Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1931, Page 55

| MME ALDATO SING 4 « AIRS BY PUCCINI Noted Soprano to Make Sixth Annual Appearance on Radio This Evening. Frances Alda, former leading soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co. Wwill make her sixth annual appearance be- fore the microphone tonight in a pro- gram featured by songs from the operas of Puccini, the radio productions of which have been rigidly restricted. Assisted by Josef Pasternack's Or- chestra, Mme. Alda will be heard over WRC and a network of other National Broadcasting Co. stations at 9:15 o'clock. The numbers she has chosen for her recital present a comprehensive idea of Puccini’'s music dramas. They include two of the most famous songs from “La Boheme,” “Vissi d'Arte,” the great soprano aria from and “Some Day He'll Come,” the dramatic aria from “Madame Butterfly.” The orchestra will not only provide accom- paniments for parts of Mme. Alda’s program, but also will present a_series of orchestral arrangements of Chopin, Tschaikowsky and Goldmark, and a special arrangement of Nevin's “Nar- cissus.” The Capitol “family” announces as the piece de resistance of its program a special orchestral arrangement of concert waltzes in symphonic form. There also will be solos by Louise Bave, Dudley Wilkinson and Westell Gordon. Bernice Claire to Sing. Presh from stardom in the leading musical comedy successes of recent ars, comes Bernice Claire. soprano, be the guest star in the Choral Orchestra_presentation. Her numbers include the “Saber Song.” and the “Ttallan Street Song” from Victor Herbert's “Naughty Marietta.” Edward Elgar's oratorio. “Gerontius.” will be sung by the National Oratorio Soclety. The soloists will be Alma Kitchell, contralto; Frank _Croxton, bass, and Chester Ewers. tenor “The Beautiful Ship From Toyland.” from “The Firefly,” will be presented by the ensemble in the Tree Hour at 5 o'clock. Other selections range from “Old Black Joe” to Adams’ “Bells of St. Mary’s.” Another incident from early Amer- ean_ history, in which Gen. Oglethorpe 1s the hero, will be dramatized during the Big Brother Club presentation. The musical background will be pro- vided by Joe Rines and His Joy Spread- ers, | Sam Herman to Play. Modern composers contribute to the m of Sam Herman, xylophonist. is numbers include “You're Driving Me Crazy,” “I Miss a Little Miss” and *“The Wedding in the Ark.” In the Russian Cathedral program Milan Smolen will play Rachmaninoff's “Polichinelle” as a piano solo. The choir will sing the “Ancient Chant” from “Exodus.” and “Tiresome Nights.” Victor Kolar will conduct the Detroit Bymphony Orchestra in the third of a | series of concert programs tonight over WMAL and a network of associated Columbia Broadcasting System stations. One of the features of the program will be xylophone solos by Fred S. Paine of *“Flight of the Bumble Bee,” from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera, “The Tales of the Tsar Sultan.” The selections include the overture from “The Secret of Suzanne,” bits from Victor Herbert's “Sweethearts,” and the military march from the “Algerienne SBuite” of Saint-Saens. Another outstanding concert, that of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, to be broadcast by WMAL at 3 o'clock, features Rafl’s “Symphony No. 3 in F.” This, the opening number, will be fol- lowed by “Istar.” Artists associated with Around the Samovar will celebrate that program's second anniversary with a gala broad- cast. An added feature will be a vocal chorus composed of invited friends of the soloists, who will assist the orches- tra in playing “The Volga Boatmen.” Dr. Curtius on WMAL. Maddei, guitarist, formerly with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, will | be heard during the weekly organ re- cital of Jesse wford. He will play Paloma.” Crawford's outstanding selections are “Roses of Picardy,” “High Hat” and “I Want to Dream by the Old 'l Stream.” WMAL's weekly international re- broadcast will bring a talk from Geneva by Dr. Julius Curtius, foreign minister of Germany. Other addresses will be made by Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Becretary of Commerce, and Col. Victor Mutt, the Esthonian consul general. Aside from the regular religious pro- grams, WOL will broadcast a variety of musical features. These include re- citals by Earl Carbauh, baritone, and Bol Minster, violinist, and a popular concert by Jack Ralston’s Orchestra. SPEECHES. Dr. Julius Curtuls, foreign minister ©f Germany, rebroadcast from Geneva, WMAL, 12:30; Col. Victor Mutt, Esto- nian council general in Conclave of Nations program, WMAL, 1:30; Dr. Jullus Klein, Assistant Sccretary of Commerce, WMAL, 8:00; David Law- vence, WRC, 9:00. CLASSICAL. Roxy Symphony Orchestra, WRC, 11 am.; National Oratorio Society, WRC, 1:00; Cathedral Hour, WMAL, 2:0f Roth String Quartet, WRC, 3:00; New York Philharmonic Orchestra, WMAL, 3:00; New World Symphony, WMAL, 8:45; Prances Alda, soprano, and Josef Pasternack's Orchestra, WRC, 9:15; Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Edgar Guest, WMAL, 9:30. VARIETY. Jack Ralston's Orchestra, WOL, 3:30; Capitol “Family,” WRC, 8:00; Choral Orchestra, WRC, 8:30; Silver String Revelers, WISV, 9:30; Jesse Crawford, WMAL, 10:00; Champlons Orchestra, WRC, 1 8 Sam Herman, xylophonist, DRAMA. Moonshine and Honeysuckle, 8:00; Big Brother Club, WRC, 7.00. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. $:30—The Dandies; Diane Howard, soprano; Ben Alley, tenor, and Preddle Rich's Orchestra — WABC, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC and WCAU. Dramatization of an incident in life of Robert E. Lee—WJZ, ble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WJR, KDKA and KYW. Pe16—Magazine hour; Prank Kent of the Baltimore Sun—WJZ, WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and ‘WMC. 9:30—"“World Adventures With Floyd Gibbons"—WJZ, WBZ, WRZA, WHA! KDKA, WJR an WLW. $0:16—Andy Sanella and his novelty orchestra—WJZ, WHAM, WLW, ‘WBZ, WJR, KDKA and WRVA. {#0:30-—Slumber music; Ludwig Laurier's Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, INAID OF TRAFFIC WRC, | ANOTHER STAGE STAR ATTRACTED TO THE MICHROPHONE THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Mrs. Eleanor Patterson Mark, on the left, who was well known for her portrayal of the Nun Megildis in Morris Guest's spectacular religious pageant, “The Miracle,” will make her radio debut in the Afternoon Tea program over WRC and an N. B. C. network Tuesday at 5 p.m. On the right are the popular Russian artists who present the Around the Samovar program over WMAL Eliena Kazanova and Peter d associated Columbia sta tions. Left to right they are Valia Valentinova, Eli Spivak, RADIO LINKLOCATED New Station Under Construc- tion at Cincinnati to Safeguard Life. A “coastal” radio station, located hundreds of miles away from either coast, is radio’s latest freak, developed by the march of the communications art. | On the outskirts of Cincinnati this | new radiotelegraph station is under | construction, to dispatch public traffic and to safeguard life and property along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers— highways of commerce in the mid- country. | The Federal Radio Commission was in & quandry when the Radiomarine Corporation of America, subsidiary of the Radio Corporation of America, ap- | plied for the new service, since it failed to fall within the category of any of its designated types of service. Because the contact is to be between ship and shore it was decided to place it in the “coastal” group. ‘This unique and important communi- cations link will be concentrated at Blue Ash, near Cincinnati, selected be- | cause it is midway on the Ohio River between the head of navigation at Pittsburgh and the confluence of the| Mississippi and Ohio at Cairo, Ill. No| general public coastal service is avail- | able for shipping on these arteries and | the service is expected to fill a real need of inland commerce. Great trains of barges, sometimes more than a mile long, which frequent these inland | waters, operated by private enterprises, | are now without regular communica- | tion. In authorizing the new station, how- ever, the commission took every pre-| caution against interference with broad- cast reception, such as is occasioned by the operation of coastal stations on the coasts in some nces. The service | has been consigned to the high fre- | quencies, away out of reach of broad- | casts, so that the harmonies or the| multiple echos of the radio code sig- nals, now heard by listeners along the coasts in the form of staccato dots and | dashes, will not fall within the broad- | cast band. RADIO WILL CIRCLE GLOBE WITHIN YEAR Preparatory Work Is Started on Transpacific Service, Last Gap in Circuit. SACRAMENTO, Calif. ¢) —Prelimi- nary work has been started for the inauguration of transpacific raido tele- | phone service. ‘When completed, within & year, it is expected to close the gap in around- the-world voice communication. Recelving and transmitting short- | wave stations near here will operate in |conjunction with Hawaiian stations jand will hook up American telephones \Av\:}h the Pacific islands, Australia and a. | The complete circuit of the world by telephone from San Francisco through Sydney, London and New York will be 21,475 miles. The investment of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. {in the Pacific Coast stations will be ap- proximately $1,000,000. The Hawaiian | stations are to be constructed by R. C. | A. Communications and will serve sub- | scribers of the Mutual Telephone Co. in Hawaii. For the first time the international | date line will be crossed in a regularly established service. The electric im-| pulse_carrying the voice of a talker in | San Francisco to a friend in Australia will, in the half second it takes to | transverse the Pacific Ocean, pass from "‘wdny” to “yesterday” and back to “to- day” again. | AMERICAN RADIO PLAN | APPEALS TO GERMANS Sponsored Programs Broadcast on * Widespread Scale Expected to Be Adopted. Unofficial reports are current that Germany's state-owned broadcasting system, besides being reorganized tech- nically, with high-power stations con- American scheme of sponsored pro- grams on a more widespread scale, At present the German Broadcasting Co. reserves one hour in each day for ad- vertising programs, permitting the ad- vertisers to buy any share of that hour that can be made avallable and to