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CHAIN PROMISES WESTERN TALENT Pacific Coast Network Plans Exchange With Canadian Stations. BY MARTIN CODEL. NEW YORK, April 3—Western pro- grams on a grand scale and more fre- quent hook-ups with Canadian radio stations are the newest prospective de- velopments in chain broadcasting. Fast ining substantial economic strength g; virtue of the fact that revenues from chain advertising are now approaching an aggregate of $1,500,000 monthly, the two existing national networks are fully awake to the new problems of program expansion. The third projected national chain, starting with a nucleus of five stations along the Pacific Codst, owned by Adolph F. Linden, Seattle banker, is promising to distribute over the country the Far Western talent, which includes many of the entertainment stars that have been attracted to Hollywood by |; the “talkies.” Backers of this chain, to be known as the American Broadcasting Co., pro- pose to compete directly with the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. and the Colum- bia Broadcasting System in bidding for the attention of the radio audience of the whole Nation. It was stated by the company's officials here that the new chain expects to have at least 20 sta- tions hooked up by next Autumn, and has ample assurances of procuring the necessary telephone wire links between stations, The reported purchase of three Brooklyn stations by Western interests is now revealed as a move toward con- solidating them and then going before the Federal Radio Commission for au- thorization to establish one larger sta- tion near New York City in their place. This station would be the Eastern “key” to the proposed network. Faces Hard Sledding. Many commitments have been ob- tained from stations throughout the country which are eager to join the new network, according to an American Broadcasting Co. representative, speak- ing in the absence of Mr. Linden, who has just left New York to return to Seattle. It is appreciated, however, that the company faces hard sledding in landing new advertising accounts and surviving at least & few years of heavy operating losses, such as its predeces- sors have sustained. So far the only stations known to be part of the proposed network are the five owned by Mr. Linden, which are KJR, Seattle; KEX, Portland; KGA, Bpoksne KYA, San Francisco, and KMTR, Los Angela Besides the op- tions obtained on the three Brooklyn stations, it is only known that KLZ, Denver; KDYL, Salt Lake City; WIBO, Chicago, and WJSV, Washington, have had negotiations looking toward tie-ups with the new chain. Columbia and National Broadcasting Co. officials express little concern with the prospective new competition, merely remarking that a third venture into na- tional broadcasting is a hazardous un- dertaking from a fiscal viewpoint. It is pointed out by William Paley, president of the Columbia Broadcasting System, that only now, just 27 months since the inception of;the first large network, are the chains beginning to realize a profit. The inauguration: of the third chain, the date for which has not been fixed, will mean that the five Pacific Coast units will sever their present affiliation ;l:zh the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- Links Canadian Station. Columbia last week announced that it had linked CFRB, Toronto, as the first Canadian station to join an Amer- ican chain. Further expansion ln Can- ada, with programs sponso: prod- ucts m:nubcturcd both in the Urdted States and-Canada, may be looked for from both the National Broadcasting Co. and Columbia. The Columbia chain's president. said yesterday that preliminary discussions have already taken place with the New York repre- sentatives of the newly formed Trans- Canada Broadcasting Co., a