Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1930, Page 51

* SINGERS T0 MAKE DEBUT AS SOLOISTS Muriel Wilson and Mary Hop- ple Appear in Chase & Sanborn Hour. Two popular radio singers, Muriel ‘Wilson, soprano, and Mary Hopple, contralto, make their debut as soloists tonight with the Chase & Sanborn Choral Orchestra in its weekly concert over WRC and a network of other sta- tions of the National Broadcasting Co. Mise Wilson is to replace Gitla Ers- tinn as the duet partner of Frank Luther, tenor, and Miss Hopple will furnish the contralto solos in the en- semble numbers that hitherto have been su; by Elisabeth Davenport. Atwater Kent half hour will pre- sent another p: of the works of Sigmund Romberg with James Melton, tenor, as the soldist. The cipal numbers will be drawn from “My Mary- land,” “The Desert Song,” “Maytime” and “The New Moon.” Braine Works to Be Given. The American Pro Arts String Quar- tet has chosen two of the more serious ‘works of the young American composer, Robert Braine, as the feature of its concert.” The guest contributors the Brognm of the Capitol Theater “fam- y” will be the Southernairs, a male quartet directed by Claude Austin. Chaminade’s “Pierette” will be the cipal orchestra selection in the pro- called “In the Time of Roses.” Dr. Carl Busch, formerly conductor of the Kansas City Symphony, will be the guest conductor for the National High School Orchestra in its concert ‘over WMAL and other Columbia Broad- casting System stations tonight during the Majestic Theater of the Air. The rogram, opening with Sousa’s “Wash- Post March,” includes the popu- 8k’ ‘Slavonic “The guest speaker in the Conclave of ations program will be Dr. Charles eischer. His subject is. “Colorful litanism.” ‘The Round Tow;\m m‘-;‘mz 'dm pre- nt & program of amusing and popu- sr D, -um_r\;y Lon tednm and Larry Murphy. e numbers nnfi grom “Pree and Easy” to “A Great Bi Man from the South.” “Near the Cross,” a song of the Vir- gin Mary written by an Italian noble- man in the é]hmynm bc:n‘t;ry, :\ll be su Bradley Yaw, baritone, dur t.h:‘ Ig'“k Home hour. The C(Jlr“ llllnder; !l;."l 1:"‘““3 another pro- of Hawaiian music. %L will broadcast the morning gervice of the First Conqrez-uanll Church and several musical features. The me of WJSV contains its usual variety of Sunday attractions with - eous offering of music and drama as the closing feature. FORTY SHORT-WAVE CHANNELS LOST Hope That They Will Be Recap- tured Soon by Receiver. Forty of the precious short-wave ehannels, the supply of witich has otherwise been exhausted, may be re- ecaptured soon as a result of the recent action of the Pederal District Court in Chicago in appointing a Teceiver for Universal Wireless Communications Co., Inc., projected to build a Nation-wide radiotelegraph system to compete with ‘Western Union and Postal ph. Collapse of the project, the most ambitious undertaken in this country since wireless first proved its commu- nications value, is freely be- cause of the troubles that have heaped upon its promoters in recent months. Unable to procure new capital, its only salvation seems to rest in a purchase of its assets by a newcomer or by such organizations as Radio Corporation of America or Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. Neither R. C. A. nor Mackay, how- ever, is expected to bid for the property, into which several million dollars are said to have been sunk. They are liti- gants at present in a suit in the Federal courts here for more short wave chan- nels for domestic radiotelegraph sys- tems of their own, the former having procured grants from the commission of only part of the block of channels sought and the latter having been de- nied additional channels. ‘Whoever takes over the dozen sta- tions and their buildings and equip- ment in as many cities must obtain au- thority from the Federal Radio Com- mission for a transfer of the short- wave licenses. It is problematical whether the commission would grant such authority, in view of its oft-re- assertion that no property rights in radio wave lengths rest with licensees. On the other hand, it could authorize the transfer without recogni- Sion of a vested or property right. KHJ Will Broadcast “Hams.” Station KHJ, Los Angeles, has been ehosent by the American Radio Relay League as the third station to transmit standard frequency signals in the ama- teur band, in order to enable the *“hams” and all other short-wave users to calibrate their apparatus so as to maintain stability*on their wave lengths. The other two stations will be WOXAM of the Elgin Watch Cc:, Elgin, Ill, and WIXP of the Massachusetts Institute 2,000 Short-Wave Stations. More than 2,000 short-wave radio stations are now being constructed Today on the Radio (AlL time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) _ LOCAL STATIONS 315.6 Meters. WRC 550 itocyeies. 7:00a—Tone pictures. 8:00 to 9:00a—Children's hour. 11:30a—American Pro-Art String Quar- tet. 12:00m—The Pilgrims. 12:30—Neapolitan Nights. 