Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1929, Page 87

AIRFANS TOHEAR ANNA CASE TONIGHT Starred With Rudolph Ganz in Columbia System Attraction. Anna Case, former star of the Metro- politan Opera Co., and Rudolph Ganz, planist-conductor, who at one time vaved the baton over the New York and Bt. Louls Symphony Orchestras, will be tarred tonight in the De Forest Another outsianding opera singer, ito Schipa, Italian tenor, also will be eard tonight in the Atwater Kent hour, to be broadeast locally by WRC. ‘These two stations also have sched. led their regular array of Sund: eatures. WRC, however, has one add- d attraction, a recital by Jack Nesbit, paritne, who will broadcast following he Capital Theater concert. Broadway Hits on Progrant, Outstanding of the WMAL attrac- tions are the La Palina, Sonatron and Majestic programs. WRC'c chief offer- ngs are the Studebaker, Dictograph and Stetson broadcasts. Hits from a number of current Broad- musical shows dominate the La ina program to be provided by an hestra and a tenor. A selection ffrom “New ‘Moon,” “Ole Man River” rom the “Show Boat,” and “Maybe | [This Is Love” from “Three Cheers” are e chief selections. ‘Wendell Hall, the “red-headed music aker,” and Arnold Johnson and his rchestrs again are to provide the Ma- jesfic program, while the “Around the ovar broadcast, WMAL'’s final at- rafetion, will feature Mlle. Eliena Ka: 0ya, violinist, and Eli Spivak and Mme. igolina, noted Russian singers. Legion Band in Coneert. e concert of the Weymouth Post nerican Legion Band in the Stetson rade will be made up entirely of the positions of Chenette. These # de “Jess Willard's Triumphal Marel rade of the ;%hl.flu," Big Pa- de March” and “The Diamond Spe- 1 March.’ A medley of animal songs is included the Old Company program and the pitol Theater broadcast will featu he newest member of the “famil, Villiam Coty, a lyric tenor. Jean Gold- tte’s Orchestra, to be heard in the judebaker program, will play a varied program. The featured numebrs are Because I Love Yol ‘At Dawning” id “Weary River.” ‘WOL will begin its service at 9:30 'elock this morring with a special pro- Arrang by the Christian En- fleavor Society. A mixed quartet, pianist, nd trumpeters will provide the musical tion of the program. There also will a scripture readnig by Miss Mary Vertman and a talk by Luther Kinard. IGURES ON RADIO GROWTH ARE ISSUED urvey Shows 7,500,000 Sets Were' in Use January 1 of This Year. Growth of radio in the last few years cited as an important factor in na- jonal expenditures in the report of the sident’s unemployment conference. A survey of the national bureau of conomic research-included: in- the re< port shows that radio sets in use jumped jrom 600,000 in 1922 to 1,500,000 the ext year with phenomenal increases h year, reaching 7,500,000 sets Jan- ary 1, 1929. The committee on recent onomic changes is made up of busi- jess and labor leaders with President oover as chairman. [The data obtained by the bureau were sed by the committee in formulating report which is a critical appraisal jt factors of stability and instability in onomic life. “Probably the outstanding develop- pent in .consumption in recent years s been the introduction of the radio, ys the survey. “From & ne; jgure of less than $800,000 p us produced - increa: 54,000,000 in 1923 and $177,000,000 p 1925. Output of complete receiving sets s about 2,500,000 in 1925, as com- red with less than 500,000 in 1923.” PO BTANDARD FREQUENCIES IGNALS TO BE BROADCAST ureau of Standards “Program” to Help Amafeurs and Ships to Calibrate Sets. dio s of standard frequencies, pich will aid amateurs and ship opera- s in calibrating their transmitting d receiving sets, will be broadcasf pm the Bureau of Standards the eve- g of April 22, e bureau’s station, WWV, will nsmit signals which can be heard d wutilized by stations equipped for tinuous wave reception up to dis- ces of about 1,000 miles from Wash~ gton. The transmissions are by con= uous wave radio telegraphy, and the pdulation which was previously on ese signals has been eliminated. Broadcasts will be on the following quencies: 10 to 10:08 p.m., 4,000 kilo- les; 10:12 to 10:20, 4,500 kilocycle: to 10:32, 5,000 kilocycles; 10:36 10:44, 5,500 kilocycles; 10:49 to 1 ilocycles; 11 to 1 , 6,500 kilocycle :12 to 11:20, 7,000 11:32, 7,300 kilocycles. 