Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1930, Page 69

ENOR FEATURES KENT HALF HOUR Lewis James, Director of Revellers’ Quartet, to Sing Three Favorite Songs. Tewis James, tenor and director of the famous Revellers Quartet, will be the guest soloist in the Atwater Kent half hour tonight over WRC and a net- work of other National Broadcasting Co. stations. James will sing three songs that hap- pen to be his own favorites—Grieg's famous love song, “Ich Liebe Dich,” the popular “Then You'll Remember Me," and Harry Burleigh's “Little Mother ©O'Mine.” Modern musical comedy will be the chief feature of the orchestral portion of the program which Josef Pasternack ‘will direct. The selections will be drawn cipally frgm “This Year of Grace,” , No, Nanette,” and “Dearest the “Songs of Long Ago,” which the Chase & Sanborn Choral Orchestra and Ensemble will present, them are “Beyénd the Horizon,” More Waltz,” “A Kiss in the Dark,” and *“Be Careful With Those Eyes.” Songs of the Autumn will be featured in the Songs of the Season program. The Capitol Theater will present as its broadcast specialty a selection by an orchestra under the direction of Yasha Bunchuk — MacDowell's “Oriental Suite.” Popular funes, including by way of varicty & Mexican song, make up the program of Sam Herman, xylophonist. The Russian Cathedral Choir will sing @s'its specialty, the “Chorus of Pilgrims™ from “Rogneda.” John Mansfield o’ WMAL. ‘WMAL and other Columbia Broad- casting System stations will present the first of a new sories of rebroadeasts from London. #Te speaker will be John Mansfield, poet laureate of Eng- land, who was once a porter in a Greenwich Village saloon in New York. His topic is “Possibilities of Poetry in Modern Life.” The regular Conclave of Nations pro- gram will honor Albania. The speaker will be Paik Konitza, Albanian Minister to the United Stat In the evening Dr. Julius Klein, as- sistant Secretary of Commerce, will re- sume his talks on “The World’s Busi- ness.” Other prominent attractions on the evening schedule are the Majestic ‘Fheater hour and the weekly concert of Mayhew Lake is band. Feature Original MacArthur Numbers. The Majestic program will feature a number of special arrangements of orig- inal compositions by Claude MacArthur, conductor of the Majestic Symphony Orchestra. Redferne Hollingshead, tenor, will be the soloist. ‘Jesse Crawford also will open a new series of organ recitals. He will play the “Waltz Travelogue,” “Waters of Venice” and “High Hat.” WOL will broadcast the morning mervice of the Church of Epiphany and an hour’s musical program. In the afternoon it will present a musical pro- gram interspersed with scores of the ‘Washington-Chicago base ball game. . Pollard’s: Sacred Singers and Myra Mazshall, soprano, will be the choir contributions to the program of WJSV. &rpmm also contains & number of lous features. ey Ao RO IMPROVEMENT SEEN ~IN-RADIO BUSINESS September Marks Beginning of Season of Better Equipment and More Sales, Expert Says. All signs point to improvement in the radio business, the month of September marking the beginning of the season of better reception, improved programs and consequently greater in- centive to purchase radio sets. Accord- ing to Marshall T. Jones, chief of the electrical equipment division of the De- partment of Commerce, the maintenance of sales averages shown in previous years and so far this year should bring the total retail turnover of radio ap- jparatus in this country to approximately $645,000,000 for 1930. During the first six months of this year American dealers sold $231,000,000 worth of radio sets, tubes and parts, according' to Mr. Jones. This compares with $224,000000 during the same months of 1929. The estimates are based on returns from the survey of the Na- tion’s radio dealers conducted quarterly by the Government department. ‘There was the usual seasonal slump during the second quarter of 1930, only $87,000,000 worth of apparatus being sold after first quarter sales of $144,- 000,000. Third quarter returns have not 4 been gathered. The best retail mar- et, of course, is found during the fourth quarter months of October, November amd December. American export trade in radio is holding its own very well, Mr. Jones