Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1926, Page 28

AW BODY OFFERS iRemedies for Present Chaot- . “io- Conditions of Broadcast- ing Proposed. The American Bar Associati through its air law committee, transmitted to Congress its digest and views on radio legislation. This body, it may be recalled, was largely responsible for the enact ear of the air commerce act which s now about to be put into effect by the Department of Commerce. Within a short time the rules of the air relative to the operation and regulation of airplanes and airships, their licensing and inspection and the licensing and actions of their pilots will be in operation. Comes again this body of lawyers, who have studied the proposed regulations of the ether, with recommendations to Congress on radio. 'Their sugges- tions are both authoritative and per- tinent, and will no doubt have weight with the Federal lawmakers. ‘Would Eliminate Chaos. . The chief recommendations of the alr law committee concern remedies for the present chaotic situation, which it feels has been neglected in both the White and Dill bills. The pending measures, the _committee points out, deal with the future rather than the present. Eventu- : ally, they say, the situation would clarify itself through slow and ex- pensive litigation in the courts, but they offer specific suggestions, in pa as follov The Secretary of Commerce should be empowered to regulate radio or eventually a secretary of communi- cations. If some stations must be closed—and it appears that thereare for too many broadcasters on the air—the committee holds that consti- tutionally just compensation should be paid them by taxing the profits of the stations relicensed, whose profits should be the larger with competition reduced. Even good will " should be included in paying com- pensation, it is held. The creation " of a compensation board is urged. “ even if the bills have to be recalled from conference to be so amended. Benefit Seen for Public. T ublic will be benefited if broad- uat:‘:gpsmuons are reduced in num- ber by having fewer and better broad- easters, because interference will be reduced to a minimum and because the present situation can be dealt with only by limiting the number of Nicensees. The committees fear no charge of monopoly against the sta- tions permitted to broadcast since there would be at least three or four hundred enjoying that privilege. Lim- ftation of broadcasters, like telephone companies, is necessary, it is feit, for public convenience, and would be as constitutional as the limitation of cer- tain highways to certain classes of wvehicles. The compensation provi- slons suggested are in accordance with provisions suggested in the con- templation of compulsory consolida- tion of railroads. The committee sees the enactment of a resolution stopping'the further Ncensing of broadcasting stations as & necessity, until Congress passes new radio legislation, because the situa- tion is growing worse steadily, due to the increasing number of sdes. Anti-monopoly provisioris in a radio bill are held unnecessary because they are covered in the Sherman and Clay- ton laws with respect to monopoly and limitation of competition. Gov- ‘ernment stations, it is claimed, should ot compete with commercial stations. In making these recommendations, . RADIO BILL VIEWS the committee s acting chiefly in the interest of the public listeners in making for better reception and pro- grams. Friday, Dec. 24, 1926 NAA—Naval Radio Station, Radio, Va. (435.5 Meters). 9:556 p.m.—Time signals. 'WRC—Radio Corporation of America (468.5 Meters). 11 a.m.—Services from Mount Ver- non Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. W. Lambeth, pastor, will preach 4 p.m.—Christmas carols by the choir of the Washingion Cathedral, broadcast from Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington Cathedral. 5 p.m.—Peoples vesper concert. p.m.—Musical program from the Capitol Theater, under the direc- tlon of Maj. Edward Bowes, broadcast jointly with WEAF, New" York. 915 to 10:15 p.m.—Atwater Kent Radio Hour, broadcast jointly with WEAF, with quartet, consisting of Betsy Lane Shepherd, soprano; Elsie Baker, contralto; Arthur Hackett Granville, tenor, and W.lliam Sim- mons, baritone. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45 to 7:45 a.m.—Tower Health Ex- ercises broadcast jointly with WEAF from the Metropolitan Tower, New York City. 11:55 a.m.