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Show U . WIRELESS TELEPHONES LET OGDENITES IN ON CONCERTS AND GABFESTS j 7 Bt AT, WARDIsN. A1-.MA OLUCK singing. Kffrem Zim-I ballst rendering classical seise I lions on the violin Christmas carols . on a rhicl--n wire A preacher's sermon down a water plpi - All of these and many others via i 1 radio telephone. To you know that while you are I 'sitting in the parlor cUattlnu, or play-, i ing cards or enjoying yourself that , your next door neighbor ma? l Blt-' Blt-' ting at home hearing the world's I greatest musicians render concerts? And do you know that the ail about, jou may bo buzzing and humming for .miles around with gii Sick people are often cheered by comedians nightly in all sections of the world. Through the use of bed ' springs, chicken wire, drain leaders, and i 'i her contrl a nces all oi llieso ,t ml man other world famous features may be' brought to ycur very ear In Ogden. RIDING'ON RADIO. 'Tis called riding on ladlo. By rid- , ing on a Coo-meter wave length, eon- fi is. church choirs, lecturera, market mar-ket reports wireless telephone messages mes-sages and numerous other interesting ' subjects are lr-k-l up and r,.in" through the air for hundreds of Biles. J ii K'lcn no less than ri amateur' operators are making a piacticc of I picking up these wonderful "mes-1 sages " Only the other night the writer had the pleasure of hearing Alma Oluck J render several classical selections In. j her concoit at Denver. Her voice wan as cl it as if she had been in the same j room with the receiving instrument. Her husband, Et'frem Zlmbalist, played several classical selections on the violin PICKS UP JAZZ. A few moments later the operator ;i-n Qullllnan, 2204 Lincoln avenue I Picked up some real honest "Jasa." I Uls report via the radio immediately I Informed those present that It was the famous dance orchestra at the Fair j niorit hotel at San Francisco. The inuic could bo heard distinctly and was loud enough to dance by. The human voice is also picked up 1 With ease. The wireless telephones used between lxs Angeles and the I Catalina Islands nlghil turn out sonii! i treats for the youthful Operators. Hare's one for your peruaal, a cor.-j vcrsution between radio telephone op- 1 erators at Eong Beach and Avalon I lello, A valon " ' Hello, long Beach." "Avalon, did you keep that daK with Fred?" "I'll say I did. Don't you think he ! Is dandy company? You know we had a swell dinner last night." ' met 1 1 1 111 when he was over at I the Island last week. e went out I several evenings. Gee, 1 think he has! m 1 ti'derfu eyes " "Yes. but 1 don t like Quite such I dark eyes. Grace. do you know Whether or not be Is married?" "I am not Quite sure. I was won-' . t- dering that myself. Wait a minute. I here is a message for Mi .1 11 Thompsons. Los Angeles. From S s. Salvador en route San Francisco to I Panama Dear Mamma, we are hav- Ing a fine trip hope you and dad are well Sis." This was picked up by the Ojrden operators. LISTEN To TEDS. Here's another "Avalon 23Z-J, please' 'Hello Is this you Gladys0" "Yes, my dear!" "I have been trying to et you for an hour Suppost you have a Unto this evening?" "No, not this evening. George; I ' saved It for you." "That was real sweet of you. but I wanted to come over tomorrow even-in even-in :. ou i 11 w we could hne dinner together and and everything." ' h, I he party gets interesting. ! Pi -' K With me. Just what time will you he over?" I will come over on the firiil eve-n:ng eve-n:ng boat ' Alright, sweet cookie, 1 will be ready and don't you be late." "So long." Ami now. dear reader, li you eer venture to los Angeles just remember ' thai hundreds and thousands of amateur ama-teur operators are listening to your conversation sr watch your voice. REPORTS HIARI). Market reports, weather reports, business transactions from all pari Of the country' may be hoard oei the radio at many of the local station ;in Garner and Glen Qullllnan chums, operate the radio sot on Lincoln Lin-coln avenue. Their station Is known the country over as 6-AEZ Thej have ;i L-W rotary spark transmitting1 set and communicate with Reno, Nevada; Ne-vada; 'ill points in California; Helens Mont , Denver, Colo.; Danas, T and many other points. When tht Carpentler-Dempscy price fight was st;ie.e(i t Jersey Cit last July 2. these two youths picked 1 1 tho battle blow by blow as it was transmitted over the country 1 OiSl fall these self-same youths obtained ob-tained the Army-Navy gridiron battl play by play, a feature which prOved interesting due to the fact that two Ogdenltes were taking part In the battle. bat-tle. HEAR HAWAII The writer had the pleasure of hearing hear-ing the naval base at San Diego communicate com-municate via radio with West Port, j Washington. Kadio messages from HellS Poinl Hawaii, to Dutch Harbor, j Alaska, were also picked up by the I Operators, and were clearly heard. I One may hear both phone and tele-graph tele-graph ticking on the receiving instruments instru-ments On many occasions London haa been ! heard telegraphing to Antwerp or I Paris and tin other special occasions j New York has been heard communicating communi-cating with European points 'Tis a new step in the rapid move of j progress and Ogden has at least 50, expert amateurs who nightly hear the 1 world In conversation. , |