réported. During the first six months of this year, American exports of radio amounted to $8,525,396, which repre- sents an increase of $725,570 over the corresponding six months of 1929, Vision Apparatus Due on KYW. CHICAGO (P)—With WMAQ now on the air with a regular schedule of television transmissions, KYW reports that provision was made for installa- tion of vision apparatus when its new transmitter was installed. e Drama on Radio Seems Assured. Distinguished drama on_the radio seéms to be coming, with WOR plan- ning a series of Ibsen plays for produc- tion before the microphone this Fall. = ““ o9 Major ““Chain” Features TODAY. 11:80a—Rebroadeast from Lon- don, England; John Mans- field, poet ureate of England—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. $:90—Conclave of Nations; pro- gram in honor of Albania ‘WMAL and O. B. 8. net- work. 7:00 — Enna Jettick melodies; Mme. Schumann - Heink, Mary Hopple, mixed quar- tet and instrumental en- semble—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others, 7:00—Mayhew Lake and his band—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 17:30—Collier’s Radio hour; Am- bassador Dwight W. Mor- row of Mexico—WJZ, WBZ, KDKA, WBAL and others. 7:30—Choral Orchestra; popu- lar program, with Muriel ‘Wilson, soprano.and Mary Hopple, contralto — WRC and N. B. C. network. 8:00—Majestic Theater Orches- tra, soloists and male quartet — WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 8:15—Atwater Kent hour; Lewis James, tenor—WRC and N. B. C. network. 10:00—Back home hour; sacred music by soloists, quartet and orchestra—WMAL and O. B. 8, network. HAROLD AYRES -~ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 14, 1930—PART FOUR. 9 IRENE BORDON! Trene Bordoni, international star of stage and screen, will be the gues artist in the Camel Pleasure Hour Wednesday night over a network of N. ot B. C. stations. Harold Syres is concert master of the Minneapolis Symphony Orches- tra, which is presenting a series of concerts over the Columbia network. Today on the Radio (All time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. 315.6 Meters. WRC 530 kiloeycles. 7:00a—Tone pictures. 8:00 to 9:00a—Children’s hour. ll:smamericnn Pro-Art String Quar- t. 12:00m—The Pilgrims. 12:30—Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—Roxy symphony concert, 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—Songs of the season. 6:30—Correct time. 6:31—Capitol Theater “Family.* :30—Chase & Sanborn Orchestra. 8:00—"“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 8:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring Lewis James, tenor. 8:45—Mystery House. 9:15—Studebaker Champions. 9:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. 10:15—Sam Herman, xylophonist. 10:30—Russian Cathedral. Choir. 11:00 to 11:02—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow, 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 7:15a—Morning devotions, 7:30a—Cheerio. 8:00a—The Crackels Man. 8:15a—Morning melodies. 9:00a—Hits and Bits. 10:00a—The Blue Streaks. 10:15a—Radio Household Institute. 10:30a—Mildred Grizelle, soprano, 10:45a—Sweet and Low Down., 11:00a—Organ melodies. 11:30a—Luncheon Ensemble. 12:00m—Farm flashes. 12:10—Palais d’Or Orchestra. 12:45—National farm and home hour. 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 228.9 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—Musical program. 11:00a—Service of the Epiphany. 12:00 to 12:15—Birthdays. 3:00—Score of the Washington- Chicago base ball game. Early Program Tomorrow. 17:30a—Musical clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:10a—Musical orogram, 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Clarke. 10:30a—Musical nrogram. 11:00a—Helpful hints to parents. 11:30a—Half hour with great composers. 12:00m—Musical program. 1:00 to 1:30—Luncheon musie. Church of Meters, WMAL F Kilocycles. 9:00 to 10:00a—Watch tower services. 11:30 to 1i:45a—Rebroadcast from ;.‘K\lnddon; talk by John Mans- eld. 1:00—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 0—Ballad hour, 0—Tremaine’s Orchestra. 0—Conclave of Nations. 