Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1929, Page 10

A& -He is 0 OPERASTAS ON AR PROGRANS Grace Moore and Marie Kur- kenko to Be Heard by Radio Fans Tonight. Two opera stars, Grace Moore, the 27- gear-old prima donna of the Metro- litan Opera Co., and Maria Kur- enko, famous coloratura soprano, will take & prominent part in the programs tonight of the Washington radio sta- tions. Miss Moore will make her appearance ‘before the microphone in the weekly ‘General Motors “family party,” a WRC attraction, while Miss Kurkenko will be heard during the Vitaphone jubilee over WMAL and other Columbia Broad- casting System stations. The program of Miss Moore will consist of popular classics, ballads and modern song hits. Other Attractions. Outstanding among WRC's other at- tractions will be the Voice of Firestone, the A. & P. Gypsies, Roxy’s gang and a tabloid version of Cadman’s little known opera, “Shanewis,” by the National Grand Opera Co. The Voice of Fire- stone broadcast includes three different groups of songs, Spanish group, pop- ular group and old-timers' group. ‘The Gypsies will feature a special ar- rangement of Fritz Kreisler's “The Old Refrain.” The other numbers include ‘Tschaikowski's “Sleeping Beauty Waltz" and Bendix's “The Ballet Girl.” Micky McKee, famed for her virtuosity as) a whistler, will be the individual star of the Roxy concert. Another feature, however, will be a cello solo, “Thoughts of Yesterday.” by Yascha Bunchuck. ‘He will use the $100,000 instrument of Carl Davidoff, famous Russian cellist. Choral Singers to Be Heard. Aside from the Vitaphone jubilee, WMAL's other principal features of Columbia origin are the United Choral Singers, the CeCo Couriers, an episode, “Classic Spain,” with a background of symphonic Spanish music: the Music Room and the Thirty-Minute Men. The special offering of the Choral Singers will be the “Viking Song” of Coleridge- ‘Taylor, “The Madrigal” from “The Mikado” and the Scotch air “Robin Adair” are among the other selections. ‘The half-hour program of the CeCo Couriers will be filled with popular rhythms and musical comedy favorites. Several well known English songs, “Sally in Our Alley” and “Charming Chloe,” have been included in the program of the Music Room broadcast. Love will be the theme of the Minute Men's program. A group of regular WJSV artists will furnish a major portion of this station’s program tonight. WOL will introduce a new orchestra. COMMISSION PLANS CURB ON WABBLING l Today on the PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929 (Meters on left of call letters, kil otherwis LOCAL 434.5—~NAA—690. (Washington Navy Yard) 3:45—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55—Arlington time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports. 228.9—WOL—1,310 (American Broadcasting Co.) 5:45—The Town Crier. 6:00—Nuggets of knowledge. 6:05—Dinner music. 6:30—Smith’s musical. 7:00—The Two_Bills. 10:00 to 12:00—Dance music. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock. 9:55a—Stock market letter. 10:00a—Household chat Clarke. 10:30a—Advertisers’ period. 10:55a—Stock market summary. 11:00a—Advertisers’ period. 205.4—WJISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 7:00—Musical program. 7:30—Englemar Theater Orchestra. 8:30—Request program. 9:00—David Martin, baritone. 9:30—Gretta Ludwig, contralto. ‘Troubadour.” 10:15—The Honolulans. 475.9—WMAL—630. (Washington Radio Forum) 6:00—Dinner concert. 7:15—Jimmy and ‘Jane. 7:30—Correct time. tertainers. 7:45—Esther Spier, pianist. 8:00—United Choral Singers (C.B.S. 8:30—Ceco Couriers (C. B. 8.). 9:00—Classic Spain (C. B. S.). 9:30—Vitaphone jubilee (C. B. S.). 10:00—The Music Room (C. B. S.). 10:30—Thirty-Minute Men (C. B. S.). 11:00—David McWilliams' Orchestra. 12:00 tp 12:15a—News flashes. 454.3—WEAF New York—660 4:30—Musical programs. 