Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1929, Page 26

CALDWELL SCORES CONGRESSACTION Former Radio Commissioner Flays Political Attitude To- ward Complex Problems. Lambasting _Congress, the favorite gport of O. H. Caldwell as a Federal Radio Commissioner, is being resumed with added zest by that engineer-editor since his return to private life, freed of the restraints of public office. The trouble with radio is Congress, Mr. Caldwell avers editorially in & sizzling denunciation of the Nation's legislature. Mr. Caldwell left the com= mission, of which he was an original member, February 23, ending two years of service. He resumed his editorial| direction of a leading radio publication | and in no uncertain terms is giving vent to his views. The “political machinations” of Con- gress and the “rank discriminations” against radio principles and radio en- gineering are singled out by the former commissioner to suport his oft-ex- pressed argument against a commission form of radio regulation. Here's the way he expresses it: After two years' expericnce it is thoroughly proven that any commission plan_inherently is not adapted for handling administration work in a com- plex situation like that of radio. Commission Stifled. “But when Congress, through incom- | petent radio leaders, further wenkcns an already unsound structure, stifles the independent action of the commis- sion, hobbles its membership in per- gonnel and funds, discriminates against engineers and expert radio advisers, and generally seeks to reduce the board’s functioning to lowest political levels, with radio considerations ignored, it is time the whole Radio Commission idea is booted bodily out of the window and radio administrative authority | placed once more in the executive branch of the Government, where it| functioned so well under the Secretary of Commerce (Herbert Hoover) until! en in public office, Mr. his mmd while a radio He made repeated as-| n Congress in general and) i nf ‘Washington and Repre- Tennessee, radio In his editorial | well shows unmistakably that | s these legislators still are “Rank discrimination principles and radio en- s_still persists in the minds of!} ngressmen, led by men like Ewen Davis and C. C. Dill, and is re- flected in harmful legislation,” he charges. Fallure of the Senate to confirm r of Boston and Prof. c . ir., of Minneapolis, as radio commissioners is scored sharply by Mr. Caldwell. These men, he says, are “highly capable radio engineers,” and would have rounded out the com- mission's personnel with much-needed technical knowledge. Confirmation Failed. “After long delay the Senate failed| to confirm these men because they were not politically acceptable. The poli- ticians thus served nptice that not radio skill but political considerations govern the confirmation of radio com- missioners.” The amendment to the Watson-White bill, adopted at the fag-end of the last session of Congress, cutting the terms of all the radio commissioners to one year, instead of the terms of two to six years, for which they were appointed under the original radio act of 1927, is characterized by Mr. Caldwell as “another triumph of political machina- tion at the expense of radio efficlency. “A public offiger, safeguarded with four or six year term, can be expected to exercise his judgment and convic- tions in the broad public interest. But as matters now stand any radio com- missioner who wants his job next year faces daily in his duties the jeopardiz- ing of his Whole future if in serving the national interest he treads ever so lightly on the toes of this or that poli- tician's ‘favorite’ broadcasting station or radio interest. “The passage. of this one-year term provision was a threat and warning to the radio commissioners that no con- structive progress was wanted during 1929, and that one year hence the ax would be waiting for any commissioner #0 rash as to put the general public in-| terest ahead of subservience to demands of the politicians as to how individual cases should be dealt with.” (Copyrisht. 