—Arlington time signals. noon—Live stock flashes, 12:15 p.m.—-Organ recital. 1 p.m.—Willard Orchestra. WMAL—Washington Radio Forum (293.9 Meters). 7:30 to §:30 p.m.—Concert by the ‘Wardman Park Little Symphony Orchestra. Favors Short-Wave Research. Chief Radio Supervisor W. D. Ter- rell of the Department of Commerce says that, while no radical changes in broadcasting channels can be ef- fected in a short period of time on account of the receivers now short-wave fieid menting in, as the Crosley companics & Meves that wit e will know a great deal more alow short waves and low power in rela- tion to broadcasting; In fact, may all be listening in around 50 to 100 meters. RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Musical program from the Capito! Theat; New York City, WRC, WEAF and other stations, 7:20 to 9:15 o'clock. Cantata, “The Babe of Beth- lehem,” by the First Presby- terian Church Choir, WPG, 10 o'clock. Atwater Kent Hour, WRC, WEAF and other stations, 9:15 to 10:15 o'clock. Musical program Chippewa Indians, 10:15 o'clock. The Nutty Club, WBEM, 1 a.m. by the WCCo, LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1926. Trograms of Distant Stations Scheduled for Eastern Standard Time 8 TO 8:45—Mooseheart, TIL.: Catholic and Protestant Church services. .. WJJD Stations. Meters. Miles 624 o AM. TO 10 AM. Children's comic stories Sunday school by Methe 10 TO 2:08—N ; Siod=Namrerk: and music.. ... odist Book Concern. First Baptist Church services 7 City: Christian Church services. 10:2¢ -Fhi Iphia: M 10:45—Philadeibhin: How Teinits" Choreh ((EPiscopal “Church sorvices. . 5o Atiantic City: Chelses B C 10:80—8pringticid: Church "ot g Colty pervices: 11 TO 12 NOON 11:00—Cineinnati: Seventh Pre {ew York: Baptist Church Sch ly. ) Coreland; o Vices New York: St Matthew's Luther: Rew York; atthew's ‘Luther, Clncinnati: Laviavilie ittabureh : Firat Philadelphia: Chicago: Tive -Minneapolis: i s Plymouth Congregation; 12 NOON Church _gervices. es: St. Paul's Epiacopal First’ Methodist Church Berrien Springs, : Chay Chicago: "Talk ot Springs: 12:30—Detrolf: Preshyter: New York: Gloomchasers - New York: Organ recital by 12:00—Chicago: Central D oin o) v Charles Erbstein reh terfan Church services. Trvices. . ... nervices. ..., sl Church services TO 1 P.M services. . pe’ services: Lighthe Central Methodist Church *services. V1 Church services : 2 T0 3 P.M. 2:00—Chicago: WLS Trio: Federation of Churchea Detroit: Novena service from Shrine Davenport: Paimer Little Symphony Orcheetr urch servi New k 2 :lo—A\}l-na-'-' 'guyx;'s?:d-:fh"a""n"fl i New York o 2:30—Philadeiphia. Bethany Sun of the Little Flower. vocal solofst m: Y il Bethany Sunday school musical exercises. 3 TO 4 P.M. 8:00—New York: Younz peo New_ York: Yorkville ciety wervices : Baptist Chus : Artist recital cini (] mati - ectads e d: Mus Gty Orchestra_program allas: Farme 3:46—Cincinnatt® Chimes onceré . tertainers. Cl 3:15—Atlantle 3:30—Detroit 4 TO 4:00—Chicago: Classical concert .. Sehenectady: Vesper services * from Church Chicago et armonic Orchestra’ i Men' 1 It o ’ X WEREL WOSH WIAGS New ork : St. Ji Pittsburgh: Organ Teaper services - Tork:"St. Geork deiphia: ‘A story” of 4:15—Atlantic City: 'V 4:30—New York: New Philadelph Newark lletins: _spor Federation o: Stidio wuild program o o S G. WCAE and WSAL from recital; Shadyside "Présbyterian’ Chureh ocal and’ instrumental recital bull 3 le's conterence Chinato s'pa. ford Brano WERE 570 6 P.M. 8:00—New York: Roseland Dance Orchestra: news Presbyterian Church_ser: New York effergon City: First ew. k: Twilicht hour by “riy RReE Sermeade ! s Serenaders: s Onea-iWeek” Club program Recital: "services: ** House of Hobe udio concert .. Cornelius Van the Loujeville: Cathed 0:00—New York: “Christmag in the Arcti ith Mar tallg . resoicri 36. Concert_orchestr buli . 3 oLhoral Evensont srvice " trom- Chtlst Ch\lrchw 6 10 7 See 3 E s, Osburn’ e e A P e e 825258 =22 orchestra_concert, wi Pott Chicaro: Vocal and instrumental soloists: Quintet ewarl Cleveland. ollenden_Orchy I'hlllofllnfil Organ’ rocital: Be b Orchest Walngt” Hills Chi el New York 7:00—Cleveland: Theater orchestra .. Golden's McAlpin O adelph i Baptist Carilion; Ambs h'Licigh and. his b ‘Clarin Bl Badl Hesco” 7:18—Chicaro - ‘Detroit:_Cen Buoe cias pgram, by iy et tist Ci i ro s Birees Fren aceiphia i 7:46—Atlantic City: Chelsea “The Million Sing’ : P s " Studio program; Tty Molte, tehor <+ Cor Cabrera Gainsbors, Seaside Ensemble Srden Konsip et chgo: Coon : Atlantie_City: new."