stage their own programs and make any price-quoting announcements they please. The German postal authorities have definitely decided to complete the pro- Jected plan to establish nine high-power stations to provide program service to all of Germany. In addition to the existing lE},\t‘el‘f\ll stations at Muhlacker and Hellsburg and to increasing the WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WLW. ‘Welcome Radio _Lumin, 3 Lewis, May Singhi Breen and Peter de Rose and Frank Piners, violinist—WJZ, WJR, KDKA, WRVA and WSB. B1:30—Reminiscences; Erva Giles, so- &lno: Godfrey Ludlow, violin and male quartet—WJZ, WREN, KWK, KDKA and KFAB. 389 Quiet Harmonies; Vincent Sorey and his Orchestra—WABC, WEAN and WNAC. “§1:00— power of Frankfurt, high-power trans- mitters are to be erected at Berlin, Hamburg, Breslau, Leipzig, Langenburg and at a site to be selected in Bavaria. Germany has an allotment of 12 wave lengths under the Prague Plan whereby frequencies are divided among the European nations. The high power sta- tions will occupy clear or exclusive channels. Booster stations to cover spots not otherwise reached by the high power network will be erected at rious places to operate on the other three waves. The new system'is ex- (The pected to be in operation early in 1932. ‘11 stituting its nucleus, will soon adopt the | Today on the Radio (ARl time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) 7] 315.6 Meters. WRC g5 Kilocysles. 8:00a—Melody hour. 9:00a—Children’s hour. 10:00a—Woodwind Ensemble. 10:30a—Southland Sketches. 11:00a—Roxy Symphony Orchestrs. 12:00m—The Pilgrims. ybner. 12:30—Neapolitan Days. 1:00—National Oratorio Bociety. 2:00—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 2:30—Russian Symphonic Choir. 3:00—Roth String Quartet of Buda- pest. 3:30—E1 Tango Romantico. 4:00—Religious service by Dr. 5. Parkes chorus and orchestra. 6:00—Catholic hour. 7:00—Big Brothers' Club. 7:30—Musical program. 8:00—Correct time. 8:01—Capitol “Family.” 8:30—Choral Orchestra. 9:00—"Our Government,” by Lawrence. 9:15—Frances Alda, soprano. and Josef Pasternack's Orchestra. :15—Champions’ Orchestra. 5—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 5—Weather forecast. 6—Sam Herman, xylop 130 to 12:00—Russian Choir. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 00a—Gene and Glenn. S5a—Morning devotions. 8:30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Morning melodi 9:45a—Our Daily Food. 10:00a— Safeguarding Your Food and Drug Supply,” by W. R. M. ‘Wharton. 10:15a—Hits and Bits. 10:30a—"Please roll. 10:45a—Hits and Bits. 11:00a—The Blue Streaks. 11:15a—Radio Household Institute. 11:30a—Organ melodies. flashes. 12:15—Luncheon Ensemble. 12:30—National farm and home hour. tra, 2:30—Studio feature. 2:45—Sisters of the Skillet. 3:00—Current events. 3:15—Musicalities. 3:30—The Sixteen Singers. WJSV 2054 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles. 11:00 to 12:30—Services of the Fourth Pr Church wurcl 2:15 to 3:45—Church of the Alr. 5:15—Tango Troubadours. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. S signal. 7:31—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Service at First Ohurch of Christ Scientist. 9:05—Chick Godfrey, tenor. 9:30—Silver String Revelers. 10:00—Studio program. 10:15 to 11:00—Radio Revival. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down_South in Dixle. 9 05a—Grandfather's Clock. 9:3"a—Musical program. 9:45a—Hints to Housewives. 10:00a—Recipes. 10:30a—Style talk. 11:00a—Gospel song service. 12:00—Correct time. 12:05—Musical program. 12:20—Farm chat. 12:30—Harmonica selections by Harry Fitzgerald. 12:45 to 1:00—Radio Revival. 2:00—Afternoon musicale. AUDION 25 YEARS OLD David 10 10 1 honist. 1 Cathedral es. | De Forest Distinguished as One of Greatest Benefactors. “This month marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the invention of the three-electrode vacuum tube by Dr. Lee de Forest (in January, 1906),” accord- ing to Electronics. “It was indisputably De Forest's triode or ‘audion’ which ini- tiated the present widespread develor- | ment and almost limitless possibilities of the electron tube. Surely an inven- tion of such humanitarian importance distinguishes its author as one of hu- | manity's greatest benefactors “Not only did De Forest give to radio and electronics one of its basic devices, | but there is also abundant evidence of his restless ingenuity d unceasing industry in finding new ways to put his invention to work. He was the pioneer experimental broadcaster years before the commercial broadcasting era. He early saw the application of the oscil- lating audion to electrical musical in- struments.” WIRELESS TO RUN SHIPS | London Speaker Says Even Sun Rays May Furnish Power. ‘ LONDON (#).—Speaking in a some- ‘Whl! whimsical vein the Earl of Inch- | cape, shipping magnate, envisioned a | possible future day when ocean liners | would be propelled, heated and lighted by wireless from a central power sta- tion ashore, or even by the shackled #ays of the sun. pressed in rl' units and their ap- plication,” sald, “no man alive to- day can foretell.” 143,588 Mileage of Circuit. NEW YORK (#).