Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1930, Page 70

6 RADID ANTI-TRUST | CLAMOR RECEDES POPULAR ARTISTS IN Claim of Major Broadcasters, Who Anticipate No Further Legislative Correctives. BY MARTIN CODEL. America's “Fifth Estate” approaches the forthcoming short session of Con- gress, which convenes tomorrow and expires March 4, with littl> of the trepidation that has marked its previ- ous attitude toward the legislative rulers of radio. For one thing, the major broadcast- ers—nearly 200 of them—are more than ever homogeneously organized in their National Association of Broadcasters, which concluded its recent Cleveland convention by appointing Philip G g Washington attorney wSpaper T ing d.rector and orderi ters removed from New Y ington. For anothcr, the hu and cry ove: the “radio trust” has becn hecded by the Department of Ju that an anti cuted in the F:deral Co quently, that industrial asp= is more or less out of th> hands of Congress and may no longer be expected to obscure the pressing problems of broadcasting, which are much n-arer to the interests of the average citizen. Facing Crucial Season. Radio broadcasting, nevertheiess, facss & crucial intorval between th of the lame-duck session a. ganizaticn of the Sove gress in December, 1 2 complex are its dom-stic and - tional problems, and these are consider- ably ramified by the political situation which will determine whether there will be a new outcropping of radio l-aders in Congress. ‘The recent elections have by no means definitely settled the congres- sional leadership. While Senator Couz- ens, progressive Republican, of Michi- gan, is more than likely to retain his chairmanship of the Senate committee in charge of radio, there is a surety that the House committee chairmanship will pass from Representative Wallace White, jr., of Maine, who has been elected to the Senate. Republican control of the House would give the important House com- mittee assignment to Represcniative | Frederick Lehlbach of New Jersey, ar advocate of high-power broadeasting, | but not to the exclusion of smaller local | or r:gional stations—for Representative Lehlbach and his State have strong views on State rights over radio. Demo- cratic control of the lower chamber will automatically give the chairman- ship to Representative Ewen Davis of Tennessee, author of the Davis zone and State equalization amondment, opponent of high-power brcadcasting and profound ecritic of the Tederal Radio Commission. If perchance the Democrats should | organize the Senate, the ranking Dem- ocrat who would become chairman of Senator Couzens’ Committee on In-| terstate Commerce is Senator Ellison | D. Smith of South Carolina. Then there is more than a probability that Senator-elect White will try to get an assignment to that committee because of his previous ccnnection with radio in the House; wherefore there will be an_intere:ting and merry battle over radio leadership in the upper chamber between Senator Dill, Democrat. and Senator White, Republican, with Sena- tor Couzens’ 11 ence as a progressive by no means ht. Shifts Not Due at Early Date. However, 2ll these shifts will not take place for a year to come and even the intervening lame duck ses:ion will not b= without its interest in radio. On the international side Congress in- evitably must take cognizance of the growing opposition of Canada and Mexico, particularly the latter, 2gainst the “squatter sovereignty” exercised over the major portion of the broad- casting spectrum by the United States. American dominance is readily ex- American inventive genius and business enterprise have ~been quickest to realize the potentialities of radio. On the other hand, the :ights of other nations to a share of the broadcasting facilities cannot be di'missed es mere ademic theory. In fact, Mexico already is building stations on the channels now occupied by stations in the United States and Canada, with much resultant interference to the latter. Canada has been more passive in its demands. But the fact remains that dipiomatic negotiations for a new division of facilities must soon take place between the North American na- tions—and the fact also remains that, unless new facilitis are somehow found, they may be taken away from this country. Some see the widening of the broad- casting band to include more channels as a solution; others think technical advances, such as synchronization of chains of stations on identical wave lengths cr narrowing the paths of broadcast transmission, may solve the problems before the legislators and | diplomats need to be called upon. Domestic Phase Considered. On the domestic side the problem of high power, overcrowded channels and | sectional rights have been complicated by the demand of organized educators for more and better broadcasting as- signments in the interests of educa- tional programs. They intend going to Congress to recommend the permanent | assignment to them exclusively of af least 15 per cent of all the broadcast 2 lengths, which means, again, un- less new technical advances come soon, that these must be taken away from | those who now have them. The Broadcasters Assoclation nat- | urally opposes the educators’ demands and & merry fight is in prospect here— & fight between those now intrenched in broadcacting and sustaining them- | work of the evening. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. RADIO NETWORK PRESENTATIONS Claudette Colbert of the stage and screen, left, who will take part in the Radio Playhouse program Tuesday night over WMAL and the Columbia network. In the center are the ever-popular Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit, who are heard every Tuesday night over the same network. On the right i§ Richard Gordon, who plays the part of Sher- lock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes adventure series over WRC and a National Broadcasting Co. network on Monday night. “Graham McNamee Speaking-” || NE of the few folks associated | in any way with rorse racing | who aren’t superstitious is Clem McCarthy, whom you've heard on the zir describing such turf classics as the Derby, the Belment Stakes and a lot of others. But he likes to talk sbout supersti- | tions. I remember the first time we worked together—it was on the Derby— Clem mighty near kept me from ting to my post on tme, tolling me scme of the superstitions he’s run other night, after the horse he added the story of Sonny Workman, jockey, to his reminiscences. Just before the Beimont Stakes, where Workman rode Whichone, Clem per- suaded Workman to say a fow words into the microphone. Most of you will | remember that Gallant Fox won the race. Up in Saratoga, just before the Travers Stakes, Clem again persuaded ‘Workman to greet the radio audience, much against Workman's better judg- ment. That was the day that Jim Dandy, which hmdn't even been con- sidered, walked off with the money. And then along came the Pimli Futurity, and Sonny Workman nav gated Equipoise through the mud to a | victory. Clem's micropho hadn't | been too handy bef-re the race, and | ‘Workman hadn’t spcken into it, but the | owner of Equipose, Cornelius Vander- | bilt Whitney, did speak for a few min- | utes after the race, and when he and the trainer, Fred Hopkins, had finished | talking, Clem beckoned to Workman. Workman must have sighted a jinx | even in the invitation for he waved the mike away and backed off. | ‘You'll never get me before that| thing again,” he declared. ‘I know a | jinx when I see one, and that's it.” In the language of the cattle country, he | “high-tailed” it for the stables, ap- parently actuated by the fear that that | microphone had legs and might run after him. But Clem says it hasn't really been proved there’s a jinx in the mike for ‘Workman. You can't tell, he says, until | it's worked three times. It's only been two for the jockey. Soderling in Character Parts. * % % % MANY of you have heard Walter Soderling playing character parts in “Harbor Lights.” He's also been in “Gloria Gay's Affairs, “Mystery House” and other dramatic programs, | but this story of tragedy is more ap. propriate when you think of him in tas | seagoing story. For it was the sex that gave Soderling one of the wors. | breaks in his carecr as an actor. Early in 1915 Soderling was stage marag°r for the late Charles Frohman in the famous John Drew company. He played small parts, too, just to help out. It was Frohman's custom to assemble the cast on the stage after the house had becn cleared at the end of the premier prformance, and to bestow praise and blame to the actors for the One night—Soderlirg can't remember | the name of the play—the cast gathered as usual on the stage. Frohman was slouched in his seat out front, with all the cast in make-up still before him. “Where's the old man?” the pro-| ducer queried grufy. “I want to see | the old man.” The “old man,” a character bit, had been played by Soderling. It hadn't been important, and Soderling thought he might have slighted his work. As| he stepped forward he was ready for | the worst. selves by “selling time,” and those who want to gain new or stronger footholds | in broadcasting because they think they can do a suprerior job in the no; entertainment fields. Among the latter also—ard they are no inconsiderable agricultural £ liglous int ., vh o Lo to0, hould e Tecognized with aliot ments of channels that will give them radio outlets. Hall Wrecked Three Times. Efforts to_erect the new hall for the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Anna- :llll:he- Northern Ireland, were stopped for the third time recently when a party ©of masked men destroyed the part which had been constructed. Some of the men Tushed the police guarding the structure and tied them up, and the others pulled down the building. The police released each other half an hour after the de- struction was completed. The first building erected for the hall was burned down and the second blown up, both before they had been completed. Bugs Used in Wur on Cactus. its long war on the American uc‘:us. Aulnu!llh has released 300,- 000,000 bugs of a variety which is be- lieved to be a foe of the plant, locally known as the prickly pear. The bugs, ‘which feed on the cacius, are expected to exterminate it quickly. sy Australian in New Post. Appointment of Sir Philip W. Street, chief justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, to the office of lieu- tenant governor of that state has just been announced. Sir Philip is an Aus- tralian. He was educated at Sydney University and had & long and distin- career as atforney and the he was appointed. 