%)m ins: Dallas: First Chureh of Francisco: Lind's Oro n - mixed Twater Kent hour: o Wi axd uj Angeien: ‘hicag 10:00—Los Angel New_ Yo Gains! Los Chicago: ok i Bi 10:30—Chica : Chicage Chicago: Lyric 11:00—Chicago: S; Scull, riedland _Orcher Soloiste: Loulsville Loons mer L Los Angel Los Angeles: Orchestra con 11:30—Chicago: ‘s Orchestr 12:00—TLos Angeles: Featurs program. Los Angel e orchestra. San Prancisco ace Orchestr: piLusical program ¥ow York: round Orchestra, allas: Amphion Male Quartet. 1:00—Los Angeles: Orchestra: solol 3 Chicago: The Nutty Clal San Francisco: Wolohan's n_in the ud” Blackstone E. Church servi: Caeisea 5! "w, Bo REH: PRSI RAR, Bamberger Studio Ensémmble. in_Orcl Pennsylvania Orchestra. u Vaie: Wi8' Trio string Quintet: solols ces . tiirel éfl g spunapads hestra: -Te 1o U el R N, from & i Al T X an Church services 2 Gabs Fis Pres . violini '?;é"m%;.m i 1 &N 'sflt:,l_ soloist . and Lolita Gic " Symphony Oroh hour. . a 12 MIDNIGHT TO 1 AM. 2,300 i AMERICAN IMPORTS DROP. Sweden, However, Has Increased Radio Purchases. Although there are no recent fig- ures on radio imports into Sweden, where considerable interest has been shown of late, the latest statistics on radio imports for 1925 show that this country increased its foreign radio purchases by nearly a million and a half crowns over those of 1924. Germany supplied 55 per cent of the radio equipment, Great Britain |be 13 per cent and the United States only 17, registering a decided drop over the sales in Sweden in the pre- ceding year. Farthest North Radio Station. Station 5AO, located within the Arctic Circle, probably is the farthest amateur station to the north. It is the headquarters of communication of several of the northern Canadian Mounted Police patrols, and is in Baf- finland. Constable Timbury is in charge. The station was patterne r the Burgess dry cell transmitter amateur named a gruur. It operates on short waves, dL PICTURES FOR RADIO FANS Norwegian Supplies Equipment Used Successfully. ‘Wireless World reports that Henrod Peterson. a Norwegian, has been suc- cessful in the broadcasting of radio pictures. The reproductions were re- ceived on a special paper and with equipment supplied several observers in Oslo. The attachments necessary may be hooked up to crystal receivers, it ls.nrapo:‘t::l. which, of course, would ve!muv‘l::m “ym?;v . m r power is becom! - ular ‘with uropean broadcastors. Ton kilowatts is now reported as used by German stations at Berlin, Frankfor: Bl ik ood.’ nj try it out, ———— Confer on Radio Chuulm' A special conference of the Euro. pean and British Isles broadcasting interests with regard to the osed shifts in broadcast channels now going on at Geneva. The acti date the shifting of Wave lngths i Arti stations. 2nd Elsie Baker, contralto. RADIO GOSSIP AND NEWS Radlo listeners are becoming too blage’ it seems and this may. result in the loss of some of the popular enter- tainment-advertising programs. Natu- rally these big national advertisers, who sponsor weekly programs of high class- and high cost over some 10 to 20 chain stations, are not going to continue if it doesn’t pay to thus ad- vertise. It Is not claimed that every fan must rush out and buy a certain brand of radio batter: radio set, tooth paste or groceries, but it means that courtesy cards or letters of thanks should be sent to the artists, stations or the sponsors of these fea- tures, most of which are excellent. It means that fans must send in ap- plause if they want these programs continued. The advertisers will not play to empty houses or sflent set owners. They do not advertise in papers or magazine which do not bring some responses. How would they know the ads were read? How do they know their offerings via the ether are heard or liked? They don’t. The lis- teners must thank them, even if it does cost 2 cents a week. A pertinent example of the apathy of fans occurred recently in Washing- ton, when “The Gypsy” weekly pr gram was taken away from WRC. due solely to lack of reports or appre- clative letters from fans to WRC or from the section served by it. The company sald broadcasting from the ‘Washington station apparently was not desired or appreciated, whereas actually it was very popular. After all, it 1s little enough for the listeners, who pay no radio tax, to write the sta- tion or performers when they do en- joy a special feature or program. There are always