Evening Star Newspaper, January 14, 1929, Page 29

- AEDTMESLERD N RADIINURY Ilinois Representative Is Out- spoken in Opposition to Davis Amendment. BY MARTIN CODEL. In the rush of activity pertaining to radio now centered in Washington one of the striking developments is the appearance of a new leader in radio legislation in the person of Representa- tive Frank R. Reid (Republican) of Aurora, IIL The trend of his searching inquiries into the status of broadcasting since the November reallocation, particularly while former Commissioner H. A. Bel- lows was testifying at the House hear- ings, distinctly reveals him as the out- standing opponent of the Davis equali- zation amendment and as an advocate of high power. In a less spirited way he also appears as a supporter of the Federal Radio Commission’s effort to improve radio camditions pursuant to the amendment. On these issues he is decidedly at odds with Representative Ewin Davis of Tullaho: nn., author of the :mmdm:a ide wave lengths, powers on the air equally among the zones and equitably among the Clates according to their Eopuhtion. Conflicting views at the earings have largely been between these two. Party lines have not been drawn on these moot issues, but it is certain they will be the big subjects of the subsequent congressional debates on Davis Is Adamant. Mr. Davis has made it plain that he will not be swerved one jot or tittle against his amendment by the wide- spread opposition to it among radio engineers and by the recommendations for a breakdown of the zone system urged by Mr. Bellows on behalf of the National Assbciation of Broadcasters. He also continues to oppose high power, and he has made reallcation the target of attack for its reservation of cleared channels for super-power and for the predominance of chain stations on these <channels. Mr. Reid is best known as chairman of the important flood control com- mittee. He fought the Davis amend- ment, along with most of the Illinois delegation, at the last session of Con- gress. His present active appearance on the radio scene is generally attrib- uted to his interest in the effort of the Chicago Pederation of Labor to obtain better facilities under the allocation for its 50-000-watt transmitter, WCFL, now building in Chicago. It was he who drew from Chairman Robinson of the Federal Radio Com- mission the statement that radio re- ception conditions were better before the reallocation than now. From Mr. Bellows Mr. Reid exacted the opinion that there can be no doubt that the reallocation has brought about consid- improvement. Sych opposite views and the conflicting testimony of . Reid to urge that competent technical witnesses be called. Robinson’s view that the reallocation should have been ap- hed gradually was supported by . Bellows, who leads a faction of the radio ind that wanted a different kind of mu“m oel:(on. lam'. Beug'zs,‘,h%:; ever, would not go along Wi u Robinson and Representative Davis in their opposition to high power, declar- ing that the 5,000-watt maximum which they support has just as great an in- terference range as 50,000 watts. He also favored cleared channels. Majority members of the Federal Ra- dio Commission, who have been at odds with their chairman on the allocation project, will be heard by the House committee this week. Their defense of be based tend that the extension of the commis- sion for only one year by the last Con- gn;r:mnnum ount to a mandate conditions within that period. ‘They also will claim they have brought about improvement generally th- out the country, and that the present structure is flexible enough to bring about further improvements as the radio art progresses. Estimate of Volume. One of the most significant of recent announcements in the radio world is that of Radio Retailing, a leading jour- nal in the trade, estimating that the Jargest estimate made for the year that featured the political conventions and other great stimuli to radio sales. It m& with a total of $425,600,000 ‘The magazine estimates that 9,000,000 sets of all kinds were in use at the end of the year, compared with 7,500,000 in 1927. The radio audience is placed at about 35,000,000 persons, against 26,- 000,000 the preceding year. The survey, regarded as one of the most trustworthy in the field, shows 4Bat 2,550,000 factory-built sets, includ- ing consoles and built-in receivers, were last year for $306,000,000. About 81,000 combined radio and phonograph sets were sold for $38,000,- 000. The number of tubes sold totaled 50,200,000 for an aggregate of $67,300,- 000. About 2,460,000 loud speakers ‘were sold for approximately $66,000,400. ‘The battery market exceeded $50,000,~ . Equipment and parts brought in around $20,000,000. Both showed marked declines, the former particu- larly due to the preponderant sales of house-current sets. Radio exports came near the $11,000,000 mark. From another source it is learned that the types of sets leading the market in 1928 ranked in the following order: Atwater Kent, Majestic, Radiolas, Crosley, Zenith, Kolster, Philco, Fada and Steinite. ‘The only figures available placed At- water Kent production at around 800,- 000 sets and Majestic at more than 425,000. by North American An irrepressible fun maker and songster—a vaudeville ‘headliner—Vitaphone’s offer- ing for your entertainment tonight. Tune in = smile = and be happy! 