0—Cathedral hour. 0 to 5:00—Evensong service from ‘Washington Cathedral—Sermon by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes. :00—Quiet_harmonies—Ladies’ Trio. 0—The Round Towners, :45—“The World's Business,” by Dr. Julius Klein. :00—Correct time. _Mayhew Lake and his band, 0—“Kaltenborn Edits the News,” 5—Jesse Crawford, organist. 0—Majestic Theater of the Air. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Something for every one. :30a—Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. 00a—Radio Home Makers. 9:30a—"Opening the Morning Mail.” 10:00a—"The Children Entertain,” by Ida Bailey Allen. 10:15a—Ben and Helen Talk It Over, 10:30a—Children’s corner. 10:45a—Three Men in a Tub. 11:00a—Columbia Revue. 11:30a—Manhattan Towers’ Orchestra. 12:30—Ambassador Orchestra. 2:30—For Your Information. 3:00—Ebony Twins. stv 2054 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles, 11:00a to 12:15—Service of the Fourth Presh; Chi n. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 7:00—Myra Marshall, soprano. 7:30—Time signal. 7:31—Roland Wheeler, tenor. T:55—Service of First Church of Christ Scientist. 9:05—Ethel West and Mabel Owens. 10:00 to 11:00—Pollard’s Sacred Singers. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down South in Dixie. 9:10a—The weather man, 9:15a—Musical program. 9:45a—Food talk. 10:30a—Fashion talk. 11:00a—Gospel song service. 12:00m—Correct time. 12:05—Farm news program. 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). (Morning). 7:00—Melody Hour. 8:00—Balladeers. 8:30—Recitalists. 11:30—String Quartet, Planist. 12:00—Pilgrims, Mixed Sextet. (Evening). 12:30—Spanish Dreams Orchestra. 12:45—Fusiliers Concert Band. 00—Works of great composers. 3:00—Sunday Forum, Services. 4:00—Echoes of the Orient. 4:15—The Silver Masked Tenor. 30—Tea Time Tunes, Trio. 5:00—Catholic Hour. 00—Songs of the Season. 8:30—Scores; Theater Family. 7:30—Choral Orchestra, Soloists. 8:00—Talk on “Our Government.” 8:15—Half Hour Concert. 8:45—Mystery House, Serial. 9:15—Champions Orchestra. 9:45—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 10:15—Sam Herman, Xylophonist. 10:30—Cathedral hour. 348.6—WABC New York—860. (C. B. 8. Chain), (Morning). 7:00—Heroes of the Church. 8:00—The Morning Musicale. 9:00—In Land O'Make Believe. 9:50—Dr. Charles Fleischer. 10:00—Presbyterian Church, 11:00—London Broadcast 11:45—Jewish Art Program. (Evening). 12:30—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 30—Half Hour of Ballads. —Paul Tremaine’s Orchestra. 0—The Conclave of Nations, 0—The Crockett Mountaineers. 0—Fur Trappers Orchestra. 5:30—Fashion Plates, Orchestra, ulet. Harmonies, Vocal. 6:45—Talk on World Business. 7:00—Mayhew Lake’s Band, Concert. 7:30—H. V. Kaltenborn, News. esse Crawford, Organist, Theater of the Alr. rabesque, Modern Stories. 9:30—Around the Samovar, 10:00—Back Hpme Hour. 11:00—Coral Islanders. 11:30—Ann Leaf at the Organ. 272.6—WPG—1,100. 6 :r—cancen, Orchestra. Poet, 0—Wunder\n§ a; Y2 hrs), —WABC (2 422.3—WOR—710. 5:30—Sports; Cellist, 8:00—Choir Invisible, 7:00—String Quartet. 8:00—Lacquer and Jade. 8:30—Organ Recital, 9:00—Life Stories, 9:30—Playhouse. 10:30—The Moonbeams. 9 9: 349.5—WJZ New York—760, (N. B. C. Chain). (Morning). :00—Tone Picture. 0—N. B. C. Children’s Hour. 0—Nomada, String Orchestra. 12:00—Southland Sketches. (Evening). 0—Oswaldo Muzzucchi, 'Cello. 5—Your Eyes, 0—The Sabbath Reverles, 0—Shakespearean Hour. 0—Josef Koestner's Orchestra. 0—Mme. Schumann-Heink, 5—Uncle Henry's Magazine. 5—Vikings. 0—Floyd Gibbons' Adventures. 0—El Tango Romantico, 5—Harbor Lights, 5—The Ponce Sisters, 0—Slumber Music. 0—Reminiscences (30 minutes). 282.8—WBAL—1,060. 5:30—Romany Trail. 8:00—Evening Reverles. 6:30—Soprano. 7:00—Same as WJZ, 7:15—Baltimoreans. 282.8—WTIC—1,060. 8:00—Same as WEAF, 256.3—WCAU—1,170. 5:00—WABC (1!, hrs.), 6:30—Plantation Four, 7:00—Pioneers. 7:30—WABG (2% hrs), 305.9—KDEA—980. 6:00—WJZ (2% hrs.), 8:15—Rangers. 8:30—WJZ (1% hrs.), 10:00—Sports; WJZ. 260.7—WHAM~—1,150. Harp, Flute, Cello, ‘WJZ (13 hrs.), Balladeers. ‘WJZ (2 hrs). 302.8—WBZ—900. 6:00—Bariione, 6:15—Swiss Navy. 6:30—WJZ (134 hrs), 8:15—Political Talk. 9:00—Governors’ Night, 10:00—Same as WJZ. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS, 428.3—WLW—1700. 5:45—Story of Opera, 7:00—Orchestras. 7:15—Hour from WJz. 8:15—Variety. 