24 to . Straight Over KDKA. Phe orchestra ' directed by Charley ight is heard nearly every evening m KDKA, Pittsburgh. Straight d several years in Chicago. ' ABC to Give Musical Comedy. ‘WABC, New York, has organized- a jusical comedy company With a cast of hore than 50 to give radio presenta- For the present one is be- h week on YWednesday aft- Hanshaw Has Mike Fight. Annette Hanshaw, who sings regu- farly in & C. B. 8. program, has this to about her radio appearances: “I lhands become ice cold and I'm scared every time I face the micro- Major “Chain”. Features ‘TODAY. Today on PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1929. : (Meters on left of call letters, myqu All time p.m. unless LOCAL STATIONS 815.6—WRC—~050. (National Broadcasting Co.) 11:00a to 12:00 noon—Service from the Foundry M. E. Church. - mon by Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor. 12:30—American Pro-Arts String Quar- tet (N. B. C.). 1:00—Concert artists’ hour (N. B. C.). a:oo—gnxg) symphony concert -(N. z:lhguby-l%mml Mometns (N. B, ). 3:00—Rabbi Stephen H. Wise, “Anti- Semitism—the Case for the Other Side” (N. B. C.). 4:00—Service from Washi; dral. Sermon by James E. Freeman, ‘Washington. 5:28—Motlon picture guide. —Capitol String Ensemble. 0—Stetson Parade (N. B. C.). . 6:30—Dictograph program (N. B. C.). 7:00_81;1 Company’s program (N. B. ht Rev. ishop of 7:30—Correct time. A 7:31—Musical program by Maj. ward Bowes' Family, from the Capitol Theater, New York (N. B. C). 8:40-—Jack Nesbit, baritone. 9:00—"Our Goverrment,” by David Lawrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent Radio hour, fea- gxrtnz Tito Schipo, tenor (N. B. ). 10:15—Studebaker program (N. B. C.). 10:45—Weather forecast. 10:48 to 11:15—Sunday at Seth Park. er's (N. B. C). Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises B. C). 8:00a—On the 8:15 (N. B. C.). a:un—!:,derl'.lon morning devotions ( . B. C.). 8:30a—Cheerio (N. B. C.). 8:50a—Parnassus Trio. 9:00&—gnléed States Navy Band (N. m:ou—grb )Royll 8. @opeland (N. 10:30a—The Bluebirds (N. B. C.). 11:15a—Radio Household Instifute (N. B. C). 11:30a—George F. Ross, planist, LN " | 11:45a—Studio program. 12:00 noon—Farm flashes. 12:10—Organ recital. 12:46—"Bridge for Beginners,” by Mrs. John Munce, jr. 1:00—Madrillon Trio. 1:15—Farm and home facts. 1:30—Madrillon Trio. 348.6~WABC New York—860 3:00—Ballad hour. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:30—Sermon, Rev. Donald G. Barn- house. 8:00—Musicians on tour. 8:30—Featured artists. 9:00—Theater of the Air, 10:00—Anna Case; band. 10:30—Around the Samovar. 454.3—WEAF New York—660 2:00—Biblical drama, “Handwriting.” 2:30—Grace Notes; Three Harmony Sisters. 3:00—Address by Dr. Stephen S. Wise. 4:00—Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman. 5:30—Twilight voices; mixed quartet. 00—Leglon Band parade. 9:00—David Lawrence. 5—A. K. hour.. - 394.5—~WJZ New York—760 2:00—Roxy S8ymphony Concert. 3:00—Young People’s Conference. 4:00—West Point Choir. 4:30—Musicians. 5:00—Travelogue. 5:30—National religious service, 6:30—Anglo Persians. 7:00—The Nomads. 7:30—At the Piano. g:;)o;%um in Voice. 2 N enry's )u’ulm 9:15—Dinner in honor of John J. Mc- Graw (until 12:00). 422.3—WOR Newark—710 3:00—Philharmonic Symphony. 00—Dr. Payne's Sunday Symposium. 00—Great Cathedrals. 00—Hour and half of orchestra. 30—Choir Invisible. 0—Market Street Playhouse. 10:30—Metropolitan String Trio. 379.5~WGY Schenectady—790 ‘WEAF programs (1 hour). recital. organ 00—WEAF (133 hrs.); Out of Past. 6:00—WEAF programs (4% hours)s 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100 7:00—Sunday concert, 5—Concert Orchestra. 00—News; musical program (1 hr.). 11:00—Vocal ensemble. 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060 $5:00—Uncle Ed and His Children. 0—WJZ programs (3% hours). 5—Concert orchestra. :15—~Evening reveries. 256.3—~WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 :30—~WABC program (30 min.)s 00—Hour of 3 00—Booth Family; Pioneers. am (3 hours). 0—Hour of dance music. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 6:30—WJZ program (30 minutes), 7:00—Calvary Episcopal Church. 8:00—WJZ programs (3 hours)., ton Cathe-| 475.9~WMAL—830. (Washington Radio Forum.) 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch tower service. 00—Ballad hour (C. B. 8.). 4:00—Cathedral hour (C. B. 8.). 5:00—Vesper song service by the Im- rial Male Quartet of the M g:pouun Memorial M. E. Church. 