chain of 16 stations, extending across the Dominion from coast to coast, relative to regular hook-ups with the American chain for two-way exchanges of programs. Thla augurs early offerings of Ameri- programs to the Canadian listeners dlncfly from their own stations and of Canadisn talent to listeners in the United States through stations on this side of the border. Thus far the lis- teners on either side of the boundary have been able to “swap” mostly by tuning-in high-powered stations or sta- tions near the border which could be heard most consistently. Neither the problem of line tolls nor “tariffless advertising,” _ peculiarly enough, present the chief drawback to the oft-proposed Canadian hook-nr with the more highly developed chain broadcasting systems of the United States. The thing the Canadian sta- tions are protesting against loudest is the heavy copyright royalty fee that the American Soclety of Authors, Compos- ers and Publishers wants to exact from ; Canadian stations using its music. A test court case between the soclety and certain radio interests in Canada that are unwilling to pay annual fees such as are paid by American stations is imminent, according to well informed advices. ations in the United States pay annual royalty licenses to the so- clety ranging from $500 to $25,000. * (Copyright, 1929, by North American News- paper Alllance.) BOND ISSUE DEFEATED, WORK ON HALL BLOCKED Charlotte, N. C., Citizens, by Re- Jecting $200,000 Proposal, Halt Armory Auditorium Work. By the Assoclated Pren CHARLOTTE, , April 3—Con- struction of chnrlotte'- Armory-audi- torium, which was being rushed to com- phtlon in order to provide a meeting lace for the Confederate reunion here June, was halted last night followin announcement that a special bond is- sue of $200,000 to finance the work was defeated at the polls yesterday, R. L. Goode, the contractor, withdrew his workmen within ‘an hour after the election results had been announced. He sald he could not afford to continue Mayor F. iy"um'duy as saying that if e failed Municipal Auditorium, now hfl‘!uuwnuld beumld '}lol' $175,000 maex building costs on the new one. Completion of the new suditorfum in time for the reunion had been guaran- teed by the Goode company as & eandl tion upon which the contract was work had been in progress nldh end day. KILLS ANTI-BOLTER BILL. Texas Governor Vetoes Measure Blacklisting Hoover Democrats. TIN, Tex., April 3 (®)—Gov. Today on _THE EVENING the Radlo ——-——J-—- PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. 1929, - ()lemanunnluums.kuoor:mmm& Auumn.n.uplou LOCAL STATIONS. - 315.6—WRC—950. (National Broadcasting Co.) 3:00—United States Navy Band. 4:00—Pacific Vl“‘l‘\:ondl (N. B. C). 5 oo—Nmoml ic League program ). 5: SHnlly Blll and Jane (N, B. C). 55—Motion picture guide. 6:1 oo—spo;eu (mm, )by ‘Thornton 6: m-—wngm-mwm Orchestra (N, 6:30—Lansburgh Trio. 7:00—"An Airport in Washington,” by Assistant Secretary of Commerce MacCracken and George Rath- ‘well Brown. -Aster Orchestra, “The Political Situation in Wuhlngmn' hy Carlisle’ Bar- geron ( 8:00—Sunkist Serel l'l (N. B. C). 30—Happy Wonder Bakers (N. ). 00—Ipana Troubadours (N. B. C.). 9:30—Palmolive hour, 10:30—Gold Strand Orchestra (N.B.C.). 11:00—Weather forecast. 01—Slumber music (N. B. C.). 12:00—Radiograms. Early Program Tomorrow. stsu—’x‘owcex; health exercises (N. 8:00a—On the 8:15 (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—United States Marine Band. lO:BOl—gLCRoyll S. Copeland (N. 11:10a—Talk on fire preventinn, hy In- Apecwr H-ller of the D. C. Fire 11 lfil—Rldcio Household Institute (N. 11:30a—Studio program (N. B. C. 11:45a—Talk by Louis Rothschi rector Better Business Bt 12:00—Farm flashes. 12:10—Organ recital. 1:15—“Farm and Home PFacts,” by the Depn;tment. of Agriculture (N. 30—Lotus Orchestra. 