Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1929, Page 43

THE EVENING TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY. TJTAXUARY 31, s et RAPS GRANT T0 WIRELESS FIRM “Flowers, Candy, and Per- haps Liguor,” Aided Wave Gift, Says Representative. BY MARTIN CODEL. Color was lent to the otherwise drab Toutine of the House hearings on radio by the tempest siirred up by Represent- ative Free, Republican, of California, when he began to follow out his an- nounced determination to investigate the grant of 40 short waves to the Uni- versal Wireless Communications Co. Recriminations and repudiations flew thick and fast as the Californian open- ed the inquiry yesterday. House committee members were plainly unwilling to give any consider- ation whatever to charges made by one “George W. Lawrence,” the unidenti- fled author of a letter to Chairman White, in which the integrity of everal of the financial backers of the project was assailed. Such statements were de- nounced immediately by outstanding members of Congress from Buffalo, \ “sre ‘the chie; ckers of the enter- 1..8¢ reside. hese members vouth- safed the financial and moral respon- sibility of the Buffalo financiers. The committee's interest, nevertheless, ‘was aroused by Representative Free's charges of active “lobbying” by Wash- ington managers of the enterprise and by his assertion that “flowers, candy and perhaps liquor” have been distrib- uted in profusion to members of the Federal Radio Commission, their fam- ilies and the clerical staff of the com- mission. Personal knowledge of this was denied by Commissioner H. A. Lafount, who was testifying. Curtis Sent Letter. There was also considerable interest in the series of letters from various Senators and Representatives, including one from Vice ident-elect Charles Curtis, taken from the official files of the commission, most of the letters urging upon individual commissioners that ac- tion he expedited on the Universal's applications for radio frequencies to es- tablish the proposed domestic radio tel- egraph service to compete with wire tels h. 'gl? pcnmmmeé has’ agreed to delay reporting the pending bill to extend the life of the commission while Rep- resentative Free continues his inquiry, even though Senate hearings on radio are due to Monday. - Underlying esentative Pree's in- sistence in the matter is his doubt of the present commission’s competenéy to upon some of the vital principles igh-frequency radio and &:mzulnlv»unn the. techinice, ahd résponsibility - of ~ the ~con- cern. Mr. Lafount told the committee that the short-wave applications were granted largely upon representations that the company holds secret devices which make it possible to send five code messages on one normal channel. Members of the commission frankly state that they do not understand the technical set-up. Commissioner Lafount sald he depended for his technical ad- vice upon Lieut. Comdr. T. A. M. Cra- ven, naval radio expert, detailed to the commission as short-wave engineer, and Dr. A. Hoyt Taylor, civilian radio chief of the naval research laboratories. Mr. Lafount declared the recent lab- oratory demonstration conducted by the company meant absolutely nothing to him except that the claim of ability to conduct multiple telegraphy on ona wave length meant conservation of the other and an advance in the radio art. The commissioner from the Far Western zone assured the committee that the Government's rights to the radio channels are amply protected by the restrictions imposed upon the com- any. If the company cannot make its claims, the wave lengths will re- vert to the disposal of the Federal Radio Commission, he said. Denies Prosecutor Role. Representative Free disclaims any in- tention of assuming the ‘role of prose- cutor, but asserts that he wants to know more about the authenticity of the company’'s patent and technical structure, The competency of the com- mission depends directly upon the scrutiny it gave this phase, in his opin- ion. An experience with a fraudulent stock promotion scheme, based on an old Mareoni radio suit, in which he was prosecutor of & man who fled with in- vestments of a million dollars, has led him to be wary of radio “stock job bing,” Mr. Free told the committee. at the backers of the National Radio Telegraph network have no in- tention to place their stock on the mar- ket at this time has been pointed out to the committee. Nevertheless, Mr. Free insists that the ion does not appear to have considered the technical aspect sufficiently and he intimates that the reappointments of the present commissioners and the appointment of new commissioners ought to rest upen the care and judgment the present commissioners exercised in granting the franchise to the Universal for the mrétlc communications system proe posed. ‘The Californian has indicated that he will call upon Dr. John Nathansohn, director of the Washington part of the project, to explain more fully, Comdr. Craven, who has just returned from the Ottawa short-wave conference, may also be invited to testify. A 1t is noteweorthy that the membérs of the Federal Radio Commission who voted against the grant of waves to the Universal