Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1930, Page 55

THE SUNDAY S TAR, WASHINGTON oL 5 APRIL-_ 20, 1930 PART FOUR. 13 EASTER PROGRAMS | OVER BOTH CHAINS Rebroadcasts From London Also Will Be Heard From’ WRC and WMAL. Special Easter programs will be broadcast today by WRC and WMAL, with the sunrise sefvices at Walter Reed Hospltal and on Mount Davidson on the outskirts of San Francisco heading thé list of features. In addition, both stations have scheduled rebroadcasts from London. ! WRC and its network associates will broadcast both sunrise services, those at ‘Walter Reed Hospital opening its morn- ing program. The San Prancisco serv- ices .will follow. WMAL's rebroadcast from London will.be a talk by Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Lord Bishop of London on “The Naval Conference.” The rebroadcast of WRC will be a talk | by Senator Robinson. of Arkarsas. His tople js “The Democratic View of the Naval Conference.” Bori on Atwater Kent Hour. The outstanding attraction of WRC tonight will be the Atwater Kent hour featuring Lucrezia Bori, celebrated Metropolitan Opera Co. soprano. She will sing a number of operatic arias, including the “Bird Song” from “Pag- lacct.” A dramatic sketch based on the ex- riences of Sir Galahad and the nights of King Arthur's Round Table will be the Big Brother Club presenta- tion over WRC. The rollicking American ballad, “Ci in Jinks of the Horse Marines” is blended with Scotland’s tender mel- ody, “Bonnie Dundee,” and the world- famous Neapolitan folk song, “Santa Lucia,” during the Davey hour. Chandler Goldthwaite, director-organist, revives a favorite of another generation in “Alice, Where Art Thou?” The or- ganist will be assisted by a male quartet and instrumental trio. Ultra-modern arrangements of “Where You Are” and “S'posin” mark the tunes selected by Jean Goldkette's orchestra to be heard during the Stude- baker Champion’s broadcast. Melodies from talking movies and musical pro- ductions will be presented in “The Love de,” “When Day Is Done,” “Desert Song," from “Strike Up_ the Band,” and “I'm in Love” from “Fifty Million Frenchmen.” Cathedral Choir to Sing. “The Little Night,” an Easter mes- sage from Rubinstein’s three-act Rus- sian opera “Demon,” first produced at St. Petersburg in 1875, will be sung by the male group of the Russian Cathe- dral Choir. The Conclave of Nations program over WMAL will be dedicated to Mex- ico. Senor Don Manuel C. Tellez, Mex- ican Ambassador to the United States, will be the speaker. Senator Connally of Texas will introduce him. An Easter program has been arranged for the Majestic Theater of the Air. A male quartet, Arnold Johnston's Or- chestra, Redferne Hollinshead, tenor, and Grace La Mar, contralto, will pre- sent this feature. Dorothy Elizabeth Hubbard, soprano, and Eleanor Blum, pianist, will present the musical features of WOL's Easter program. The station also will broad- cast the morning service at the First Congregational Church. The WJSV program tonight will fea- ture an Easter cantata by the choir of St. Paul's M. E. Church, South. A quartet and L. Z. Phillips, trombonist, are other attractions. ——— LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC TO GET WORLD PREMIERE Program Will Be Broadcast To- morrow by NAA and Over N. B. C. Network. Three Latin American musical com- positions will have their world premiere tomorrow in a broadcast of new world music. Under the auspices of the Pan- American Union, a mixed United States service band of 100 pleces, picked from the Army, Navy and Marine bands, will join guest Latin American artists in a vocal and instrumental program of 15 selections. Seven of the compositions never have been played in this country. The concert, which is expected to as- semble an audience sprinkled with am- bassadors and diplomats from nearly 50 countries, will be broadcast by NAA, naval station at Arlington. The last half of the nearly two-hour program, which is to begin at 9 o'clock, eastern standard time, will be carried by WRC and National Broadcasting Co. network. CHECKERS BY AIR TRIED BY AMATEURS SQUANTUM, Mass. () —Checkers by air is another radio novelty. Chesleigh C. Chisholm, former chief radio operator in the United States Navy, is one of its most enthusiastic devotees. He owns an amateur station and a specially lettered checker board, which enables him to play the game with other fans having a similar outfit. Each square on the board is lettered 80 that it may be distinguished by op- posing but invisible players. Two per- sons may play at each set. One does the “moving” ile the other puts the game on the ether. 