—Every continent of the globe 15 touched and every ocean is spanned by a radio circuit terminating in the United States, R. C. A. estimates. total communication mileage is placed at 143,588, with mixed | Tell Me,” by Jean Car- | n “What the future may hold ex- 4759 Meters. WMAL g5 xiioeyetss. 12:00m—Jewish Art program. l::so—b!;hrome;mn from Geneva—Tal phony b 4:00—Evensong service from the Washington Cathedral. | 5:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald G. Barnhouse. 5:30 to 6:00—French trio. 7:00—The Golden Hour_of the Little Flower—Religious ®service from roit. 8:00—“A New Commercial Picture of the Pacific Southwest,” by Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce. 8:15—United States School of Musie. 8:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. 8:45—New World Symphony. 9:00—Around the Samovar. | 9:30—Edgar A. Guest, with Detrolt Symphony Orchestra. 10:00—Jesse Crawford, organist. 10:30—The Gauchos with Sorey'’s Orchestra 11:00—Back-home hour, from Buffalo. 12:00—Correct. time. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Tony’s Scrap Book. 8:15a—The Playboys. 8:30a—Morning devotions. 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mall. 9:30a—Navy Band concert. Ida Bailey 10:00a—"Greetings,” by Allen. 10:30a—Harmonies and Contrasts. 10:45a—Beauty talk by Carolyn Cornell. | 11:00a—Columbia Salon Orchestra. |11:30a—"Ice Boxes,” by Ida Balley Allen. 11:45a—Mr. Pixit, 12:00—Paul Tremaine’s Orchestra. 12:30—Columbia Revue. 1:00—Musical Aviators. 1:30—, g 2:00—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 2:30—American School of the Air— “Dolly Madison.” 3:00—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 3:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. WOL 228.9 Meters. 1,319 Kilocycles. 10:00a—"The Kingdom,” by Judge therford. Ruf 2 10:15a—Earl Carbauh, baritone. 10:30a—Sol Minster, violinist. | 10:45a—Musical program. 11:00a—Service of Calvary Baptist Church. 12:00 to_12:15—Birthdays. 3:30—Ralston’s Orchestra. 4:30—Sacred music. 5:00 to 6:00—Catholic radio hour, broadcast from the Church of Immaculate Conception. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock. 8:00a—Blrthdays. :10a—Musical program. 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Clarke. 10:15a—Musical program. 10:30a—Ron and Don at the organ. = 'NEW RADIO ORDER “SLIGHT DEPARTURE” lCommi to Accomplish Gradually Equal- ization Requirements. Vincent | Although at first blush it would seem to portend many shifts in broadcast- ing, particularly the taking away of facilities for overquota States and giv- ing them to underquota States, the Fed- eral Radio Commission's newest gen- eral order, No. 102, means slight de- parture from present practices. Best interpretations, including statements from commissioners themselves, are that it is simply an afirmation—obvi- ously expressed to satisfy political de- ‘man what the commission is try- ing to accomplish gradually—the zone and State equalization requirements of the Davis amendment. General order No. 102 does not mean, however, that the commission will add no new facilities to the overquota third, fourth and fifth sones, or to over- quota State, in such manner it its quota, determined on the basis of u- er words, it appears o “freese” the situation with to States having mor- than thefr ted share of facll- es. It means also that an underquota State must seek its facilities from over- quota zones or States. In other words, that they must ask for the superfluity of assignments in overquota States in their own zones or in the overquota first zone of Northeastern States and the second zone of Middle Atlantic States. But here the commission will meet not only technical obstacles but the appar- to take away from any station, regard- less of local quota demands, rights which it has acquired through long use. ‘Thus it is a theoretical groundwork for such action as the commission may take to give communities their share of the radio facilities by taking !he‘l'l.l“ -w“fiy in certain New York, i order” 0 ive, therm 0. Uaderquots n ive un States, like Pennsylvania, Massachu- setts, Michigan, Wisconsin, South Caro- lina, Georgia and Indians. Practl the odds are heavy that it won't worl out that way, unless accomplished grad- ually over a long period of years and with the eonsent of all parties eon- | hatch. ion 8imply Affirms Effort! ent unwillingness of the appellate courts | 81l the D. C, JANUARY 1 IRADIO CHANGES FOR 1931 LIMITED Little Prospect of Enactment of Important Legislation 3 at This Session. BY MARTIN CODEL. This year there will be no major shakeup in American broadcasting. Though there will be a few changes in | wave lengths and powers here and there, with possibly more of the clear channel stations going to 50.000 watts, neither Congress nor the Federal Radio Commission_may be expected during 1931 to suffer the listening public to go through the throes of another wide- spread reallocation. For one thing, there is no prospect whatever of the enactment of any im- portant radio legislation during the present session of Congress, and the new Congress does not convene until next December. Again, the commission has met certain rebuffs in the courts in its efforts to shift stations about, and has itself enacted certain orders recent- ly, which make it more difficult