1925. “My friend,” said Frohman, “you did splendid piece of work, and I'm going to take care of you from now on. You have nothirg to worry about. Cast dis- missed!” | Soon afterward the Drew company went on tour. Finally it got to the| West Coast and Soderling was counting on bigger parts when th> company re- turned to New York. In Vancouver, however, came the word that Charles Frohman, the man who had guaranteed his future, was among those lost when he Lusitania went down off Ireland with a torpedo in her hull. In his years as an actor Soderling has had a good many tough breaks, but he counts this his worst, personally as well as pro- fessionally. e wn Hugo Marizni's Stage Feat. A LONG TIME ago I told about the i time Hugo Mariani, conducting in ! his shirt sleeves, heard that distin- | guished visitors were coming to the | studio, and donned his coat without losing a beat of his batcn. That would never happen in the i cases of such conductois as Len Joy, Paul Whiteman, Ben Bernie or Harold Sanford. Joy and Bernie never scem to drop into neglige, even in rehearsal, and Sanford and Whiteman often strip down so far it wouldn't do them any 800d to make the attempt. Whiteman will wear a dinner jacket when guests are expected, and keep it on, but I think it would take a visit from the President himself to make Sanford wear his coat and collar in a studio. Whiteman is a big man—you've all heard about the aviator who hoped some day to make a non-stop flight aroun Paul Whiteman—but his size doesn’t keep him from being active. Three hours of rehearsal for a half-hour broadcast means m'«hlnhw him any apparently | changed his mind about more than to some of more agile conf And Should see him when B band plays a plece he likes in a thor- oughly satisfactory manner. Rar: among conductors of dance bands or other popular units, White- | man is a cellist. Most cellists, if they | bacome ~ conductors, are likely to go classical. It seems almost a tradition. | Because of the cello’s position in the center of the orch-stra its players are usually supposed to be especially fitted for conducting. Some say it's because they are thus able to hear just how all the other instruments ought to sound Perhaps if Whit-man hadn’t studied engine>ring out at the University of D-nver thus interrupting, in a way, his musical studics, he might have become thoroughly classical in interests, too. But it ended up in his becoming a taxi driver before he became successful in taking jazz into concert halls. When he isn't conducting he is meticulously dressed. Sartorially or personally about the only things you can hold against him are his loud| pajamas end his striped ties—which | sometimes look as if they were bought | to match the pajamas. * ok x K Josef Hofmann's Habit Outlined. I HAVE heard Josef Hofmann, the pianist, called temperamental, but I| have never known him to deserve it. Certainly in the broadcasting studios, 3 his rars visits. he has never shown | more than a natural concern that con- ditions be right, with nothing to pre- vent his giving his best to his playing. He finds a little more satisfaction in | playing for a visible audience than he does for broadcasting, but in the studios, he pointed out after his concert on a recent Sunday night, there isn't any chance for embarrassing incidents of the sort that nearly broke up a recital of his once upon a time. It was several years ago, and Hof- mann was appearing in the Middle West- ern city. In the front row there was a man, evidently well beyond the first stages of drunkenness, who was giving no end of trouble. Some of the time he was reclining in such ridiculous pos- tures that Hofmann could hardly keep his eyes off him—which didn't help his | playing very much. The rest of the time the man's uncomplimentary re- | marks in the direction of the stage were | disturbing not only Hofmann, but also those in seats nearby. Finally it got so bad the pianist could stand it no longer, and he signaled to theater attaches in the wings to have the man put out. Hofmann stopped playing while the manager approached the drunk and asked him to leave. It went well at first, but when the disturber was being led ur the aisle he eaving. " he muttered, “I paid to see ‘You can't throw me out like “Sha this she this!” “You're drunk!” declared the man- ager disgustedly. “Sure I'm drunk,” admitted the other, “Think I'd attend a piano reshital if I wasn't?” Hofmann continued the concert, but he got mighty little attention from the front rows until a chorus of giggles had subsided. McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX Q. Why don’t Ted Lewis and his band ever broadcast?’