2 ¢ S0 Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 1:00—Rebroadcast from Lon- don; address by Senator Robinson of Arkansas— WRC and N. B. C. net- work. 3:00—Montreal Symphony Or- chestra; symphonic con- cert—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 5:00—Davey hour; Judson House, tenor, -and Paula Heminghaus, contralto, so- loists—WRC and N. B. C. network. 8:00—Enna Jettick melodies; Betsy Ayres, soprano; mixed quartet and instru- mental ensemble — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 8:15—Collier's xadio hour; Secre- tary of Interfor Wilbur and dramatization with musical interlude — WJZ, KDKA, WBZ, WPR and others, 8:30—Choral Orchestra; popu- lar program with Gitla Erstenn, _soprano, - and* Elizabeth Davenport, con- tralto—WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:00—Majestic Theater; Easter program—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour; Lu- crezia Bori, soprano— WRC and N. B. C. net- work. 10:00—Squibb program; Wi Rogers—WMAL and C. 11 B. S. network. 10:15—National Oratorio Society; “The Redemption™ — WJZ, KWK and WHAM. 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. Saturday night. PABY ROSE MARIE - Bernice Claire. who was featured in the talkie version of “Song of Flame,” will be heard in the Del Monte program | Baby Rose Marie, who sings “blues” songs in the most tantalizing grown-up way, is to be the guest | artist on the Fleischmann Sunshine program Thursday night with Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees. The English operetta and musical comedy star, Evelyn Laye, will be the “family party” soloist tomorrow night. Bernice CLAIRE Today on (AUl time p.m., unless 315.6 Meters. WRC 950 Kilocycles. 7:30a—Easter sunrise service from Walter Reed Hospital. 8:00a—The melody hour. 8:30a—Easter sunrise service from San Francisco. 9:00 to 10:00a—Children’s hour. 11:00a—Service of the Covenant Pres- byterian Church—Sermon by Rev. Albert J. McCartney. 12:30—Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—Rebroadcast from London—Talk by Senator Robinson. 1:30—National Light Opera Co.—Con- densed version of “The Merry Widow.” 2:00—Roxy symphony concert, 3:00—Cantata, “The Soul phant.” | 4:00—Service from Washington Cathe- | dral—Sermon by Right Rev.| James E. Freeman, Bishop of ‘Washington. 5:00—Davey tree surgeons. 6:00—Catholic_religious service. 7:00—Iodent Big Brother Club. 7:30—Correct time. 7:31—Capitol Theater “Family.” 8:30—Chase & Sanborn Choral Or- chestra. 9:00—"Our Government,” by David | Lawrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring Lucrezia Bori, soprano. 10:15—Studebaker Champions. 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 5—Russian Cathedral Choir. 11:45—Sam Herman, xylophonist, 11:58 to 12:00—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 8:00a—The Crackles Man. 8:15a—Morning devotions. 8:30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Morning melodies. 10:00a—Hits and Bits. 11:00a—The Blue Streaks. 11:15a—Radio Household Institute. 11:30a—Bridge talk by Mrs.” John| Munce, Jr. | 11:45a—"Canny Cook,” by Winifred ‘Wishard. 12:00m—Farm flashes. 12:10—Lotus Orchestra. 12:45—National farm and home hour. 1:30—Organ recital. | 2:00—Annual luncheon of the Associ- ated Press. 2:30—Studlo feature. 2:45—Band of a Thousand Melodies. 3:30 to 4:00—A trip to the Bronx Zoo. WOL 22 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. Eleanor Blum, pianist. Agnes W. McLaughlin, soprano. 10:30a—Special Easter musical program. 11:00a—Service of First Congregational Church. 12:30 to 1:00—Dorothy Elizabeth Hub- bard, soprano. “Trium- 4543—WEAF New York—660. (N. B. C. Chain.) 7:30a~—Easter sunrise service. B‘(S}g&—Melody. half hour. 9 Jones. 2:00—Metropolitan Echoes. :30—N. B. C. artists program. 3:00—"The Soul Tnumm-m/' 4:00—Dr. S. Parkes Ca 5:00—Tree program. 6:00—Catholic Hour. 7:00—Big Brother Club. 7:30—Scores; Maj. Bowes' Family, 8:30—Choral Orchestra. 9:00—"Our Government.” 5—A. K. hour. 10:15—Champion’s Orchestra. 10:45—Seth Parker. 11:15—Russian Cathedral Choir. 11:45—Sam Herman, xylophonist (15 minutes)., 348.6—WABC New York—860. (C. B. S. Chain.) 8:00a—Heroes of the church. 9:00a—Morning musicale. 30—Five-power Naval Conference. 45—Jewish program. :30—Ballad program. _ 2:00—Montreal Symphony. 3:00—Columbia Male Chorus. 3:30—Conclave of Nations. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—News Reel of the Alr. 5:30—Sermon by Dr. Barnhouse. 6:00—Fur Trapper's Orchestra. the _Radio otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Reveille and musical clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:15a—Breakfast brevities. 