Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1930, Page 67

ARTHA ATWOOD | 10 SING OVER WRE Premier Macdonald to Speak in Rebroadcast Over WMAL and Columbia Chain. Martha Atwood, Metropolitan Opera soprano, a_rebroadcast from London of o talk by Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- | donald of Great Britain, and a con-| cert by the famous Montreal S8ymphony | Orchestra are three of the outstanding radio attractions coming into Washing- ton today over the Natfonal and Co- lumbia broadcasting systems. 1 Miss Atwood will share the Atwater | Kent hour over WRC and an N. B. C.' network - with Renee Chemet, French violinist, while the Montreal Symphony Orchestra's concert, the first of a series of eight, and Premier Macdonald's ad- | dress are Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem features to be broadcast by WMAL. In her recital Miss Atwood will al-, ternate operatic arias and representa- compositions, drawing on the works of Warren, and Thomas. . will play the works of Kreisler, Bruch and fawski. Wile to Introduce Premier. Premier Macdonald will speak from 12:30 to 12:45 o'clock. Frederic Wil- ‘Wile will introduce 5 ghe - studios acing the Symphonic Hour. The orchestra is by 30 musicians, under the baton of Edmond Trudel. Its initial am is composed of the “Allegro ivace” from Mozart's “Jupiter Sym- phony”; Pranck’s symphonic _poem, ‘Memrtlvm’ ; the “Caucasian Sketches™ of Ipollitoff-Ivanoff and Berlioz's over- ture, “The Roman Carnival.” In addition to its regular N. B. C. attractions WRC has scheduled a ocon- by a trio of Washington's new pho Orchestra from 12:30 to 1 o'elock, the period formerly oocm:.hd by “Neapolitan N:hh." ‘The trio ., of J. Lion and Arden, the popular two-piano duo in the Chase & Sanborn program. Another feature will be an interpreta- tion of the “Desert Song,” by Welcome Lewis, contralto crooner. Musieal moods of other days will be re-created by Jud- son House, Irish tenor, in the Davey broadcast. The Durant Heroes of the ‘World sketch will be based on “Custer’s Last Stand,” in tribute to the heroes of the Western frontier. The international -will feature, known as the “Conclave of the Na- tions” makes its appearance on H schedule today, having been removed from the Tuesday Ehrgflm. ‘Turkey will be honored in broadcast, in T e e ied iates, wil jor n! ) e Representative 3 tral re. be the cen figu yvaaite, An _impressionistic musical picture, “Ragam ,” will be played by Ohman CALIFORNIANSARE ONLY WEST-EAST CHAIN STARS Marjorie Primley and Olga Attl Heard in East on All West Coast Programs. ' )urg;fle Primley or Olga Attl sre heard the Atlantic Coast dealers. cific Vagabonds, is a member of the songsters on the weekly rrograms, Miss Attl is harpist of the West Coast which broadcasts ‘They are on the only two transcon- tinental broadcasts that are released from the Pacific Coast for the East. Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 12:30—Rebroadcast from don; by Prime Lon- or- network. 5:00—Davey hour; Walter Pres- ton, baritone and other sololsts—WRC and N. B. C network. 7:00—Heroes of the world; dra- matic h based on “Custer’s Last Stand” with_musical bacl ind —WRO and N. B. C. net- work, 8:00—Enna Jim melodies; r program Ohman and Victor Arden —WRC and N. B. C. net- work. 9:00—Majestic Theater; Quin Ryan, popular radio an- nouncer of Station WGN —WMAL and C. B. S. network. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour; Martha Atwood, soprano, and Renee Chemet, vio- linist—WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:45—Dramatic sketch based on Booth Tarkington's “Pen- WHAM, WCKY, KDKA and WENR. 10:45—“Sunday at Seth Park- er’s”; rural sketch—WRC and N. B. C. network. 