Co. are those who are about to retire from office, namely, Commis- sioners Caldwell and Pickard. Mr. Caldwell has stated that he was not satisfied with the technical competence of the company or in accord with the principle of alloting short waves where land lines are available on account of the scarcity of short waves and the need for other services, particularly where emergencies and safety of life are involved. Much the same reasons :;'l: given for Mr. Pickard's adverse (Copyright, 1920. by North American News- paper Alliance.) PLAN RADIO DEBUT. Cook's Savoy Musicomedians, who have established themselves as a musical com- edy stock company at the Belasco The- ater, will make their radio debut tomorrow night from Station WOL. The initial program will feature se- lections from “Oh, Boy.” The artists to take part include Renee Hamilton, Helen Ault, Edward Metcalfe and Bob Carbauh. Doorbells Stopped By Radio, Landlords Of Boston Complain BOBTON (#).—Radio “inter- ference” is getting to be terrible here; it even stops doorbells from operating. Landlords say - so themselves. They have coms prained to the head of the rent ;ln?l housing committee in City all. “Threé landlords came to me,” explained Herbert E. Ellis, the commissioner, “and complained that their doorbells were out of order. “I told them it was too bad, but that it didn’t seem to bs in my line—fixing doorbells.” “‘But, Mr. Ellis’ they said, ‘the doorbells are out of order because our tenants take the batteries down and use them for th;u-_ radios. We want it stope Many other similar complaints have come, Mr. Ellis says. 1 stands to the RADIO’S MAJOR FEATURES TONIGHT. 8:00—Serenaders; Leon Gordon— WJAS, WADC, WKRC, WSPD, WMAL, WKBW. 8:30—Sentinels; orchestra and vocal-WEAF, WEEI, WFI, WRC, WGY, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WGN, WHAS, WSM, ‘WSB, WBT. :00—Old Counselor; music and comment — WEAF, WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WWJ, KYW, WHAS, WSB, WBT. ORGANIZED LABOR ' INRADIO APPEAL i Seeks Aid of Congress in Ob- taining Equitable Share of Facilities. By the Assoclated Press. Is it a matter of public necessity that 20 radio stations in one city pound the air with the same jazz tunes? 1Is it in the public_interest, necessity and convenience that Bill Jones of Podunk have a radio station to advertise his garage? Or that a great public, utility operate a 50,000-watt station to fur- ther its interests? ‘These questions have been put to the United States Senate by leaders of organized labor, who are seeking the aid of Congress, in their fight for an u{uluble share of the broadcasting facilities of the country. Recognizing the microphone as a mighty ally of the pen, labor plans extensive use of the radio in promoting the interests of the 4,000,000 men and woman tofling under its banner. Asks Exclusive Channel. Labor's interpretation of the “public interest, corivenience and necessity,” which the radio law fikes as the test for granting station Icenses; is set forth in a Jetter to Senator Dill of Washing- ton from John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, which operates WCFL.. 'Labor's chief demand s an exclusive' channel for WCFL, which now is limited to day- time operation. ";l'ha D:hmtlnmmutld Ml:l.fly‘u::t radio broadcasting provide not .ai - tertainment, but information; not. ouly | music, but science, history, economics and all the other things that make for human welfare,” says Fitzpatrick. “It requires that the serious problems of life shall be presented, not from one group or viewpoint only, but from many groups and many points of view. Control of Nation at Stake. “Radio is the super means of enter- tainment, education and propaganda. Whoever controls radio broadcasting in the years to come will control the na- tion. For good or ill, radio will pour into the homes, into the minds and hearts of the people & constant stream of song and story, of hlswr{, science, politics and nda. Is it in the public in- terest it all of the 89 channels for broadcasting be given to capital and its friends and not one channel to the mil- lions who toil?” In Senator Dill, one of the authors of the radio law, labor leaders have found a sympathetic listener to their plea. Senator Dill told the Senate that the radio commission “ought to recognize the lm‘go‘runce of having one station at least it is under the control of or- | ganized labor, which may broadcast the ideals and principles for which labor millions of woFking people at night, the only time when great masses of the people can listen to it.” Extravagance. I remember a schoolmate who used up six d's in spelling his name. * His name wsa David deridge, says the Holton (Kans.) Recorder. A radio set can be no better - than its vacuum tubes The most beautiful radio set is only a useless piece of fur- niture if it is not equipped withdependablevacuumtubes. Look for the RCA mark on - the Radiotrons when you select a new radio instrumeht. RADIOTRON *Radiotrons are the Heart of your Radio Set” () Np < l‘fl os YOUTH LEFT BEHIND AS RADID EXPANDS Years No Impediment to Fan When New Circuit Is Sought. BY C. E. BUTTERFIELD, Associated Press Radio Editor. Youth msy