1929, by the Consolidated Press.) Svsmae e RADIO EXPERTS USE ‘FLYING LABORATORY’ Beacon System and Other Aids to Navigation Are Being Tested. Radio experts at the Bureau of| Standards are using a “flying labora- | tory” in testing the radio beacon sys- tem and othey aids to air navigation which are to be employed by com- mercial transport companies. It is an airplane originally designed to carry four passengers and a pilot. To convert it to a laboratory, two of the seats were taken out and a perma- nent radio installation made. A set of transmitting and receiving equipment, having a top which forms a desk, was installed in front of the observers’ seats. The essential navigation instruments are duplicated on an instrument board above this desk. On the board and on the one in front of the pilot there are visual reed indicators for the directive radio beacon and the marker beacons. Two persons may observe the operation of the radio equipment and at the same time be informed completely as to the operation of the plane without! disturbing the pilot. The top of the desk is shock mount- ed and can be used in testing experi- mental equipment which it may be de- sirable to try out. To insure satisfac- tory operation of transmitter and re- ceiver, the entire airplane structure was bonded and the engine ignition synem completely shielded. shielding is so successful that l umluve alreraft receiver can operated: at full sensitivity: without !n- terfererice from engine ignition, says Dr. J. H. Dellinger. head of the radio laboratory at the bureau. Power for the transmitter set is obtained from a’ generator driven by the airplane engine. Major “Chain” Features TONIGHT. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang: Lew White, organist—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WRC, WSM, WSB, WBT, WIO WSB, WET, \WRVA, 'JAR. N Gypsies Orchestra—WEAP, WEEL WTIC, WJIAR, WTAG, WCSH, WLIT, WRC. WGY, o.ao—- “Family Party,” -Orchestra—WRC | 10:00—The Honolulans. Today an the Radio PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on, vight. AU time :v.u. unless LOCAL STATIONS® 315 6—WRC—950 (National Broadcasting Co.). 4:00—U. S. Marine Band (N. B. C). 5:00—The Marionettes (N. B. C). 5:30—~Jolly Bill and Jane (N, B, C.). 5:55—Motion picture guide. 6: I)O—Wlldor!-Alwfll Orchestra (N, C.). ’l:l)o—Asu!‘ Orchestra. 7:30—Correct time. 7:31—R@xy concert. 8:30—The Voice of Hre.!tone (N.B.C) 8:30—A. & P, Gypsies (N. B. 9: zo—oene;n\ Motors Family Party c) 10:30—Empire Buudm (N. B. C). 11:00—Weather forecast. 11:01—“L’Elisir o’Amore,” by National Grand Open Co. (N. B, C). 12:00—Radiograms, Early Procrun Tomorrow. 6: 45:—Tewer health exercises (N. B. C.). 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—Songs by Milt Coleman. 9:15a—Harry Merker and his orches- tra (N. B. C) 10: OOA—Dr. Roy-l 8. Copelnnd hour C.). 10: Jon—ls.n snlle String Quartet (N.| AN lO:‘SI—lerl)et Wilson Food Club (N. 11:00a—Parnassus Trio (N, {11: lsw—mdm Household xnsmuu . | B. C). 11:30a—Studio program (N. B. C.). 12:00—Farm flashes. 12:10—Organ recital. 1:00—Mayflower orchestra. 1:15—"“Farm and Home Facts.” by the | Department_of Ag'rxculture 1:30—Mayflower Orchestra. 2:00—Songs by Edna Bennett. 2:15—Gotham Trio (N. B, C) 3:15—Studio program (N. B. C). 3:30—Mellow Melodies (N. B. C.). 205.4—WJISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 6:30—Civic_hour. 8:00—Joe Purcell, soprano, 8:15—Bennings Trio. 8:30—Roosevelt 'Trio. 9:00—Costlow’s Banjo Pickers. 9:15—Woodville Brown. 9:30—The Virginians. 9:45—Jack Whitcomb, cornetist. ll:oo—wuf.her Teport. y Program Tomorrow. 12:30 m 1 30—Current events, news and music. farm ¥ 4758 30. rwahmmnwmrmm); 3:00—L'Apres Midl (G, B. 8¢ 4:00—James B. Lee, tenor. . = . 4:15—Roosevelt ‘Orchestra (C, B. 8. 5:00—Mabel Loftus, contralto,: 5:15—Mandolin and guitar seleptions by the Bonanno Brothers, 5:30—Closing market prices (C. B. 8)). b:ds—N&m‘Re Norris Dann, composer- nist. azno—glnner concert. 7:00—Flashes from The Evening Star. 7:15—Jimmy and Jane. 7:30—Correct time. 7:31—Tone pictures — ensemble and vocal duet (C. B. 8.), 8:00—Kansas Frolickers. 