Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1929, Page 42

HARBORD RELATES VIEWS ON MERGER Radio Head Objects to Fed- eral Body Overseeing Communications. BY MARTIN CODEL. The apparently inevitable trend to-; ward the establishment of & Federal commission to regulate all forms of radio and wire communications, possibly as the successor of the present Federal Radio Commission, will undoubtedly be resisted vigorously by the large wire and wireless interests affected. This impression is gained from the conversations had here this week wit] officials of radio and wire telegrap companies. It is strengthened by state- ments made by Gen. James G. Harbord, president of the Radio Corporation ol America, in an interview yesterday. Gen. Harbord had_just returned from 2 conference with President Hoover on the proposal of the International Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., which was re- cently merged with the various Mackay telegraph and cable systems, to acquire the transoceanic and ship radio sys- tems of the Radio Corporation of America for a $100,000,000 to $120,000,- 000 stock consideration. His expression of disapproval of & governmental commission control over communications, particularly in its in- ternational phsses is the first to have been made epenly by the large private interests since the prospect to loom of the creation of a Fed: munications commission. This prospe will bulk larger as the date for the virtual demise of the Federal Radio Commission as the direct control agency over radio approaches. Objects to Commission. ‘That date is December 31, 1929, un- der the act recently passed by Con- gress. Then the commission ceases to be an administrative body and assumes appellate functions. ‘The proposed huge interlocking of wire and wireless telegraphy, their .growing competitive status, the prevail- ing dissatisfaction with the Federal Radio Commission, and the fact that the Interstate Commerce has seldom invoked its Wers over telephones and telegraphs have all lent impetus to the legislative movement toward consolidating all such control in the hands of one agency—a movement ‘which will probably gain considerably more momentum in the next Congress. Gen. Harbord's objections to the pro- posed commission for communications were twofold. First, he saw great difi- culty in having a national commission dealing _with _ international _subjects, since an American company usually can own only this end of a circuit. Secondly, he objected to the “notori- ously slow” and “dead hand” of Gov- ernment commissions over an “emer- gency business” like the telegraph. The example of the British, who have combined all state-owned cable and ra- dio systems into a unified private hold- ing and operating company, was Unification of the systems of Germany, | 10 France and Italy was also pointed out @s a need for like American unity. Own Only One End. “There are few cases,” said Gen. Harbord, “where cable companies own both ends of their circuits—the Anufl can end and the foreign end. are few, if any, cases in which ndlo companies own ;the home end of the circuit and the foreign end. In Japan, China (under the new government), Norway, Sweden, Turkey, veu:udn and possibly some other end of the circuit which communi tes with American radio is owned by the government. “How practicable it will 'be for a national American pose its views on circuits so oomposed seems to be a doubtful question. The natural tendency will be for other coun- tries—and the smaller and less impor- tant the country the more apt it is to Today on the Radio : PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929. (Meters on left of cell letters, mr& Al time pon. unless LOCAL STATIONS 315.6—WRC—050. (National Broadcasting Co.) 4:00—United States Army Band. 5:00—Vocational guidance by the Ki- ‘wanis Club. 5:15—Twilight hour (N. B. C.). 5:30—Jolly Bill and Jane (N. B. 0). 5:55—Motion picture guide. 6:00—Sports - review . by Thornton Pisher. 6:10—Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (N. B.C). 6:30—Brumback’s Virginians. 7:00—“An Airport for Washington,” by Lieut. Walter Hinton, 7:16—Mayflower Orchestra. 1000— -Weather forecast. 10: al—Nnkmnl Broadcasting and Con- cert Bureau hour. u:u t0 12:——Slumber music. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 8:00a—On the 8:15 (N. B. C) llln—Mmthn morning ds (N. B, C). 8:30a—Cheerio (N. B. C.). 8 bo-—?nmms"‘rnflo (N. B. C). 00a~—Songs It w—m P(’Rler and his orchestra C.). }clmo-—mmu ‘home hour(lllc). C. A. educational hour. noon—Farm flashes. 12:10—-Organ recital. 1:15—"Farm and Home Facts,” by the Department of Agriculture. 