Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1927, Page 20

20 BATTLE FOR WAVE LENGTHS STARTED Many Stations Seek Permits to Change Fre- quencies. Radio stations now opefating on Eome of program broadcasting’s most vopular and populous wave lengths are under fire by other stations seek- ing shifts to those waves. The new schedule of hearings to be held before the Federal Radio Commission, sup- plementing the docket of 20 cases com- pleted during the last two weeks, in- Volves the present operating condl- tions of stations in all sections of the country. This week, for example, Station ‘WGL, New York, the same that re- cently dropped its appeal to the courts from an adverse decision of the com- mission, is again to seek a change of frequency. Having been denied its previous request for a better wa léngth, % now wants to shift to 970 Xilocyes w (309.1 meters) Statich KOIL, Council Bluffs, next week will ask to be permitted to go b 760 kilocycles (394.5 meters), and no less than 10 stations must appear to fight against or accede to the addition another broadcaster on or near ehough to their present waves to set up possible interference. The record number of stations call-} ed to defend their assignments is in the case of WBAW, Nashville, sched- uled for next week. It wants to boost its power from 100 to 10,000 watts on 210 Kilocycles (247.8 meters). Nine- teen stations are affected. Under the commissic procedure, stations on or near the frequencies sought are notified to appear or sub- it affidavits to show why their pub lic service is superior to the station seeking their wave. Six hearings are scheduled this week and two so far for next. The schedule: : August 9 — Station WICC, Bridge- port, Conn. Hearing on request to move transmitter to Sport Hill, near Bridgeport, over neighborhood objec- tions. To appear: Town council of Easton, Conn.; Boardman & Grout, at- torneys, Bridgeport. ation WORD, Batavia, kilocycles. To appear: WIBO and WHT, Chicago. .August 10—Station WFBM, Indian- apoli Asks 1,090 kilocycles, 1,000 watts, To appear: WTAS, Chicago; WORD, Batavia, Ill.; WDRC, New Haven, Conn; WCAC, Mansfield, Conn.; WTAR, Norfolk, Va.;, WWL, New- Orleans. August 11—Station KMA, Shenan- @oah, Towa. Asks division of time with WSUI, Iowa City, on frequency of 710 kilocycles, using 2,000 watts daytime and 1,000 at night. To ap- pear: WSUI, Iowa City; WHT, Chi- go; WOR, Newark; KPO, San Fran- cisco. August 12 — Station WBNY, New York. Asks 920 kilocycles, 500 watts. To appear: WABC and WBOQ, New York City. { Angust York. s 970 12 —Station WGL, New locycles, 1,000 watts. To appear: WPCH, New York; KFAB, Lincoln, Nebr.; WRNY, New York: WTAW, College Station, Tex. ;August 16—Station KOIL, Council luffs, Towa. Asks 760 kilocycles. To appear: KTW. Seattle, Wash: KOB, State College, N. Mex.; WBBM, Chi- cago; KWSC, Pullman, Wash.; KFDY, S! Dak.; WTAM, Cleveland: Shreveport, Iowa; WHN, 2?:‘.‘; York: WQAO, WPAP, Cliftside, August 17—Station WBAW, Nash- ville. Asks increase in power from 100 t0 10,000 watts, on 1,210 kilocycles. To appear: WCAT, Rapid City, S. Dak.: WBBL, Richmond, Va.; WABZ, New Orleans, La., WABY and WFKD, Philadelphia; WABW, Woos- ter, Ohio: WFBE, Cincinnati; WDOD, attanooga, Tenn; WLCI, Ithaca, N Y KGCA and KWLC, Decorah, KIJB, Marshalltown, Iowa: WEBE, Cambriage, Ohio; WEBC, Sa. perior, Wis; KFED, Denver; WIOD, Miami Beach, Fla.. WRAM and WFBZ, Galesburg, Iil, and WMAY, St. Louis, Mo. Among the features on WRC's pro- gram tonight will be the regular Tuesday evening Eveready concert. An organ and two pianos, assisted by Shilkert’s Orchestra, will open the program with selections from the pop- ular "'Peer Gynt” suite, by Grieg, and Ethelbert Nevin's suite, “A Day in Venice”; “Scenes Pittoresques,” by Massene!. Victor Herbert's “March of the Toys.” Dance num- bers will also be given. Other features on the