8:30—SeCo Couriers (C. B. 8.). s 00—Physical culture hour (C. B. 8. 9:30—Vitaphone jubilee (C. B. 8.) 10:00—Panatella pageant (C. B. 8). 10:30—United Choral Singers (C. B, 8)) 11:00 to 12:00—Swanee Syncopators. Early Program Tomorrow. 10: OOA—guflong Rldlo Home Makers' « 10:30a—Jewel rnd!o hour (C. B. 8). 11:00a—Musical echoes from Bmuw-y 11:30a—Topaz Trio (C. B. {12:00 to cxz 3o—u'rlcultuul flmlm 2”.9—“’0!;—1.3]0. (American Broadcasting Co.) zl&-The town crier, 6:03—Andy Claus. 6:10—Warner Kennedy, planist. 7:11 to 7:21—"Amos '’ Andy.” 10:00 to 12:00—Colonial Dlnu ‘Orches- tra. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock, 7:55a—Birthdays. 8:00a—Bits of news. 8:30a—Musical clock, 9:00a—Musical progra: 10:00a—Household chat. Cilarke. 3 10:30a—Advertisers’ period. 11:00a—Beauty Question Box, conduct- ed by Bertha Parker. by Peggy 434.5—NAA—690. (Washington Navy Yard.) 3:45—Weather Bureau reports, 9:55—Arlington _time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports. N STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern-standard time. 454.3—WEAF New York—660 6:00—Dinner music. 6:30—The Steppers. 7:00—Rudy Vallee's Orchestra. 7:30—The World Today. 8:00—Choristers and orchestra. 8:30—Gypsies’ Orchestra. 9:30—Family party presentation. 10:30—Empire Buliders’ history sketch. 11:00—National Grand Opera. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 4:00—United States Marine Band. 6:00—Dance orchestra; books. 7:00—South Sea Islanders. 7:30—Roxy and His Gang. 8:30—Pan Americana. 9:00—Recorders’ Orchestra. 9:30—Real folks’ sketch. 10:00—Kremlin Echoes l\(nle Choir. 10:30—Lew White Recital 11:00—Slumber music hour. 422.3—WOR Newark—710 7:00—Children’s program. 00—Frolickers. 8:30—Couriers. 9:00—Physical culture. 9:30—Movie stars. 10:00—Panatellas’ Orchestn 10:30—Choral singers. 318.6—WABC New York—860 5:45—Children’s program. 6:30—Ellington’s Orchestra. 7:00—Charles W. Hamp. 7:30—Tone picture; entertainers, 8:30—Steamship Fumpernickel. 9:00—International hour. 10:00—Cellar Knights. 10:30—Spanish Garden. 11:00—Dance hour. 272.6—~WLWL New York—1,100 6:00—Music and talk. 6:55—Musical programs; books. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100 5:30—Organ recital; news. 8:00—Dinner concert; musicale, 8:45—Musical Jays. 9:00—Studio conoen orchestra. 10:00—Dance music; song recital. 11:00—News; dance hour. 282.3—WBAL Baltimore—1,060 8: oo—flour of dlnmr(;n‘z.g > 7:00—WJZ program ours) 330 WBAL Stfing Quartet. 9:00—WJZ programs (1 hour). 10:00—The Pattersons (1 hour). 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 €:30—Musical Fuxflen. 7:00—Orchestra; Almanac. ! 00—~WOR pra[n.m: (! Tours). 11:00—News; dance hou: 305.9—KDKA Pflfibflrfll—”l 6:30—Hotel orchestra. 7:00—Studio program. 7:30—WJZ programs (3 hours). 10:00—Hotel Orchestra. 260.7—WHAM Rochester-—1,150 6:35—Newscasting; talk. 00—Barrett's Orchestra. 30—WJZ program (1 hour). 30—Band concert. 9: oo—Rochesber program. 9:30—WJZ program. 10:05—Smith's Cavallers, 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790 6:30—Dinner music. 'l 30—Mixed quartet, 8:00—WEAF programs (4 houn), Edward Bok Famous Editor, Author and Humanitarian. WBAL—9:00-9:30 and the coastto-coast NB C Network played and sung by Recording Artists Tune in! EDISON 302.8—WBZ Springfield—590 6:00—Forum; orchestra; features. 7:00—Lowe’s Orchestra. 7:30—WJZ program- (1 hour). 8:30—Backstage life. 9:00—WJZ programs (1 hour). 10:00—Filterets. 10:30—Sports; Guyer’s Troubadours, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 6:30—Diners. 7:00—City government; orchestra. 7:30—Ensemble program. 8:00—Prof. Kyrock; organ program. 8:30—Mountaineers; minstrels. 9:30—WJZ program (30 minutes). 10:00—Feature; orchestra. 11:00—WJZ program (1 hour). 12:00—Orchestra; W. L. W. 280.2—WTAM-WEAR' - Cleveland—1,070 6:00—Hotel Orchestes; musicians. 7:00—Hour of musi¢ features 8:00—WEAF programs (3 hours). 