Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1929, Page 49

THE EVENIN G STAR. WASHINGTOY, P. €, PRIDAY, MAV 17, 19207 49 MULTIPLEX WAVE USE IS FORECAST Dr. Meissner Predicts Voice | and Code to Be Carried on a Channel. BY MARTIN CODEL. Multiplexing telephony and telegraphy for simultaneous transmission and re. ception on the same wave length may be confidently expected as an early radio development. Firm belief in the practicability of imposing volce along with code signals on the same channel was expressed by Dr. Alexander Meissner, the noted Ger- man inventor, in an interview granted while he was in Washington this week for the annual convention of the In- stitute of Radio Engineers. Not only telephone and telegraph, but photoradio or picture signals as well, can be car- ried on identical channels without in- terfering with each other, according to the eminent German scientist, who is the chief research engineer for the Tele- funken Co. That concern occupies a place in Germany's radio structure correspond- ing to the Radio Corporation of America in this country. Its transradio ocm- pany is an operating subsidiary for radio communication with the rest of the world. Dr. Meissner's remarks were particu- larly pertinent at this time, when a revolution in long-distance wireless communication is foreshadowed by an announcement from London that a multiplexing method known as the Marconi-Mathiew multiplex system has been tried out with success on the Brit- ish directional beam to Canada by means of this invention. Recently an official of the British Marconi Co. was able to talk with a Canadian Marconi official at Montreal over the beam code channel that links England and Can- ada. Obviates Special Stations. The chief advantege claimed for multi- plexirg is that it ouviates the expense of special wireless stations for inter- national telephony. Moreover, it is said that the system may be operated with greater speed, economy and efficiency and with lower power than the present transatlantic telephone employs. Dr. Meissner agreed that the future of long-distance radio rests upon the beam, which confines signals along di- rected paths of transmission so that their energy may not be wasted by dif- fusion in all directions. The famous British beam which is used on circuits linking the whole British Empire, is par- alleled in this country by the projector beams employed at its Riverhead, Long Island, station by the R. C. A. for trans- oceanic message service, Operators of each claim advantages over the other, but Dr. Meissner believes that he has found & new device that will improve all beam transmission. Employing a horizontal antenna, in- stead of the usual vertical antenna, Dr. Meissner is using parabolic reflectors s0 that the angles of radiation may be readily changed as a change in direc- tion is desired. With his system the German transradio hu worked River- head and switched the same beam to its South American circuits with high efficlency. He sald he expected that experiments -with his horizontal an- tenna would shortly be conducted in this country. Uses Extreme Short Waves. Dr. Meissner also has been working with the extreme short waves for air- craft radio. He told the writer that he has been able to keep in continued con- tact by voice with & plane traveling up to 200 kilometers (about 120 miles) by transmitting with about 500 watts power on a wave length of between 3 apd 4 meters. The problems of energy trol on such very high frequencies, how- ever, leave much to be desired in utiliz- ing the channels in the present “grave- yard of radio” in which American ama- teurs are now confining much of their experimenting. ‘This is Dr. Meissner’s first visit to this country, although his name is men- tioned along with those of the Ameri- cans De Forest and Armstrong in all discussions of the famous feed-back cir- cuit that makes present radio possible. In fact, the Meissner feed-back circuit was perhaps the most important of all the German patents seized by the alien property custodian during the war. Al- though the Meissner claims to the in- vention of the feed-back were appar- ently nullified by the recent decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Armstrong-De Forest litigation, the Navy is still using his circuit and cer- tain claims centering on it remain to be adjudicated by the war claims arbiter. Dr. Meissner holds numerous hon- orary degrees for his work. He is a lecturer in the Berlin Hochschule. In 1925 he was awarded the Hi h Hertz gold medal in recognition of his inventions in the radio field. He is sald to have been the first to place a vacuum tube oecillator in operation in America when in connection with reception of the glant German station at Nauen, by the then German-owned station at Say- ville, Long Island, he constructed and sent over a tube oscillator for hetero- dyne reception. Study of Gorilla Is Planned. NEW YORK, May 17 (P).