program are: ‘The final episode of the *Coca-Cola Girl,” Hansen, Howard and Brennan, a vocal trio; a talk on ‘‘Strange Hu- man Impulses,” by Dr. E. Boyd Bar- rett; the Pennsylvania Orchestra, Songs of the City, by the Four Bards; “The Radio Cavalcade,” Janssen's Or- chestra, and a concert by the May- flower Orchestra’ of local origin. WMAL's four-hour array of enter- tainment features a program of music by the Washington Male Quartet. “Kin” Carroll and Erma Calvert, pop- ular enlertzineu, the “WMAL Radio Movie Club,” Alice B. Harvey, pianist; Ina Hollz<cheiter soprano, and Al- bert W. Summers, baritone; the “Screen Letter Box,” conducted by Colby Harriman, and two talks by Louis Rothschild, manager of the Bet- ter Business Bureau, and Sarah B. Robinson will conclude the program. GOLD SNAP AND FROST HIT CANADA CROPS Effect of Unseasonable Weather on Growing Grain Reflected in Chicago Markets. By ‘the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 9.—The extent of the cold snap and accompanying frost over sections of the Canadian grain belt today was being watched with anxiety as reports of more frost were received. The effect of the unseasonable ‘weather on the grain situation was re- flected on the markets, where grain prices soared, especially on wheat, which was worse hurt by the cold. Prices advanced approximately 5 cents & bushel. Other grains went up in sympathy more than because of crop injury. The cold wave sent the mercury down to as low as 22 in parts of Sas- katchewan, virtually ruining the grain crops throughout that area as far as commercial purposes were concerned, and adding millions of dollars to the financial outlook of American grain farmers. One point in North Dakota reported a killing frost, and other frosts were forecast in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota as well as in Manitoba and Saskatchewan tonight. No frost was reported in the corn belt, but the forecast was for cooler weather, Grain crops in Alberta were not effected. Tomato Shipment Libeled. Assistant United States Attorney M. Pearl McCall yesterday filed in the District Supreme Court a libel under the pure food law against a shipment of 447 cases of tomatoes consigned by a Baltimore canner to the general supply committee. It is THE EVLNIN(} LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1927. ) Programs of Distant Stations £cheduled for Eastern Standard Time Baltimore- Musical b Sidto’ New York: Studio "Women's Club . Mooseheart, Ill.: Piano concert . Stations Meters. Miles. 4543 204 5t 6:00—Yew York: The Melody Man: etudent proxram: score dort-Asiorta’ Orchestra: Wi * AR and WRE fom Weather report: base market New York: Vocal soloat; Majestic Concert tocks and “news reports: Concert Orchestra: W base' ball .mm bail’ seores: reports Ensem }i’ i vase ball scores: Wi ray S w York: Market reports: health " hin 5: lb—\e\lnrk lf:mulr,»n. sonzs: dinner concert: a chestra. i Atlantic City Organ Tecital’ news and hase bail iéports 6 TO 7 P ML 6:00—Atlantic City: Shelburne Orchestra: Mooseheart.” IIl.: Palmer Symphon Boston: Dinner concert: falke: pia Hartford. Conn.: Musical Drograi Anviieers B Philadeiphia: ‘Adelphia "Orchesira Dinner concert: Chin Lee's Ttalian lessons: poli 11 seores : Spiritual séngs: : Harmony eingere Finkentors : Stock quotations: base piano and, trumpet "solos - Ten Eyck Orchesira:’ b Philadelphia; Unole e o et iie um;mm Detroit: Dinner concert . Detroit: Columby P Studio Concert Orchest'a York: Song cyele: talks: solois Pm!meln'nz Dinner concert by the Buffalg, N.'Y.: Spiritual miceting New York: Din W York: GANKN hour . 