11:00—Back - home hour from Churchill Tabernacle at Buffalo — WMAL and C. B. 8. network. Mits Primiey is pianist for the Pa- |19 roadeast by KGO, and | 1%y Co-¢ds_trio of | 11 PHIL COOK- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MARCH 9, 1930—PART _FOUR. BETSY AYRES - Belle Forbes Cutier, a lyric soprano, will sing the leading feminine role in the operetta “New Moon,” to be broadcast Tuesday night over work. Earle Nelson, crooner de luxe, is to make his radio debut with the Doug] e Columbia net- las Shoemakers, a new Columbia attraction, to be broadcast Thursday night. Martha Atwood, Metropolitan Opera sop: over the N. B. C. network tonight with rano, will share the Atwater Kent hour Renee Chemet, French violinist. The versatile Phil Cook is the “Aunt Jemima Man” heard every morning over an N. B. C. network. Cook writes all of his own songs and composes Iyries “while you wait.” Betsy Ayres, one of radio’s most popular singers, will be heard in the Enna Jettick program tonight over an N. B. C. network. Today on the Radio PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 1930. (Meter: left 11 letters, 3 .m., s on left of cal s, kfloey‘cmo‘:dr‘wm All time p.m., unless LOCAL STATIONS. 315.6~WRC—960. (National Broadcasting Co.) 8:00a—The S symphonet. 9:00 to 10:: ildren’s h:ur. 11:00a—Service from Mount Pleasant Congregational Church; ser- mon by Rev. Moses R. Lovell, 18:30—TFo from Washington's National Symphony Orchestra; talk by 1:00—"Pirates of Pnn-nean by Na- rgeons. religious service. ‘00—Heroes of the World—"Custer’s.| Last Stand.” 5 m the . Capitol Theater, New York. 8:30—Chase & Sanborn Choral Or- chestra. 9:00—“Our Government,” by David wrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour, feat) Rent violinist, an ;5n—umm gram by Maj. Ed e ara ‘Bowes' Tamiy, from 10:15—Studebake 10:45—Sunday 11:16—Russian Cathedral Chor. 11:45—S8am Herman, xylophonist. 11:58 to 12:00—Weather forecast. 30a—Studio feature. | lk by Mrs. John 12:00m—Fann fash B irm flashes. 12:10—Horace Walker and his Lotus Orchestra. e e Londans addres by De Witt McKensle, chief of the London buresu of the Asso- ited Press. :30—Organ recital from Kitt studio. 30—The Melody Three. 00— ture. et Foundation for the Blind 3:45—Garden bureau. 4:00 to 5:00—U. 8. Marine Band. 228.9—WOL~1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) }81?2&—“!1‘ ‘gluhluh. baritone. :15a—Musf program. 10:30a—Ethel Lynn Fast, 3 11:00a—Service of the New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church. 12:15—Birthdays 12:18 to 12:20—Public Service Man. 475.9—WMAL—630. (Columbis Broadcasting System.) 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch Tower services. 12:30 to 12:46—“The Five-Power Naval Conference,” by Ramsay Mac- donald, prime minister of Great Britain, 1:30—Memorial Park program. 00—Montreal Symphony Orchestra. 00—Columbia Male Chorus. 30—Conclave of Nations—Turkey. 00—Cathedral hour. §:00-—News reel of the air. 5:30 to 6:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald Grey Barnhouse of Philadelphia. 6:30—D-Cedar program. 7:00—The Globe Trotters. 7:30—Twinplex Twins. 7:48— - dends," vy Br. itus Wetn 8:00—Correct time. 9:00—Majestic Theater of the Afr. 10:00—The Royal program, with Jesse Crawford, organist. 10:30—Arabesque; dramatic sketch. 11:00 to 12:00—Back home hour, Early Program Tomorrow. “Opening the Morning Mafl.” Gloom . 0—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 3:00 to 3:30—Columbia Ensemble. 205.4—WJISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 7:16—John and Rosalle. tion. 8:30—Musical interlude. 8:45—Talk. 9:00—Gretta Ludwig, contralto. 9:16—L. Z. Phligr. trombonist. 9:30—Gospel lody Trio. 9:45—Musical interlude. 9:50—Chick Godfrey, tenor. 10:15 to 11:00—OClark and Gourley, gos- pel singers. ‘Tomorrow. 8:00 to 10:00a—Helptul hints to house- wives; music. 11:30a to 1:00—Farm news, music and current events. :00 to 5:00—Midafternoon musicale. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Prei 454.3—WEAF New York—660. 5:00—Tree pre m, vocal and organ— Also " WEET, al WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WFJC, WSAIL WTAM. 6:00—Catholic __hour—Also ~ WEEIL WJAR, WTAG, WCBH, WLIT, WRC, WGY,” WGR, WWJ, WSAI, WBT, WSM. WTAG, 7:30—Maj. Bowes' theater family, mu- sical presentation—Also WJAR, WRC, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, , WFJC, WIOD, WHAS, ‘WSB, WTAM, WCSH. 8:30—Choral orchestra—Also WJAR, 5 5 WGY, WGR, WCAE, WWJ, WSAL ss. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. WGY, WRC, WCSH, WEEIL WSB. ‘WGR, WSB. 11:15—Choir—Also WJAX, WWJ, WGY, WRC; Sam Herman—Also WWJ, 348.6—~WABC New York—860. 5:30—Sermon by Dr. Barnhouse—Also WEAN, WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WHP, WJAS, W, WEAN, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, ‘WSPD. 7:00—Orchestra—WABC only: Globe Trotters, only to WCAO, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WGHP, WEKBN, WWNC, WDBJ, WBRC, ‘WDOD WIOD, WHAS, WSB, CKGW, WBT, WTAM. 9:00—“Our Government”—Also WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WRC, WGY, WOAE, WHAS,” WSAI, WFJC, WGR, WSB, WBT, WWJ, WTIC, WRVA. 9:15—A. K. hour, Marths Attwood— Also WEEI, WRC, , WFI, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAL WGN, WSM, WSB, WBT, WHAS. 10:15—Champlon’s Orchestra — Also WTIC, WTAG, WFI, WCSH, WGR, WCAE, WwWJ, , ‘WJAR, WEEL WFJC, Wi 4 10:45—Seth Parker—Also WHAS, WWJ, 7:30--The Twins—Also WEAN, WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WHEC, WADC, WKRC. WGHP. 7:45«-Dr. Julius Klein—Also WEAN, WNAC, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, » WGHP, WKBN, WWNC, WDBJ, WDOD, 8:00 — Rhapsodizers —- Also WEAN, WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, 'D. ‘WSPD. 8:30—Russian _ Village—Also WEAN, WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WSFD, WKBN, WWNC. First Grade Pupil Star “Blues” Singer For Texas Station entertainer by night. She sings “blues” and partici- pates in a skit called “Ted and Joe” over KPRC. “Am I Blue” is her favorite song number. Adelaide never has any musical instruction, but she says she is “cragy about” radio work. 9:00—Theater of the Air—Also WEAN, * WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFB! 3 CNRO, WGHP, WSPD, WWNO, WBAZ, WT. WDBJ, WBRC, WDOD. 10:00—Poet of the Organ—Also WNAC, WCAU, WCAO, WJAS, WLBW, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WNAC, WLBW, ‘WSPD, ‘WDBJ, 10:30—Arabesque—Also WEAN, WCAO, WMAL, W, ), WKRC, WGHP, WKBN, WFBL, WADC, 3 11:00—0bun;r4wABc only; Ba Home hour—Also WCAU, WMAL, WLBW, WFBL, WADC, WGHP, ‘WSPD, WDBJ, WDOD. 12:00—Coral Isinders—WABC. 12:30—Organ melodies—WABC. 394.5—~WJZ New York—760. 5:00—National Religious Service—Also WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, WLW, WJIAX. 6:00—Echoes of Orient; Countess Olga Ablani—Also WBAL. 6:30—Along_the Great White Way— Also WB. WJR. 7:00—Travelogue, descriptive mono- logue—WJZ only. 7:30—Josef Koestner Orchestra—Also WBZ, WBAL, WJP, WGN, WHAM, WLW. 8:00—Melodies—Also WBZ, WHAM, WJR, WHAS, WSM, WSB, KDKA, CKGW. 8:15—Uncle Henry's Magazine—Also WBZ, WHAM, KA, 9:10—Sulon’ Stngers, _chorus g lon. TS, of 16 - - volces—Also 5 3 9:45—Penrod, Sketch of Boy Life — WHAM. it 10:15—Musicians—Also WHAM; 11:00 — Katherine Tift-Jones — Also 11:16—South Sea Islanders—Also WJR, 11:46~—Armichair Quartet (15 min)— ~ Also KDEA, WJR. i 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 7:00—Hotel string eénsemble. 9:15—Hotel concert orchestra. 5:00—Two hours from WJZ. 7:00—Reveries (30 min.); WJZ 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:30—Organ recital; jesters. : ur. 10:15—WEAF (30 min.); musical. 11:00—News; Merry madcaps (1 hour). 422.3—WOR Newark—710. 5:45—N. Y. Newspaper Club, 6:15—Hotel concert orchestra. 7:00—Choir Invisible. 8:00—Variety concert. R S o H inhattan on) tra 10:30—Halse; streelml’ayhn:nz“ it 11:00—Moonbeams. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 5:30—8Same as WABC (11, hours). T:00H, and .. WABC, feature. 8:00—~WABC p 10:30—Feature; Si 3 11:16—8Same as WABC (45 minutes). 305.9—KDEA Pittsburgh—080. 6:00—Musical program. 7:00—Calvary Episcopal Church. 8:00—WJZ programs (2%, hours). 10:15—Light opera; cellist, pianist. 11:00—Same as WJZ (1 hour). 