13 sym] 2:00—Works of great composers. 3:00—National Sunday Forum, featur- ‘ing Dr. Ralph W. Sockman. 4:00—Sabbath Reveries, 5:00—Catholic hour. 6:00—Mystery House. 6:30—Correct time. 6:31—Capitol Theater “Family.” 7:30—Chase & Sanborn Orchestra. 8:00—“Our Government,” by Lawrence. 8:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring James Melton, tenor. vid Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health_exercises. 1 Radio % 10:30a—Mildred Grizelle, soprano. 10:45a—Sweet and Low Down. 1:30—Kitt Studio organ recital. 2:30—Salon Singers. 3:00—The Merrymakers. 3:15—Denver Municipal Band. 4:00 to 4:30—The Lady Next Door. WOL 289 Meters. g x.:lu llllnnlu. :00a—Musical program. 10:15a—Gayle Norman, psychologist. 11:00a—Service of the First Congrega- 7:30a—Musical clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:15a—Breakfast brevities. 10 Avie Norrean, peychologist, . jorman, peycl 3 10:45a—Musical 4 y 11:00a—Helpful hints to parents. 11:3C —Half hour with great com- posers. 12:00m—Musical . 12:45—Alvin 'rmmf':nummu. 1:00—Luncheon music. 10:00a—Talk WMA L 475.9 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 9:00 to 10:00a—Watch tower services. 1:0 recital by Ann Leaf. 1:30—Ballad_hour. 2:00—Tremaine's Orchestra, 2:30—Conclave of Nations. 3:00—Cathedral hour. 4:00 to 5:00—Evensong service from Washington Cathedral—Sermon | by Rev. Charles Clingman of Birmingham, Ala. 5:30—The Globe Trotter. 6:00—Columbia String S8ymphony. 6:30—The Round Towners. 6:45—"What_Price Genius?” by Dick- erson N. Hoover. 7:00—Correct time. 7:01—Organ recital by Jesse Crawford. 7:30—"Kaltenborn Edits the News.” 7:45—Chic Sale, humorist. 8:00—Majestic Theater of the Air. 9:00—Mayhew Lake and his band. 9:30—Around the Samovar, 10:00—Back-home hour. 11:00—Coral Islanders. 11:30 to 12:00—Nocturne. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Something for every one. 8:30a—Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. 9:00a—Radio Home Makers. 9:30a—"Opening the Morning Mail.” 10:00a—"Ben and Helen Talk It Over.” 10:30a—Children’s corner. 10:45a—Back Fence. 11:00a—Columbia Revue. 11:30a—Manhattan Towers’ Orchestra. 12:30-—Ambassador Orchestra. 1:00—The Honolulans. 1:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 2:00—Colurabia Ensemble. 2:30—For your information, 3:00—The Merrymakers. 4:00—Dancing by the ses. 205.4 Meters. WJSV 1,460 Kilocycles. 11:00a to 12:15—Service of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. 2:15 to 3:45— Patriotic Protestant lical Association. 6:00—Gospel ?I’fldlfl( Association. 'I:oo—greel ble Students’ Associa- signal. 7:31—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Service _of First Church of Christ, Sclentist. 9:05—Napoleon’s birthday address. 9:00a—The weather man. 9:15a—Cross-country jaunts. 9:45a—Entrees. }g:ig&—sl tyle talk. :45a—Insurance program. H :i)gn—fioa“ pel Singers. :40a—Farm news program. 12:00m—Correct time. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern Standard time. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right.) 454.3—WEAF New York—660. (N.'B. C. Chain.) 7:00—Melody Hour. 8:00—Balladeets. 10:15—Sam Herm: Xylophonist. 10:30—Russian Cathedral Choir. 348.6—~WABC New York—=860. (C. B. §. Chain.) 00—Heroes of the Church. 0—Morning Musicale. 00—Land o' Make Believe. 50—Dr. Fleischer, Commentator. 00—West End Presbyterian Church. 0—Jewish Art Program. 30—Columbia Ensemble. 00—Ann Leaf at the Organ. J0—Globe Trotter. 00—String Symphony. 0—Round Towners. 5—World’s Business. 0—Jesse Crawford. 10:00—Back Home Hour. 11:00—Choral Islanders; Ann Leaf, Or- gan. 394—WJZ New York—760. (N. B. C. Chain.) :00—Tone Pictures. 00—Children’s Hour (until 9). 0—Nomads, ika Orchestra. 12:00—Southland Sketches. 0—Neapolitan. 0—Roxy Symphony Orchestra. 0—Friendly Hour. 10:15—Reminiscences (45 m.). 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 5:10—Hymns (20 min.); WABC. throughout the world, accorying to the| 6:00—Orchestra (45 min.); KABC. Navy Department, which had instructed the Naval Radio Service to report all mew sources of interference. Major “Chain” Features TODAY. . 3:30—Conclave of Nations; talk by Dr. Charles Fleischer —WMAL and C.B.S. net- work. 1:00—Enna Jettick melodies; Margaret Olsen, soprano; mixed quartet and instru- mental _ensemble — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 9:30—Choral Orchestra; popu- lar program with Muriel ‘Wilson, soprano, and Mary Hopple, ~contralto — WRC and N. B. C. network. 7:48—"Chic” Sale, comedian— WMAL and C. B. 8. net- 2:18—Atwater Kent hour: James Melton, tenor—WRC and N. B. C. network. §:45—An_hour with Shake. speare; ) ,” part JZ, WHAM, KDEA and CKGW. 9:00—Mayhew Lake and his band—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 9:45—"Sunday at Seth Park- er's”; rural sketch—WRC and N. B. C. network. ,:n—wk-hg’me m': sacred music by soloists, quartet orchestra — WMAL &nd C. B. 5. network. 8:15—Orchestra; Sextet. 9:30—Same as WABC. 10:00—Atlantic City on Parade. 