5:30—Bill and Jane. 6:00—Dinner music. 7:00—Dinner music. 7:30—World today; Piano Twins. 8:00—Voice. 8:30—Gypsies. 9:30—Family party. 10:30—National Grand Opera. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 6:00—Dance hour. 7:0 ogue. 0—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo Discs. Broadcasting Engineer Wants All Stations Ruled With Iron Hand. Still determined to conquer the arch- enemy of good reception—man-made interference—the Federal Radio Com- mission plans within the next few weeks to adopt regulations to curtail the permissible “wabbling” of stations on their assigned frequencies and to prescribe the type of equipment all sta- tions should have. Capt. Guy .Hill, the commission’s broadcasting engineer, will submit to the commission such recommendations. all for ruling broadcasting sta- tions with an iron hand, striking off the list those guilty of persistent inter- ference with other stations through Jack of proper equipment or because of negligence. Too many stations with improper transmitting apparatus, he holds, are cluttering up the ether. Urges Crystal Control Devices. First, it is Capt. Hill's intention to recommend that all broadcasting sta- tions, irrespective of power assignments, have crystal control devices, tempera- ture controlled, to keep them on their assigned frequencies, thus averting Jumbled reception by wabbling onto ad- Jacent channels. There are far too many stations on the air today without this essential equipment or its equiva- lent, he says, and the result is that many complaints are being registered against the allocation when, properly, they should be ascribed to faulty equipment. The present permissible maximum deviation of one-half kilocycle from the authorized frequency will be vastly re- duced if Capt. Hill has his way. He would have it cut in half. It is entirely feasible for a station to maintain its service within such a range with good equipment, according to the engineer. Eight More Stations Cited. Eight more stations are citzd by the ocommission for repeated violation of the frequency deviation regulation, bringing up to 17 the total number of stations facing revocation of their licenses for such offenses. Recently the commission announced that it no longer would tolerate violations of its regula- tlons, and that stations so reported will have to defend themselves at hearings on their applications for renewal of their existing licenses when they expire Janu- ary 31 The eight stations just cited for excess off-frequency operation are KPCB, Seattle, operated by the Pacific Coast Biscutt Co., on 1210 kilocycles, 100 “watts; WRHM, Fridley, Minn., Rosedale Hospital Co., 1250 kilocycles, 1,000 ‘watts; WMBC, Detroit, Mich., Broad- casting Co., 1,420 kilocycles, 100 watts; KGER, Long Beach, Calif., C. Merwin Lobyns, 1,370 kilocycles, 100 watts; ‘WLBX, Long Island City, N. Y., John N. Brady, 1,500 kilocycles, 100 watts; KGFJ, Los Angeles, Ben S. McGlashan, 1,420 kilocycles, 100 watts; KFWI, San Francisco, Radio Entertainments, Inc., 930 kilocycles, 100 watts, and KMO, Tacoma, Wash., KMO, Inc., 1,240 kilo- cycles, 500 watts. (Copyright, 1929, by the Consolidated Press.) MOVE STARTS TO KEEP PANTHEON EXCLUSIVE French Deputies Propose Two- ' Thirds Vote in Both Houses to Transfer Bodies. PARIS (#).—A movement has been started by several Deputies to keep the Pantheon exclusive for the truly great. Politics, they say, should be elimin- mted from the considerations that de- cide the admission of the ashes of il- Justrious dead to the official mausoleum. They also insist that measures be taken to guard against sudden fits of pub- lic opinion that are likely to be fol- Jowed by quick reactions ‘They propose that a two-thirds vote of both houses of Parliament be re- quired for the transfer of any man's remains to the monument, and that none be voted on until ten years or more after his death. This movement is a belated reaction to the removal of the remains of Emile Zola, the realistic romancer, to the Panthenon four years ago. The pro- cession that followed Zola's bier was composed largely of extremists and the only banner shown was the revolution- sry flag. —_— Many of us are quite reasonable. #0d never criti except when we are in church, say the Atchison Gilobe. 