two sides to a ques- tion; and there are to fan malil. Supt. of Broadcasting Burton of WEEI gives his ideas in an article appearing in the January issue of a radio magazine. He says, in part: “When WEEI broadcast the famous Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first time the novelty of the thing proved at- tractive to about 1,500,000 people. This number was estimated from the number of sales of tubes and batteries and by another way. We are conyinc ed that only 1 person in every 50 tuned-in on a program will write lotter to the station about it. Three thousand letters followed the initial Symphony Orchestra broadcast. “Most stations and program sponsors exaggerate the importance of fan mail. It cannot reflect the attitude of the audience in general; it rarely offers any intelligent criticism, and its requests, if complied with, add to the deadly similitude of programs. Many program sponsors, in order to stimulate letter writing, are offering samples, radio logs and other articles as an inducement. Of what value to radio, or their campaign, is this? It merely indicates that people like to get something for nothing. It doesn’t show whether the program has a opular appeal. Indeed, I have seen tters something like this: ‘Your tenor ought to have his throat cut, and ob- viously your orchestra was organized 15 minutes before the program opened. Please send me one of your handy bottle openers. A great many kind listeners do write fine letters to WEEI, however, and we love them for it. We hope their numbers will increase. But we do not hold with the old trad. tion that fan mail is the very }!((‘ blood of the broadcasting industry. So there you ar Importance of Radio. In his review of the year, Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, some: times called the “Czar of the Fther,“ although literally a deposed ‘‘czar, says that we had more radios, homes. lights, savings ‘and autom b 1926 ‘than ever before. The Inclu- sion of radio receivers along with homes, automobiles, igh.o . Ings is an indication of the important position now enjoyed by this modern means of increasing our knowledge and in securing entertainment prac- ly free. 2 "?iluy final thought, to the effect that we enter the New Year with a job in prospect for almost everybody, may be taken literally as an indication of lack of unemployment and as a charge that every one has duties to perform Many hope the congressional law- makers will interpret the Hoover screed in this fashion and get exceed- ingly busy on one job before them— radio legislation. WOK Reaches Far. e the installation of WOK’s new 20?0‘0“:2“!! transmitter and its new conetype antenna, several hundred letters have been received from ra- dfo listeners in England, Ireland, South America and the Hawallan Is- lands. ‘These letters proved the theory that this type of antenna was especially adapted for use on stations that oper- ate on high-frequency. Waves of high frequency will find a path to the ground through nearby objects very readily. This means a reduction in the slgnal strength of the transmitter. In order to overcome this condition, it was necessary to keep the antenna at a great distance from the towers and from surrounding objects, and by doing this a great increase in trans- mitted signal strength was gained. The engineers of WOK are watch- ing eagerly the incoming station mail for letters from Australia, Africa and other forelgn countries, as they feel that beyond a doubt, WOK's program has been received in those countries also. Broadcast Applicants Increase. The steady stream of broadcast ap- plicants to tLe Department of Com- merce, or through its nine radio dis- trict supevisors. suddenly increased in power and rate of flow when it became known that proposals to stop licensing broadcasters would be intro- duced in Congress. This was natural, ‘or many of those contemplating the nening of stations wanted to get in before the gates were closed. Pwenty stations succeeded in get- t'ng licenses between November 16 and December 8 more got in since that date, Now there are 107 under construction, whose owners will cer- tainly apply for licenses, while 83 people are sald to be <erlously con- emplating the construction of many more stations. fuc, i o ozt . -136 mere were on July 1, when the opened to all comers. Adding to these the individuals and organizations now building transmitting stations brings the probable number of active sta- tions