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060. 5:00—WJZ (1 hour); Reveries. 6:30—Soprano (30 min.); WJZ. 7:15—The Baltimoreans. 282.3—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:00 — WEAF (16 min); BScores; Strings. 8:45—Organ (30 min.); WEAF, 9:45—Recital; Merry Madcaps, 422.3—WOR Newark—710. 5:15—Maids; Globe Trotter; Cellist. 6:00—Choir Hour; Quartet. 8:00—Red Lacquer and Jade. 8:30—Orchestra; Life Stories. 9:30—Playhouse; Mconbeams. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 5:00—WABC (13 hours); Lost Clue. 7'00—§1meerl (30 min.); WABC (22 ours) . 10:00—Atlantic City on Parade. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980. 5:00—~WJZ (1 hour); Trio. 5:30—Same as WJZ (2% hourn), 10:15—Sports and WJZ 260.7—~WHAM Rochester—1,150. 6:00—Sax Cavaliers. 6:30—Same as WJZ (2% hours). 379.5—WGY . Schenectady—790. 5:00—Same as WEAF (5', hours). 10:15—~Xylophonist (15 min.); WEAF. 302.8—WBZ l.rl.lllml. 5:00—8ame as WJZ (3% o 8 Sports. 9 Ensemble Half Hour, "|ward in the field CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700. 6:00—Opera Story (30 min.); WJZ. 7:00—Orchestras; Variety, 8:30—Soloists; Orchestra; Concert. 10:15—Variety Programs (2 hours). 398.8—WJIR Detroit—750. 6:00—Entertainers (15 min.); WJZ. 7:15—Jesters (15 min.); WJZ, :::t%%u;x Mummers. 2 min.); Haj Program. 11:00—Bells; Dance (2 hnz?!’). 4052—WSB Atlanta—740. 7:00—WJZ and WEAF Program. 8:45—Concert Program. o 9:00—Journal Orchestra. 9:45—Same as WEAF. 11:00—Bright Spot; Organ. 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080. 6:00—Same as WABC (112 hq . 7:30—Violin (15 min.); AB‘(’:‘fm) 8:00—First Baptist Church. 9:00—Three Hours from WABC. 356.6—WHAS Loulsville—820. 7:00—WJZ and WEAF (3%, hours, 10:15—Contralto; Repomr‘;f X 10:40—Homing Program. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650, :00—WJZ (30 min.); Co 5—Half Hour from “IAC;I"‘. i5—First Presbyterian Church. 45—WEAF (30 min.); Jackrabbits. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110, 00—WJZ (30 min.); Music. 0—WJZ (15 min.); Music. 08t Mark Episcop rvice. o 'S Se 9:00—Radio Song and Blory: PENNSYLVANIA LACKS RADIO FACILITIES State Where Broadeasting Started | Behind Others—Illinois Found Over Quota. By the Associated Press. Pennsylvania, birthplace of broadcast- ing in the United States, has less of its lawtul share of radio facilities than any of the States, The “unit aystem” adopted by the Federal Radio Commission as a gauge of broadcast privileges shows the s:‘u where KDKA pioneered the ether is 8.08 nm‘m!&z,nor,. l:gu‘{xhlyr," one clelnid channel regional under quota. - cen Illinois, with 11.78 units over quota, leads in excess facilities, while its neigh- bor Indlana is 3.59 units short of its equitable share under the equalization clause of the radio law. hile Illinois population is about twice that of In- diana, the disparity in broadcasting power is tenfold. Stations in the former sgfie ”)tlllve lxll t;o'.nl of 172,000 watts, e those e latter egal 15,700 watts. REsIA el Desplte an excess in New York of 4.82 units, the first zone is 5.81 units under quota, there being & small short- age in each of the New England States. The second zone, which embraces Penn- sylvania, Ohlo, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, s 11.67 units below quota. The third zone, comprising Southern States, is 9.9 over quota, Texas and Ten- nessee having a surplus of 7.05 and 5.77 units, respectively. The fourth zone, or Middle West, has the largest excess, 19.61 units, and the surplus in the fifth zone, or Far West, is 12.73 units, “WIRED RADIO” PUSHED Company Licensed to Exploit Pos- sibilities of Service. ‘That experiments are still going for- indicated by the h:‘ "‘Vh'df . G uance of a by the Federal Radi o week to Wired Radio, Inc., subsit of power interests ambitious to exploit the Eu-lhumu of sending radio programs to homes via the power lines. Quiescent since its failure to make public demonstrations of its system at Cleveland last October, Wired Radio, Inc., has received authority from the commission to use eight experimental wave lengths with 20,000 watts power at its station, W2ZCU, Ampere, N. J, In addition. it is still taking up numer- ous patents in various branches of radio. - Ships to Change Call Letters. & JEANETTE . MacDonALD ELIZABETH \WRAGGE- Marie Cahill who deserted the stage to become a radio artist, is heard each | gling a dozen antenna wires. Tuesday night over a mnetwork of N. B. C. stations in a “Cahillogues.” lend her soprano voioce to the over a Columbia chain. Jeanette MacDonald, who is now California program appearing in the “talkies? will Melodies presentation Wednesday night Eddie and Elisabeth Wragge, two of radio’s perforniers take part in the “Lady Next Door” series and several other N. B. O. programs. a good singing voice used be the best recognized method of getting a job as an announcer. Even today most of the mike men can pipe up a tune when called upon without much