0 0:30—Dance music. 1:00—Slumber hour. 422.3—WOR Newark—710 6:00—Ballads; newscasting. 6:20—Uncle Don; music. 7:00—Orchestra. 7:30—H. V. Kaltenborn. 8.00—United Choral Singers, 8:30—Couriers. 9:00—Marrying off Sally. 9:30—Jubilee program. 10:00—Music room. 10:30—Thirty Minute Men. 11:00—News; dance; witching hour. 348.6—~WABC New York—860 6:30—Tenor; Broadway chat. 7:05—Restaurant music. 1 1 9 9:3 10:00—Singers. 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100 5:30—Organ recital; news. 8:00—Dinner concert. 8:30—Studio; Musical Jays. 9:00—Concert Orchestra; studio. 10:00—Chocolate Boys; dance. 11:00—News; dance hour. 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060. 6:00—Dinner hour. 7:00—Joint recital. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo Discs; auto program. 9:30—Real Folks. 10:00—Marylanders. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 6:30—Musical Furriers. 7:00—Orchestra; quartet. 8:00—Musical comedy. 9:00—WOR program (2 hours), 11:00—News; orchestra. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 6:30—Charles W. Hamp. 7:00—Travelogue, 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo Discs. 9:30—Real Folks. 10:00—Orchestra. 260.5—WHAM Rochester—1,150 6:30—Dinner music. 7.00—Newscasting; pianist. 7:30—Buffalo program. 8:00—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo Discs; auto show. 9:30—Real Folks. 10:00—Cavaliers; news. 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790 6:30—Dinner music. 7:30—Mixed quartet; voice. 8:30—Gypsies. 9:30—Family party. 10:30—Cavaliers. 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990 6:00—Forum and features. 7:00—Orchestra; R. W. McNeel, 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo _Discs. 9:00—WJZ program. 9:30—Real Folks. 10:00—Sports; orchestra. 11:05—Lillian Jay; organ. 272.6—~WLWL New York—1,100 6:00—Vocal; orchestra; talk. 7:00—Book Club hour. SOUTHERN. 405.2—~WSB Atlanta—740 7:00—Orchestra. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:00—Voice. 8:30—Bakers; auto show. 9:30—Family ' party. 11:45—Orchestra. 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080 6:00—Movie Club. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:00—Voice; studio program. 9:00—Auto program. 9:30—Family party. 11:30—Sunshine Club. 365.6—~WHAS Louisville—3820 1:00—Children’s Club. 7:30—Studio concert. 8:00—Voice. 8:30—Studio concert. 9:00—Auto program TUNE IN ON THE EARLE THEATER FEATURE PROGRAM NOVELTIES AND SURPRISES TUESDAY Jan. 8, 8:30 to 9 P. M. STATION WMAL by Peggy 9:45—Woodville Brown, the “Southern 7:31—Stanley Bell and Les Colvin, en- THE EVENING _Radio locycles on right. All time p.m. unless e indicated.) STATIONS 315.6—~WRC—950. (National Broadcasting Co.) 4:00—United States Marine Band. 5:00—Bob Fallon’s Orchestra (N.B.C.) 5:30—Jolly Bill and Jane (N. B. C.). 5:55—Motion picture guide. B. C). 6:30—"The Pan-American Arbitration Conference,” by James McDon- ald. s,qs-w;;lgorr-Asmm Orchestra (N. B. 7:00—Aster Orchestra. 30—Roxy and His Gang (N. B. C.). 0—The Voice of Firestone (N.B.C.). 8:30—A. & P. Gypsies (N. B. C.). 9:30—General Motors “family party” (N. B. C.). 10:30—Weather forecast. 10:31 to 12:00—“Shawenis,” by Nation- al Grand Opera Co. (N. B. C.). Early Program Tomorrow. 6,455—'50\7101’ health exercises (N. B. e 8:00a—Rastus and His Musical Menag- erie (N. B. C). 8:15a—Federation morning devotions (N. B. C). 