8:30—Same as WJZ, 9:00—Star Dust. 9:30—Concert Program, 1 11:00—Mus. Novelesque, 12:00—Dance Half Hour, BROADCAST reporter who can describe an event in a concise and interesting way in the style of a newspaper writer is one of the crying needs | of radio, according to C. E. But- terfield, radio editor of the Asso- ciated Press. . Butterfield, in a little column which he calls “Between the Wave- lengths,” condemns in his diplo- matic style, the recent broadcast description of the arrival in New York of the French transatlantic flyers, Coste and Bellonte, and points out the need for better and {more detailed coverage of such important events. “The needs of radio are many, for nothing man-conceived is per- fect,” he says. “But there is one requirement that may be out- standing. “It is a broadcast reporter who can vocalize with the ease and di- orect-to-the-point manner of the man or woman who pounds a type- writer behind the scenes in the newspaper office. At the same time, when a ‘fill in’ is needed to hold the audience while waiting a par- ticular high spot, he or she must be able to improvise in an enter- taining manner. “Listening to the verbal report of the arrival of the French flyers, Coste and Bellonte, might be con- sidered a reason for these state- ments. While there was plenty of information via the loudspeaker, it | did not seem to provide a smooth account of what was taking place. “There was a familiar tinge to the broadcast. It sounded much like the oft-recited account of the cub reporter who carefully related in his story all of his own trials and tribulations before he reached the real facts—that there was no wedding because the groom did not show up.” * oK Kk ITH the final completion of the broadcasting plans for relay- ing reports of the America’s Cup race contenders, the Shamrock V and the Enterprise, radio listeners are assured by the broadcasting companies of daily accounts of the encounters throughout the week. Both the National and Columbia Broadcasting Systems have made elaborate arrangements to permit listeners of both networks to fol- low the progress of each of the races as they take place this week. Announcers will be stationed aboard the United States destroyer Kane and Coast Guard boats, which will follow the contenders throughout the races, and will re- lay brief descriptions of the en- counters by means of especially constructed short wave broadcast- ing stations. Signals from the small-powered transmitter aboard the Kane will be picked up at receiving posts at Newport, where they will be relayed to the key stations of the networks for distribution over the country. In addition, Columbia has planned an aerial description of the races from aboard the blimp Defender. The N. B. C. will have as its chief announcer, Samuel Wetherill, as- sociate editor of Yachting. George Hicks and James Wallington will assist him. Ted Husing, ace of the Colum- bia’s sports announcers, will han- dle the principal part of this sys- tem'’s description of the races. * Xk X % AUGHN DE LEATH, the “orig- inal radio girl,” and one of radio’s best known stars, has been “loaned” by the N. B. C. to Station ‘WTAM in Cleveland for a period of six months. She will be featured in programs broadcast from the new super-power station and will conduct a series of program ex- periments. Miss de Leath returned recently from an European tour and after taking part in the gala radio revue of the General Electric Co., left for Cleveland. While she expects to confine her work to WTAM she will remain under the manage- ment of the N. B. C. Artists’ Serv- ice. o k] (QUTSTANDING business men and Government officials will vie with a group of internationally known vocalists and musicians in a salute to radio for solving the unemployment problem at Cam- den, N. J., during an hour’s pro- gram through the combined Na- tional Broadcasting Co. networks Friday night. The program, originating in Camden, will climax a holiday de- clared in that city by the mayor in celebration of the concentra- tion of the activities of the RCA- Victor company there. Thousands of people have been given employ- ment as the result of this concen- tration, which places the full re- sources of the organization, in- cluding manufacturing, engineer- ing and research, in Camden. Short speeches by Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, Secretary of ittt St 405.2—WSB—740. 