6:45—Linuimnatl: Chimmes oo Minneapolis Davenport Atlantie City: Chimes concert: eport N fashion talk 5 Victorian Orchesira. st o & Grenestra, WMAF i WOR reports: pianist: . a Literary C adio Franks .. hase ball WO Trio™ .11 by Robert’ Badgie Markets. roade and base B “Teporis " fs e the Stass Door To 8 P ntie City: Seaside Concert T, ork “Gluke: Little M . KY Columbia w Yo CSchool concert: F For ack A - york: Reader: vocal solojst: Drai Boston: New Engla; o Hartford. Conn.: Commercial Anvilee Philadeiphia: Readings: vocal Baltimore. rewater Beach Ing trio: orchestr Orchestra: nutson's_President Rossville, N. Y. Miami Béach. Fia. Hot Springs: Organ recital: st 7:30—Dallag; Banjolst: vocal soloist . Moines: Philbreck’s Orche P [k Whng, Eour Bards, WJ. KSD, Cincinnatl: Crosiéy Orehes m Mischiet: ‘music o ‘Olsen W and WJR from Park Gichestra WGR. WFI. mus’ Studio Orchestra_and male quartet pianist . musical revue WTIC, WGR. W C and WTAG. from 8 TO 0 P.M. 8:00—Atlaptic City: Chalfonte Haddon Hal Moose! i, B aceinia: Musical - pros Detroit: I Tri ymphony Orchestra frim Belle. Tta Hartford_ Conn.. Harmony Belles: ¢ lu 8¢ "Paurs Plasers ot Hoxvury Organ_recital, AF b Worthy Orchestra’. ew Musical program: vocal eoloist, WI New York: Enterlainers . ; Yan's Orchestra: Marcele Duo olinist Philbreck's Orchestra Ne Hym ‘\lelfldian Hot Springs: Musical pr New York Dal Davenport: \nc.Y and inetrimental” soiol nolice and weather reports .. Bankers 1rio . Johnny Johnson's Grchestra Pt} 2RER2L5E ABREIERZ 10 TO 11 F.M. 10:00—New York: Emnie Golden's Orchestra ‘Atlantic City: Kanfiman's Orchestra: Hot Springs; Arlington Dance Orctie Chicago: Soloi rehestra: Pollacl i+ soloist: violinist rog: " Eae i Roosvels Orchgstra . . Fia.: Fleetwood Dance Orchestr: Chicago: News Cincinnati: 10:30—New York VEler's. Ofenestia " Janssen's Orchestra 11:00—Yfooseheart. JiL: hest w. York: Bernie's Madrid Orches Fireside, hou Snanish Musical mn:mn San Francieco:, 08 Ankeles Los Aneel 1Eive Mesener Brothers. WMAF Harmony Girls : Varied 11:30—Fort Wartn: Coneaelo’s ‘Melesn ‘Grehesira 12 MIDNIGHT TO 1 AM. 12:00—Los Anseles: Xational Broadeasting Los Angeles: Feature progr: nier Orenestrh thenter hou 12:45—Kansas City: Nighthawk frolic: Co. program, KPO and KET ir orchestra’ prog LTO Z AM. Los Angels Aeoli: 1:00—yes Mk Aioles Dance Orchest, jor OrcLestra ra; blues singer Sn Practisco’ Patsce. Dance. Orchestra . LocalRadio Entertainment Tuesday, August 9, 1927 NAA—Washington Navy Yard (4345 Meters). 345 p.m.—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55_p.m.—Arlington time signals. 10:55 p.m.—Weather Bureau reports. WRHF—Washington Radio Hospital Fund (319 Meters). 11 a.m. to 12 noon—Current events; police reports; music. WMAL—Washington Radlo Forum (302.8 Meters). News flashes. p.m.—“Kin" Carroll and Erma Calvert, entertainers. 7:45 to 8 p.m.—"The Farm Girl of Tomorrow,” by Sara B. Robinson. 8 to 8:20 p.m.—Ina Holtzscheiter, soprano, accompanied by Minnie Hox- sey. 3:20 to 8:45 p.m.—Albert W. Sum- mers, baritone; Elizabeth Carter Da- vis, accompanist. 8:45 to 9 pm.—A talk by Louls Rothschild, manager of the Better Business Bureau. 9 to 9:30 p.m.—Alice B. Harvey, con- cert_pianist. 9:30 to 10 p.m.—Musical program by the Washington Male Quartet—Paul Edward Garber, first tenor; James Erwin, second tenor; Willard Haney, baritone; Washington Irving Cleve: land, bass. 10'to 10:30 p.m.—"“The Screen Letter Box.” 10:30 to 11:30 p.m.—“WMAL Radio Movie Club," presenting Jan Garber and his orchestra, Dorothy Wilson | Halbach, Miss Eddie Misslitz, Lee Cronican, “Old King Cole” and others. 11:30 p'm.—Latest news flashes. WRC—Radio Corporation of America (468.5 Meters). Adrian Vanderbilt, pianist, 3:20 p.m.—John Finnegan, from WEAF. 3:30 p.m.—Manhattan Trlo, Wiz, 4 pm.—Blue Hills Plantation Or- chestra, from WEAF. p.m.—Waldorf-Astoria, , from WEAF. 5:55 p.m.—Base ball scores, from WEAF. 6 p.m.—Hanson, Howard and Bren- nan, vocal trio, from WEAF. trange Human Tm- . Boyd Barrett, from tenor, from XXr - dinner m.—Pennsylvania Concert Or- chestra, from WJZ. 7 pm.—Mayflower Orchestra. 7:30 p.m.