10:00a—Peggy Clarke’s daily chat. 10:30a—Musical program. WMAL Meters. 630 Kilocycles 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch tower services. 12:30 to 12:45—Rebroadcast from Lon- don—Talk by Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Lord Bishop of London. 1:30—Ballad hour. 2:00—Montreal Symphony Orchestra. 3:00—Columbia Male Chorus. 3:30—Conclave of Nations—"“Mexico.” 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—News reel of the air. 5:30 to 6:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald Grey Barnhouse of Philadelphia. 6:30—The Gauchos. 7:00—The Globe Trotter. 7:30—Twinplex Twins. 7:45—"The World's Business,” by Dr. Julius Klein. 8:00—Correct_time. 8:01—La Palina Rhapsodizers. 8:30—Around the Samovar, 9:00—Majestic Theater of the Air, 10:00—Will Rogers. 10:30—Arabesque—Dramatic_sketch, 11:00 to 12:00—Batk-home hour. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Organ reveille. 8:30a—Morning devotions. 8:45a—Something for every one. 9:00a—"Opening the Morning Mail.” 9:30a—Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. 10:00a—"Radio Home Makers,” by Ida Bailey Allen. 10:30a—Harmonies and contrasts, 10:45a—Mirrors of beauty. 11:00a—Ben and Helen talk it over. 11:15a—"Timely Topics,” by Senator Capper of Kansas, 11:30a—The children’s corner. 11:45a—"Your Diet,” by Janet Lee, 12:00m—Columbia Revue. 12:30—Piano sylcopators. 12:45—Yoeng's Orchestra. 1:30—Ampassador Orchestra. 2:00—The Honolulans. 2:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 3:00 to 3:30—Columbia Ensemble. WJSV 205.4 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles. 2:15 to 3:45—Patriotic Protestant Evan- gelical Association. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 7:00—Hymns by John Clark. 7:15—Nell Lewis Stafford, reader. 7:30—Time signal. 7:31—Studio feature. 7:55—Easter cantata by choir of St. Paul's M. E. Church South. 9:05—Gretta Ludwig, contralto, 9:20—8acred Quartet. 9:45—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. 10:00—Chick Godfrey, tenor. 10:30 to 11:00—Gospel Melody Trio. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern Standard time. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right.) 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 7:00—Special Easter concert, 9:15- 1l Dual Trio. —News; Easter program. 10:30—Galen Hall Trio. 11:00—Organ recital. 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:30—McKinley Organ Recital. 9:15—Orchestral gems. 10:15—WEAF (30 minutes); vocal re- cital. 11:00—Merry Madcaps (1 hour). 422.3—~WOR Newark—710. 5:45—New York newspaper hour, 6:30—Hotel Concert Orchestra., 7:00—Jesters; choir. 8:00—Variety program. 8:30—Choir Invisible; concert. 9:30—Organ recital; stories. 10:30—Halsey Street Players. 11.30—Moonbeams. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 6:00—Same as WABC (1 hour). 7:00—H. & F.; WABC; orchestra. 8:00—WABC (30 minutes); Ploneers. 9:00—WABC (1}, hours); feature. 11:00—Stylemaster; orchestra (1 hour). 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980. 6:00—Orchestra; sports; WJZ. 7:00—Calvary Episcopal Church, 8:00—Same s WJZ (1% hours), 9:45—The Wizard. 10:15—WJZ programs (1% hours). 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150. 6:00—Travelogue; piano reverie, 7:00—Fireside Forum. 7:30—Same as WJZ (3% hours). 30—The Gauchos. 00—The Globe Trotter. 30—The Twins. 45—Dr. Julius Klein, 10:30—Arabesque. 11:00—Back home hour. 394.5—WJZ New York—760. (N. B. C. Chain.) 8:00a—Tone pictures. 9:00a—Children’s hour (until 10). 12:30—-Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—National Light Opera. 2:00—Roxy Symphony. 3:00—National youth conference. 4:00—To be announced. 4:30—Duo Dise Duo. 5:00—National religious services. 6:00—Echoes of the Orient, 6:15—The Wandering Bard. 6:30—Lew White organ recital, 7:00—Travelogue. 7:30-—Josef Koestner Orchestra, 8:00—Melodies. 8:15—Uncle Henry's Magazine, 8:15—“Hugh the Drover.” 9:45—Penrod and Sam. 10:15—National Oratorio Society, “Re- demption.” 11:15—South Sea Islanders. 11:30—Armchair Quartet (30 minutes). 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060. 6:00—WJZ programs (1 hour). 7:00—Evening reveries, 7:30—~WBAL recital, y 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790. 6:00—WEAF programs (5% hours). 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990. 6:30—American Legion program. 7:00—Musical Candy Box. 7:30—WJZ programs (2% hours). 9:45—Symphony (30 minutes); sports. 10:30—WBZ Players. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS, 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700. 