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While in office Mr. Moses re- celved numerous complaints that the Klan was violating the Walker law, the constitutionality of which was affirmed last November by the United States Supreme Court. This law specifies that a secret or- ganization must file a copy of its secret oaths with the secretary of state, and also covers section 53 of the civil rights law, which makes it a misdemeanor for a secret organization to demand that its members be bound by an oath. Complaints were made against the Knights and Women of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. This organization was orig- inally incorporated in a charter grant- ed in September, 1923, under the name of Alpha Pi Sigma. On October 30, 1925, the name was changed from Alpha Pi Sigma to the Knights and ‘Women of the Ku Klux Klan Subpoenaes have been issued for the officials whose names appeared on the charter in 1928. According to the original certificate, Alpha Pi Sigma was purely a fraternal, patriotic and secret society for both men and women, with authority to grant charters to subordinate lodges. e ——act—— THE EVENING 1.5, AND CANADA T0 SPLIT WAVES Countries to Enter Confer- ence at Ottawa on Thor- oughly Amicable Terms. This country and Canada are not at loggerheads over the division of the continental short waves, nor is there any point of controversy with Cuba, Mexico and Newfoundland yet existing or in prospect. Adverse reaction in Canada to the allocation of most of the 639 available short waves by the Federal Radio Commission last week has been due to a misapprehension that grew naturally out of the highly technical nature of the assignments. As a matter of fact, the United States has assumed considerably less than 50 per cent of the exclusive frequencles for its commercial interests. The way is still clear for an understanding with Canada regarding the division of these waves, even if the Dominion’s radio officials should continue to insist upon a 50-50 division. The several North American countries will enter the forth- coming Ottawa conference on thorough- ly amicable terms. Canadian marine authorities in charge of radio, cognizant of the mis- apprehension, have notified the Federal Radio Commission that they do not re- gard as unreasonable its pre-emption of a parcel of only 63 wave lengths for exclusive point-to-point services, nota- bly the new radio-telegraph systems to be established for public messages and press traffic. Of the 639 frequencies in the short- wave band a total of 393 will be shared by all the countries of the continent. For example, the 134 reserved for tle amateurs will be used alike by amateurs of the United States, Canada, Cuba, #eflm innd‘ Newioundlanudx.‘ 'l"}&e‘ ‘}&n equencies for experimenting wi - ual broadcasting—that is, wfll pictures, television—and the four other waves for miscellaneous experimentation are also shared. Add to these the mobile service chan- nels, which of necessity must be shared, and the preponderance of mutual fre- quencies becomes readily apparent. The shared mobile frequencies number 73 for ship and coastal stations, 64 for aircraft and landing fields, 5 for rail- roads and 6 for portable transmitters for geophysical prospecting and police services in their countries. STAR, WASHINGTON, ignaling. The seven set aside for power companies to use for emergen.y communlc:ggn when power lines are down are shared. Of the remainder the United States has essumed only 63 exclusive fre- quencles at_this time, 40 going to the newly established Universal Wireless Communications Co., 20 to the several press wireless corporations and 3 to an agricultural report service in California. Specific wave assignments to these serv- ices remain to be made. d This leaves 183 wave lengths yet to be divided, and this is the group of wave lengths that will be under con- sideration at Ottawa. Out of the 183 the various governments will doubtless take a group of channels each for their governmental services. Some will be used jointly and others exclusively. 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As matters stand now Canada has these six channels plus the shared use of 12 others on which stations in the Southern tier of the United States are operating. The Dominion wants more exclusive channels, but that is a sub- ject that is entirely apart from the short wave question. Two se] te parts of the radio spectrum, eacl ployed for utterly different purposes, are involved. The conferences at Ottawa will eschew the broadcasting problem, be- cause the United States wants it con- sidered apart and because Canada is very much concerned about getting enough short waves to communicate with its outlying portions not reached by land lines. It is understood that, unlike the United States, Canada pro- poses to use some of the short waves for radio-telephony. Willlam R. Vallance, assistant solici- tor of the Department of State, will represent the United States at the Ottawa conference, along with several members of the Federal Radio Commis- slon, probably O. H. Caldwell, H. A. 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