260.7—~WHAM Rochester—1,150. 6:00—Travelogue; piano reverie. 'I:oo—mreuidwe'!omm. = 7:30—8ame as WJZ (1% hours). 9:15—Classics (30 minutes) ; (1% hours). 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790. 5:00—WEAF programs (6% hours.). 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990. 6:00—Religious service. 7:00—John Orth, pianist. 7:30—WJ2Z programs (1% hours). 9:15—Woman of Syohar; sports, 10:30—WBZ Players (45 min.). CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700, 6:00—Orchestra; Story of Opera. 00—Hotel Orchestra. 30—WJZ (30 min.); variety concert. s go—.) 3 noln’:n Kernels. :30—Symj ur. u:oo—mwnzmm ( hour). 398.8—~WJR Detrolt—750. 6:00—Entertainers; vocal; WJZ. 7:00—Feature; Bachelor Girls. 7:30—Same as WJZ (1% hours). 9:16—All-star program. 10:15—Happy half hour. 11:00—News; Police Quartet. 11:30—Same as WJZ (30 minutes) 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740, 7:00—WEAF and WJZ (3% hours; 10:15—::11‘? wiz ). ,, (30 min); WEAF (30 11:18—Bright Spot hour. 12:15a—Organ recital. 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080. 6:00—8ame as WEAF (1% hours). T S O 10:15—Organ recital. e 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110, 6:00—Dinner music. 7:00—WEAF (30 min.); organist. 8:00—8St. Mark's Episcopal Church. 9:00~WEAF (15 minutes); Blues Band. 10:15—Fireside Reveils, WEAN, | micropl WMAL, ! mit pick-up from WFBL, WKBW, | house. Feature Programs Played Behind Glass Drop Can Be Viewed by Visitors. Amid the clang of taxicabs, hustle and bustle of city traffic and the dazzle of Broadway's electric lights, the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. will inaugu- rate on March 16 its “Times Square” studios atop the New Amsterdam Thea- ter. The studios are located in the roof theater and provide a large audi- tact with Broad- en who, because of ents, find it difficult to before the microphones in the studios of the company at 711 ‘The old roof theater o element. BY THE RADIO EDITOR. EFORE the close of March Washington’s two inde- pendent broadcasters, WOL and WJSV, likely will be broadcasting a new type of re- corded program which the Radio Cinema Vision Corporation of New York is turning out for dis- tribution in the United States, Canada, Cuba, as well as South a_y;-xeflcan and European coun- es. An announcement by the cor- poration yesterday revealed that after 18 months of preparation it is ready to make its debut into the radio world, with 119 clients in the United States and 13 in Canada. WOL and WJSV are listed as the Washington repre- sentatives. ‘The programs to be supplied by the corporation are recorded on reels of sensatized films contain- ing a complete broadcast ranging from 15 minutes to an hour. These reels are to be sent out in advance to each subscriber sta- tion, which will make it possible for them to broadcast the pro- grams at any specified hour in any city, thus removing the time Forty different feature programs are to be placed on the air each week through the stations ) | subscribing to the new service. The advisory board of the cor- oration is composed of figures long prominent in the radio in- dustry. Its members are Herman Halstead, Malcolm Strauss, Alfred fons | 5. McCosker of WOR; Waiter S. has been terial which preve o tion. A unique feature is the use of glass curtain, which may be dropped. When this glass cur- tain is down the stage is completely sound shielded from the auditorium. During such broadcasts loud speakers will be used to allow visitors to hear the artists as they perform before the microphone and behind the glass cur- any . In all, 29 mh:mg outlets are provided, 12 of which are located on the stage for broadcasting from that point and the others are located throughout the auditorium. Although still not complete, it is the plan of the broadcasting company to erect several smaller studios in the theater building for the broadcasting of special events. These will be used when artists find it