6:00—Orchestra;. college concert. 7:00—Orchestra’ (30 minutes); WJZ. 8:00—Variety concert. 8:30—Jesters (30 minutes); orchestra. 9:30—Concert hour. 10:30—Historical; novelesque. 12:00—Orchestra’ (30 minutes). 398.8—WJR Detroit—750. 6:00—Entertainers; baritone. 6:30—Same as WJZ. 7:00—Vagabond; Venetian Ensemble. 30—WJZ programs (2% hours). (45 minutes); orchestra (1 hour). 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740. 7:00—Same as WEAF (3% hours). 10:15—Trio (30 minutes); WEAF (30 minutes). 11:15—Bright Spot hour. 12:158—Thegter gresentation, 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080. 6:00—Same as WEAF (15 hours). 7:30—First Baptist Church. 8:30—WEAF programs. 10:15—Organ recital. 365.6—WHAS Louisville—820. 7:00—WJZ and WEAF (3% hours). 10:15—Kentucky program. 10:45—WEAF (30 minutes); Kenny & Nobody. 11:30—Reporters; Homing program, 461.3—WSM Nashville—650. 7:30—National Concert Orchestra. 8:00—WJZ (15 minutes); church service. 9:15—Hour from WEAF. 10:00—Craig’s Rhythm Symphony. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110, 6:00—Dinner music hour. 7:00—Same as WEAF (30 minutes); organ. 8:00—8t. Mark’s Episcopal service. 9:00—WEAF (15 minutes); Blues Band. 10:15—Fireside Reveries. RADIO FAN FARE Who Will Be the Next Sen- sation on the Air Is Question. BY ALMA SIOUX SCARBERRY. It's Old Man Fate’s next move. Whom will he shuffie across the board to radio fame next? The first great radio sensation was Roxy. Then came Rudy. Then Amos 'n’ Andy. ‘What star in the offing will flame across the ether heavens eclipsing those grand old names? National Broadcast- ing Co. says it's likely to be Baby Rose Marie, 5-year-old and youngest of the red hot mommers. Columbia Broad- casting System admits it can't quite say. But—both agree on one thing. It ‘won't be a woman. 'The powers-that-be say 80 per cent of the air performers are of the boast- ing sex and that no gal has a chance to make the first million on the air. Ho, hum! Grandma always said this was a man's world. ‘The latest Amos 'n’ Andy funny is a true yarn of a minister who wrote in that he had a joke on himself which was too good to keep. The clergyman was asked to offer prayers for a member of his congrega- tion who was ill. Her name was Margaret Taylor. The minister didn't Tealize until it was all over that he had offered his prayers for Ruby Taylor. But he believes Heaven understood, and he says he isn't worrled. An anecdote as full of pathos as any I have heard is of a boy dying in a Paterson, N. J., hospital. His last re- quest was to hear Amos 'n’ Andy. A radio was moved into his room. He listened quietly, smiled and closed his eyes forever just as they finished. On April 26 the Paramount Publix hour brings at 10 p.m. the greatest galaxy of stars ever assembled (so they inform us) over WABC and the net- work. It is a whoopee party coming from both Hollywood and New York, with Clara Bow hostessing. It should, in that case, be one of them there develish film city parties our cu- riosity has always been roused about. For among the winers, diners, singers, dancers, dramatists, etcetera, who will perform are Clara herself, Ruth Chat- terton, Buddy Rogers, Mary Bryan, Skeets Gallagher, Lillian Roth, Leon Errol, Zelma O'Neill, Gary Cooper, Clive Brooks, Stuart Erwin, William Austin, Nino Martin and Harry Green. From New York Jack Oakie, 10-year old little Mitzi Green, hit of “Honey,” and others will join in the revelry. Here is your chance to get in on a Hotlzywood party without being found out! Evangeline Adams, the lady who looks at the stars and tells you whether last year's rheumatiz is coming back or whether your second husband is going to get behind in his alimony next month, is going on the air. She will broadcast, beginning April 21, three times weekly, Mondays, Wed- nesdays and Fridays. She will tell your horrorscope, and let you know just how the little stars are behaving, what to do on certain days and what not to do. Ain’t dat sumpin’? via Columbia. A certain fruit company sent a bunch of bananas to the Nit Wits and Brad Browne a few days ago, asking them please to lay off “Yes, We Have No Bananas” and give their grape fruit a break . . . . Edith Thayer, who does Jane McGrew, the soubrette lead in Hank Simmons’ “Show Boat,” was injured seriously in an automobnile acci- dent recently, She will be out of the cast until Summer. Jane is home being cared for by her anxious mamma. the Seth of “Sunday announces that his gang are going to be different this Sun- day. They will sing Christmas carols instead of Easter music. He thinks a little caroling