Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1928, Page 38

RADIO STATIONS PUT ON PROBATION Four Pennsylvania Broad- casters Have 30 Days to Clear Air of Personal Row. BY MARTIN CODEL. While disclaiming any intention of ping the constitutional guaranty of freedom of speech, or exercising an un- due censorship authority, the Federal Radio Commission took a vigorous d against imposing upon the radio ic “the disagreeable burden of hav- listen to the broadcasting of per- sputes over stations.” r Pennsylvania stations were in- volved in a noteworthy opinion ren- today—a document which un- ibtedly will be utilized as a precedent in the great body of radio law that re- mains to be written by the courts, Along with the opinion an unusual order was entered, placing the four stations on probation for 30 days be- of personal recriminations ex- ged through their microphones. ations are WRAK, Erie; WABF, ton; WBRE, Wilkes-Barre, and tion, it was complained, a continual personal con- | v with a rival local station, in charges of perjury, libel and ader were constantly exchanged. The nission does not undertake to pass the responsibility for the con- sy, but finds that the community as suffered \ | Under Probation. Because the city is entitled to local broadeasting service, being in a region of peculiar fading phenomena and much which precludes distance recep- tion, the station will be permitted to continue operating, but under the duress of the probation. The Kingston and Wilkes-Barre sta- tions were said to be allied on one side controversy with WBAX, another -Barre station. This was de- to be “disagreeable to radio lis- and to “serve no public inter- es The situation at Harrisburg was de- scribed as being of the same character. All the stations have been subjects of repeated complaints to the Federal au- thorities. ‘The commission cites the case of WEVD. the Socialist party’s station at New York, whose license was recently continued after a public hearing as an earnest of its intention of avoiding the invasion of the right of free speech when a particular station is serving as the mouthpiece of a substantial political eligious minority. ! License Renewed. j Further evidencing its intentions in this respect, it announced today that the license of Station WIBA, Madison, Wis, said to be spokesman of the La Follette progressive movement, had been renewed, despite many complaints against its programs. “It is self-evident,” said the opinion in the cases of the Pennsylvania sta- tions, “that the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech applies to the ex- pression of political and religious opin- ions, and to discussions, fair comments and criticisms on matters of general public interest. “Does this same constitutional guar- anty apply to the airing of dis- putes and private matters? It seems to | the commission that it does not. Two | neighbors may indulge in any verbal | dispute they please in their own back- vards where no one is within hearing distance. Let them try to conduct the same dispute in a public place, such as on a busy street or in a theater, and they find they are not protected by the Constitution. It will soon be terminated Erie only the local station can be re- ceived during a large part of the year.” (Copyright, 1925. by North American News- paper Alliance.) LocalRadioEntertainment | | Thursday, August 30, 1928 ashington Navy Yard (4345 Meters—690 Kilocycles). | 3:45 p.m—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55 p.m—Arlington time signals. 10:05 p.m—Weather Bureau reports. WRHF—American Broadeasting Co. (3224 Meters—930 Kilocycles). 5:15 pm—Grillbortzer musical. 5'45 pm—The Town Crier. 6 to 7 p.m.—Dinner concert, Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.—Musical clock. 10 am.—Household talk by Gladys Young 10:30 a.m —Advertisers' perfod. 11 am.—Lost and found. 11:10 a.m.-—Household economy pe- riod. WMAL—Washington Radio - Forum (2418 Meters—1240 Kilocycles). €:55 pm —Thirty Club conducted by A. Cloyd Gill 7:15 pm-—"The Secret of Roger Bacon's Cipher Code,” by Sclence Serviee 0 p.m —Army Band concert broad- st from Capitol Plaza. 0 p.m.—Correct time. pm.—"Harmony Hic” Parker. by Miss Myrril hil Hayden and Les ts' Hour of Music, | 30 p.m—News flashes. WRC—National Broadeasting Co. | 1685 Meters—640 Kilocycles). | m.