straining of the vocal cords or the listeners’ ears. Years ago it was handy for an an- nouncer to be also a singer, because the station directors wanted to have someone around the place whom they wuls'glbc':lmklw‘“howla‘ when schedules went to pieces. No ys & good sing- ing voice seems to go with a good speaking voice, very often; and when you get one you get the other. It turned out that way recently. One of the younger network announcers is George Beuchler, who was with the National Broadcasting Co. in Washing- ton and New York, and a few months ago went over to Columbla. George has a first-rate speaking voice, and a mighty pleasant personality, but until a -short time ago everybody ::W[ht his mike talents stopped right ere. Butduring a recent political broad- cast there was one of those hiatuses which had to be filled. Ordinarily an orchestra in the studio weuld have been catapulted into the breach. But one of the program officials had heard George humming in the control room, and called upon him to go on the air with one of Chester Frost’s melodies, without rehearsal. That's a tall order—going on the air to sing for the first time without any preparation. Even some veterans would wince at the idea. However, George did remarkably well, and at the end blushed nicely at all the com- pliments. But_then the secret came out. Al- though nobody around the studios had known anything about it previously, George had taken second place in one of the Atwater Kent auditions, and he had been a singer all the time. He just hadn't wanted to make anything of it until he had studied further., L ‘Two very well known radio people— famous, you might call them—had to go all the way to Europe to become acquainted with each other. I suppose everybody around the studios would have taken it for granted that Vaughn de Leath and Rosaline Greene knew each other, but it turns out they didn’t. Each knew the other by sight, but the occasion for meeting had never come up. Miss de Leath, just about the first broadcaster there ever was, had been singing on one program exclusive- ly since about the time Miss Greene came on the networks, and, since that program never made use of , the two never came together. But Summer each went to Europe, and they met when they vis- ited Oberammergau to see the “Passion Play.” Already, Miss Greene post cards, they are fast friends. Well, the old harmony team of Smalle and Robertson, whom veteran listeners will remember, was formed when two lonely American singers met in London. You can't tell what might come of these things. Incidentally, broadcasting brought together, a few months ago, two singers who had known each other in Chicago about nine years ago. Ford Bond and Neel Enslen were soloists with choruses, and even helped each other direct some of the same vocal groups. But they drifted apart, and for more than seven years each lost track of the other. Meanwhile Bond became & radio announcer in Louisville, and when he came to New York a few months ago.he found Neel Enslen at the network microphones ahead of him. ‘They are still reminiscing, and the last I knew Bond was trying to figure out a radio_program in which he could feature Enslen, either as singer or as announcer. Bond’s ambition, by the way, has turned somewhat from sing- ing to the bullding of programs, and he is responsible for the Southland Sing- ers, one of the comparatively new fea- tures. Several times I have been asked why, for the sake of complete au- thenticity, Negroes aren't cast to play Negro roles on the alr. My answer usually has been that sometimes they are, but it is true that most Negro parts are taken by white actors. ‘The trouble is that the educated Northern Negro talks so much like a white man that it is sometimes hard to tell the difference on the air, and the man who speaks naturally in dialect is .sually inexperienced, so that it takes much too long to work him into the In addition, the experienced and in- telligent Negro actor, when asked to play a part in dialect, sometimes goes the whole way and is practically un- intelleigible to unpracticed white ears. For broadcasting no pronounced dia- lect must be allowed to go to the limit, for, without the aid of sight, many of the lines must be lost until the ear becomes used to it, and some of the Southern Negro dialects are so rich ‘The radio call letters of all Coa: Guard vessels are to be changed, effec- tive at midnight Se) 30. New radio calls recently were placed in effect at all shore stations of the Coast Guard. that, they must be diluted for the great mass of listeners. - It's hard to get & Negrefto do this. It sounds false to his ears. He's right, | and i point of view, Alley” in of course, his own but I have heard dialect so thick that it was as meaningless to most listeners as Chinese. * K % ok Everything from lessons in mule- driving to demonstrations of ear-click- ing has been offered to the broad- casters by specialists in these various arts, and usually it's a job to put