—"Songs of the City,” by the Four Bards, from WEAF, 3 pm—l orrect time, from WEAF. eready hour, from WEAF. s pm—“The Coca-Cola Girl,” from = ““The Radio Cavalcade,” 10:30 to 11 p.m ~Janssen’s Orches- tra, from WEAF. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:46_a.m.—Tower health exercises, everred that the contents of the cans are decomposed and are unfit for human consumption, from WEAF. 5 _am from WEAF. 7:30 to 7:45 a.m.—"Cheerio,” from “The Roaring Lyons,” WEAF. 11:55 a.m.—Arlington time signals. 12 noon—Pennsylvania Orchestra, trom WJZ. 1 to 2 p.m.—Organ recital, by Wil- lfam H. Hammil. RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS TONIGHT. Eveready hour, WRC, WEAF and associated stations, 8 to 9 o'clock. Washington Male Quartet, WMAL, 9:30 to 10 o'clock. Phil Ohman and Vic Arden, WJZ, 9 o'clock. Final episode of “The Coca- Cola Girl,” WRC, WEAF and other stations, 9 to 9:30 o'clock. 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While the commission has no ohjec: tion to broadcasting of ‘“canned” musle, it holds that the listener should be told whether the natural volee or a mechanical reproduction is being sent out on the air. At the same time the commission announced that the entire issue of direct advertising by radio will be | thrashed out in a test case to be heard | Thursday, when the application of Station KMA of Shenandoah, lTowa, for another wave length will be heard. | s The application is opposed by | WSUI, operated by Towa & tion owner to solicit sales of mer- chandise via the ether. At the same time observers of the Federal Trade Commission, which has issued a com- plaint of unfair merchandising meth- b against W. C. Kalash, who uses KMA for his broadcasting, will attend the hearing. The issue on advertis- ing was described today by Commis- sioner Bellows as clear-cut and the decision is certain to become a part of radio law. Far-reaching effects of a decision permitting unlimited direct advertis- ing via the air have already been pointed out to the radio control body, which has been told that the 630 stations now on the air have a usable monoply for advertising purposes in view of the announced decision of the commission not to issue more license: the law, must give each State or each section of the country at least one first-class broadcaster, has raised the question with regard to Indiana, claim- ing that the State has now no first- class radio broadcasting facilities and asking for an increase in power and a change in wave length to provide adequate broadcasting. The station is asking for a wave length now msed by a Chicago |»rn'\dra€t¢r Road Extennon Asked. al Dispatch to The Star. RWYN, tion signed by omrfir« and members —_— e e for new stations at this time, Al |/ the question of must be decided test cases raising direct advertising on questions of publ necessity, Commissioner Bellows said The radio law does ‘not give the | commission power to control direct ad- | vertising via the air, he said, but it does give the commission power to control wave length and power allo- cation that a station advertising merchandise directly by radio may find itself in an unfavorable position so far as reception of its broadcast is concerned. Another important decision the com- mission will make this week concerns § the resentment of residents of Sport Hill, near Bridgeport, Conn., against establishment of a radio station in their neighborhood. Station WICC of Bridgeport has petitioned the com- on for permission to establish the it will b Station nket their reception. WFBM of Tndianapolis. interest and | fon. 