8:30a—Cheerio (N. B. C)). 8:50a—Parnassus Trio (N. B. C.). 9:00a—Milton Coleman, vocalist (N. B. C). 9:15a—Harry Merker and His Orches- tra (N. B. C.). 10:00a—gr. Royal 8. Copeland (N. B. ) 10:30a—La Salle Quartet (N. B. C.). 10:45a—Parnassus Trio (N. B. C.). llzlsa—}gadéo Household Institute (N. 11:30a—Studio program (N. B. C.). 12 noon—Farm flashes. 12:10—Organ recital. 1:15—"“Trends in Truck Crops and Markets,” by F. G. Robb, Bureau of Agricultural Economics; “Cut- ting the Cost of Producing Po- ) tatoes,” by Dr. William Stuart, Bureau of Plant Industry (N. B. C.). 1:30—Mayflower Orchestra. 2:00—Studio program (N. B. C.). 2:15—Orpheus Trio (N. B. C.). 3:15—"Relaxation,” by Grace Strong (N.B.C). . OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 9:30—Family party. 10:30—National Grand Opera. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:00—Voice; studio. 9:00—Auto_show. 9:30—Family party. 10:30—Orchestra. |:00—Feature program. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 6:30—Trio. 7:00—0ld Wishing Well. 8:00—Tire program. 8:30—Piano recital. 9:00—History; Serenaders. 9:15—Concert company. 11:00—Orchestra. 258.5—WWVA Wheeling—1,160 7:00—Aunt Jane. 8:00—Studio programs (2 hours), CENTRAL. 293.9—KYW Chicago—1,020 10:00—Slim Figures; Orchestra. 11:00—News; orchestra. 11:30—Slumber music; orchestra. 1:00a—Insomnia Club. 416.4—WGN-WLIB Chicago—720, 8:30—Gypsies. 9:30—Family party. 10:30—Violin recital. 11:00—Feature popular (2% hours). 447.5—WMAQ-WQJ Chicago—670 8:00—WOR programs (3 hours). 11:15—Concert Orchestra. 11:25—The Aerials. 12:00—Dance music (3 hours). 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 6:30—Diners. - 7:00—Orchestra; city government, 7:30—Songs of twilight. 8:00—Prof. Kyrock; organ. 8:30—Duo Discs; auto show. 9:30—Real Folks; dance. 10:30—Cellist; Slumber hour. 12:00—Dance; Deuces Wild; dance. 280.2—WTAM Cleveland—1,070 6:00—Hotel orchestra. 7:00—Orchestra. 7:30—Feature program. 8:00—Voice. 8:30—Gypsies. 9:30—Family party. 11:00—Dance. 398.8—WCX-WJR Detroit—750 6:00—Orchestra. 6:30—Dinner music; minstrels. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Duo Discs; Air Boys. 10:00—Dance. 11:00—Amos; news; dance. 11:30—Slumber music. LACKS FARM LABORERS. France Imports 950,000 Workers in Last 14 Years. PARIS (#).—The crisis from which French agriculture is suffering is at- tributed in great part to the lack of farm laborers despite the fact thai 950,000 foreigners have been imported. for farm work since 1914. Farm laborers of both sexes are now coming from Poland, under contract, at the rate of ‘60,000 a year. A move- ment was started to encourage the migration of boys from the town to 3&\19" country to offset the opposite rift. Tonight 822 wMAL A sparkling, tune- ful, entertaining, musical program sponsored by 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (N.} STAR, WASHINGTOX, MDD PROBLENS AREUNDERREVEW Congress Ready to Take Up Tangle as New Suits Face Commission. BY MARTIN CODEL. Radio problems from the point of view of the Nation's lawmakers—the broadcasters, the manufacturers and the courts—are under review this week. Congress is about to take up the question of continuing the Federal Radio Commission for another year at a time when that body has become) enmeshed in a tangle of newly intro- | duced litigation. No less than nine radio cases now face the Court of Ap- peals here, all of them appeals from the commission’s decisions, and nearly all of them involving tests of the radio law enacted by Congress. Before the House hearings on radio get under way tomorrow the National Association of Broadcasters will begin directors’ and committee meetings here today for the purpose of considering radio legislation, among other matters. Next Friday the Radio Manufacturers’ Assoclation will meet at Briarcliff, N. Y. to discuss 1929 production