will be welcome with everybody else going bunny . . . Here is good news for the good mixers. Ray Perkins—he who used to be Judge, jr., is coming back to the mike again. The wise-cracking hit of 1923, before there was such a thing as a big net- work, will advertise an_ingredient for mixing. It is assumed that the present OME-MAKERS &) * TUNE Menvus..RECIPES..SAMPLES Child Care hints...Other ideas galore! RADIO HOUSEHOLD INSTITUTE Station WRC —~11:15 every morning PACKARD’S USED CARS Are now selling under an_entir new plan, without warranted, three-day exchange SEE OUR FINE DISPLAY Kalorama Road at Seventeenth DL CONDENS RADID PROFET R. C. A. Reorganization Plan Stirs Up Tempest in Official Circles. Repercussions in official Washington to the double-barrelled reorganization project of the Radio Corporation of America were not long in coming. On Capitol Hill Senator C. C. Dill, again assuming the role of “radio trust buster,” bitterly condemned the project as an effort on the part of the General Electric Co. to establish a world-wide radio monopoly. At the Department of Justice a new investigation of the R. C. A, in the light of the three-ply arrangement by which General Electric and Westinghouse will get unquestioned control of the R. C. A., was instituted. Considered the most far-reaching and important transaction in radio’s in- dustrial history, the proposed plan is the only topic of discussion in radio circles here. Some observers believe it to be a “bookkeeping” arrangement, with the two electric companies switch- ing their holdings in the radio and entertainment enterprises of R. C. A. from partial ownership of the subsidiary companies to partial ownership of the R. C. A. itself. Dill Sees World-Wide “Trust.” Senator Dill told the Senate that to him it was obvious that Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of the General Electric and chairman of the executive committee on R. C. A, planned a world- wide radio trust through the formation of the new organization set-up. He asked for immediate action by the De- partment of Justice “to ascertain whether or not under the law today they have the right to form an organi- zation leading to a world-wide monop- oly of radio development.” In the midst of an investigation of the radio patent pool of the R. C. A., General Electric, Westinghouse and American Telephone and Telegraph Co. at the behest of the Senate interstate commerce committee, the Department of Justice now must decide whether the new move changes the complexion of the situation and circumvents any pos- sible violation of the anti-trust laws. Official announcement that the depart- ment is “deeply concerned” about the project whereby R. C. A. would acquire the patents and other engineering and manufacturing facilities and plants from the two electrical companies is considered significant. General Electric and Westinghouse would get control of R. C. A, In payment for these facilities through the acquisition of additional shares of the R. C. A. which are to be issued. Links Project With Bank. Senator Dill linked the project with the iInternational bank movement, with which, he said, Mr. Young has been prominently identified. Just “one more step is needed” for the formation of this world-wide trust, he added. Reports that R. C. A. plans to ac- quire control of the Columbia Grapho- phone Co. as an adjunct to its inter- national sales and distributing agencies also have cropped up. R. C. A, organ- ized in 1919 as a communications com- pany only, has ead into every branch of the radio fleld, both manufacturing and entertainment, and into the motion picture and vaudeville lines, In yet another quarter there was outspoken condemnation of the R. C. A. project. Oswald F. Schutte, executive secretary of the Radio Protective Asso- ciation, made up of independent set and accessory manufacturers, and the perennial foe of what he calls the “ra- dio octopus,” released another tirade. (Copyright, 1930, by Consolidated Press.) formal policy of being careful about what you say about the mixin's for you- know-what will sort of be thrown to the winds. Inside information has it that the well known mixer will not be censored when he hlngsloul :ll IP,V: good private recipes. Jut—surely, i st be Just a Tumor. Ray it chubby- cheeked and blond, and parts his hair in the middle, girls. An odd bit of fate, this. Last year three men announced the arrival of the Graf Zeppelin at Lakehurst, N. J. They were Floyd Gibbons, John B. Danfel and Willam S. Lynch. Late last Summer Daniels died at the age of 30. This week Lynch, who was 23, dled after an operation for