—Adult gorillas are to be killed in Africa, em- balmed and brought to New York for anatomical study and detailed compari. son with man. The College of Physi- clans and Surgeons of Columbla Uni- versily is sending an expedition in co- operation with the American Museum of Natural History. 2 [y = Major “Chain” Features TONIGHT. 7:00—Cities Service Hour; Sascha Fidelman, violinist—WRC and N. B. C. network. 8:30—Theater memories; promi- nent radio artists ‘and or- chestra — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, ‘WHAM, KDKA, WLW, WJR and others. 8:30—Schradertown Band; Gus and Louie—WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:00—Kodak Hour; Junior Dur- —WMAL and C. B. 8. net- L 0 Doc West; words of wis- do ‘WMAL and C. B. S. net- WOl 10:00—The Skellodians: black- face comedians—WOC, WOW, KOA, WLS, KSD, WDAF, KVOO, KSTP. WATCH! Our Window 3419 Conn. Ave. ROYAL RADIO &£ SPECIALT Y- COMPANY L1741 CONN. AVE .J porouAc 3 3:0:4-0 / i {10:158- Today on PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY, A\IA\ 17, 1929. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m. unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. 315.6—~WRC—950. (National Broadcasting Co.) 3:00—Pacific Little Symphony. 4:00—Filorida on the Air. 4:30—Jolly Bill and Jane. 5:00—Sherry’s Orchestra. 5:30—Raybestos Twins. 6:00—Motion picture guide, 6:05—Hal Kemp's Orchestra. 6:30—Correct_time. 6:31—Base ball scores. 6:32—Lotus Orchestra. 7:00—Citles Service Orchestra Cavaliers. 8:00—An Evening in Paris. 8:30—Schradertown Brass Band. 9:00—To be announced. 10:00—Weather forecast. 10:01—Slumber music. 11:00—Radiograms. 11:01 to 12:00—Ben Pollack’s Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 7:15a—Federation morning devotions. “:30a—Cheerio. tboa—Parnassus String Trio. 8:00a—Milt Coleman, songs. 8: lSkHarry Merker and his orches- 9:1 flOl—Uniud States Navy Band. 10:00a- . 10: 308 'arnassus String Trio. 11:30a—! herry's Orchestra. 12:30—Luncheon of the League for In- dustrial Democracy. 1:30—Gotham String Trio. 2:00—Mimic aerial battle over Cin- cinnati. 2:30—R. C. A. demonstration hour. 228.9—WOL—1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) 5:45—The Town Crier. 6:00—Public Service Man. 6:03—Andy Claus. 6: 15—Populnr songs by Evelyn West- O.QO—CQLheHne Dunning, pianist. 6:45—Morgan Kiley, old-ttme fddler. 1—Amos 'n Andy. 0—News flashes. 'l 45—The Home Hunters. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock, 7:55a—Birthdays. 8:00a—Musical clock 9:00a—Musical p; 10:00a—Household by Peggy Clarke. 10:30a—The Public Service Man. 10:40a—Advertisers’ period. chn OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 454.3—WEAF New York—860 5 30—Grupp Orchestra. 6:00—Scores; orchestra; Landit Trio. 7:00—Orchestra and Cavaliers. 8:00—An evening in Paris. :30—Gus and Loule with Town Band. TS, u.no—nen Pollock’s Dance Orchestra. 394.5—WJZ New York—760 6:00—Bonnie Laddies. 6:15—Dr. Bernard Fantus. 6:30—Uncle Bob's Circus. 'LW—CGHA Turrill; Old Man Don- 74 no—Qulku Girl; orchestra; quartet. 00—Blllie Jones and Ernie Hare. 8:30—Memories. | ol oo—chnuenfm hestra, 0—Phil Spitalny’s Dance Orchestra. 10:00—Slumber music. 422.3—~WOR Newark—710 7:00—Story in a song. 30—Then and Now. 00—Story hour. 9:00—The Album. 9:30—"Doc” West. 348.6—~WABC New York—860 7:00—Division Street Gypsies. T:30—Orchestra; entertainers. elodles. m 15—45 minutes of dancing. 272.6—~WLWL New York—1,100 5:00—Entertainers; talk. 6:00—Paulist League hour. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100 7:00—Scores; H. 8. Orchestra. 8 go—Dm:ielorclmtn. 0—Special 9:00—New Jersey Bankers' Association. 9:15—Jean Wiener, organist. 