5:30 to 6:00—Service of the Tenth Presb; Church of Phila- Forest Audions, featuring Anna Case and Rudolph Ganz (C. B. 8). to 11:00—Around the samovar (C. B. 8). Early Program Tomerrow. - 10:00a—Topaz Trio (C. B. 8.). 10:30a—Columbia Heights program. 10:45a—Brunswick Entertainers. 11:30a—Topaz Trio (C. B. 8.). 12:00 to 12:30—Agricultural program. 205.4—WJISV~—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) :00—Ladies’ Choir of Fairfax, Va. :45—Kat) Crowley, pianist. 00—L. Z. Phillips, trom! 16—David Martin, baritone. 30—Talk, 45—Jean Carle, planist. 00—Hymns by Roland Wheeler. 30—Guthbert’s Bible Class of Peck Memorial Church. 10:00—Chick Godfrey, tenor, 228.9—WOL—1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) 9:30a—Christian Endeavor program. 10:00a—Watch Tower service. 11:00a—Service of the First Congrega- tional Church. 12:30 to 1:30—Meditation hour. 5:00—Program by Christian - Sclence Parent Church. 5:30 to 6:30—Vesper hour. 8:00 to 9:15—Wardman Pk. Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrew. 7:30a—Musical clock, 58a—Birthdays. 00a—The Floorwalker. 30a~—Musical clock (continued). :00 to 10:00a—Musical program. 10:00a—Household chat by Peggy Clarke. 10:30a—Advertisers’ period. 11:00a—Helptul hints to parents. 434.5—NAA—690. (Washington Navy Yard.) 10:05a—Weather Bureau reports, 9:55—Arlington_time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports, 10:30 1 1 OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150 5:00—String quartet and soloist. 5:30—~WJZ programs (1% hours). 7:00—Religious drama. 7:30—WJZ programs (42 hours). 272.6—WLWL New York—1,100 3:15—K. of C. Forum. 8:00—Paulist Fathers Church. 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990 5:30—WJZ programs (1% hours). 7:00—News; the Twins. 7:30—WJZ programs (1% hours). 9:15—Fascinators; Melba Abbott. 10:16—Sports; Morgan Memorial, 11:00-—News; theater organ. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. 398.8—WCX-WJIR Detrolt—750 6:30—WJZ (30 min.); vespers. 7:30—WJZ programs (2 hours). 9:30—Albert Downing, tenor. 10:00—Happy half-hour. 10:30—Orchestra; news; Amos. 11:15—Dance and organ (1% hours), 428.3—WLW Cineinnati—700 5:45—WJZ programs (1% hours). 7:00—Hotel orchestra. 7:80—WJIZ 9: 10:18—Cino Singers; cello recital. 11:00—Musical Novelesque (1 hr.). 280.2—~WTAM-WEAR Cleveland—1,070 8: 10:45—Dance m 405.2—~WSB Atlanta—~T740 7:00—Harry Pomar's Orchestra. 7:30—WJZ and WEAF (3%, hours). 10:45—Amos; Baptist Tabernacle. 263—WAPI Birmingham—1,140 6:00—Country Club Orchestra, 9:00—Church of the Advent. 10:15—Orchestra; tenor; 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080 8 Quartet. 6:00—WEAF program (30 min.). 6:30—PFamily Quartet; studio. n:oo—wur wm b (1% hours). 4 P! s 10:45—Theater organ recital. 365.6—WHAS Louisville—820 6:00—WEAF program (30 minutes), 7:30—WJZ and WEAF (1% hours). 9:15—Studio concert. i 10:16—WEAF programs '(1 hm(). 461.3—WSM Nashville—850 7:30—~WJZ (45 minutes), 15— WEAP programs (1t hours) 10: oy ot M, 2 11:15—WSM Rhythm Symphony. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 7:45—St. Mark's Episcopal 10:18+~WEAF half hour, 258.5—~WWVA Wheeling—1.160 1:00—Bible students’ program. $100Pires Presoytertan ‘Church. Small Sets Are Found Most Satisfactory For Replies From Byrd Expedition SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MASS, (@ ;A nunnlplu hookup of detector and x audio e, dad e sl Institute, of Technology experimental WIXV, has found most field - station, R r . romiel e o arctic. the 130-foot-masts near the station, or another about hul”lt as CALL £= Adams 4673 “'Ccnfd‘;walflw 1820 14th St N.W. . Des, 331 # THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, APRIL ‘the Radio ‘Behind the-Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. analyist, is familiar ther, will have the R.ll'llvnele of reading to the Nation esday President Hoover's first message to Congress. Almost simultaneously with the dellvery of Mr. Hoover's message by the rea clerk of the House, for the President does not intend to deliver it himself, Mr. Wile, be- fore a microphone in WMAL, will read it for the Columbia network audience, stretching from the At- lantic to the Pacific. The rules of the Senate prohibit the broadcasting of the cere- monies at the joint session of the Senate and House when Mr. Hoover's message ml.l be read, and only special lej tion would have made it Such ac- tion was out of