impossible to reach the Fifth avenue studios because of theatri- cal engagements. An engineer of the company explained that the electrical apparatus is almost identical, only on a smaller scale, to that used in the main studios of the company. All electrical control appa- ratus is located in the projection room atop of auditorium. This room has been soundproofed in order to prevent outside disturbance. The control room operator will watch the broadcast from one of the “windows” and monitor the broadcast. In wiring that auditorium it was ex- plained that more than 32 miles of lead-covered cable was used for the in- stallation. This wire is used for con- veying the energy picked up by the | microphones and does not include elec- trical lighting and other circuits. Wires from the Times Square studios will run directly to the main control JR. | room of the N. B. C. network at 711 Fifth avenue, where they will be dis- tributed to other stations associated with the system throughout the coun- 3 tion and network announce- ments will not be made from the new studios, however, but programs from this point will be handled like all other remote broadcasts of the company. The inaugural program from the new studios will be the Collier's radio hour and will go on the air March 16 at 8:15 m will be carried to invitation. Programs g‘fi:c’u WEAF and WJZ will originate in the new studios, particularly those which attract & large visitor audience at_the present studios. PLAN RADIO AUDITION. Arrangements Being Made for Fourth National Amateur Contest. Arrangements now are being made for the fourth annual national radio audition. As the past, five boys and five girls "E! contest for final honors, which will consist of o‘:x‘h prll':s and musical scholarsRips. ly amateur singers are eligible for the contests. Finalists will be determined by local, State and dis- trict eliminations, with interested sta- tions broadeasting each one. The finals will go out over a national chain in the Fall. HOOVER TO SPEAK. ‘Will Be Heard from N. B. C. and C. B. 8. Chains on Scout Program. President Hoover will be heard in a Nation-wide hook-up of radio stations next Monday eve: He will speak 3; the twentieth anniversary dinner of Bo} y_Scouts. The speech will be carried by both N. B. C. and C. B. S, with the pick-up in Washington. EAST FANS HEAR WEST. Check-Up Shows Many Atlantic Coast Listeners Hear Los Angeles. In making a recapitulation of the letters received from distant points, KFI-KECA, Los Angeles, reports that listeners on the Atlantic seaboard were numerous. Letters were received as follows: Connecticut, 39; Delaware, 8: Florida, 19; Qeorgla, Maine, 1; Maryland, 61; Massachusetts, 63; New Hampshire, 17; New Jersey, 3 Rhode Taiand, o; Bou Virginia, 23; Vermont, 2; District of Columbis, 2. SCRIPT WRITER PROMOTED Bonnie Jacks Is Appointed Produc- tion Manager of KTAB. SAN FRANOCISCO .—Beginning a career on & newspaper, Bonnie C. Jacks turned to radio script as & ~time job. Later she wril dev':a‘d all w_hur attention to “ether entertainment Recently she was :gpomud ;mduc- tion mn"'x(zr of KTAB. Miss Jacks is only 26 years old. Wagner Program to Be Broadcast. B koo 5 5he Wl a m&l:-ytmbym and the Vol:llls'a an, A pro music is Shilkret £ Elliott Shaw, Plan Repeat Program. The Old Stager is planning another -am by Fannie Brice and Henry urbig. ir first burlesque of "Ro- meo and Juliet” was so well received on WMAL and the Columbia chain that they were asked to repeat on Wednes- % evening, March 19. This time they do “Samson and Delilah.” soprano, Lemmon of WRNY, Donald Flamm of WMCA, Townsend Rice and Manning Wakefleld. Strauss is president of the corporation, which has its headquarters and studios at 1600 Broadway. * kX THE voices heard in ‘“Real Folks,” “Sunday at Seth Parker’s” and “Rise of the Gold- bergs,” three weekly dramatic fea- tures of the National Broadcast- ing Co., are not the same, despite e | the striking similarity. Principal characters in each