7:00—Same as WJIZ. 7:15—WEAF (11 hrs). 8:45—Studio Concert. 9:45—Same as WEAF. 11:00—Bright Spot. 12:00—Studio Program. 398.8—WJIR—750. 6:00—Entertainers. 6:15—Feature Program. 6:30—The Welcomers. 'l:gn—%.yz (1 hr.). 8:00—Whispers. 8:30—Same as WJZ. 9:15—8Star Dust. 10:00—Same a8 WJZ. 10:30—Happy Half Hour. 11:00—Variety (2 hrs.). . 277.6—~WBT—1,080. 6:00—WABC (12 hrs.). 7:30—Violinist. 7:45—WABC (4% hrs). 365.6 —~WHAS—820. 7:00—WJZ (15 m.); Score. 7:30—WEAF (112 hrs.). 9:00—Same as WJZ. 9:30—Studio Program. 9:45—Same as WEAF. 10:15—Studio Concert. 11:00—Reporters. 11:06—Homing Program. 461.3—WSM—650. 7:00—Same as WJZ. 7:15—Orchestra. 7:45—Concert Orchestra. ‘WEAF. 270.1—WRVA—1,110. 6:00—Same as WEAF, Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. Commerce obert P. Lamont, A. E. Robertson, chairman of the board of directors of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.; E. E. Shumaker, president of the RCA-Victor Co.; Senator David Baird of New Jersey, and_ Gov. | Morgan F. Larson of New Jersey will be interspersed with a musical and vocal program, featuring | famous radio and recording ‘tal- | ents. | Graham McNamee will intro- duce those taking part in the pro- gram. Music will be furnished by Nathaniel Shilkret and his 24- piece Salon Orchestra. Vocalists who will be heard include Rich- ard Crooks, concert tenor, and Frank Crumit. The program, to be called “the Dedication of Camden as the Radio Center of the World,” will be broadcast from the main ball room of the Walt Whitman Hotel dur- ing a dinner celebrating the oc- RADID COMISSON RADIO COMM DENIES CENSORSHIP hility for Refusing Time to “Wet” Speakers. The pros and cons of prohibition will get no encouragement from the Federal radio authorities in carrying their bat- tle to the people via radio broadcasting. Forbidden by law to exercise any power of program censorship, the Fed- eral Radio Commission is steering clear of this and other provocative issues which crop up in politica] campaign years. It is entirely within the discre- tion of the broadcasters themselves as to whether they will throw open thelr factlities for the discussion of the pro- hibition question, the commission states. WHEC Incident Raises Issue. The commission makes clear its po- sition as & result of the occurrence in Rochester, N. Y., last Wednesday, when Station WHEC barred the broadcast of speeches by former Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr., and Mrs. Charles H. Sabin, both of New York, at a wet rally. Frederick Van Vechten, manager of the station, sald the addresses were prohibited because the commission “might cancel the station’s license” it addresses advocating repeal of the eighteenth amendment were broadcast. On the contrary, the commission says it has never threatened the license of stations for broadcasting of the prohi- bition issue or any other addresses and that it has no power in such matters. The radio law specifies that broadcast- ing stations do not have to allow po- litical discussions of any character over their facilities, but that if they permit a candidate for office to make an ad- dress, they must allow his :dvemr{ similar time on the air for rebuttal That is the only stipulation in the law. In the Rochester case Chairman Charles McK. Saltzman of the rommis- slon said that he was not aware of uny request from the station for an opinion on the wet broadcasts and that the commission has never expressed itsell one way or the other heretofore. worth nor Mrs. Sabin are candidates for political office, the station was en- tirely within its rights in refusing time on the air to these individuals, but Mr. Van Vechten evidently misinterpreted things when he based his action on commission regulations. Program Censorship Power Denied. In the same connection Duke M. Pat- rick, assistant general counsel of the commission, pointed out that the law does not impose any public utility ob- ligation on radio stations. Emphasizing that the commission is denied the power of program censorship, Patrick said that only in cases where the use of profane, obscene or indecent language is in- volved can the commission take puni- tive action against stations. Possibility of a sult against Station WHEC for breach of contract looms as a result of the occurrence. The Cru- saders, anti-prohibition organization, it is understood, had a written agreement. with the station for the broadcast in connection with the wet rally, which, it alleges, was disregarded by the station. (Copyright, 1930, by the Consolidated Press. BERLIN RADIO TALKS ROUSE CRITICISM Subjects Discussed Declared to In- terest Minority of Lis- teners. BERLIN (P).