the guestion. - But in order that the radio listeners might receive the mes- sage as rapidly as possible, Presi- dent Hoover granted special Per- mission to Mr, Wile to read it to the radio audience five minutes after the reading clerk of the House begins in the Capitol. Mr, Wile's 1al broadcast will not cancel weekly resume of the political situation in Wash- ington which will go over the Co- lumbia network at 8 o'clock Tues- day night. He will, however, de- vote more of his time to an analy- sis of the Pr:flge:t'x message, . Alessandro Banfi, chief engi- neer of the Italian Broadcasting Co., who has Just completed a rather extensive study of broad- casting" conditions in the United States, has reached the conclusion that the American gystem of broadcasting is the best in the world. Prior to coming to America, Mr. Banfl visited many of the larger radio stations in Europe, includ- ing those in London and Berlin, and in comparing the various broadcasting systems he found a vast difference. The entire radio broadcasting structure, he said, operates on a much more extensive scale in the United States than in Europe. Where s«:»&e:l of the major sta- tions, particularly those connect- ed with the main New York out- lets of the National Broadcasting Co., broadcast approximately 16 hours a day, the Italian Broad- casting Co. is on the air only about seven hours daily. The broadcasting there, he explained, is carried on in periods, starting at 11 o’clock in the morning. This lasts until 1 p.m., and the stations then are silent until 4 o'clock when they begin a two-hour pro- gram. They start again at 9 o'clock and continue until mid- night. Even the method of financing Mr. Banfi found vastly different in America. In Italy and other foreign countries as well, he inted out, broadcasting is main- ined by taxation. Every set and all accessories are taxed, while the listener himself must pay a special operator’s license before his set can be tuned in. The Italian Government collects these taxes -annually, retaining 10 per cent, the remainder going to the broadcasting company. This pro- vides an annual income of ap- proximately $500,000. The Italian . Broadcasting Co. or.l‘ltu six stations. These stations have 12 announcers, al women, and although' they never sing 1t is required that they be contraltos. Thé majority of Italy’s programs originate in the theaters, it being one of the coun- try's laws that each theater per- mit_at least one broadcast each week from ifs stage. KK % John Irving Fisher, pianist ex- traordinary and master of cere- monies at the Fox Theater, tells the story of a parlor soprano who, after her debut before the micro- phone, received a ule:filum from a radio listener in a distant city which read: “Your voice makes static a pleasure.” *x k% Erno Rapee, well known sym- phonic and operatic conductor, |and whose orchestra is playing under a long radlo contract, expresses| fhe balief that the m&‘nm $ 500 S0ty of the American publié in zhroved more in the last five ye an in the 50 preceding years. Rapee, of course, gives the credit for this marked advance- ment to radio.” Coming, as it does from a man whose fingers have been on the pulse of the popular a:nc:l’mu m;y%" he came coun un| 1912, his view can be finfifi nuthomltlv% Aok e 20, Dy oot | gm in the open all season Tuesday. Both the Columbia and National - broad- casting systems have arranged to broadcast-a play-by-play denertig- tion of the initial game in the Yankee stadium. The Columbia System planned to embellish-the cast of the Yankee's game with a description from the Griffith stadium in Washington of the ceremondes incidental to the clash between the Nationals and Ath- letics at which President Hoover is expected to toss out the official ball. . Denman Thompson, sports editor of The Star, will describe these ceremonies. FANS SEEK ‘BREAK FOR HOME STATION: Partisanship Held Hindrance, to Commission in Wave Disputes. N N By the Assoclated Press. The radio fan, like the base ball or foot ball enthusiast, often thinks the home town broadcasting station should get all the “breaks.” It his favorite station does not re- ceive a particularly desirable place in the air, he writes the Federal Radio Commission that the station has been given a “raw deal.” Determining which of two stations of about the same tyr shall be given a wave length sought by both is one of| the toughest problems