves Bu United Press _ _ _ LONDON, Feb. B.—lnfluenza which has affecte dthe duchess of York, wife of King George’s second son, is running a normal course, a bulletin issued by her physician said today. The duchess still was confined to her bed. MOTION PICTURES

Hast Times Today—“ Conquest” Starting Saturday World’s Greatest Singing Comedienne FANNIE BRICE In Her First Vitaplione All-Talking Triumph “MY MAN” Vitaphone Movietone Acts News

.FEB. 8, 1929

Radio INDIANA STAGES RADIODISPLAY Show Will Be Opened at Theater Saturday. Leading distributors here today were making arrangements for their display to be placed at the radio show which is to open at the Indiana theater Saturday afternoon. The exhibit will be in conjunction with the stage attraction, “On the Air,” and the picture “Lucky Boy,” which also open at the same time. “On the Air” is a production of the Publix studios in New York and was devised under the personal supervision of C. A. Niggermeyer. In it are some of the circuit’s headliners, who will perform during the entire week. Among them are the Gatanos, Martie Martell, Ross and Edwards, Gene Sheldon and Mart# Kqy. George Jessel, the dramtic come,dian, plays the feature role in “Lucky Boy,” which is a talk and sound production. He is heard “My Mother’s Eyes” on the four different occasions, one of which depicts him singing to his sick mother 3,000 miles away, over the radio. There also are other songs and he is heard speaking several times. The Indiana theater management also obtained a synchronized short novelty of the Hearst Radio Boys, who are making such a hit as broadcasting entertainers. Charlie Davis and members of his band will offer a radio novelty, a part of which is to be broadcast from the stage and will be received by the audience through loud speakers, placed at advantageous spots over the house. Snakes, contrary to a common belief, can not sting—but some can bite. MOTION PICTURES

Starts Tomorrow "Who KILLED Kmimi BELLAMY SEE! ZX- fg%> THE BELLAMY TRIAL l SEE and HEAR Tha Most Mystifying Drama Ever Picturized. With an All-Star Cast Featuring LEATHICE JOY Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer Talking Picture

See—LINCOLN’S—Hear “GETTYSBURG ADDRESS’* Geo. Lyons, the Singing Harpist LAUREL AND HARDY COMEDY FOX MOVIETONE NEWS LESTER HUFF ORGANLOGUE

AMUSEMENTS

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SIX BIG VAUDEVILLE ACTS

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BURLESQUE THEATER “DIMPLED DARLINGS” I With Geo. Leon and ray Normal I Ob the illuminated Runway I