00—Vocal and dance (2 hours TO-NIGHT CE&O COURIERS , program a hard day at the office. Don’t miss it! RADIO TUBES —are for those Gov- ernment employees whose characters are such as to make them responsible and a good financial risk. ~“YOUR “BANK —is ?hd to assist such people with a loan un. secured . by pi but guaranteed- llm finest of ‘all 'assets, your character. " - 398.8—~WCX-WIR Detroit—750" 6:00—Orchestra IM feature. :'l ID—WJZ m (2% hours) 103 : veterans' i 10:: so-m Easy Chair. 11:00—Amos! anno (2 hours), 405.2—~WSB Atlanta—740 7:00—Harry Pomar's Orchestra. 7:80—WJZ and mPDNfl (1 hour). so—rmun concert program. 9:30—WEAF programs (114 hours). 11:45—Rudy Brown's Orchestra, 263—WAPI hm—l.fll m 15—Barn Dence’ Or 1:00—Orchestra and clln Olub. u 00—Dixie Jug Band. 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080 6:40—Movie Club; Aunt Sally. 'l SD—WJZ and WEAF (1% hours). D :o—wm programs (1% hours), 365.6—WHAS Louisville—820 7:30—Hotel Orchestra. 8:00—WEAF (30 min.); contralto. 9:00—Studio concert. 9:30—WEAF progr: (2% hours). 12:00—News; midnight dance. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650 7:00—WEAF & WJZ progs. (1% hrs). p 8:30—Studio; Craig's Orchestra, 9:30—WEAF program (1 hour). 10:30—Feature program. 11:00—WSM Orchestra variety. 279.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 6:00—Byrd Trio. 7:00—Amos-Andy; trade talk, 7:20—Radio code instruction. s 00—WEAF program (30 minutes). l 30—Pianist. 9:00—Soprano; serenaders; violinist. 10:00—Hotel orchestra. 11:00—Hour from WEAF. 258.5—WWVA Wheeling—1,160 6:00—Organ recital. 7:00—Boy Scouts; Aunt Jane. 8:00—Studio programs (2 hours). WOMAN IS SOUGHT. Leaves Home, Declaring She Will Starve Self to Death. RALEIGH, N. C., April 8 (#).—Mrs. A. L. Burrougl who left her home here Thursdly it with the avowed intention of starving herself to death, was still missing last night. The aid of Gov. O. Mex Gardner was asked by the woman's husband. Boy Scouts and other organizations have been en- nsted to help pohce in the search. Lord Northuk to Remarry. LONDON, April 8 (#).—Lord North- esk, whose marriage to Miss Jessica Brown, American actress, was dissolved | last year, has become engaged to Miss Betty Vlasto, daughter of Anthony Viasto of Bracknell, Berkshire, and a cousin of the well known tennis player, Mile. MAKERS PROPOSE RADIO PATENT POOL Association Asks Department of Justice to Pass on Agreement. BY MARTIN CODEL. NEW YORK, April l-oomldeubla ;n t u‘:x .tguutmwnl 1t the M acturers e P of the o Manufacturers’. Association to form a patent pool for an interchange of pat- ents among makers of sets, tubes and f'r"' The automobile industry’s cross-| lcensing arrangement and the patent agreement recently adopted by the air- craft industry are the models for the r?uld lan. ‘o the Euyer of radio equipment it is being pointed out that such an arrange- ment would make modern and future technical developments available to the manufacturers at lower costs, md that the saving could be passed on to the pubuc. Onz o! the chief objwn o{ the associal to minimige the patent uug-uon over radio devices that, hu clogged the courts in recent years and has jeopardized economic position of many manufacturers. 'rne Department of Justice at Wash- gton has been asked to rule upon the glm. Under it each member will throw is patents into the pool, to be licensed to others at a fair royalty, most of which the patent holder collects. The Radio - Manufacturers’ Association re- ports that the Government has offered no objection to the scheme. Doubt R. C. A. in Pool. Much doubt exists, however, concern- ing whether the Radio Corporation of America and its affiliated companies will be willing to throw their vast pat- ent assets into such a pool. They prob- ably will not, inasmuch as the Radio | Corporation of America is itself using and drawing royalties from. s pooling of the radio patents owned by such | companies as General Electric, West- |inghouse and American Telephone & | Telegraph. ‘These companies, largest holders of radio patents in the country, if not in the world, have & cross-licensing ar- rangement of their own which has been the target of attack for several years on anti-trust law violations. ~A group