have no con- nection with any of the others. The three programs represent three distinct radio personalities, each of whom has attained a no- table success distinguishing him- self above his fellow actors before the microphone. Of the three, “Real Folks,” fea- turing George Erame Brown, au- thor, originator and principal actor in this comedy series of rural sketches, is recognized as the most popular. Although “Sun- day at Seth Parker’s” has a rural setting, the locale is entirely dif- ferent, and also its character and treatment. Philip Lord is the au- tho‘r and chief performer in this series. It is difficult to understand how either of these can be confused with “The Rise of the Goldbergs,” which has an unmistakable Jew- ish flavor. Gertrude Berg is the author of these sketches, and she %)sys the part of Mrs. Goldberg. er husband, Jake Goldberg, is known as James Waters away from the microphone. In the “Real Folks” sketches Brown playsthe part of Matt Thompkins, Mayor of Thompkins Corners, an imaginary scene of the rural comedies. He also dou- bles in other character bits dur- ing the same broadcast, some- times glnying the additional roles of a Ci other prominent figure in the same program also is named Brown, although considerably younger. This is Town Brown, who plays the part of Elmer. Lord of “Seth Parker” fame is a native of New England, and is thoroughly familiar with the pro- totype of each of the characters he Introduces in his program. He insists the people are real people and is genuinely sincere in his at- tempts to faithfully reproduce the devout Sunday night social gath- erings in Jonesport, Me. Miss Berg is the most important figure in the weekly broadcasts of “The Rise of the Goldbergs.” She is said to be keenly disappointed | be because some listeners thought her voice was a falsetto perform- ance by one of the accomplished character actors in the two other features. * %k k % JHY don’t we tune in stations a thousand or two miles away, as in the old days of radio? That question is frequently asked by those possessing the latest types of all-electric sets, even through they may content themselves most of the time listening to vo- cal programs. The answer was given last week by J. E. Smith, president of the National Radio Institute, who pointed out that the present day receiver, sensitive as it may be, is not primarily intended for long- distance reception. The increased power of broadcasting stations, together with the congestion of the broadcast air, he said, has caused set designers to aim rather toward increasing selectivity, volume and tone, depending on considerable signal input. Fur- thermore, the simplicity of the present day radio set, calling for a gang tuning condenser, he de- clared, militates against extreme sensitivity throughout the tuning ; | range. * kX K Frederic Willlam Wile, The Star’s correspondent at the Lon- don Naval Conference, who also is serving as observer for the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System, has recelved many cabled messages from his friends in this country. It remained, however, for Miss Gertrude Bertrand of The Star to pass up the routine manner of communication when she sent him a message by amateur radio through a Washington short wave station, and now Mr. Wile is won- cering just how it works. The message was relayed by Charles Walter, an amateur op- erator, to New York, where it was flashed directly to London. Walter is secretary of the Washington Radio Relay League. * % %k w Since nobody knows what hap- pens to an educational broadcast after it leaves the radio station, the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, recently made an effort to find out, primarily for the bene- fit of the Advisory Committee on Education, appointed by Secre- tary of Interior Wilbur. That or- ganization sent out 35000 ques- tionnaires, chiefly to public u%lm employes, and 7,000 were returned, inaman and a Swede. An-| Kuhn to Close Air Appeals That Vote Be