—A. D. Enlow, Frank- lin, Nebr. A. Lewis apparently is too busy in vaudeville to come in off the road and settle down within reach of a micro- phone, although he does make phono- graph_ records on occasion. On the stage he is able to make more of a hit as master of ceremonies than he could on the air, That may be one reason. Q. Would you please give me a de- scription of Bill Munday, the foot ball announcer? — Gertrude _Berger, Aber- deen Proving Ground, Md. A. He's over six feet tall and well built. He used to be a pitcher down South, and looks it. His hair is me- dium brown, complexion is ruddy. time I'd call it medium. He slouches EED CLEANING Our method brings all the beauty back to the rug Call Mr. Pyle. .. NAtional 3257-3291.2036 Sanitary Carpet & |RADIO FIELD Rug Cleaning Co. 106 Indiana Avg at a typewriter when he’s grinding out a sports story, but he walks rather erectly. He usually wears a grin and, although _they call him the “Georgia Drawl,” I've never seen him lethargic about_anything. Q. Why don't we hear more yodeling in the radio like that in the Nestles program?—Mrs. H. E. K., Sidney, N. Y. A. Probably for the reason that it is considered a kind of hors d'oeuvre. If there were very much of it listeners would be bored. It's the same with calliope, old-time fiddlers and other novelties, and it wouldn't be appro- priate on most programs, Q. Is Vaughn de Leath on the air :ymwhere now?—M. H. G., Richmond, a. A. Yes, she is singing for WTAM in Cleveland Q. Is Don Clark, whom we hear on the air, the author of the books on gangsters?—-Dorls,” Schenectady, N. Y. A. No, you are thinking of Donald Henderson Clark. The Don Clark of the air waves doesn't write anything but radio plays and poetry—which is more than enough to keep him busy. Q. Are the present Amos and Andy the same men who started out to- gether on the air a year ago?—J. T. P,, Houston, T:x. A. Yes, Correll and Gosden were partners even before they first went on the air several years ago. There have | been no changes in the team. Q. Who is the Hank Simmons of “Show Boat?"—Ernest Tapler, Birming- ham, Ala. A. He is Harry Browne, formerly of the legitimate stage. p Henry Burbig, the Jewish éal:n(dmn, Jewish?—G. F., New York y. A. Jewish ancestry, but I don't know about the religious side, if that is what you mean. Q. Is Edward Thorgerson a singer?— B. J.. Fort Worth, Tex. A. He has a baritone voice, but he doesn't use it professionally. He has been on the air, although not recently, as a pianist. Q. How many_stations are on net- | works?—M. G., Chicago, Il A. About 160 out of more than 600 in theQ (x}unériv. . Is Bill Hay an Englishman?—Mrs. H. J. Spokane, Wash. © o A. No, he is Scotch. (Copyright, 1930.) ~— THRILLS NOW IN SHORT-WAVE AREA | Shift Apparently Due to Fact That| Broadcast Circuits Are Becoming Stabilized. NEW YORK (#)—Much of the thrill | that accompanies the building of your own in the radio set field has shifted from the broadcast to the short-wave territory. This change apparently has been due | to the fact that broadcast receiver cir- cuits have become somewhat stabilized and do not offer the opportunity for the home experimenter that they once did. Besides, short wave have opened up_the possibility of tuning in Europe. Basis for the shift is found in the report of one kit manufacturer that since the introduction of the home-as- sembled short-wave outfit a year and a half ago 100,000 kits have been sold. | . Amateur Radio Awards Made. The annual Robert’s Cup awards, presented two amateur radio stations each year for reliability and unusual | performance in relaying “ham” traffic over the 7,000 miles between the United States and the Philippines, have been won by Bruce Stone, WEAMM, San Jose, Calif, and Sergt. Lino Cabiling, KAIHR, Fort McKinley, P. I, who handled 3,100 messages without missing | a word. | Fiji Islands to Get Radio. ‘They'll scon be dancing to radio music down in the Fiji Islands, for the Fiji | ‘Wireless Club has been granted an ex- perimental license by the British au- thorities to erect the first broadcasting station to serve the islands, according to & report from Ame Consul Quincy F. 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S. network. 9:13—Gs vanni Martinelli, tenor, and Pasternack's Orches- tra—WRC and N. B. C, network. 11:00—Back Home hour; sacred music by soloists, quartet and orchesira—WMAL and C. B. S. network. 11:00—Slumber hour; Ludwig Laureir's Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, KDKA, WHAM, WJR, WLW and others. RADIO IS NEW STEP IN “FREEING” POPE Vatican Station to Be One of Most Powerful Among Small States. VATICAN CITY (#).—The Vatican radio station, which for a state so small as the Pope's domain is unusually powerful, soon will be inaugurated. ‘The Pope has let it be known he him- self will not broadcast at the inaugura- tion, but a cardinal will probably read & papal message to the world. Marks Further Release of “Prisoner.” ‘The station marks a further step in the release of the “Prisoner of the Vati- can.” The Lateran treaty of February, 1929, ended the physical self-imprison- ment of the Pope; radio will enable him to reach out to every naticn on earth. At present pepal telegrams and cables | })ca;s through the ordinary Italian serv- Senator Marconi, pioneer wireless in- ventor, has personally supervised the installation of the station. Marconi has had many talks with Pope Pius XI during and defore the building of the plant, and explained to the Pontiff its various stages of development. Will Use Two Short Waves. ‘The Vatican station will use two short waves, 19.84 meters and 50.26 meters. The shorter wave length is to be used to