—If there is any truth in the adage that “being criticized sig- nifies success,” the Berlin broadcast station must be a prize winner, for country-wide faultfinding with the pro- grams of the metropolitan sender has become the order of the day. Subjects of Interest to Few. Among the many critics volcing their grievance in public and in the press the concensus of opinion seems to be that the programs of the Berlin station suf- fer from too much talk, and that large- ly on subjects scarcely of interest to one in a thousand radio fans. It is contended that such matters as “The Insurance Problem for Postal Employes” or the reading of single chapters of new books by their authors are not conducive to compelling the in- terest of weary hearers seeking a re- laxation. Still there are compensations for even the most hackneyed tastes. Typical Program. This is a typical program of the Ber- lin station: pm. p.m.—Talk for Women. p.m.—Talk on Travel. 5 p.m. 'On Angling,” Talk. p.m.—Johannes Brahms Music. p.m—Hour for Juveniles. p.m.—"Historical Letters, p.m.—Talk About Juveniles. ngs of Robert Franz, ‘Revolutions,” Talk. opical Events. Kaiser's New Clothes” (Play). 9:00 p.m.—Promenade Concert (fol- lowed by Time Announce- ment, Weather Forecast, News and Sports). 10:30 p.m.—t’wl-nco music (until sign off). e 26 High-Power Radio Stations. ‘The addition of KSL, Salt Lake City, to the, list of broadcasting stations ap- plying’ for maximum power of 50,000 watts brings the total number to 326. Hearings of first zone applicants begin before examiners of the Federal Radio Commission, Monday, September 15, each week thereafter being devoted suc- cessively to the other zone applicants in order, Since neither former Senator Wads- |, RADIO ANNIVERSARY| 10 BE GELEBRATED Broadcasting Is Proud of Ac- complishments of Past Ten Years. : PITTSBURGH, Pa. (#).—Broadcast- ing, proud of its accomplishments in so short a period, celebrates 1930 as its tenth anniversary. Inaugurated on election night, No- vember 2. 1920, at the climax of the Harding-Cox campaign, it feels that, despite its youth, it really has done more than could have been dreamed of on that memorable night. ‘To KDKA, Pittsburgh, familiarly known on the air as “the pioneer broadeasting station of the world,” is given the credit for making an idea & reality. It was this station which gave the facts and figures of the vote at & time when crystal sets were nearly as :;(dpenslve as the eight-tube receivers of ay. Pioneer Artists to Be Heard. In commemoration of the event, KDKA is planning an anniversary night program. In it will be heard some of the pioneer artists and others who have been important factors in the building up of broadcasting. ‘There also is a “father of broadcast- ing.” He is H. P. Davis, vice president of the Westinghouse Co., owner of KDEKA, who conceived the idea of using the radio telephone for mass communi- cation rather than merely for point-to- point messages. His company had been asked to un- dertake special work in radio by the British government during the World War, and by the time that the Ameri- can Government decided it required radio apparatus for military purposes two_experimental stations, 2WM and 2WE, were in operation. One was in the East Pittsburgh works and the other was five miles away, at the home of Frank Conrad, assistant chief en- gineer, in Pittsburgh. Mé" the war the company found itsell” with a large investment and & vast organization, and in solving this problem it was decided to try out broadcasting. Through experiments with his station, Conrad was enabled to improve transmission considerably. His call letters then were 8XX. Newspaper “Ad” Gave Davis Idea. Davis hit on the