on February 1to 749, with a pos- sibility of around 150 of the 183 unde- cided ones applying for licenses with- in another two months. The addition of 150 more stations would bring the total active sta¥ons to 900, n figure too large to contemplate complacen ly, when everybody realizes that (42 is about 242 too many for anything like eflicient reception with the pres- enlt available radio broadcast chan- nels. ‘Whether the licensing of broadcast- ers will be stopped by Congress is as vet uncertain; some legislators want the bars replaced and others feel that is not the thing to do, even tempo- rarily, pending the enactment of per- manent radio regulation. It is probable that if authorized the Department of Commerce would undertake the widening of the broad- cast band by opening channels be- tween 200 and 100 meters. About 149 more stations could be accommodated, each with an exclusive channel. Of course, all the newcomers could be placed in this band to shift for them- <elves, but as far as that goes sta- tions can choose and use those wave lengths now. the main difficulty, however, is, of -ourse, who would hear their broad- asts? Most receivers do not pick up signals below 200 meters, except those of the amateurs and standard recefv- ors adapted to the lower channels, It i9 practical to make receiving sets ef- A~jent for channels between 200 and 100 meters, and already some are »eing advertised. Devices for use with regular sets also are offered for sale by some manufacturers, and guaran- teed to adapt receivers for this short- er-wave reception. Within a short ime it is certain that plenty of sets and adap®rs would be on the market if this band was used by broadcasters. The Department is making no -scommendations; rather it awaits the desires of Congress. It seems to main_for pioneer stations to de- velop this fleld between 100 and 207 .ters, and the Crosley Co., for one, vlans to do so. If found practical here may be a rush for the more pen spaces in the lower wave lengths v prospective and some of the older roadcasters, which would tend to re- jeve the terrible congestion on the hannels between 200 and 545 meters. S EWSPAPER PUBLISHERS 'MIADE RICH, STICK TO JOBS Oklahoma Editors, Acquiring Wealth by Oil Strike, Hope to Print “Better Papers.” By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Decem- ber 25.—The aroma of printer's ink has more attraction than the odor of oil to the nostrils of two weekiy news- paper editors of Oklahoma. Made independent by the discovery of oil on land owned by them, J. W. Kayser of Chickasha and W. J. Liv- gston of Seminole have announced hat they will continue to publish their papers. A well producing more than 1,000 barrels a day was brought in on Kay- ser's land, in Grady County. 1 am going to get t a better paper,” sald Kayser. “I like the zame. Kayser was a reporter in Kansas City 20 years ago, before he came to dkiahoma with $150 and started the hickasha Star. Livingston publishes the Seminole Jounty News. The drill is going leeper in search of greater production on his land, but the editor is assured of & producing well. Although the ofl boom has increased the population of Seminole from less than 1,000 to more than 5,000, Livingston says he does not yet contemplate enlarging the pub- lication to a daily. AVIATOR RETAINS RIGHT TO HIS OWN NICKNAME French Flyer Disliked Use of It by Drink Manufacturer—Courts Uphold Him. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, December 25.—An avi- ator’s nickname is his own property and can not be appropriated for com- mercial purposes, the French courts have ruled, upon the plea of MaJj. Pelletler d'Oisy, hero of the Paris- Tokio and other long-distance flights. known to his intimates found that having a patented drink named after him wasn't as flattering as it might be. The bottled *Pivolo,” a. species of appetizer, did not come up to his expectations of what a gentleman’s drink should be, he said, but what he objected to most was the pirating of his nickname for exploiting it. Pelletier d'Olsy’s preferences in drinks run to champagne, cocktails and port flips, and those in modera- tion after a long “hop” in the air. MAY OUTLAW PIGEONS. London Birds of Hobo Class Facing Parliament Ban. LONDON, December 25 (#).