Given District Oliver Owen Kuhn, man; editor of Tllhe xvfie!nxn Star, close a special series of grams arranged by the Citizens’ Joint Committee on National Representation with an appeal for a vote for the disfranc] residents of the District, to be broadcast from o'clock tomorrow night by the National Broadcasting Company Station WRC. As director of The Star's Na- , Mr. Kuhn from coast to coast through introduction of the members of the ocabinet, members of Con- gress and other Govern=- ment O?dlll who have broadcast in the forum series. Aside from Mr. Kuhn's falk, the includes & concert by' ‘Washin, Mals tet, composed o first tenor; James L. Ewin, sec- ; Robert H. Harmon, first bass, and Washington Irving Cleveland, second bass. which showed, as strange as it may seem, that 71 per cent wanted more talks on the radio. It is interesting to note that 50 per cent of those answering said they wanted more radio dramas, 84 per cent wanted more semi- classic music and 71 per cent said they liked children’s programs. * ok ok % THE shoe industry has started a $4,000,000 advertising cam- paign to promote the sale of men’s shoes, and has planned to spend a portion of it in radio broadcasting. For some cause or another, there has been a steady men’s shoes since 1904 and it has now reached a point where the shoe trade is beginning to worry. Women’s shoes, on the other hand, are steadil lncmdni in = mm! to population. sales in pi At present the average man buys 2.14 pairs of shoes each year. The average woman buys 244 pairs. The National Shoe Retailers’ As- sociation made a survey of the sit- uation and ascribes the decline in men’s footwear sales to two causes, careless as to the condition. of their shoes, and second, that they are buying other things with the money they formerly used to buy shoes — possibly shoes for their wives and daughters. The shoe retailers, however, do the slogan “Shoes Mark the Man” has begun. As part of this cam- paign the retallers’ association engaged the Columbia Broadcast- ing System for a Nation-wide ra- dio hookup, starting March 19. Dale Wimbrow and a quartet of singing porters will go on the air each Wednesday night and en- deavor to put over a little propa- ganda in behalf of the shoe men. HAVRILLA’S FINE DICTION PRAISED Hard Work Overcame Impediment in English of Foreign-Born Announcer. NEW YORK (P).—Alois Havrilla could not speak English until he was 12 years old. Today his diction on the radio often brings the expression, “How does he do it?” He might have been favorably gifted, but Havrilla does not think so. It was hard work and study that overcame the handicap of his youth. He continues his stu just as earnestly now as ever. “Successful announcing implies per- fect physical and vocal balance,” he ex- gl:lned. obtain these means much rd work. My teacher, Percy Rector Stephens, believes all vocal sound should ased in the natural impulse.” Havrilla takes four “microphone” lessons a week. Not only does he announce in several chain features presented by the Judson Program Bureau, but occasionally his baritone voice can be heard bursting into song over the air. He sings the classics and the semi-classics. His background is another story of the boy from overseas who has made and came to Bridgeport, Conn., when 4 T was not untl he had was not un ad passed his twelfth birthday that his command of English was sufficlent to warrant its use. He started life as a civil engineer, meantime singing in churches. After serving 15 months in the World War he resumed his study, and to pay his ex- penses in New York University he sang on numerous occasions. Havrilla gave his first concert in Car- negie Hall, New York, and later ap- peared in several stage productions. It was his unusual speaking voice that drew him to radio. Columnist Gives Series Programs. Walter Winchell, New York colum- nist, is to be presented in the first of a new series of programs on the C. B. 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