appendicitis. Floyd Gibbons is not superstitious, he says. But he did ask if you supposed those things ran in threes, as he had often been told. It is an odd coin- cidence. Both boys were so young, and apparently had been so well. Here is good news for ether faus. For the next five years, say the experts, | reception should be much better from ' across the Atlantic. We have just passed the peak of the sun spot activity. DX fans will be in their glory. The last two weeks storms have played pretty roughly with whatever storms play with in your radio. According to Conan Doyle's friends it may be speerits, Oh-00-00! Radio know-its say that 1922 was the last good year for distance. Let's hope we may be able to hear Secretary Stimson when he speaks at the annual luncheon of the Associ- ated Press on Monday, from the Hotel Commodore, New York. The Secretary is in London. But National Broadcast- ing Co., having scheduled him before he went conferencing, has decided to short wave the speech from dear ole Lunnon. Elements permitting! Graham McNamee is wearing black glasses these days. Not hiding. Trou- ble with his eyes . . . . Floyd Gibbons always wears a patch over his left eye. He got too close to the firing line when he was reporting the World War, and was binged with a bit of shrapnet, Five years ago, red-headed Zanaida Nicolini (La Palina) was singing in the chorus in Shubert’s revival of “The Mikado” at $35 a week. Now they call her “The Galli Curci of the Air.” . . . _. Olive Palmer, who is 111 Virginia Ray to the folks back in Ken- tucky, holds her hands behind her ears and stands on tip-toe when she warbles. She doesn’t like the orchestra booing in her pretty ears. She is the only star we know who always comes to the studio swellish in evening clothes. One of the best dressed gals on the air. And a famous cook, Corn bread 'n’ such. (Copyright, 1830, by North American News P L V1T ——— SERVICE FRANKLIN 90 Behind BY THE RADIO EDITOR. RE Amos and Anay coming to Washington soon on a mysterious visit, in person? This question has been raised following a personal letter received from Correl and Gosden | themselves by no less a personage | than Maj. W. O. Woods, Treasurer | of the United States, whose name | appears on all the new paper money. Maj. Woods, like thousands of | other Amos and Andy fans here, is enthusiastic about the trials and tribulations of the “Fresh Air Taxicab Co. Incorpulated,” and | the many scrapes in which Amos and Andy find themselves in- volved. One of the features of that noted 7 o’clock broadcast ap- pealing to the Treasurer of the United States was their mispro- nunciation of words. He wrote to Amos and Andy in Chicago, sug- gesting that they might use mis- takes common in some parts of the country—*“disremember” and “disencourage.” To his surprise, when listening in a few nights thereafter, he heard the boys ring in the word “disremember.” And then came a letter from “the radio comics themselves. It was written on the simplest of stationery, with- out even the name of the city. In the left upper corner was the name Freeman F. Gosden, who is Amos, and in the right upper corner the name of Charles J. Correll, who takes the role of Andy. In bold but neatly engraved black letters across the top of the page was inscribed those famous words “Amos and Andy.” Then came the date. The city and State were omitted. “Your two suggestions are very good, indeed,” wrote the boys, “and we have already incorpo- rated the word ‘disremembered’ in one of our episodes, which will be broadcast within the next day or two, possibly before this letter reaches you. “We both hope to have the pleasure of seeing you soon and, with kindest regards, we are sin- cerely.” It was signed “Correll & Gosden,” the names which the boys have used since they began radio work as a harmony team, and later as “Sam and Henry.” ‘What did they mean by “seeing you soon”? Maj. Woods doesn’t :maw. Maybe they are coming to own. P PROBLEMS of microphone tech- nique have replaced back scratching in the monkey house and King Lion of New York’s mu- nicipal menagerie is sounding his lowest register while thoughts of “his public” ruffle the base of his mane. The denizens of the Bronx Zoo are preparing for their radio debut tomorrow afternoon, April 21. The seals, tigers, elephants and their colleagues will meet the ra- dio audence under the auspices of “The Lady Next Door,” whose daily programs over WRC are fa- miliar to young and old alike. ‘The broadcast -by the animals will be heard direct from their cages from 3:30 to 4 o'clock. It all started when Miss Madge Tucker, “the lady next door,” and