than ever to make organic changes in the broadcast structure. That is not to say that the American broadcasting situation is “frozen.” Nor does it mean that the broadcasters can rest secure in their present privileges. Certain other vital movements are under foot which threaten the security of existing broadcasting stations as they have never been threatened in the 10 years of broadcasting. Those move- ments, ultimately, may shake broadcast- ing to its very foundations—but right now they are only in the “incubating” stage and they will take some years to Much of Synchronizing. Much has been written about syn- chronizing s multiplicity of broadcast- | ing stations to oz;lu simultaneously on a single wave gth without inter- fering with one another. Not many years will elapse before this great tech- nical advance will put national net- on s new basis. the networks their own 2 wide outlets, the probable effect of tion on local and nal broadcasting and on the conserval of the scarce radio channels remains & matter of conjecture. Not much attention has been paid, however, to the demand of certain in- terests for better representation on the wave lengths, demands which, if met, must inevitably curtail the use of the broadcasting channels by their present occupants. Most of the highly over- | crowded 90 channels are now used by commercial enterprises. Additional channels in the radio spectrum, made available by technical advances, ap- {pear to be a remote possibility. How, then, are the wave length demands of the educators and organized labor, not to forget the sovereign Canadians and | Mexicans, to be met? Eight of the most important educa- tional associations in the United States have banded together for a campaign which has as its avowed purpose the setting aside of 15 per cent of the 90 wave lengths—the equivalent of 13! clear channels—for the exclusive use by 48 autonomous State educational groups. Jealous of their State sutonomy over education, they will not agree that the interstate character of radio waves gives any Federal agency power to regulate edicational broadcasting by States. Funds Not Assured. Nor have their States insured them | appropriations for educational stations which they insist they themselves (that |is, each State group) must wholly con- trol. They utterly refuse to consider any compromise whereby all Federally licensed stations shall be required to reserve for them, collectively or singly, nationally or locally, certain hours to be devoted to educational programs staged by themselves. They insist they must have exclu- sively assigned wave lengths. Th have embarked on a flve-year cam- paign. looking to the end that they get 15 per cent of all the radio channels. ‘They were on their way by Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, him- self president of Leland Stanford; they were more recently organized by United States Commissioner of Education Cooper; and their demand for 15 pef cent of the radio channels has been incorporated into a bill introduced in Congress January 8 by Senator Fess of Ohio, who is chairman of the Republi- can National Committee. Though President Hoover has prob- ably paid little attention to their cam- paign, its impetus and organization has come from within administration ranks and, to all appearances at least, has borne and bears the indorsement of the Republican administrators. Even more insistent in their demands are the labor interests, who appear with a better organized front than ever with the prospective affiliation of the rallroad brotherhoods with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. The labor campaign, which has also taken the form of bills introduced in the Senate by Senator Glenn of Illinois, and in the House by Representative Reed of Illinois, is designed to obtain a clear channel for WCFL, Chicago. Chicago tions which are already using more than their quota of channels, the Fed- eral Radio Commission has consistently refused to meet that demand. Glenn-Reed Bill Pledges. Not only has the American Federa- tion ,of Labor indorsed the campaign for a clear channel, but those behind the movement say they have pledged 80 per cent of the present Congress and 90 per cent of the next Congress to support the Glenn-Reed bills. Those bills would also reserve a clear channel for education and another for agricul- ture. Labor, education and agriculture would get their assignments to the three clear channels thus reserved, not from the Federal Radio Commission, but from the Secretaries of Labor, In- terior and Agriculture, respectively. The educators apparently are not putting much falth in these bills, but are throwing their strength behind the Fess measure. The agriculturists have been relatively quiet, but the conven- jtion of the Farmers Educational Co- operative Union in St. Paul is on rec- ord as favoring the Reed resolution. Given a clear channel, the agriculture interests say they would build & power- ful station on it through the combined efforts of the Farm Bureau Federation, the National Grange and the National Farmers’ Unilon. All of these movements assume that one clear channel each, or even 13%; for edueation, would be sufficient for their nation-wide needs. There are many technical