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Ave. Main 1102 and involves the ll;:ht of a der in ca,sh pnzes Find Six Keys to the Populanty of Coca-Cola the public has given us six outstanding reasons why everybody likes Coca-Cola—over 7 million a day. We have named them “‘six keys to the popularity of Coca-Cola.” And they are be- ing illustrated and presented in Coca-Colaadvertising between the first week in May and the middle of August. How to find them You'll find all these “keys” (one “key” to each advertisement) in each of the following weeklies at intervals between the first week in May and the middle of August: The Saturday Evening Post, Lit- erary Digest, Liberty, Collier’s Weekly, and Life. You'll also find them in posters and outdoor signs throughout the country, and in the show window displays and the soda fountain and refreshment stand decorations of the many thousands of places that serve Coca-Cola. THROUGH a national survey Five of the “keys” have already appeared. Did you find them? If you did not, you may still enter this $30,000 cash prize contest by looking through your old mag- azines and finding the first five “keys.” The sixth and last “key” Radio Program—The Coca-Cola Central Standard time, over the following stations: WEAF, WMAQ, Chicago; KSD, St. Louis; WHAS, Lousstille; wshd Piusburgh; WWJ, Detroit; COLD and tingling with a delightful after- sense of refreshment. Drink Coca-Cola! You'll find it refreshing. More people agree on that than on electing a president. Ve ~No Just three things to do to enter this $30,000 cash prize contest 1. Find and write down the “six keys’ and tell where you found each one. 2. Pick out the one key that appeals to you most andtellinone paragm&:: wh&u isa good reason Jor the popularity of 3. Then write an answer (in one paragraph) to this question: 3 Other than magazine and newspaper advertise- ments, what Coca-Cola advertisement (a wall, poster, red sign or any one of the mnaus Dpieces used to decorate s soda fountains and refreshment stands) best ;llu.rtmtcs or pre- sents to you one or more of the *“six keys”? Tell why-and also wiere you saw the advertisement. For the correct naming of the “‘six keys” and the best answers to the questions, the following cash prizes will be awarded: 1st prize. slo.m 2nd prize. 5,000 3rd prize. 2,500 4th prize. 1,000 00 20 seventh prizes (each). 200 eighth prizes (each). 400 ninth prizes (each).. A total of 635 prizes...............$30,000 el CNG isillustrated and presented in the picture and the copy that goes with it above. If you have found all “six keys” you are now ready to send in your entry. Note that there are just three things to do to enter this $30,000 cash prize contest. The last day to mail your entry is August 25, 1927, irk—telling a story with mlmc—evu Tuesd: vening during tI o fion New Fork: WEEL, Bosion: W, Prisdcitma: Gshorlie; WMC, Memphis; W 9 t09:30 Eastern C, WB.\‘M Follow these simple rules Contest closes August 25, 1927. All en- tries must be mailed by midnight of August 25, 1927, to Contest Judges, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga. The contest is open to everybody except those connected with The Coca-Cola Company, a Coca-Cola bottling company, or their families. Write on only one side of paper. Use typewriter, pen or pencil, but please write plainly. Write your name, occupa- tion and address plainly at the top of the first page of your entry. Prizes will be awarded strictly on merit, including the correctness, neatness and clearness of your answers. All answers become the property of The Coca-Cola Company and may be used in advertising or otherwise. None will be returned. Address all answers to CONTEST JUDGES The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga. Announcement of the winners and award- ing of the prizes will be madeassoon after the close of the contest as the judges can complete their work. ‘The judges will be three former Presidents of the International Advertising Associa- tion (formerly Associated Advertising Clubs of the World) and the President of the Coca-Cola Bottlers’ Association, and their awards shall be final. 108:30 R B We i7" dania WO, Booewport