—The hobo pigeons of London may be out- “awed by a special act of Parliament. The ownerless birds have increased their flocks at St. Paul’s Cathedral and other public buildings in such num- bers, that the London County Council will submit a bill empowering the of- ficials to put an end to the vagrant plgeon population. The pigeons have been pecking at the mortar and the soft stones, such as that of the Houses jof Parllament, so extensively that the authorities have been spurred to ac- Middle- oted for ‘elsctions of who will present the Atwater-Kent radio hour tonight to be broadcast by WRC and 14 other connected Left to right: William Simmons, baritone; Betsy Lane Shepherd, soprano; Arthur Hackett-Granville, tenor, Joint Conferees of Congress to Meet January 4 on Bills Congress adjourned until January 3 without making known its decision with regard to the much-needed radio ferees committee will meet again Jan- uary 4 and may have some announce- ment for the waiting radio world. in whose hands the future of radio operation and development may be agreement with regard to a propo composite bill, combining the features of the Dill and White radio measures passed last session by the Senate and House, respectively. the congressional octet was as far apart as ever, but it was predicted some harmonious selections which. ‘would please the ears of the listeners. be reported, except that the majority of these conferees seem anxious to measure enacted this session, while the minority disagree only in that they want temporary legislation to nothing more constructive is passed. Most of the members of the commit- tee believe that if a temporary meas- and interest will be lost in each of the two congressional chambers, which might mean no permanent houghts that a monopoly might be created if further licenses were that many Representatives and Sen- ators have constituents with statiens under construction or planned who would cause these legislators consid- erable embarrassment if they were prevented, even temporarily, from securing licenses to broadcast. of the three temporary orders to re- now in committee will be passed, session, if ‘at all. will probably obtain, unless and until is enacted into law. —_— German Foreign Minister Gets More Attention From Caricaturists By the Associated Press. busy foreign minister, Gustav Strese- man in Germany these days, and one need mistake who it is the artist there is alwavs the celebrated Strese- nowadays the monocle identifies Sir ish Premier Baldwin in th 4 tional cartooning field. G mind in the least being cartooned. latest essays of the artists ip manipu- lating his distinctive remure% andn gh“e holder he alwa; Kb ys uses in taking his takes a keen interest in the cartoons one of them, her favorite, occupies a Summer and shows him with the lips, and Frau Stresemann addressing don’t start any crisis while t! - mer garden parties are l)n."e i 9 BERLIN’S OLDEST BARBER Asked His View of Custom on 99th Birthday, He Indulges in By Blho Associated Press. ERLIN, December 25.—Jean Ba; tist Chauvency, Berlin's oldest bargelx’:, occasion of his recent ninety-s birthday he was asked Wh’;;“")t\'; thought of short hair for women, and “What a lugubrious fashion! beautiful hair is shaved off in the neck; the woman's most attractive and the ears, which also const one of the chief attractions of zsv?:l:le- an, are covered up. How can the Chauvency, a Frenchman by birth, was_friseur 'to Princess Victoria of England and followed her to Germany Frederick. Most of the crowned head: of Europe were shaved or had thai: hair trimmed by him. Good Breakfast Food for Chickens, Chemist Declares. SEATTLE, Wash., December 25 (#), but it is chickens, not human: relish the dish. s ‘Warren L. Beuschlein, professor of ington, has developed a process that utilizes sawdust from the lumber mills of the Northwest in the manufacture Now Pending. legislation. However, the joint con- Two sessions of the eight legislators, said to rest, failed to result in any Just before the recess it was said that this group would yet render Nothing in the way of progress can have a permanent radio regulating stop broadcast licensing in the event ure is enacted, considerable backing 1ri<lation until next session. refused are heard, and it is certain It is, ‘herefore, thought doubtful if any place the 1id on broadcast licensing nrior to the very last days of this The literal freedom of the ether some permanent form of radio control »+ Than Any Other Official. BERLIN, December 25.