—“Intimate Talks with Evan- | Adams,” by Keyes Porter | The Gotham_Trio | Cumulative Evidence for Winter Russell ¢ Marionettes Waldorf-Astoria Orchestrs Motion Picture Guide. m.—Base ball scores, courtesy | sociated Press and The Eve- | Concert by the United States | y Band 6’45 pumn--Keith Theatre presenta- | The River Choristers. pam.—Hoover Bentinels, | ¢ pm.—-Mayflower Orchestra p.m -Stuart hour ‘ Correct time. | | | Statler’s Pennsylvanians, Slumber music Weather forecast pm Venus Orchestra. w12 pm Early Program Tomorrow ;45 am.—Tower Health Exercises | 5 am.—Parnassus Trio, | | 0 to 7.50 a.m.—Cheerio, )45 a.m-—Parnassus Trio 0°15 am.—Radio Household Insti- 45 am.—Studio program Organ recital 145 am —Palals d’'Or Orchestra 45 pm —Eisic Harman, sopreno pm.—Lotus Orchestra 2 pm —Parnassus Trio 5 pm. udic program 2:30 pm--Una-Son Boys 3 pm - Thoughts and Smiles Lawin Whitney am by growers in Java and ve established a tes auc- erdam, Holland. Agents of ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1928 LONG RANGE RADIO ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1928. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. Meters on the left of call letters, kilocycles on right. 491.5—WEAF New York—610 8:00—Dinner music. § rtune T 30—Major and Minor Bors. :90—Qld Counselor :30—Dancé music (1% hours) 454.3—WJZ New York—660 5:00-Dance musl| 3 §:00—United States Navy Band. 7:00—Retold tales 2:00—Michelin Men 9:30—Blue Danube Nights 10:00—Slumber music. 422.3—WOR Newark—110 $:18—Dinner music. Harmony: dance music. :00—French, Trio, 10:35—Lopez's Orchy 272.6~WPG Atlantie City—1,100 6:45—Dance: organ recital. —Musical half hour. 7:30—Soprano: pi 8:30—Maxwell prog 9:00—Michelin Men. 9:30—Soprano and Musical: 8:00—Trappers. 8:30—Music. 9:00—Old Counselor. 461.3—WNAC Boston—650 rumental program. 9:30—Robinson notification. 10:15—Dance music. 3028—WGR Buffalo—090 6:30—Science News. 7 : picture program. 30—Major and Minor Boys. 9:00—0ld Counselor. 9:30—Pennsylvanians. 11:00—Symphony orchestra. 543.1—WMAK 00— WMAK Artists. tudio. 00—Tenor: Movie Club. 9:30—Robinson notification. 10:30—Organ recital. 8354—WTIC Hartford—560 6:30—Coward Comfort. 7:00—Choristers: Victory hour. 8:00—Fortune teller. 8:30—_Malor and Minor Boys. 9:00—0ld Counselor. 8:30—Orchestra. 309.1—WABC New York—970 §:00—Musical program. 6:30—Dance orchestras. 8:00—Mr. and Mrs. Woods. T 8:30—Orchestra. 9:00—Songs: orchestras (2'a hours). 260.7—WCAU Philadelphia—1.150 6:00—Bakers: featus 7:90—Bive Anchor: itans. 9:30—Robinson notification. 10:05—Merry Crew. 405.2—WFI-WLIT Philadelphia—140 7:00—Choristers: Sentinels. 8:00—The tune Teller, re. twilight dance. 315.6—KDKA Putsbursh—050 7:00—Retold tales. 7:30—Albin’s Orchestrs. hestras that differ. 30—Maxwell program. 00—Michelin Men. 280.2—WHAM Rochester—1,0 §:30—Swdlo; retold tales. 7:00—River ters. 7:30—Hoover Senfinels. 00—Musical: Old Counselor. dio; ‘dance music. an recital. 7:30—Albin’ T, 8:00—Violin and piano. 8:30—Maxwell program. 9:00—Michelin Men 516.9~WTAG Worcester—380 8:30—Coward Comfort. 7:00—Choristers. 8:00—Fortune teller. 8:30—Major, and Minor Boys. 9:00—Old Counselor. 431.5—CNRO Ottawa—090 7:00—~Concert orchestra. 7:50—Musical features (until 10:20), 484.5—CFCA Toronto—690 5:45—Organ recital SOUTHERN. 296.9—~WWNC Asheville—1,010 8:10—Musical program. 00-—Features. 10:30—Music: dance. 435.9—WSB Atlanta—a30 30—Maxwell program. 0—Old Counselor. Robinson notification. Musical program. WIAX Jacksonville—880 nner music. Musical program 00—Trio. 11:00—Dance orchestra A—WHAS Loulsville—930 7:30—Hoover Sentinels. 8:00—Studio concert. 8:30—Maxwell program. 9:00—0ld_Counselor. 9:30—Robinson notification. 336.0—~WSM Nashville—890 8:00—Dinner concert 8:30—Maxwell program. 9:00—Dinner concert concluded. 9:30—Robinson notification. 10:30—Theater orchestra. 11:30—Spirituals. 206.0~WSMB New Orleans—1.010 9:30—Dance music (2 hours) 254.1—~WRVA—Richmond—1,180 CENTRAL. 526~KYW Chicago—370 9:30Feature. 10:00—Slumber music. 425.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 7:00—Orchestras. 8:30—Maxwell program. 9:00—Michelin Men. 9:30—Music. 10:00—Features: dance (2 hours) 3612—WSAI Cincinnati—830 7:00—8crapbook: Dr. Adams. 7:30—Hoover Sentinels. i 0w box. 8:30—Minstrels: Culpepper. 10:30—Theis Orchestra $90.8—~WTAM Cleveland—350 §:00—Piano: orchestra. 7:30—Hoover Sentinels. 