presented to the commission. While the popularity of a station gen- erally is & gauge to its public service value, the fervid partisanship of some of its listeners often is more a hin-| drance than a help to the commission in reaching a decision. Evidence “Untrustworthy.” : The commission has found that much of the evidence offered in the form of listener testimonial as to the compara- tive popularity of two stations is un- trustworthy. No matter how ironclad the safeguards claimed to have been placed around the taking of the polls of listeners, the result usually is that the station for whose benefit the poll is taken is shown to be the most popular. ‘The popularity of some stations may be fleeting. A cular entertainer may be responsible for one station’s temporary ascendancy in the minds of the public. Seek Documentary Support. It is the practice of broadcasters ap- pearing before the commission to comb their listening public for affidavits, signers of petitions, letters and tele- grams to sup) eir claims. In the opinion of the commission this fre- quently results only in the issue and encumberi the records without particular significance. While the commission receives thou- sands of letters written in the heat of Sadls pubile provamy e s & word radio public never says & Wor one way or another in station contests. NEW TRANSMITTERS AID. Reception Is Improved, Naval Ra- dio Experts Declare. Radio men in the Norfolk naval dis- trict report that improved transmitters | installed by the Navy virtually have eliminated interference with broadcast rec';geunn from naval sources. naval radio men now are keeping | a lmm’mm':u ““:& by com- mer broadcast reception in that . A form is also has e d- 1 1 used, showing the name and 6f the vessel interfering giving details of the strength of interference of the broadcast station whose pro- gram is heard. ! RADI AND MUSIC STORE There are Still a Few of the Following. Lefts |8 FADA RADIO Phonograph combination all-electric 8-tube set and elec- tric phonograph. Complete. FADA RADIO Console, 8-tube all-electric, with phonograph attachment, Complete. 3 Also Full Line of Phonographs, Records and Radio _ “SERVICE DAY AND EVENING” $189.00 Was $294|5 Was $218 ‘WLW, Oineinnati, has rearranged its programs tion's fea number ¢ In Dcptlis “that would nfiu very effective in communication . for forest thelr movements from place “Aside from: technical matters as to best wave length fo use, battery, height, length an ent of the antenns, there barriers that exist in’ It is not definitely known as yet ‘how an effective system of fadio communication can be made a prac- tical thing under forest conditions.” ‘The bulletin pointed out that radio, if it could be made practicable, would are the & move to make the sta- pcceptable to the greatest isteners.” 1 : A New Volume Control Makes You Master of Open Evenings Until 9 P.M. the Azr! For 10 days only we will furnish’ tubes absolutely FREE with each set sold. of Forests Are Being of e nd ‘woula ‘Siminate & Aeowir lepths | of of tele Specias | miles T 1he mariona sorman s 40000 PRISON CHEER LEADER. t | WSUT Anncuncer Is Told That Convicts Follow Jowa U. IOWA CITY, Iowa (#)—Carl Menzer, nd | announcer of WSU, University of Iowa radio station, is cheer leader for the prison rooting section at Iowa athletic contests. A letter from “No. 13232” in the State Penitentiary at Madison states that his broadcasting of the events has made the prisoners avid followers of the Old Gold athletic teams. v ol T. 8. Methods Urged in Brasil. RIO DE JANEIRO (#)—Broadcast- | ing In Brazil is inefficient, in the opin- | lon of Dr. Elba Dias, technical director of the Radio club of Brazil. He be- leves that this country must adopt methods used either in the United States or those of the British Broad- casting corporation. PowerMotor MagueticSpeaker. fa Salle rings distant stations without ~b 1) with builtsm moter; -“"-'bk or dynamic enhancing console models that 1929 achievement in radio! La Salle Sets a New 7.TUBE ALL-ELECTRIC RADIO Coast-to-coast reception ? Not unusual with the owerful La Salle. And its exclusive volume control distortion. Equally surprising is the revolutionary scale of prices for make La Salle the Standard For Price and Performance . $10 DELIVERS THIS SET TO YOUR HOME—BALANCE IN SMALL MONTHLY PAYMENTS EDW. COOPER 1502 14th St. N.W. (CORNER OF “P") Phone North 8925 Come in for Demonstration