—Germany’s mann, s probably the most cartooned however poor the drawing may be no i8 undertaking to caricature. For mann cigar holder to identify it, as Austen Chamberlain and the pipe Brit- Dr. Stresemann declares he doesn’t In fact, he rather enjoys seeing the pictorial use made of the longish I'he foreign minister's wife also in which her husband appears, and place in her boudoir. It appeared last cigar holder, as ever, between his him with the plea: “Now, Gustav, Angry Comment. is firm against bobbed hair. On the blurted out angrily: possession—her men of today permit such a thing?" when she became the wife of Emperor —_— WDUST AS DIET UNIT. —Sawdust is a good breakfast food, chemistry in the University of Wash- of charcoal. Pacific Coast States use more than 15,000 tons of charcoal annually for poultry and other purposes. Ninety per cent ofithis product is shipped trom the Ea8t coast, where it is made from hard woods. 1 plant for s now i:w: curls—are clipped, | |OUTSTANDING FEATURES ON AIR IN BIG NEW YEAR BROADCAST Stanford-Alab;na Game.— New York Symphony Concert and Victor Pres- entation Scheduled Saturday. The National Broadc: pany, which manages W City,” and WRC, \ % | owns and operates WEAF, New York | will with epoch-making presentations, Saturday, convey to the radio audience its wish for “A Happy New Year.” The presentations will be a forceful demonstration of the company' nounced aim to offer the best in radio broadcasting programs. An out- standing achievement in operation will | be inaugurated with the formation of the new Blue Network with WJZ as the key station and consisting of an additional chain of broadcasters, in KDKA, Pittsburgh; and KYW, Chi- cago. The transmitters of the Blue Network will be linked with the Red Network, of which WEAF is the key station, on New Year day. An ex- amination of the programs fo Blue and Red Network for the day, dicate a broadcasting program replete with extraordinary events. At 12 noon, the address of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, who begins his fourth term as Governor of th® great Empire State, wil be sent out on the air simultaneously by WJZ, WEAF, WGY and WNYC. Game to Be Broadeast. An event sure to command the in terest of radlo fans, not alone for its worth as an entertaining program, but as a feat in the annals of broad- casting, will be a play-by-play de- scription of the Leland Stanford-Uni- versity of Alabama foot ball game taking place in the “Bowl of Roses Pasadena, Callf., with Graham M Namee, one of WEAF’S announcers, at_the microphone. Twenty-three thousand miles of wire will' be utilized to bring Mec- Namee's description to the radio au- dlence. His voice will first travel almost 4,000 miles before it reaches the “speech input control board” at the National Broadcasting Co. head- quarters in New York City. Then an additional 19,000 miles of wire will be used simultaneously to carry his descriptions to the numerous stations participating. McNamee’s words will meet simultaneously both going and coming at various points along the circuit from Pasadena to New York City. First his voice will travel across the continent on one of the transcontinental lines of the Bell Sys- tem and will be transmitted by other wires linking the Blue and Red net works back to many points through which the transcontinental lines flow cluding WBZ, Springfield and Boston; | 1 NEGRO ENTERTAINERS ARE POPULAR IN PARIS American Colored Jazz Bands in Big Demand at Cabarets and Clubs. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, December The French craze for negro entertainment shows no signs of abating. Negro singing 1s still considéred very chic in cab- arets and negro jazz bands from America jare more in demand than ever. Cartoonists ~ depicting the Charleston and the Black Bottom always use a negro as the principal dancer. At the Folies Bergere, the best known of the music halls, the negro dancer, Josephine Baker, continues to be the brightest of all the stars. The Folles recently obtained. an extension of her contract that will keep her at their theater until the Spring of 1928. Meanwhile she has opened a night club of her own, where the clientele o far is as smart as any to be found in Paris. She hired a negro mammy and put her in the kitchen to teach the cosmopolitan patronage how batter cakes and sirup are served out on the banks of the Mis- sissippl. 