across the idea that the negative answer is really meant. ‘The other day a soprano, who had been given an audition but whose serv- ices had not been required, became im- patient at the delay in booking, and wrote in to say that she would gladly substitute a vocal solo of her own for an orchestral number in some program, because she knew the orchestra would be glad of the rest. Men are just as bad. The other day Eddle Thorgersen was standing by in a studio to announce the opening of an outside program. A minute before he was to take the air the studio door burst open, a man rushed in and took his. place at a piano. In a voice that sounded as if he had spent 10 years trying to outshout drunks in a speak- easy the man began to sing something about home and mother. Eddle managed to shoo him out be- fore he did any damage. Evidently under the impression that his song had gone out on the air, he called over his shoulder that Thorgersen would be sorry for putting him out after the flood of fan letters came in. It turn out the man had had an audition a ye: | before, and had been pestering program officials ever since. When he had no success, he threatened to get on the air anyway. He almost made it, at that. ‘We have been offered parrots that were supposed to be to recite poetry, and all kinds of educated ani- mals that could count up to 10. The man who offered to give lessons in mule driving said he was interested only in preserving what threatened to become a lost art, but the program department remembered some of the language that goes with the job and decided against it. The saddest man I have seen in months is the one who was refused & retainer for imitating barnyard scenes without any sound-effects apparatus. We once gave an audition to a pic: ninny tin-pan band from New Orleans (it was turned down because a couple of former Orleanians called it a very bad one), but the audition department utterly refused to hear a small orchestra of rubber-band players. McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX. Q. Can you tell me anything about a tenor singer occasionally introduced in the Cheerio program?—Mrs. Esther McClure Griffin, Miami, Fla. A. Yes, that is Patrick Kelly, the an- nouncer, whom you will hear on a good many programs, although he does not sing often. On top of that, he is now supervisor of announcers at our studios. He succeeds Edward Thorgersen, who was 30 much in demand as announcer on commercial programs that he had to give up his desk work and spend more time at the microphone. Q. Will you please tell me the name of the toastmaster in the Arco Birthday Party?—Miss M. E. Littell, Washing- ton, D. C. A. He is the same man whom you hear in the “Cheerio” program in the morning, but he has requested that his name and anything about Himself be held in confidence. It is his wish to be known only by his voice, because he does nof want his real personality to be confused with his radio per- sonality. I don’t agree with his view, but I respect his wish. Q. What_has become of “The Hired Hand” at WBAP, and what was his real n&me?—Mrs, Willlam Welss, Sin- ton, Tex. A. Harold Hough, who used to be the Hired Hand, has been spending all his time for a year or two at what was always his regular job—being treasurer and circulation manager of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Q. Can you tell me what has become of Ford of Gene, Ford and Glenn?— Helen N. B, Johnson City, N. Y. A. Ford Rush left the outfit for no| reason that I have ever been able to| learn, and the last I knew he was in| Chicago, where he has done a little broadcasting locally. Q. What has happened to Floyd Glblfim? He seems ux:‘ be havm trouble speaking —Lella Sawtelle, ot gpine ey a. A. Just & bit of laryngitis which probably will be all gone by the time Fou read this, Q. Can you tell me anything about| Marie Oahill?~-John Morrison, Hast-| ings, Nebr, | A. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and| started her professional career as a dancer. Was with Hoyt and Thomas| (musical comedy) and later with Au- gustin Daly. First made hit singing “Nancy Brown” in “The Wild Rose,” then put across “Sally Baml in “The boo Tree.” Played Behind BY THE RADIO EDITOR. N THE modern .scheme of things, radio occupies a posi- tion of equal importance with the telephone and the elec- tric light. e up-to-date build- ing is wired for radio in the same manner and with the same fore- thought which brings the tele- phone to your elbow and which puts the electric light at your command when you push a but- ton. Just as we no lon*er find the electric light wires trailing around in surface molding or straggling about on exposed cleats, 30 we no longer find the radio connec- tions cluttering up the courts and drapes along the interior trim of the modern structure. Even the crazy tangle of antenna wires, suspended from the forest of gooseneck props, no longer disfig- ures the roof and the setbacks on the modern building. The new tenant of the