the cast of youngsters who play in her program each day decided to have a Zoo party. When Miss Tucker and her playmates expressed regret at having to leave their radio friends behind, William Burke Miller, who has charge of special broadcasts for the N. B. C., called his friends of the technical staff to the res- cue. Satisfactory tests were made at the zoo with the N. B. C. por- table transmitting equipment, and the broadcast was scheduled. Informality is to be the key- note of the party; there won’t even be an announcer along to give the animals “mike fright.” “The Lady Next Door” and her party will be met by Dr. Claude W. Leister, curator of educational activities and assistant to the di- rector of the Zoo, just outside the bird house. Then, with the re- marks of the children and the cries of the animals supplying the whole substance of the program, the tour will be made. The itin- erary calls for trips through the bird house, around the seal foun- tain, through the monkey house, past the lions, tigers, pumas, leop- ards and chimpanzees; through the elephant and rhinoceros houses and then to the cages housing the wolves, coyotes, foxes and Eskimo dogs. The N. B. C. mobile transmit- ter, a truck equipped with special short-wave apparatus, will follow the party at a distance of 100 feet, circling down the walks and paths of the Zoo. e i i (COLOR blindness is not uncom- mon, but it is generally known that many persons are tone deaf. Many people go through life with this faulty condition of hearing, although not aware of it, and OKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOKOK Majestic, ELECTRIC RADIO Ask Mr. Scott District 3106 About Our Home Demonstrations OKAY RADIO CO. ROXOXROROTORO NOXNONOXRONOXRORS Phones 415 11th St. Met. 8089 417 11th St. Met. 2711 1760 Pa. Ave. Dist.3106 0 0K OKOKQ}(OKOKOKOKOKOK ROXROXRORO RO RO RO XNO ROXNOXROXO XO neither are their neighbors if such persons do not attempt to sing in | public. Such limitations are not near!y1 as obvious in hearing as in sight. One of the reasons is that city life has made us more or less in- sensitive to sounds. We ignore sounds for the sake of our nerves and in order to be comfortable. This is believed to be impairing| the function of hearing, accord- | ing to physicians and psycholo- gists, who report that all human ears have their limitations in re- sponse to pitch. Persons with un- usually keen ears hear tones as highly pitched as 10,000 cycles or above, while others can hardly hear much above 5,000 cycles. * X kX DESPITE opposition which has been aroused in several States in the country against the instal- lation of radio receiving sets in automobiles, there is little likeli- hood that prohibitive measures will ever become mandatory. It is contended by State officials that the use of receiving sets in cars tends to detract the driver's attention and is a potential cause of accidents. Tests made during the last few months, however, seem to indi- cate that operation of a set in an automobile has practically no ef- fect on the driver’s keenness in case of emergency. It is pointed out that manipulation becomes mechanical to the experienced driver and he automatically acts when an emergency is confronted. Outstanding progress has been made in the development of re- ceiving sets for use in automo- biles during the year, despite at- tempts to pass legal prohibition. A number of the leading set man- ufacturers have entered the man- ufacturing field of automotive re- ceivers and are turning them out in large daily quantities. At one time it was generally re- garded that nothing short of a super-heterodyne receiver would be practical for reception in a moving automobile, because of the necessary small antenna. De- velopment of the screen-grid tube has contributed no small amount to the successful design of such receivers during the last year. Perhaps the greatest problem in the use of a set in a moving au- tomobile is to eliminate the in- terference caused by the ignition system of the motor. The spark- ing within the plugs of the engine when operating act as small transmitting sets, and each time one is discharged it causes a buzz to be heard in the receiver. When the motor is running at normal speed this buzz becomes continu- ous and makes reception practi- cally impossible above the noise. RADER TO APPEAR ONC. B. S. PROGRAM Chicago Evangelist Will Begin Daily Hour Feature on Easter Sunday. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO.—Paul Rader, internation- ally famous Chicago evangelist, on East- er Sunday will begin a daily hour fea- | System. Before he took up preaching sa:iously Rader was a Prln fighter, proniinent in the stable of Jim Jeffries about the time Jim was slugging himself through to the throne of the great “white hope.” Rader was considered something of a white hope himself, and it was direcily against the advice and counsel of the prophets of the fight game that he left them for the prophets of revelation. His preaching really began out West. His father was an old-time missionary among the Indians in Wyoming, and Paul helped him. Eighteen years ago he was evangelizing Denver and Chey- enne, He has been broadcasting for five | years, but Easter Sunday will mark his | first appearance on a chain as a regu- lar feature. Rader’s hour, from 7 to 8 am., Cen- tral time, is to be called “Paul Rader’s Breakfast Brigade.” He will be assisted by Homer Rodeheaver, trombone soloist d choir leads chorus of 225 voices d a concert d of 42 pieces. HEAR THE NEW GULBRANSEN » “\- YR LT | he Microphone lpRUGRAM BUM]'NG GRONS WITH RADID | Special Organizations Are Set Up for Indispensable Ally of Air Chains. NEW YORK (#)—Radio broadcast ing has been responsible for many sa allied art. Program building, its life- blood, is one of these. The making of radio programs has grown to the point where chain broad- cast systems and Individual stations have built up special organizations for this purpose. Besides, there have been developed outside bureaus which make the program complete, ready to be taken to the studio and there trans- mitted for the listening audience. The art, comparatively new, depends upon tihe showmanship of its various units as & highly important qualifica~ tion, according to Willilam B. Murray, president of the Judson Program Bu- reau, one of the pioneers in this field. ‘This bureau builds many of the chain features heard nightly throughout the country. “The growth of the program organi- zatlon was a natural one,” Mr. Murray said. “The nucleus was present in the organization of artists developed concert management. Around them was built the system of specialists for pro= gram making, including conductors, producing experts, writers, research librarians, arrangers and other speclal= ists in music and drama. “Today each radio period, whether it is for 15 minutes or an hour, is taken perfect to the studio. all prepared in advance by planning and rehearsal.” In pointing out the investment re- quired, Mr. Murray said the musical library needed far radio work alone re resented a value of more than a qua ter of a million dollars. In addition, there are maintained studios much like those of a broadcast station, where such artists as Josef Pasternak, Eugene Ormandy, Alois Havrilla and Lois Ben« nett rehearse before they go to the sta- tion to put their programs on the air. Everything is run to the sccond, & stop watch being an important item in programs. 71,-WATT STATION SENDS PROGRAMS FROM MINE WGM Caters to Farmers and Coal Miners in Area Around Adamsburg. ADAMSBURG, Pa. (P)—WGM, a T%- watt broadcasting station, its studio door at the mouth of a coal mine tipple, caters to the wants of miners and farm- ers in this rolling hills country. Home-town talent joins hands in sending the voice of “King Cole” over the station, operating on 850 meters, Regular schedules, high school orchese tras, fiddlers, banjo strummers, instru- mentalists and other features are pre sented, ‘The station, owned by Edward Tom- ajko, jr. broadcasts from noon until 7 p.m. daily and from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sundays. Romberg to Be Guest. Sigmund Romberg, composer of ope- retta music, will be guest of the Happy Bakers Tuesday, over the coast-to-coast system of WEAF, in a program of his own music. During several of the num- bers Mr. Romberg will be at the piano. WBAL Adds to Staff. Elizabeth Hendricks of Illinois has been appointed assistant supervisor of % Allttex-lry research department of Estimate of Sets in U. 8. ‘The number of radio sets in operation ture over the Columbia Broadcasting | ;')O,ms from 18,000,000 o 20,000,000, the rtment of Commerce estimates. Clear Tone Long Life Washington's Tude Center POST-STANDARD GUARANTEES il ) H Manufactured b¥ one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pianos. Think of it—a nine-tube set using screen grid power detection—four stages T. R. F.—four- gang condensers—com- pletely shielded chassis —full ten-inch dynamic speaker, AND PRICED FROM 5993 NEW YORK ORDING LABORATORI 1219 Wisconsin A CX 301A....65¢c CX112A...$1.89 CX 371A ...$1.59 CX 381.....$545 ELIMINATORS SPEAKERS ACCESSORIES At Lowest Prices) POST STANDARD 816 F St. N.W. 423 11th St. N.W. Open Until 10 P.M.