00—Studio program (N. B. C.). 3: xs—u sme String Quartet (N. 3: ls—studlo program (N. B. C.). 3:30—Music School s:ttlcmr.m pro- gram (N. B. C.). 475.9—~WMAL—630. (Washington Radio Forum.) 38: Do—-Musgc)fll comedy, “Speed” (C. 4:00—Katherine Havill, soprano. 4:15—Auction and contract bridge, by George Keith (C. B. 8.). 4:30—Organ recital (C. B. 8.). 5:00—Hawalian Melody Boys. 5:30—William J. Shanahan, tenor. 8:45—Down_in "Pront” by lbfldu Jennin, 00-—Flashes from The lvenh. Star. Lineoln, | 15-wTalk by Emma Perley 3?}-‘0‘" Joe:and his B —Radio udget Boys. 00—Hank Simmons' Show_‘Boat— “The Yaunl ‘Wife” (0 B.8). 9:30_1a Palina suoker (G, B. 8. 10:00—Kolster hour (C. B. 8.). 10:: m—unBerreatypu and lfl.houetm Stanley Bell and'Les’ Early Program Te 10: oo.—muomx g.uslh Home b (C. 10: xo.—cns}um Club " Orchestra {C. ) ‘Where to Eat and Why,” by the Chef. 11:10a—Musical echoes from Broad 11:30a—Topaz Ensemble (C. B, 8.). 12:00 to clz]:;zos—)Amcultunl program 228.9—-WOL—1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) 5:45—The Town Crier. “The Jolly " Seot, 7:15 to 7:30—"“Great Moments From Famous Plays,” by James Keane. 10:00 to 12:00—Wardman Park Dance Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock, 55a—Birthdays. 9:00a—Musical pmtn 10:00a—Household chat Clarke. -Advertisers’ by Peggy (Washington Navy Yard) 3:45—Weather Bureau reports. 9:55—Arlington time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports. 205.‘—WJSV—1.“0. (Independent Publishing Co.) 8:00—Civic program. e 8:00—O. P. ans. 8:15—Hilo Boys. 8:45—Manassas Trio. 9:15—Hawaiian Melody Boys, 9:45—Fran Trappe, “One-Man Band.” 10:15—OId-time tunes. 11:00—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 12:30 to 1:30—Farm news, current events and music, OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 454.3—WEAF New Yurk—660 4:00—Pacific Vagabonds. 5:00—National Music League. 5:30—Jolly Bill and Jane. 6:00—Waldorf-Astoria dinner musie. kH oo—symgogue services; Jewish folk 7:30—Shilkret Concert Orchestra. 8:00—Serenaders String Orchestra. 8:30—Happy Bakers. 9:00—Troubadours Orchestra. 9:30—Olive Palmer and Revelers. 10:30—Gold Orchestra. 11:00—Rudy Vallee's Orchestra. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 8:00—United States Navy Band, 6:00—Bonnie Laddies. 6:30—Ben Pollack's Orchestra. 7:00—Rosalie Waffe, Soprano. 7:30—J. B. Kennedy; Mme, Gainsborg. s i 45—Polmcal Sltultlon in Washing- 8:i oo—Emo Rapee Orchestra. 30—The Foresters’ Quartet. :00—Salon Melodies. 9:30—Cabin Door in the South. 10:00—The Continentals. 11:00—Slumber music hour. 422.3—WOR Newark—710 6:00—Cora Cook; Uncle Don. * g:Ag—_—gon Authority. +0f utgers University program. 7:30—Orchestra and soloists. 8:00—Chain key station (3 hours), 11:00—News; dance hour. 348.6—WABC New York—860 6:00—French lesson; orchestra. 7:00—Entertainers; comedy trio, 8:00—Cabbles program. 8:30—Orchestra and solos. 9:00—Gypsy camp music. 9:30—Musical program. 10:00—Orchestras (2 hours). 272.6—WLWL New York—1,100 6:00—St. John's College hour. 6:55—Music and talks. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100 i 30—Twilight organ recital; news. 8:00—Hotel concert orchestra. 8:30—Crescendo Club Concert. 9:30—Serenaders Dance Orchestra, 10:15—American Indians; dance. 11:00—News; dance hour, 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060 6:00—Sandman; dinner music. 7:45—WJZ Erowrnm (1% hours). 9:30—In a Persian Garden, 10:00—The Marylanders (1 hour). 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 ; string band. 9:00—WOR programs (2 hrs.), 11:00—News and dance hour. 305.9—KEDKA Pittsburgh—980 'l 45—WJIZ yrolnm (2% hmrl). 10:00—Hotel dance orchestra, 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740 7:00—Pomar’s Orchestra. 7:30—WEAF program (30 minutes). 8:00—Entertainers; the Bakers. 