10:00—News; organ; dance (1 hour). 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1, 6:00—Dinner music. program. 30—WJZ programs (2 hours). 9: o—umlczl nmemories. 10:00—WBAL Wind Ensemble (1 hour). lu 3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170 ture program. 7:30—WOR programs (2% hours). 10:00—News; dance hour. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980 6:00—Studio program. 6:15—WJZ programs (3% hours). 9:30—Hotel orchestra. 10:00—WJZ hour; scores. 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150 6:15—WJZ (15 minutes); minstrels. 7:00—WGY program. 7:30—WJZ programs (2 hours), 9:30—WHAM String Quartet. 10:00—Studio;. orchestra. 11:00—Dance music. 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790 6:00—Talks and scores. 6: zo—concert -orchestra hour. 8 o—mv'procnm (1 hour). 9:00—Concert, -orchestra. 9:30—WEAF half hou 302.83—WBZ 8wln;fleu—”0 5:30—Scores; Miller's Orchestra. 0—The Bing y. 1:30—WJZ programs (2 hours). 9:30—Sports; tone pictures. 10:00—Scores; Lowe's Orchestra. Radio Trouble? Call ADAMS 4673 Capitol Radio Service 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. N.W. ORCHESTRA & CAVALIERS ON WRC and 18 other stations associated with National Broadcasting Co. the Radio 475.9—WMAL—630. (Washington Radio Forum.) 3:00—Organ recital. 3:30—Studio program. 4:00—"Auction and Contract Bridge,” by George Reith. 4:15—Musical program by students of Dunbar High School. 5:00—*Pedestfian Control an Impera- tive Need of the District,” by A. W. Koehler of the National Con- ference on Street and Highway Safety. 5:15—Closing market prices. 5:30—“Feeling the Public's Pulse,” by Senator Love. 5:45—Walter D. Swank, pianist. 6:00—Correct time. 6:01—Flashes from The Evening Star. 6:15—Dot Myers Wildman, pianist. 6:25—Thirty Club, conducted by A. Cloyd Gill. 6:40—"Interesting Week End Motor Trips Around Washington,” by George E. Keneipp, District of Columhla manager of the A. A. 73 00~Thcronnxd piano syncopator. 7:15—Jimmy and Jane. 7:30—Then and Now. 8:00—True Story hour. 9:00—Kodak hour, featuring Junior Durkin. 9:30—"Doc” West, the old philosopher. 10:00 to 11:00—Club Plaza Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 10:00a—Radio Home Makers. 10:30a—Children’s Club hour. 11:00a—Agricultural program. 11:30a to 12:00—Luncheon concert. 205.4—WJISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 6:30—Civic program. 7:45—Chrissle Anderson. 8:00—Rodier class recital. 8:30—Roosevelt Trio. 9:00—David_Martin, baritone. 9:15—West_River Trio. 9:30—Sue Kennedy. 9:45—The Har-Melody Boys. 10:00—The Gondoliers. Early Program Tomorrow. 12:30 to 1:30—Farm news, current events and music. 434.5—NAA—696. (Washington Navy Yard.) 3:45—Weather Bureau reports. 7:45 to 8:00—Public Health Service I‘)rondcu.sb No. 338, “Lead Poison- 9:55—Arlington time signals. 10:05—Weather Bureau reports, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700 6:15—WJZ programs (45 minutes). 7:00—Educational; orchestra. 7:30—Same as WJZ. 8:00—Musical program. 8:30—Hour from WJZ. 9:30—Great adventurers. 10:00—Jack and Gene; Radioet. 11:00—Instrumental; musical program. 12:00—Dance; Jack and Gene (1 hour). 280.2—WTAM-WEAR Cleveland—1,070 6:00—Pianist; orchestra; scores. 7:00—Hour from WEAF. 8:00—Sultmen; Orientals. g y 11:30—Dance music (1% hours). 3.‘ l—WCX-WJk Detrolt—750 program. 9 00—=Soldiers; Serenaders. 10:00—Orchestra; Amos; news. 11:00—Dance music (2 hours). 4052—WSB Atlanta—740 e :o—w.yz program. ‘Pomar’s Orchestra. NATIONAL PROGRAM FEATURES MUSIC Sascha Fidelman to Play “Melody in A” of Charles G. Dawes. ‘WRC's principal musical features to- night will come during the Cities’ Serv ice Hour and the Evening in Paris epi sode of the National Broadcasting Co.'s program. ‘The Cities' Service offering will be a varied program, which includes the “Melody in A” of Gen. Charles G. former Vice President and new The Dawes composition will be played | as a violin solo by Sascha Fidelman. The other outstanding selections include the prelude to the first act of Biz “Carmen” and the “Danse des Miril- tons,” from Tschaikowsky's “Nutcracker Suite. Aside from these attractions WRC also has scheduled the weekly concert of the Schradertown Band, and another program by the Raybestos Twins. Gus and Louie will again cavort before the microphone during the band's