of independent radio manufacturers has sought to get action against this alleged grounds of monopolistic practice lnd. | == LSENS ORCHESTRA 22 S O FENTRE Among the interesting numbers announced oy s inced by sefs made under Radio Corporation of Amerioa licenses. Royalties Ald Income. ‘That the patent royalties represent no inconsiderable part of the income of the Radio Corporation of America is evident from the figure for last year contained in me company’s Annual ré- While patent assets are fixed in ¢ balance sheet at only 81, the royal- m- drawn from other manufacturers on these patents aggregated $6,392,230. -me year before the alties amounted to $3,310,722. In 1926, before the li- poncy was ldopud the com- $52,427 in royalties. of the patent licensees pays & minimum of $100,000 for the use of the patents held by 'Radio Corporation of America. In addition each pays a roy- alty of gross business amounting to 7% per cent. While the Radio Manufacturers’ As- sociation. is working on the proposed American patent pool & mup o( for- eign radio men is in this country to an mummoml exchange of patents and products with a Chicago company known as the Temple . Corporation. This would comprise an alliance of cer- tain British, German, French and Swiss patent holders with those affiliated with | the Temple organization, which is headed by Albert Marchev of Chicago. (Copyright, 1928, by North American News- EIGHT CHILDREN PERISH. Truck Crashes Through Weakened Bridge Into River. HOBART, Tasmania, April 8 (@).— The death foll of the floods which followed heavy rains last week con- tinues to grow. A motor truck carry- | ing & number of children to a concert at Ulverstone crashed through & weakened bridge into the Gawler River. | Eight of the children were killed, in- cluding six members of one family. The total of deaths at the Briseis tin mine near the village of Derpy has grown to 27. First reports were that only four had been overwhelmed in the flood, but fuller reports have come with- partial restoration of com- trust through the Department of Jus-| munications. plan | the A. Tabloid Version of Opera Will |- Be Presented in Chain Program. A special radio program by George Olsen and his famous orchestra, and a tabloid version by the National Grand Opera Co. of Donizetti's “L'Elisir a' Amore” are featured tonight by WRC. Olsen’s orchestrd will be heard dur- ing the weekly General Motors “family party.” The opera presentation will be broadcast from 11 to 12 o'clock. A | trio and a group of vocalists also will take part in the “family party.” The opera will be sung by the usual cast, under the direction of Cesare Sodero. ‘The weekly concert by “Roxyal Gang,” another historical episode in | the “Empire Builders” series, and the‘ Voice of Firestone broadcast are among | ‘WRC's other principal features. There also will be the regular concert by & P. Gypsies, Which wnlgh! will be distinetly classical. PFranklyn Baur, tenor, will offer sev- | eral outstanding numbers during the Pirestone program. These include Friml's “Song of the Vagabonds” and a fragment from Romberg's “The Desert Song.” The “Empire Builders” will depict the dramatic history of Seattle. ‘The WMAL program tonight is domi- | nated by Columbia Broadcasting System attractions. Outstanding among them are the Vitaphone jubilee, featuring | Donald Brian and Bobby Folson, stars of the musical comedy stage; the pan- | tella pageant. with Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit as the principal artists, and the CeCo Couriers, who will | presen Eopulnr musical review. In| addition there will be the physical | culture hour and the United Choral Singers, who will sing a variety ot selections. An orchestra, vocal tenor will provide the ua! t und l | which includes the following lekctwm ‘Il Never Mor y DEPEHDABI.E OR NO CHARCE ANIEL GYTARS IN RADIO - SHEPHERD 3044 Ask for Dew” and Busch's A phno reciial Warner Kennecy is featured by wo'}vy A varied program makes up the WJSV schedule. Hoover A.P. Talk on Big Chain. 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