2 -— MEXICO HAS 2,000-WATTER New Broadcaster Is Located in Capital—Call Is C¥J. The new Mexican broadcaster locat- ed in Mexico City is a 2,000-watter us- ing the call CYJ and 400 meters. The other stations in the Mexican capital are all of far less power, al- though five are rated at 500 watts, as follows: CZE, on 350 meters; CYA on 800; CYB, 275; CYL, 400, and CYX, 32t Stations CYH and CYO operate on 875 and 425, respectively, but are of only 100 watts power. Radio Seripts Are Distributed. ‘The Department of Agriculture is following up its radlo farm and stock courses with printed pamphlets from the Radio Farm School so that the scholars enrolled in the many courses of instruction may have text books and coples of the lectures for refer- ence. They might be termed radio scripts. ‘WIOD Is on 384 Meters. Station WIOD, at Miami, is operat- ing on 384 meters temporarily, due to considerable congestion on its old When the victor of the gridiron struggie on the Paci been proclaimed by Me radio_audience will be nber music hall w York City, rosch and the Orchestra. will be lalkite hour. & rshwin, American symphonic jazz pianist- composer, will be the guest artist and will render his famous “Rhap- sody in Blue” at the piano, with the orchestra accompanying. This un- usually interesting event will be broadcast beginning at 8 o'clock Castern standard time. w York Symphony embled for the Opera Stars to Sing. With the termination of the Balkite hour, the radio audience will hear a two-hour presentation by r re- nowned stars of the operatic and concert worlds. This outstanding quartet will be John MecCormack, Irish tenor; Rosa Ponselle, soprano of the Metropolit: Opera House; Mischa Elman, violinist, and Alfred Cortot, planist, together with the Vic- tor Salon Orchestra®under tife dire tion of Nathanfel Shilkret. This pres- entation will be on the air from 9 until 11 o'clock, Eastern standard time, and marks the first of the 1927 series sponsored by the Victor Talk- ing_ Machine Co. The Blue and Red Networks will “sign off” at 11 o'clock. WJZ will take its audience to the Hotel Penn. sylvania) where George Olgen and his music_will be the entertaining offer- ing. WEAF's audience will hear the familiar salutation “Lopez speaking,™ after which will come an hour's pro- gram of dance music by Vincent Lopez and his orchestra from Casa Lopez. The foot ball game in Pasadena, Calif., will be broadcast by WEAF, WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WLIT, WCAE, KS8D, WGY, WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, KDKA and KYW (others may be added). The Ralkite hour will be broadcast by WEAF, WEE WGR, WFI, WRC, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, WGN, WOC, WCCO, WDAF and WaGyY. The Victor presentation will be broadcast by EAF, WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WTIC, WGR, WFI, WRC, WCSH, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, Al, WGN, KSD, WOC, WcCco, WDAF, WHAD, WJZ, WBZ, KDKA, YW, WGY and CHYC (others may added). ALFONSO GOES TO REVUE AND SO QUEEN GOES, T00 Victoria Sees No Reason Why She Should Not See Moulin Rouge— and She Does. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 25.—Queen Vic- toria of Spain is an up-to-date sov- ereign who wants to see everything interesting when she visits Paris, par- ticularly if King Alfonso already has had a chance to see it. After dutifully attending the classic Comedie-Francaise and the opera on her last visit here the Queen expressed a desire to visit the Moulin Rouge to see the revue. The police commissary issigned as escort threw up his hands n horror. “But your majest; he remon- strated. ““The protocol! Has your majesty thought of that?” By the ‘protocol” he meant the agreement be- tween the powers to protect visiting dignitaries against any situation which might be regarded as unworthy of their position. “Weren't you assigned King Alfonso about Paris' the Queen. “Yes,” replied the somewhat non- plussed police official. ““Well, he told me you took him to the Moulin Rouge,”” the Queen re- sumed imperturbably, “so I see no rea]xlwn for my not going there as well” Her majesty wen 0 guide queried Two Receivers in One CARROLL ELFCTRIC (0., INC. 714 12th St. N.W. BOSCH RADIO The name Bosch on Radio means quality, and by quafity is meant good looks, tune dis- tance and ease of operationg POTOMAC BATTERY & ELECTRIC CO:- 1627 14th St. N.W. * Phone Pot. 1809 * o channel, 248 meters. not stop a moment and First Trust Note? is taken of the high Maxim REALTORS 1415 K Street. Why Not Give Yourself a Christmas Gift? 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