1:30—Aster Orchestra, 2:00—Elsie Harmon, 2:15—Gotham Trio (N. B. 205.4—WJISV—I1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 6:30--Civic program. B :00—Children’s program. 8:30—Georgia Lee Brown, pianist. 8:40—Program by Nll.loml Society, fh&:nn of the American Revo- u 9:10—Dr. A. B. Chatfield, 9:20—Ray Harper, tenor. 9:30—Columbia Trio. .wpnno(NBC) . C.). 1 id health talk (C. B.8.).| t:.mmw B. 8.) . 8.). POPULAR ARTISTS | ON NATIONAL CHAI i Coficen Bureau Hour to-Fea- ture Singers and ‘Musicians. . ~A'large group of popular radio artists *| will take part in the National Brosd- tra. 7:00—Flashes from The Evening Star. 7:15—"“America’s Melting Pot for Ani- mais,” by Science Service, :30—Correct time, 7:31—Feature acts from “The Jazz (C. B. 8). 0—Then and Now (C. B. 8.). 00—Aunt Jlml (c B. !.). 0—Sonora_ho 8). ical Foursome (C. 0—The Columhhns (c B. 8. to 12:00—Swanee Syncopators. Early Program Tomorrow. :00a—National Radio Home Makers' —Brunswick concert. agi—'l‘om'ma (C.B.8). . | easting and Concert Bureau hour, one | of ithe features of flu program tonight of WRC. Douglas . Stanbury, tenor; Godfrey Ludlow, concert violinist; Lolita Ca- brera Gainsborg, pianist, and Marie Gambarelli, better known perhaps as the “Gamby” of Roxy's “gang,” will be the soloists. Milton J. Cross, veteran radio announcer, unwlllhhnnlu: Concert Orches- wncmmuon,ua day ywmukm e air, umm H. nddun wenc of National power, more time on ing | consideration. omem(c! 8.). ultural program | 248! 45—Florence -Jane Adams,” imper- sonator. 00—Carlton Concert Orchestra. ‘n_Andy.’ to 12:00—Dance music. Early Program Tomorrow. 'l:snl—Muslca! clock. -Birthdays. ’ period. n—muty talk by Bertha Parker. —Advertisers’ period (continued). OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 454.3—WEAF New York—660 5:30—Bill and Jane. 6:00—Waldorf Astoria dinner music. 7 oo—ngeek mmmm hymn sing. :00—Ol 11:30—Ben Bernie's Orchestra. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 4:00—U. s Navy Band. B d Man 10:00—Voices of the evening. 10:30—Dance orchestra. ', u 00—Slumber music hour. . 422.3—WOR Newark—710 7 oo—'rhmy minutes of sunshine. 7:30—S8] rl;nre 8:00—Goldy and Dusty. 3:30_WOR Stock Co. 9:00—Bell Bldg. dedication. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 00—WJZ programs (2% hrs.), :30—Radioet; dance music. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 9:30—Bradley Trio; radioet. 10:30—Dance music (2% hrs.) others are the fon Review, which hmblou has a morning feature, and a a quartet of college stude: by Her will ducuu “Color and Its Effect on AL program contains & num- ber of ofl\er Columbia attractions in addition to several of local origin. Chief among the latter will be a special pro- gram by the stars of the “Jasz Regi- ment” company, now playing in Wash- Oliver Smith, prominent American tennr.'fllbemelum-rtmhthz Sonora hour, which WMAL will draw from the Columbia l lumblans, who also this sta Florence Ji impersonator, and & member of the National Theater Plnnn mlntundthheanlulfl w.vsv ‘will he tm w‘efiy the National Socief m‘n of the American Mollmon. HINTON TO SPEAK. “Washington as National Air Cen- ter” Is Theme. HEAD 10:30—Concert _bureau ‘WRC and N, B. C. network. NEW APPLIGATIONS FLOOD COMMISSION Radio Body Gets 25 to 30 Requests Daily for Permits.. worrhd nnln m broadcasting Hb:dnu cast - garten, the low-powered local stations, suddenly evinced a desire to “grow 'f o ‘The commission is being deluged with requuh from the tots of radio for more the air and more Besides, an unusually large number of applications for new ing stations are being filed. And, strangely, the commission can't ac- emlnc for the sudden spurt in applica- 'nu applications, coming in at the nun(nmao:day are merely ac- cumulating. The n_itself is time in radio administration, except for routine business, still await- ing presidential action that will give its authorized membership of five commis- sioners. President Hoover promised al- most immediate relief. Applications Pour In. O. Sutton, the commission’s new broadcasting engineer, is somewhat disturbed about the steadily mouni volume of applications. He says in the past month applications mctrg broadcasting have more than treble Before he took over the job the records nhow that new applications were com- in at the rate of 8 to 10 a day, lnd now, with the number averaging more than 25 dally, he is scratching his head for the reason. Prominent among uu applications nre those of the locals seeking boosting in wer. ‘The50-watters want 500 and 500 would like to have 5,000, as & eneral rule, says Mr. Sutton. 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