up-to- date apartment house has only to plug in his own favorite radio set at the wall outlet in his living room and he is at once ready to enjoy the program from any of the radio stations covering that zone. No longer is it necessary for him to climb up to the roof, rig up his own masts, hoist up his own antenna wire and weave a lead-in wire through an already congested maze of other wires gown to his own apartment win- ow. No longer is it necessary to fish wires around behind the piano or the davenport in quest of a good ground connection on the cold- water pipe. Nor will the program in one apartment be suddenly in- terrupted just because some one failed o make & good job of his antenna installation and the wind gave an extra strong puff, tan- Moreover, just as good reception is possible on the ground floor and on the top. In the old days the occupant on the top floor had the decided advantage with a high antenna and a short lead-in. *x % ® OW all that is changed. The architect has had the fore- sight to include a centralized ra- dio system in his plans. One an- tenna is constructed prorerly at the most advantageous location, and by means of central couplers is connected to a number of trans- mission lines. The transmission lines run down through the build- ing and each apartment is con- nected to one of these lines through an extension coupler. A small flush plate in the wall is provided for each apartment, so the tenant may plug in his radio set and forget about putting up an antenna. It sounds simple and it is sim- ple. A one-half-inch or three- fourths-inch metal conduit brings in the radio entertainment just as the current for the electric light is brought in. The radio engi- neers have worked out all the de- tails in the laboratory, and the superiority of this system over the old topsy-turvy method of allow- ing each tenant to figure it out for himself has been proven in scores of modern buildings. The appearance of these buildings is not only enhanced, but their oc- cupants are much better satisfied with the new system. * ok ok % 'ENTRALIZED radio has two major divisions, called radio frequency and audio frequency. The system designed for apart- ment houses is generally known as the antenna system for mul- tiple receivers. Radio frequency is distributed around the building to energize the radio receivers. In other words, all the programs that an antenna can pick up are “piped” around the building and delivered to each radio set. The audio frequency system is different. It is designed for the hotel, the hospital, the school or similar institutions. It comprises a central station where as many programs as desired—usually from one to four—are brought from the antenna to a switchboard like a group of units. Here the pro- grams are run through high fre- juency amplifiers, detectors and t o“lih mu&)’a‘ol audio frequency amplifiers. e output of these amplifiers is then distributed about the building to the various extensions where the loudspeakers are located. Each loud speaker may be provided with a channel selector by which the different programs may be selected, and each may have its own volume control, so that by turning the knobs at one of each extensions, the operator has complete local control. * k% % NOTHER new wrinkle in radio is the home recording receiver which is soon to be offered the buying public. It is a combina- tion radio-phonograph set that is also capable of recording both ra- dio programs as they are received and performances by home talent. Such apparatus has been ex- pected for some time, for the re- cording process has been simpli- fled to the point where it is re- garded as foolproof, even when handled by amateurs. The re- cordm%pmcess has been adapted from the phonograph part of the combination; a few gadgets added to the phonograph transforms it into a record-making machine. The new device enable the preservation of broadcast pro- grams for phonograph reproduc- tion at will. It will sell in the medium-price class, and its pro- ducers foresee a large market for the set as well as the discs on which the recording will be done. The formal introduction of the set may be timed with the open- ing of the radio world fair in New York on September 22, when much of the season’s newest in radio is revealed to the buying public for the first time. * %k k * ITH home record-making de- vices on the market, some experts see the time as not far distant when radio timing appa- ratus also will be the vogue. Sev- eral inventors have perfected and applied for patents on clock at- tachments for radio sets which will automatically dial any station within tuning range at any given time as well as turn the set off and on when desired. One manu- facturer has announced clock tuning for this Fall’s production. Combining the recording proc- ess with clock tuning, the next natural step will be the automatie manufacture at home of records of a favorite radio program that the owner missed hearing. Un- able to be at home, for instance, at the time “Amos 'n’ Andy” or “Mr. and Mrs.” go on the air, he will return home to find that a record has been made of their dialogue which he can play on his phonograph at leisure. “Yes, Sir!” Is the Safe Way to Speak When Talking to KPO's Announcers SAN FRANCISCO (#).