be an important factor on the stage, but radio considers it not at all. Seventy-five years on earth mean nothing to the enthusiast when the sol- dering iron is handy and there is a new circuit to be developed into a “musical instrument” that grabs things out of the air. Neither are there any worries when the new set is to take its place alongside of nearly a dozen others. It 1s all & part of that unquenchable enthusiasm which radio injects into those who take coils and such things close to their heart. In Albany, N. Y., there is a traveling - - and here is where yeast works man who admits he is somewhat of & radio fan, aithough it takes “only” 75 fl‘efl and toes to count the years that ve rolled off his back. that J. J. Dowling has been one of those who get their enjoyment from broad- casting by building sets, he has put to- geéther more than 100 and today has 10 of them as a principal part of his household equipment. One has 10 tubes powered from the house lighting lines. Not long ago his eyes spied the dia- gram of another set, this one with six tubes, including two shield grids. He comments: “This just struck me as a good hook- up, and as I am to take a week or two for a rest, I thought I would try just one more set. I am only 75 years old and like to experiment.” Television Restricts. Light now comes to the broadcast band only between the hours of 1 a.m. and 6 am. s The recent order of the Federal Radio Commission stated that television sig- nals could not be transmitted on these waves during the “entertainment hours.” If the “seer” must look by radio before 1 am. his only recourse is to dive into the short waves. Considerable discussion is heard among those interested in television whether light transmission in its pres- ent stage is or is not entertainment. One faction contends that it provides a pinnacle of enjoyment to the experi- menter striving to do his bit toward im- proving television. Then the other side Coolidge Address On Carillon Program Will Be Broadcast President Coolidge’s address to- morrow at the dedication of the Bok Bird Carillon at Mountain Lake, Fla., will be broadcast by WRC associated stations. WRUF, the University of Florida station at Gainesville, Fla., will serve as the key station for the network. The program is scheduled to start at 3:45 o'clock and will continue for an hour. Aside from the President’s address there will be a musical program by a choir of 500 voices and the new carillon of 62 bells which was imported from Europe. number and generally stops most argu- ments with: “Who owns the most sets, the ‘eyers’ or the earers?’ " Fisherman’s Patience Needed. Distance hunting these days takes more patience than that displayed by the fisherman who sits all day on the bank of a stream for the satisfaction of a single nibble. It is not because out-of-town stations are hard to pick up. That is compara- points out emphatically that b lcast service is for the benefit of the greatest tively easy. It is the question of station identification. There seems to be a de- Q0% of your ailments start bere sire by many announcers to keep every one in the in more ways tha~. one as to what and where. When the station is sending out a local program the pauses where an- nouncements could readily be made are numerous. Yet there are many in- stances in which the only identification is the name of the nex: number. In flruermnl @ chain program, the station not_expected to be prolific with its verbiage. still 15 minutes and some- times 30 minutes’ between call letters seem hours to the impatient air traveler, WMAL TO BEGIN DAILY SERVICE IN MORNINGS Music and Talks of Local and New | York Origin Will Be Features. ‘WMAL announced today an extension of its broadcast service which will bring 1t on the air regularly every morning and three afternoons each week. The new schedule, to go into effect Monday, includes a daily program from 10 am. to 1:15 p.n. except on Satur- y, when the early program will be broadcast from 11:30 am. to 1:15 p.m and an afternoon program on Mondav. Wednesday and Friday, starting at 3 o'clock and continuing uninterrupted to the inning of the evening program. Novelt; local an New Yoik origin will be pre- program features of both | sented during the daytime hours. Music and of interest to women, farmers and children will make up a major portion of the new attractions. zine. When Herbert Hoover becomes President there will be 21. The 19 are Lyon and David Tyler, Liysses and Jesse Grant, Webb and Scott Hayes, Abram, James, Irwin and Harry Gar- fleld, Chester. Arthur, jr. and Russell Harrison: Richard and Prancis Cleve~ land, Theodore and Archie Roosevelt, Charles and Robert Taft and John Coolidge. 1 19 Sons of Presidents Living. There are 19 living sons of Presi- dents, says the Capper's Weekly Maga- | HAVE RHEUMATISM IN MY WRISTS SO BAD | CANT WORK WITHOUT PAIN . WE DRUGGISTS HEAR A LOT OF FOLKS SAY THAT SLOAN'S LINIMENT EASES RHEUMATISM PAINS RIGHT LINIMENT IS ONLY " 35¢ A BOTTLE. RHEUMATISM? 15555 From throat to intestines is one continuous tube When the intestines are clogged, un- clean, poisons swiftly flood the syse tem. 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