9:00—WEAF programs (2 hours). 11:45—Musical program. 263—WAPI Birmingham—1,140, 10:15—Southérn Glee Club, 11:15—The Happy Five. 11:4 tudio; Joe Harris; orchestra, 277.6—WBT cmhm—l.‘u 6:30—Classified program. 7:00—Musical features (11 hours), 8:30—WJZ and WEAP programs. 11:00—China Royal. ¥ 365.6—~WHAS Louisville—820 ; gg-_—flmuil: Wolfe, -WEAF program : sg:floul orchestra; -WEAP pre (3 hours), 12:00—News; d‘xmr ) 461,3—WSM Nashville—850 17:00—Federation of Women's Clubs, 7:20—Newscasting; Craig’s Orchestra, 8: W—Hrezlgc hour. 279.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 6:00—Sports review; Byrd Trio. 7:10—Amos-Andy; church hour. 8:00—Musicale; WJZ prog. (30 minJ), 9:00—Variety Tour. 10:00—Hotel orehntn 258.5—WWVA Wheeling—1,160 6:00—Organ recital. 7:00—Sacred songs. 7:30—Family Players, RS ERE Major “Chain” Features TONIGHT. 8:00—Showboat; “The Young Wife"—WOR, WCAU, WNAC, WKBW, WHK, WLB 8:30—Happy Bakers; Jubilee Singers — WTIC, WTAAEG, ‘WCSH, wu-r WRC, Wi 9:00—Troubadours; bir thdg ‘WBT. 980~amoker, informal enter~ tainment — WOR, WCAU, WNAC, WEAN, FBL, WMAK, . WCAO, W JAS, WADC, ‘WKRC, 'GHP, WMAO, WSPD, WHEK, WLB’W, ‘WMAL. 10:00—The @ontinentals; Astrid Fjelde, soprano—WJZ and N. B. C. “blue” network. —were originated to help Government em- Eloyees who need nancial aid. Govern- ment employees come to it 4 BTAR. WASHIN’GTO (MELODRAMA HEADS COLUMBIA CHAIN Play of Em’s to Be Given by Show Boat Comgany. “The Yo Wife,” a four-act melo- “had its premiere in the ufly 80" s, be produced by the Hank Show t company in its mll{ broadcast tonight through .and other Columbia Broadcast- ing System stations. The play is from the pen of J. K. Tillotson, whose other successes include “Lynwood” and “The Planter’s Wife.” | the It concerns & soclety man and his two sops snd dips occasionally into the lowest of “underworld” dives. e La Palina Smoker, the Van Heu- sen program, the Kolster radio hour and - Duke Ellington's Orchestra are ampng the other outstanding Columbh attractions scheduled by WMAL. addition, there will be a varied pro(rlm way. |of local" origin, featuring “Radio” J and His Budget Boys” and a recital by Willlam T. Shanahan, tenor. Classical Program. The Van Heusen broadcast will be provided by an orchestra, a quartet and Annette Hanshaw, who will sing two of the latest song hits. The quartet’s con- tribution” will be “Chlorinda” and “Way Down South in Heaven.” The Kolster Orchestra has arranged a classical pro- gram, which is made up of Saint-Saen's masterpiece, “March Heroique,” Bach'’ “Arioso,” Rubinstein's “Valse Caprice,’ Chopin's “Butterfly Etude” and the Lheme and variations from Schubert's “Plano Quintet, Opus 114.” Famous songs of the nineteenth cen- tury are included in the Daguerreotypes and Silhouettes period, another Co- lumbia attraction, to be broadcast by WMAL. The principal feature will be “‘Old Rosin, the Beau,” a melody ‘which had its origin in Gireat Britain, The WRC program contains fits usual varlety of midweek National Broadcasting System features. Outstand™ ing among them are the Sunkist Sere- naders, the Happy Wonder Bakers, the Ipana Troubadours, the Palmolive hour and the Gold Strand Orchestra. In addition there will be the regular re- sume of the political situation in Wash- ington, to be presented tonight by Car~ lisle Bargeron, political writer, Birthday Specialty. ‘The Troubadours announce & special program in commemoration of the be- ginning of their fifth anniversary on the air, The birthday specialty will be “Out of the Mist," the newest fox-trot of J. Will Callahan and Lee Roberts, who wrote “Smiles.” Fritz Kreisler's intriguing “Tambou- rin Chinois” and a new transcription of “St. Louls Blues” will be played dur- ing the Palmolive hour, There also will be the usual solo and duet selec- tions