—The average man is a doclle human around the studios of KPO. He never starts an argument on subject and he always says, “Yes, :I.x:” in the politest manner, for the minute he goes in the door of the broadcast- ing plant he’s an average man no more. He’s a pigmy among giant announcers. Few, if any, other stations can point with such pride to the overwhelming height of its announcing staff. There are five of these giants; the tallest, 6 feet 4 inches, can look down on “Shorty” at 6 feet 1 inch. In a crowd & 6-footer has no trouble watching the parade, but in this gang he cannot brag very much. ‘The five need a wagon scale when they get weighed together. The marker does mot stop until i reaches the fig- ure seven pounds above half a ton. Their total height is likewise some- to consider. It is a half inch more than 31 feet. ‘The midget of the quintet is G. Don- ald Gray, who stands 6 feet 1 inch tall, with a weight of 185 pounds. Going up a half inch, there is Curtis D. Peck, who scales 220 pounds as the heaviest of the group. At 6 feet 2 inches there stands Bob Bence at an even 200 pounds. Next in line is Don Thompson, the KPO sports announcer and ex-foot ball player, at 6 feet 3 inches, 212 pounds. ‘The real giant is Sam G. Mortland, who registers as a humorist announcer. His figures are 6 feet 4 inches, 190 pounds. NATIONAL RADIO WEEK BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22 Special Features and Radio World's Fair Will Be Held in New York. OHICAGO (#).—The week of Septem- ber 22 has been set for national radio week. Indorsed by the National Federation of Radio Associations, the period will be observed by local trade associations in all parts of the country. At the same time the seventh annual Radio World's Fair will be under way in New York. Numerous features are being arranged in many cities, including special radio with Lew Fields in Victor It Happened in Nordland,” and was starred in several other Broad- way productions. For the last few years she has done songs and mono- logue in vaudeville. She has been on the air in her own program since June. Q. Oan you tell me anything about Don Olark of the Henry-George pro- gram?—L. 8. T, Santa Fe, N. Mex. A. Clark made a reputation at local stations in New York, and then went to WHAM, Rochester, leaving that station to become an anmouncer for N. B. C. in New York. He had also been working on program ideas and scripts, and about two years ago was offered the job of continuity chief by’ C. B. 8. He took it, and has been there ever since. Besides writing and| editing scripts, he also directs programs and appears in them. He is recognized as one of the cleverest young men in the business. Q. How long has Harold Sanford been on the air? I have only heard him lately.—Mildred Magee, Bronx- ville, N. Y. A. If you mean the orchestra leader, he is celebrating his fourth anniversary. He specializes musical comedy and llfil“lz‘pfil music, with particular em- pl on Victor Herbert, whose asso- ciate he was for a good many years. Q. Is Charles Warburton, the radio actor, an Englishman or an American? —T.'Y. I, Gulfport, Miss. A. He is an Englishman. Q. Is Phillips Lord, who plays Seth g-lr&er. marriéd?—M. J, Sacramento, alif. A Yes. (Copyright, 1830.) Radio Police Cars Make 1,800 Arrests At Detroit in Year By the Associated Press. DETROIT. — More than 1,800 arrests have been made with radio-equipped scout cars here since Detroit installed its police radio station a little more than two years ago. In one month police records show WCK flashed 3,322 mes- sages to units of the police de- partment with cars making 1,512 runs in response. In 175 in- stances the cars arrived before the criminals escaped. DUOS NEW FAD IN WEST Amos 'n’ Andy Started John and Ned, Cecil and Sally. SAN FRANCISCO (#)—Duos have become the radio fad of the West, ac- cording to a compilation of the N. B, C. studios here, It started with Amos 'n’ Andy. Now on the Coast there are John and Ned, Cecil and Sally, and several other teams rocemn: their share of applause among the leaders of the substantial array of duos heard through stations all over the United States, KMOX Latest 50,000 Watts. Station KMOX, St. Louis, is the lat- est addition to the 50,000-watt ranks. It is the ninth American broadcasting station to to maximum power. 80 Twenty-five other cleared channel sta-|% tions are on the waiting list, and will have hearings before the Federal Radio! Commission this Autumn on their ap- plications for 50,000 watts. —_— ‘The fastest known bird is the spine- tailed swift, which achieves 220 miles an hour over the mountains of Asia. BEGINS TELEVISION Photoelectric Cells'in Place in Chicago Station for New Service. By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, August 9.