idea of broadcasting through a newspaper advertisement. A Pittsburgh paper carried the announce- ment of a department store saying it had for sale a few radio receivers over which could be heard the transmissions made by the Conrad Station. Conference after conference brought the decision to start actual broadcast- ing on election night. For this first broadcast a wire connected the radio station and its operating room, which housed a transmitter requiring com- paratively little space, to a Pittsburgh newspaper. One man copled the returns as they came in by telephone. Another an- nounced them on a microphone looking more like a telephone set. At home was Mr. Conrad standing by with his trans- mitter in case something went wrong at the “station.” Audience Attested Success. Broadcasting was a success. That was the verdict of the small first audi- ence. After operating KDKA nine months, the company opened WBZ, at Springfield, Mass., in September, 1921; WJZ, Newark, N. J., October 12, 1921, and KYW, Chicago, November 11, 1922. Now KDKA is planning to lead the field in other respects. It is building & 200-kilowatt_transmitter, the outgrowth of that small station of long ago. Just like the present transmitter, re- uiring & spacious room to house, dwarfs that {nr, broadcast set, the new plant will be & giant when compared with the apparatus now in use. . Camden on Stage as Radio Center. “Radio Center of the World” is the title now claimed by Camden, N. J. as a result of the consolidation of all RCA-Victor production in that ecity. tember 19 has been set aside as a holiday for the formal dedication of Camden as a radio center, where, it is estimated, some 20,000 workers will be employed in radio production. Filipinos Have Radiotelephony. As in Hawall radiotelephony is being installed throughout the Philippine archipelago to place Manila in conver- sational reach of every important point. Later the interisland radiotelephone will be extended to connect with the United States and Hawaii, thus giving the American Pacific possessions service also to Europe and South America, Air Navigation Uses Radio. NEW YORK (#)—Short wave radio probably is finding its greatest present use in connection with navigation of the air. Music From l'lrm;er Pots. A Chicago boy has made a very in- teresting musical instrument from & number of flower pots carefully selected for the purpose and hung from a suit- able framework. The tones derived are very pleasant and it is possible to obtain very acceptable music from the device. I PHONE NAT. 3799 FOR RADIO Service M. W. DOVE 1118 13th St. NW. B AT BUY YOUR FADA RADIO at Campbell & Colcord 2212 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. North 1567 ¢ DECATUR 100 ViR 2 NEW - FADA - RADIOS i th® P nld FADAS HAVE ALL THESE IA FEATURES P ¢ The New Fada 42—Open Face Lowboy, $159 without tubes % Noise Filter % Automatic Volume Control % Finer Tone % Flashograph % Beautiful Cabinets % Fada Dynamiec Speaker % One Dial...One-Knob Tuning v Humless Operation % Phonograph Coennection % Loecal Distance Switch % Pre-selector Tuning % Complete Shielding % Two-element Detector % Nine Tubes—including three screen grid .WE list these features big because they add up to make the most modern radio in history. They are responsible for a performance not equalled this year or any other in the whole era of broad- casting. You’ll find them in cabinets of rare beauty and unquestioned good taste, protecting the lovely Fada tone against static, station interference, un- ekillful operation. Their presence insures its full- time reception from all corners of the country, in all its unmatched beauty. Don’t miss seeing and hearing the new Fadas soon. OTHER NEW FADA MODELS % The New Fada 41— Highboy, $218 without tubes % The New Fada 44—Sliding Door Lowboy, $188 without tubes % The New Fada 47—Radio- Phonograph Combination, $328 without tubes * Fada models 42, 44, 41 and 46 are also available for operation on 25 cycle or Y The New Fada 46— High- direct current (DC) at slight increase boy, $228 without tubes in price. CHARLES RUBEL & CO. 812 Ninth Street N.W. ‘Washington, D. C. Manufactured by F. A. D. ANDREA, INCORPORATED, LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y. STIN BEGAN