8:00—Musical feature. 9:00—0ld Counselor. 9:30—Ohioans. 440.0—~WCX-WJIR Detroit—680 7:00—Retold tal 7:30—Orchest: 8:00—Orchestras that differ. 8:30—Maxwell program 9:00—Michelin Me n, 9:30—Blue Danube Nights. 10:00—Dance; organ. 352.7—WWJ Detroit—3850 6.30—Dinner music 7:30—Hoover Sentinels. iypsy Barons. 9:00—0ld Counselor. 9:30—Dance music ~— FIVE IN FAMILY BURN. 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Feen-a-mint Chew it like Gum ROBINSON SPEEH ON BADID TONET No Washington Station, However, Is in Big Hookup. Networks of the National and Co- lumbia Broadcasting Co.'s will distribute tonight the formal notification cere- monies of Senator Robinson, Democratic vice presidential candidate at -Hot Springs, Ark. Fifty or more stations will be in the two networks, but Washington listeners who want to hear the cere- monies will be forced to dial for an out- of-town station. Neither WRC nor any station within easy Summer tuning range is listed in the announced hook- ups. ‘The closest stations are WOR, Newark, and WRVA, Richmond, Va., but the latter's signals are difficult to bring in amid the prevalent static inter- ference. WSM, Nashville, Tenn.,, is an- other station in the N. B. C. thain which may be possible to tune despite the interference. The ceremonies are scheduled to go on the air at 9:30 o'clock, Washington time. WRC's program tonight will be com- posed almost entirely of musical fea- tures. The attractions include the River Choristers, the United States Navy Band, the Hoover Sentinels, Statler's Pennsylvanians, the Slumber Music Sextet and the Halsey-Stuart hour. The River Choristers have arranged an all Scottish program, while the Halsey- Stuart broadcast will be made up chiefly of old-time favorites and popular ballads. Science Service's weekly broadcast over WMAL tonight will disclose the secret of Roger Bacon's famous cipher code. This station's musical attrac- tions will be provided by the Army Band, “Harmony Hic” Parker, Phil Hay- den and Les Colvin. WRHF will begin its evening broad- cast at 5:15 o'clock with the Grillbortzer musical. The subsequent attractions are the daily news review by Dan De Sousa and a dinner concert. Noted Episcopalian Arrives. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, August 30.—The Very Rev. Frederick Beekman, dean of the American Cathedral and Church of the Holy Trinity, Paris, arrived on the Paris as clerical deputy to the general convention of the Episcopal Church to meet in Washington, D. C., during the first three weeks in October. i””"““i!m“,.t. I | ‘ . N b NI P B o eigypivi Ao L ST PO I e 4 AL i s P P o s RADIO’S BEST OFFERINGS ‘TONIGHT. 7:00—River Choristers; octet— WEAF, WFI, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTIC, WRC, WEEI, WTAG. 8:30—Maxwell Program; orches- tra music — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, WJR, KYW, WHAS, WSM, WSB, WBT, WJAX. 9:00—Old Counselor; old _time favorites — WEAF, WEEL WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WWJ, WHAS, WSB, WBT, WTAM. 9:30—Robinson Notification at Hot Springs, Ark. — WOR, KHQ, KOMO, KSL, KPRC, WOAI, KOA, WTMS, ‘WCCO. Bureau Head Addresses Encamp- ment of Foreign Wars Men at Indianapolis. By the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, August 30.—Early consolidation of all relief work for dis- abled veterans under one head was urged by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bureau, in an address before the twenty-ninth annual encampment of the Veterans of Forcign Wars here yesterday. Gen. Hines said such action would be the most con- structive step which could be taken to | further the cause of veterans at this time. Consolidation under one head would provide a greater degree of bene- fits to a larger number of veterans and would eliminate unnecessary duplica- tion, he said. The Veterans' Bureau is at present maintaining 49 hospitals and 54 re- glonal offices for the benefit of veterans of all wars, he said. PICSIEAN Thirty-one Nurses Quit. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., August 30 (#).