—New devices, not unlike the bulging eyes of s deep- sea fish, but far more sensitive, have taken up quarters in the studios of WMAQ. They are photoelectriv cells, the heart of the new television [pment installed by the station, owned by the Chicago Daily News, Television programs, the first to be given on a regular schedule by a broad- cast station, are to become s part of WMAQ's features this month. Instal- Iation of the equipment, largely an ex- perimental venture, has been slow as all of it had to be especially made. Transmission of Scenes. ‘Transmission of studlo scenes will be by means of the short-wave station WOXAP, operating on 2,800 kilocycles. It is planned to send out image pro= grams morning, afternoon and evening, showing the most popular radio stars as they broadcast sound on the station’s regular wave of 447.5 meters. Full-length images will be possible with the apparatus, engineers explained, which is arranged to provide instanta- neous close-ups. Views of several per= sons, full length, also will be ible. Part of the success of -length transmission is attributed to the use of an improved pickup system and to & triple spiral scanner, Much flicker is eliminated thereby, Transmission Disk. The transmitting disk, like that in the receiver for system, operates at 900 revolutions per minute. Synchro= nization between receiver and accompl h _the curren which mitter 60-cycle house lighting supplies power for the ‘motors. ‘The disk has 45 tiny holes in three 120-degree spirals, giving 16 holes per spiral. ( n.nez' ‘fl?mulh of object. The beam, broken up whirling disk, is reflected to electric cells, which turns it into elec= trical impulses for transmission. Persons being televised may move freely, as the pickup units enable the operator to follow them with the beam. ‘Two Photo Cells. In the studios are two photo cells, jarges mads. Enginees of ine Westera ) o es Television Co., installers of the system, nih there is an ad g in such large cells as opposed to the multi- cell bank. A ring-bank of eight cells beside the announcer will pick up his image as he introduces the programs. As his image 1 those of the performers will *"Each pickup unit has lifier up an amp) which up the feeble television imj for transmission to a “mixer” and thence to the main amplifier in the operating room. This amplifier boosts signal about 1,000,000 times before it goes into the transmitter. LEGISLATIVE FRIEND OF RADIO APPEARS Election of Frederick Lehlbach of New Jersey Is Certain. A new leader arises on the legislative side of radio with the announcement that Representative Frederick Lehlbach of New Jersey will accept the chairman~ of the House ‘Committee Fisherles in the Seventy-second Congress if he is re-elected next Fall. o ntative allace White to the Senate is seen h“i.:‘ tongox‘xg oencluu:lo'x':h‘by reason of recent victory Republican primaries in Maine. P an Chamber in charge of radio, will parallel on the House side the work in radio legislation that is done by Senate lead- ers. In the Senate, an interesting sit- uation arises out of the fact that Sen- ator Couzens is chairman of com- mittee in charge of radio, Senator Dill is the acknowledged leader in radio legislation, though a Democrat, and Mr, ‘White is the co-author of the present radio act with Senator Dill. ‘The House Committee change does not occur until December, 1931, when g ‘short session of the Seventy-first Con- gress to enact the Couzens bill for & commission on communications to suc- ceed the Federal Radio Commission. This bill will be taken up as soon as the short session begins next Winter, and Senator Couzens is confident of its passage during that session. WSM WILL CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OCTOBER 5 Local Features Will Be Aug- mented by National and International Events. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (#)—Station ‘WSM will celebrate its fifth anniversary October 5. ‘The station started out in 1925 with 1,000 watts, and now operatés on a wave length of 650 kilocycles with 5,000 watts. Associated with the National Broad- casting Co., WSM is considered one of the big outlets for the mid-South, op- erating from early morning until mid- night. National and international events are put on the air, together with local features. Edwin W. Craig and C. R. Clements are in charge of the station. The staff is headed by George D. Hay, director, and Harry Stone, associate director, with Jack Keefe a member of the an- nouncing staff, . WBEN Opens in September. ‘The. .debut of Station WBEN, now being built by the Buffalo (N. Y.) Eve- ning News, is scheduled about Septem- ber 1. This latest entrant into the broadcasting ranks will operate with 1,000 watts on the frequency of 900 kilocycles. It is expected to join one or the other of the national chains. Has New Radio Stations, BERN, Switzerland (#).—The Inter- national Bureau of the Union, Radio Tel new international