concert. The Kodak hour, the Then and Now period, the True Story hour and Doc West, “the old philosopher,” are among WMAL's regular attractions tonight. The Kodak hour will feature Junior Durkin, juvenile co-star of the success- ful play “Courage.” He will present a skit especially written for him by Albert Payson Terhune. Walter Mills, baritone, and Nat Shilkret's Orchestra will pro- vide the musical portion of the program. The contributions of Mills will be “B the Waters of Minnetonka,” “Sylvia’ and “Drink to Me Only With Thine Ey A musical program of latest hits will be played by Freddie Rich and his or- chestra as an individual feature to the words of wisdom that will be imparted by Doc West. These include selections from “The Little Show,” “Here We Are” and “Why Can't 1" Al Jolson’s lead- ing song from “Little Pal.” In addition Margaret Speaks, soprano, will sing two selections. Songs about kisses dominate the Then and Now program, while the Story hour will present its characters, Mary and Bob, on a boat bound for Vancouver. ‘The Har-Melody Boys and the Gon- | doliers are featured tonight by WJSV. ‘The major attractions of WOL will be a program by Morgan Kiley, old-time fid- dler, and a recital by Kathryn Dunning, pianist. o Italian Royal Family on Trip. ROME, May 17 (#).—The King and Queen with their daughters, Princess Giovanna and Maria, left last night for Taranto. They will embark on a yacht for the Island of Rhodes, and sn extended Eastern Mediterranean cruise. e C{{xue is building 605 miles of new s. v rogram (1 hour). : D—Schoo of Music program. 10 ‘oo—'rnm tour; Amm-Andy 11:45—Hawaiian Ensemble. 263—WAPI Birmingham—1,140 '7:00—University of the Alr. 7:30—Hotel orchestra. 8:00—WJZ ams. 9:30—Studio; newscasting; markets, 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080 6:30—WJZ program. 7:00—Feature program; scores. 17:30—Hour from WJZ. 8:30—Dramatic miniatures; 9:00—WJZ program. 10:00—Dance music. 365.6—~WHAS Louisville—820 6:00-—WEAF and WJZ (1 hour). 7:00—Studlo concert; scores. 7:30—Hour from WJZ. music. studio; orchestra (1 hour) 461.3—WSM Nashville—650 ’1 80—Hour from WJZ. 10 00—Symphony; studio orchestra. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110 6:00—Bryd Trio; Amos-Andy. 7:00—Sports review; movie news. 7:45—Soloist. 8:00—WJZ program. 8:30—Tobacco Boys. 9:00—WJZ program, 9:30—News-Leader hour. 10:30—Hotel orchestra. 11:15—Theater organ hour. Honduras’ First Lady Sails. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, May 17 (P).—Mrs. Chinda Mejia Colindres, wife of the President, has sailed for the United States for a visit to the leading cities and rest at a health resort. WMAL—Every Friday at 10 P.M. “Enna Jettick” Shoes exclusively at 7th & K 3212 14th 1207 F R O RN ! it is more convenie; Washi The Alaska Cruises Go by the “Trans-Canada Li Also, the Smart, duxu ‘The ORIENT —Japan, China Phelps, Gen. Agent, 14th and New Boris showed his love for his army yes- terday by personally carrying to the bedside of the crippled Gen. Ivan Nico- fire from the eternal light Preslav. After Ainning on the breast of the gen- eral the highest military honor, the King lighted the holy lamp suspended at the foot of the bed. garians in a brilliant victory against the Turks. PIRATES ON GREAT LAKES. | new type of pirate has appeared on the Great Lakes. boats, marauders have been preying on nets along the shores of Lake St. Clair and causing losses of hundreds of dol- lars daily to fishermen. themselves to protect their nets. CanadianPa 14th St. and New York Ave., N.W. Aerial Maneuvers And the Derby to Be On Air Tomorrow Two major events tomorrow will be broadcast by WRC. The first will be the Army air maneuvers over Cincinnati, start- ing at 2 o'clock. Tater, at 5:30, the American turf classic, the Kentucky Derby, will be described direct from the famous Churchill Downs race track in Louisville. BORIS HONORS GENERAL. ‘Bulgarian Foch” Is Paid Tribute by King. SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 17 (#).—King ayieff, the “Bulgarian Foch,” sacred The general 50 years ago led the Bul- —_— WINDSOR, Ont, May 17 (#).—A Using high-powered speed Fishermen have threatened to arm I police say they are not i to cope with the marauders. heats instantly ! 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