— Thirty-one nurses at Hillman Hospital, a county-operated institution here, pre- sented their resignations to Supt. Lu- cille E. ugan yesurdn{ mnrnlnf as a protest against curtailment of their privileges. The trouble arose with the posting of a notice Monday that nights granted nurses away from the hospital dormitory had been curtailed from | three to one each week. OIL MEN DESIRE RADIO PRIVILEGE Professor Claims Stations Are Necessary for Discov- ery of Petroleum. New ol fields valued at $100,000,000 have been discovered in California and in several Gulf States through the me- dium of radio, according to Prof. C. M. Jansky, jr., in charge of radio work at the University of Minnesota. The Min- neapolis man was in Washington yes- terday to urge favorable action by the Government on 60 applications for con- struction permits for radio stations to be used by the oll industry in connec- tion with geophysical explorations. The day of “wildcatting” is becom- ing a thing of the past, due to more systematic study of the earth's struc- ture to determine its compositions and to locate mineral deposits. “The geolo- gist and the engineer,” said Dr. Jansky, “are rapidly replacing the man with the divining rod.” The success already achieved with radio in locating pe- troleum deposits was said to hold great promise also for finding other mineral substances like iron and copper. Radio is used in geophysical explora- tion in two ways, according to Prof. Jansky. It is used to transmit time sig- nals in connection with seismic waves— that is, for the purpose of timing the occurrence of some phenomenon such as the instant of an explosion. This is the method in extensive use today, and this is the method which a representa- | tive of one of the largest oil producing companies in the country said was re- sponsible for discovering at least 30 “salt domes” with a value of $50.000,000 in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The other method is the transmis- sion of radio energy through rock struc- tures to observe the field of force cre- ated. The geological character of the territory may be determined by the be- havior of the waves. Prof. Jansky says this method holds great promise, but is still in an experimental stage. Prof. Jansky is particularly interested in ex- plorations to be conducted near Bakers- fleld, Calif. Petroleum {s frequently found ad- Jacent to “salt domes,” which Prof. Jansky describes as ‘“material of a given geological structure protruding ||| upward and having the general con- formity of a dome.” The method by which geologists and even || engineers locate these domes, though they may be 3,000 feet below the surface of the earth, is based upon the knowledge of the varying velocities with which a sound wave or shock travels through the earth. Sound trav- els about 1,080 feet per second through air and 6,000 feet per second through ordinary rock near the surface of t earth, but through a salt dome the ve- locity is sometimes as high as 16,000 feet per second. Dynamite explosions cause compres- sion waves whose velocity is measured by means of the seismograph. The exact timing of the speed of the sound waves can only be computed, however, by means of automatic radio signals timed with the dynamite charge and received at the known radio velocity of 186,000 miles per second at the re- ceving location. Calculations by the engineers can quickly show whether the velocity is greater than 6,000 feet per second. When it is, the natural assumption is that during part of its course at least the wave has passed through a salt dome formation. A complete “size-up” of a particular fleld is obtained by reruunl the experiment in changed locations until a given area has been thoroughly surveyed. Low power transmitting sets are em- ployed and most of the exploring is done during the day time in sparsely settled areas. Thus very little inter- ference with ordinary radio communi- cation is set up. The industry has asked to be allowed to work in_ the frequency band from 2250 to 2,750 kilocycles (133 to 109 meters). The Federal Radio Commission has tenta- tively set September 18 as the date for a hearing on the geophysical applica- tions of the petroleum industry and also on its applications for various int-to-point radiotelegraph stations or communicating with isolated fields | where wire facilities are unavailable. More object lessons for broadcasting stations were furnished by the Federal Commission today in denying the re- newal of a license to one station and reducing the wattage of two others. 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