prob- lems and to consider the concomitant question of improving broadcasting in | order to stimulate sales. | Several weeks will be consumed by | the House committee hearings before the lower chamber is called upon to vote for the extension of the commis- sion, proposed in identical bills intro- duced by Representative White and Senator Watson. This is the only legis- lation in view, and there is some likeli- hood that the measure will fall by the wayside in the press of congressional business during the short interval be- fore adjournment, March 4. Leave to Next Congress. ‘The broadcasters will emphasize their mutual copyright and rebroadcasting problems, leaving until the new Con- gress their campaign for various changes in the radio law. They will take the opportunity of being in Washington, however, to consult with radio leaders in Congress, like Senators Dill and Wat- son and Representatives White and Davis. The manufacturers, again heralding their meeting with assurances that nothing radically new in radio design may be expected this year, will consider whether the recent broadcast realloca- tion has improved reception. All elements in the radio world are D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY concerned about the numerous legal actions brought against the Federal Radio Commission, mostly since the reallocation of last November 11. Five new cases were added last week to the four previously brought in the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Practically all raise questions of prior- ity and property rights. Four new suits were brought just before the court clerk closed his rec- ords last week, coming close in the wake of the WNYC case, brought by the City of New York. The four plain- tiffs are situated in or near Chicago, representing stations WENR, WLS, WCBD and a group of portable stations owned by C. L. Carroll of Chicago. The unpopularity of the commission’s assignment of two-seventhe time to WENR, the Insul station; five-sevenths to WLS of the Agricultural Broadcast- ing Co. and daylight hours to WCBD, operated by Overseer Wilbur Glann Voliva of Zion City, Ill, is evidenced in their several suits, entered almost simul- taneously last week. Station WENR, having obtained 50,000 watts power, is carrying to the court its demand for full time on the channel it shares with WLS, a demand refused by the com- mission’ after a hearing. Mr. Voliva, who appeared at the same hearing, because the channel is the one his station lost in the realloca- tion shuffle, is suing for evening hours on that or an equivalent channel. Mr. Carroll is fighting the commission’s or- der against his three “perambulating On the Air tpnjg MARIA KURENKO World-famed Russian colorature soprano —a guest artist with the Philadelphia and Chicago Opera Companies. An extra- ordinary treat for lovers of superlative entertainment. tune in Warner Bros. VinPHonE JUBILEE HOUR | WMAL || Tonight 9:30 - 7, 1929. broadcasting stations,” insisting in the face of the commission’s expert advice that their wanderings through the countryside are not a “constant source of interference.” The other cases before the Court of Appeals are those involving WGY, al- ready argued and expected to be the first_ all-around test of the radio law and of the commission’s authority; WTRL, a small New Jersey station, de- nied a license renewal by the commis- sion; WNYC, the municipal station on Manhattan, which opposes a half-time assignment and demands priority be- cause of its governmental character; the Bull insular line, denied short-wave licenses for coastal services, and the International Quotations Co., denied short-wave licenses for transmitting stock exchange quotations to foreign clients. Reply briefs in these cases have been or will be prepared by Louis C. 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