communicate with distant stations, the longer for more local communications. On 19.84 _meters the Vatican will talk with the scores of radio stations owned by Catho- lic universities and colleges in the United States and with outlying mission stations as far North as Alaska. The station is adapted for both radio- telegraphy and radiotelephony. It can broadcast signals, or with the beam | system direct messages to a single di- rection. It has a power of 12 kilowatts, de- veloped by the Vatican electric power plant, which is also a new thing. The aerial towers rise on a hill to the rear of St. Peter's. They are flanked by two domes of the Vatican observatory. Apparatus of Most Modern Type. The apparatus is of the most modern type. A neat brick building has been completed to house the apparatus. It has seven rooms, five for the instru- ments, one for visitors and one forthe transmitting studio. Erection of the station is evidence of Pope Pius’ keen interest in the possi- bilities of radio in church work. He recently gave a long statement to this effect. Some months ago he created an American priest a monsignor because of his success with radio sermons, RADIO PAYMENTS LAG Many Canadians Believed in Ar- rears on Receiving Set Fees. 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Such synchronization has already been accomplished between WBZ, Springfield, and WBZA, Boston, al- though it is now being abandoned there in favor of a high-powered transmitter capable of covering both cities. Sta- tion WLBW is a member of the Co- lumbia chain and would use the syn- chronizing system Columbia engineers have perfected, in co-operation with the Bell Laboratories, in their experi- ments between WABC, New York, and WHK, Cleveland. Although the Oil City-Erie synchro- nization is designed to give coverage | not now obtained over the Erie terri- tory, it is also possible that the syn- chronized stations would later be linked | with the synchronized Columbia net- | work that may develop from the WABC-WHK experiments. Radio Uses Steel by Ton. About 110,000 tons of steel are being consumed annually by the American jradio industry in the manufacture of gcfi\'lng sets. Copper contributes 12,000 | ns. | e e French Roads Improved. Motorists in France have been rejoic- ing over the partial disappearance of pave, the uneven, muddy and slippery cobblestones which were formerly used on all French roads and which still are found in the villages. French road au- | thorities found that by spreading tar | and sand over the pave a good surface was obtained. French cars do not, as| a rule, slacken their speed over pave, | as they are built to withstand the jolt- ing, but foreign cars have found it cruel to their springs. . Shark Fighter Honored. Robert M. Kavanaugh, aged 22, of Darlinghurst, New South Wales, has just been awarded the Albert Medal by the King of England for rescuing a 14-year-old boy who was attacked by | a shark while bathing near Darling- hurst last Summer. | You'll never know how warm and comfortable winter driving can be until you have an Arvin Hot Water Heating System in your car. The Arvin gives you «quick heat—and a lot of it—in any weather. 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The phonograph s connected to the piano underneath the keyboard, but there is a provision | for the use of an independent pick-up and turntable. Radio Commission Attorney Quits. Arthur W. Scharfeld of Cleveland, at- torney on the staff of the Federal Radio Commission, has resigned, effective De- cember 15, and will join Louis G. Cald- well, former general counsel of the commission, in the private practice of radio law. Radio Set Tax Proposed. Radio sets in Prance will be taxed | if a bill to go before Parlixment be- comes a law. The bill provides for a tax of $1.20 on crystal sets and $2.80 on tube sets. Tanks Get Radio. Extreme short waves between 7 and 8 meters are being employed by the British military services for radio in- stallations on armored vehicles, such as tanks. Marconi has produced a com- bined transmitter and receiver that is specially mounted in a shockproof teak case, with a 12-foot aerial that is al- most_invisible. 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The National Broadcasting Co. recently acquired WTAM, Cleveland, and its cleared channel of 1,070 kilo- cycles by a leasehold arrangement and acquisition of WLW would have given it the cleared channel of 700 kilocycles and a more regular outlet in the Cin- cinnati area for its programs. Moreover, a high-powered station in Cincinnati would be a valuable adjunct | to the proposed extension of the Na- scheme whereby networks of stations will ultimately operate on identical wavelengths. Because it commands a | price of $1,080 an hour for its time, the | highest rate in radio, Station WLW at | present subscribes to relatively few chain programs. French Plan Radio Tax. The French budget will contain pro- posals for an Increased tax of radio re- | cetvers, in order to defray expenses in- | curred’in improving broadcasting from nationally owned stations, reports United States Trade Commissioner bination player-piano, radio and phono- | Thomas Butts from Paris. 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