by Paul Oliver and Olive Thomas. Lois Lorraine, contraito crooner, will be the guest artast with the Gold Strand Orchestra. She will eroon “Don't Do Like That.” Fred Vettel, tenor, also will sing several numbers. Hook Kennedy, “The Jolly Scot”; Grace Stanley Stevens, pianist, and Dorothy Seamans, violinist, will take a prominent part in the WOL program this evening. WJSV is featuring the Haw;rfl‘aon Melody Boys and the Manas- sas . TRANSFERS ORDERED. Col. Tschappat to Report for Duty at Manila, Col. William H. Tscl Ordnance Department, has heehl:‘pnr:l.feved from duty at the War Department, ectlvc in August, and ordered to Manila; Lieuf Col. Walter K. Wilson, Coast Armlefy Corps, from the War Department gen- eral staff to West Point; Maj. Carl C. rtment, from of the Delaware ordnance depot at Pedricktown, N, J.; Maj. John E. Creed, 25th Infantry, Douglas, Ariz, to Capt. Willlam C, Fort Benning, Mahoney, Quartermaster Corps, from Capt. Ernest A. Norfolk to Manila; Rudelius, 1st Infantry, from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., to the University of Ha- wail, and Lieut. Col. George P. Tyner, Field Artillery, from Fort Sill, Oul. to Chicago for duty as a general stafl mur with !rBoE FORESTERS Tonight! 9a‘e|ook lnz::??i-n VAN HEUSEN PROGRAM Featuring Gertrude Wickes Alois Havrilla and VmHeuunOnhflm with the . Van Heusen Male Quartette WMAL COLUMBIA NETWORK RADID 1S NARCHING AROUND THE WORLD == Uncle Sam WIelqu Balon, With All Nations Joining the Parade. ‘With' Uncle Sam wielding the baton, practically all natiops have joined ra- dio’s bl. parade o! progress around the world, / Evidence of the strides radio 1s mak- ing as a public servant in foreign na- tions is seen in the faet that almost forelgn radio development, Aware of the amazing ? of radio in all its phases in the United States, tries world over are aw: its henefits and nmnulvu are ‘an mhnualvo study to sclentiic develop- ments. PFrom Germany comes & report to the Commerce Department that a new tele- vision apparatus that is attachable to the ordinary recei set as easlly as a loud speakér has devised and luccmm ly demonltrlud ‘Trade Com- ported that jprojecting ordinary mo- ! tion pictures by vlre or wireless to sev- | eral receivers in different places simul- | taneously, Growth of Broadcasting Shown, ‘The wth of radio broadcasting abroad is reflected in statistics on the use of receiving sets. Development has progressed in some countries to the ex- tent that radio shows are being held. Examples of this are reports from the trade commissioner at Buenos Aires that Argentina plans an international exposition of radio in May, at' which latest novelties in radio luced by some of the most important foreign manufacturers, as well as the pflndnu commercial houses in Buenos Aires, will | be shown. Rumania's first radio ex- g:mm will be held August 15 to Octo- 1 at Bucharest under auspices of — e ”mw fllfl&:flnh& et 'l"‘l:"numw ofw!uuaomb- the minister of communications, states | & report from the commercial attache | at _that city, In most foreign countries radio 1is. teners must pay a license tax for thelt recelving uu. -nd in that manner the government is enabled to keep tab on the number of listeners, as Well as de- ORCHESTRA Tune in Tonight on WMAL - 10 P.M. (Columbia Chain) An outstanding program of Chamber Music. ‘“Kolster €8s @ Tine set”. A NEW Banana Cream! - Ida Bailey Allen, Presi- dent of the National Radio Home-Makers Club, will broadcast this recipe for ‘The American Sugar Re- fining Company at- 10 o'clock tomorrow morning over Station WMAL. American Sugar Refimng Company —and our customers soon learn thlt service here , ‘promp! withm the pi —rendered uuu.mpmfin limits, counsel th a heartiness that bespeaks. wnlnutlty . 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