reasons to dispute this presumed sufficiency. Each interest, with the possible exception of the farm- ers, who have been accorded generous treatment on the wave lengths by the two national networks and by individ- ual stations, intends to go to Congress with its fight. The existing broadcast- ers dm‘hbt:dl fight back with un command, for their very existence is at stake. Each element will appeal to the public, which, in the last analysis, must pass upon the fairness of the de- mands and the adequacy of the pres- ent system of broadcasting in America. Fading Practically Conquered. Fading no longer is a serious menace a’m n:flh eommnl-uo.n'.. To to a central receiver. Musical Note A Broadoast Violinists can tune their instruments to the sound of the new time signal be- broadcast. from Brunn, Czechoslo- which econsists of the musical note A. . | down at the Central Union Mis-| being already overcrowded with sta- |y 1931—PART FOUR Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. LL factors considered, it costs the broadcaster $2.96 a set every year to furnish the radio audience with programs. It costs the listener $27.84 a year to operate his re- ceiving set. These averages are struck by Lawrence D. Batson of the elec- trical equipment division of the Department of Commerce in his | review of 1930 radio markets of the world, just off the Government presses. The figures are based on | world broadcasting and reception, which Mr. Batson finds represent an expense of nearly $750,000,000 annually. Scarcely a corner of the world | is out of reach of one or another of the 1,250 broadcasting stations of the world, of which nearly half are in the United States, ac- cording to Mr. Batson’s review. Yet there are only about 24,000,- 000 broadcast receivers of all kinds and types in use all over| the world. They represent, he | says, an investment of about $1,500,000,000. The investment in the broadcasting stations of the world aggregates nearly $29,-| 000,000, and the annual cost of | broadcasting is given as nearly| $72,000,000. It would take 380,000,000 sets to equip all the homes in the world that are within constant listening range of broadcasting stations, Mr. Batson estimates. Concerned largely with potential foreign markets for radio equipment, the Batson report also is a compre- hensive summary of the economics of world radio and of radio con- ditions prevailing in foreign countries. Though it abounds in statistics and is intended primarily as a handbook for exporters, it contains many facts and con- clusions of interest to the layman. For example, Mr. Batson ob- serves that in some foreign coun- tries “there is a definite indication of a trend toward the adoption of the American sponsored-pro- gram system.” In other words, the tendency abroad seems to be toward having advertisers foot the radio bill, as they do in the United States and a few other countries. To date, however, the system of government taxes on receiving sets prevalils in all but a few coun- tries, like the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Holland Portugal, Persia and a handful of other less im- portant countries. In these coun- tries the listeners pay only for their receiving sets and programs cost them nothing, though in a few countries, like Mexico and | Holland, receiving sets must be registered with the fovemment. How is broadcasting supported in other countries? Who does the broadcasting and who pays the bills? License fees are imposed on each receiving set in use, and the revenues are largely devoted to the support of state broadcast- ing monopolies. In a few cases there are broadcasting conces- sions to private enterprises, often monopolies which get a share of such revenues. The average license fees, Mr. Batson finds, run between $3 and $4 a year. * Xk k¥ SEATS for “A Night With Seth| Parker and Homer Rode- heaver” are going like hot cakes| sion, where tickets for this special | benefit performance are now on sale. Although the appearance of| these two popular radio stars is a | month ahead, February 16, Mrs. | John 8. Bennett already is be- wailing the fact that Constitution Hall seats only 4,000 persons. She is beginning to see vision: of “S. R. O.” signs, the mission being swamped with inquiries about reservations at this early date from hundreds of radio fans who are anxious to see what this fellow Seth Parker really looks like. Mr. Rodeheaver has made lots of appearances in ‘Washing- ton, but Seth Parker, or “Uncle Abe,” as he also is known to radio fans, never has been here before. Nearly half of the 50 boxes for the performance are taken, and the order for the 2,000 reserved seats is “first come, first served.’ The rest of the house will be un- reserved. Jush what “stunt” Seth Parker is going to pull isn't knowni et. The Central Union Mission | is inclined to leave that to his own | devices. Since the mission is the evangelistic agency of the Protes- tant churches, it's probable that he will conduct something in the nature of his Sunday eveqlnx rayer meetings, which are “at- ended” by thousands of church- goers and a lot of people who don’t go to church. ® % ¥ ¥ NOTHER old-timer in the wlyi of radio programs is to pass| along. The latest to retire is that | N. B. C. feature which presents Sam Lanin’s Orchestra either as the Troubadours or as the Shav- ers. The finale is set for tomorrow night, after having been on the| air since April, 1925, rating not so | much longer than the &veready | Hour, which closed its seven-year broadcasting ca‘reer ‘1n December. | * o N the feature “Ralsing Junior” on a network are reported to be EGOTIATIONS which have as under way. The program, dealing | jections, with the life of a young married couple and thelr several months’ old son, at present is golns only to WJZ. When on a chain it would | be distributed by WBZ, WBZA, WHAM and about a half-dozen others besides WJZ. This - sketch presents Peter Lee, with the Junior assumed, when the oc- casion arises, by Raymond Knight. Mrs. Dixon, incidentally, is a for- mer Washington girl, and got her start in dramatics here. “Raising Junior” porter series, growth of the Cub Re, also written by D] , a former newspaper man. Dixons gt plenty of backgaund for the eir 4-year-old * % x ¥ sketches from RIGV'A"IJY between the country's thelir objective the placing of |in other, and as a result the listener gets a treat that might not other- wise have developed. This keen competition is valu- able, as it means that neither N. B. C. nor the C. B. S. can let down an jota without the other leaping in to gather whatever laurels that might accrue. One of the most recent demon- strations of the rivalry was the preliminaries to the broadecast by Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy from Rome. Just what actually happened behind the scenes has not been revealed, but the pro- nounced ripples on the surface gave a hint of considerable ac- Possibility of a foreign cruise for the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Re- serves of the District of Columbia, loomed last week, it was learned on | good authority. While it was pointed out that there was nothing definite in the matter, it i8 understood that the officials are considering the question for the cruise of 1982. It is also under- stood that if such a cruise is decided upon it will be made contingent on the local Reservists taking their annual training in the Spring of 1932, instead of during the Summer months, as has been the practice in the past. Also, if it is decided upon, there will be no cruise for the local outfit during the Summer of 1931. This is because all of the cruises of the Naval Reserve are arranged to take place after the begin- ning of the Government's fiscal year, the appropriation acts become effective. ‘The opportunity for a foreign cruise, it was indicated, will come as a result of the fact that the newly established Atlantic ‘which has been formed to give the annual sea 3 busy during the Summer months. It was pointed out by those in close touch with Naval Reserve affairs that there are so many Reserve uni be cruised dur- the Bummer months that the ves- sels assigned to this duty will find the cruises running on the heels of each other. That is, as soon as one organi- zation is returned to its home port at the conclusion of & cruise another one will have to be taken out immediately, with no period layover for the training ship. While the Reservists had a training ship here exclusively for their own use it was the practice to permit the ship to lay over one week between each cruise to allow opportu- nity for the making of minor repalirs and for the purpose of taking supplies aboard. It was further indicated that the cruising dates of the Reservists will be s0 close together that if a break- down occurs with one of the training ships some organization is very likely to find itself without a vessel. In order not to be caught in such a possibility, it was said that some of the units are considering taking their an- nual cruises when the vessels have little work to do, which will be during the Spring months. The time will be available then for a foreign cruise, with a period of lay over allowed for the vessels upon completing the voyages and prior to the time for sf their strenuous Summer schedules. Although & foreign cruise has been discussed each year when the training ip was assigned here, no provision was made for it, although some years ago the eagle boat went to Havana. It was indicated that if it is decided to provide for a foreign crulse in the Spring of 1932, it possibly will be to the Bermuda Islands or to Havana. Forelgn cruises have a_large appeal for the enlisted personnel as relieving somewhat the routine of crul al- most yearly in the same areas, and they serve to keep up the morale in the organization, it was said. For that reason, officers seize every oppcrtunity which may result in getting one of these Tuises. It is the hope now that in the event the department decides to have one of the Spring cruises to foreign shores that the local officers will be able to arrange to have their men take it. How- ever, it is likely to occur before usual vacation period begins in estab- lishments here, and for that reason it may be difficult to get enough men for the trip. However, if the foreign cruise is announced, it was sald, the men are very likely to exert themselves in order to gev leave for the voyage. Lieut. Harold C. Richardson, executive officer of the local battalion, has been elected president of the local chapter of tthe United States Naval Reserve Offi- cers’ . Lieut. John M. Fewell was named vice president, and Lieut. C. H. Willlams, secretary-treas- urer. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Gordon W. Daisley was elected director on the board of the national association and also delegate to the annual convention of the organization, which is to be held here the latter part of this month. Lieut. (Junior Grade) B. M. Coleman was named alternate to the convention. The following enlisted in the local battalion during the past week: Leslie F. Hart, 1502 Kearney street northeast, fireman, third class, assigned to the d Division and Charles D. MacGregor, 511 Seward Square southeast, radioman, third class, assigned to the 3d Division. ‘The following former shipkeepers aboard the destroyer Abel P. Upshur have been releived from further active duty upon their own requests: William H. Kelley, seaman, second class, and Charles A. Reibling, jr, seaman, first class. With these transfers there re- main 17 of the crew of 25 which for- merly served as shipkeepers of the ves- sel while it was here for training purposes. It was said that the men are gradually finding jobs for themselves on the outside, and it is expected by May 1 that most of them will have found employment in civil pursuits. One, Chief Boatswain’s Mate Slattery, is to remain on active duty at the armory. | ‘The commandant of the Washington Navy Yard has been authorized to se- | lect three members of the Naval Com- | munications Reserve for about three days of active d:;.fi in February. It was | said that they be assigned to duty the Bureau of h?pcnt!om in the 0100 son David. L llfi:on-wide broadcuunx nétwori decoming more an more intense. Each is gvgl e which beings on July 1, at which time | ;7 gun crews the | Armory and tivity somewhere along the line from Rome to New York. The N. B. C. had announced that it had completed plans for the broadcast about a week before it went on. Later C. B. 8. advised that also would participate. But a few hours after making the announcement C. B. 8. rmhd rom us, making 1 Jmpossible, for ‘rom us, mi e for us to share in zhe broadcast.” Between the two announce- ments there must have been some rather strenuous goings-on in the headquarters of both networks. There's little doubt that cable- grams were an important facror as were numerous telephone con- versations. Now that it's all over, reports have begun to come from various sections of the world advising of good reception of the talk, which was transmitted by several short- wave stations in this country. D. C. Naval Reserve not been confirmed, and until that is done they will not be made pubiic. George B. Meeke, pharmacist’s mate, first class, has extended his enlistment for a period of four years. He is serv- ing with the 3d Fleet Division. Recruiting has been resumed by the division commanded by Lieut. John M. Fewell. The officer says that he now has four vacancies in his division which he would like to fill. Only men who are interested in naval work and who can attend the drills regularly will be accepted, it was said. Plans are being made for the annual inspection to be made by a board of officers from the Navy Department, 8o~ cording to Lieut. Samuel W. Stinemets, commanding the battalion. One of the preparations, according to Lieut. Stin metz, will be the holding of a prelim- inary inspection by Lieut. J. H. Dayton, . 8. N, inspector-instructor of the local battalion. inspection :m be held on the to officers and men what clencies they have, if any, and give them plenty of time to take steps to correct them be- fore the naval board arrives on the ‘The board gives each organiza- prior_notice of date on which it proposes to hold its annual in- tion. Every officer and man, Stinemets as- kIO RN at the pre spec- tion and will be taken to task if pl.:y deficiencies occur. They have several weeks in which make preparation @ the best of the time remaining in order to put themselves at the very top. ‘The Navy Department, it is said, is working on the cruising schedule for the coming Summer, but local officers said they are without information as to when or where the cruises will be held It is quite certain now that the loca divisions will be taken out aboard the destroyer Hamilton, attached to the mnvl{‘ formed training squadron, and which has been assigned to the Reserve organizations in the 5th Naval Dis- trict, which also includes the Reserves in the Hampton Roads and Richmond A ship routine on Monday nights been o Lieut. Stinemetz, e h:nnounud. cers in rotation assigned and will perform the duties usually per- formed on ship by M& of the gck ci ing out the and other routine. The watch will start at 7:45 o'clock each Monday night and will continue until 9:45 o'clock. In addi- tion to the officer of the watch there will be a petty officer of the watch, a quartermaster of the watch, s bat- talion commander’s orderly and s sentry on the door. This will serve to keep the officers and men in train- ing for their duty aboard ship during the annual cruises, it was said. ‘Work of dressing up the local Re. serve Armory like a ship is progre: ing rapidly, according to Lieut. Stine- metz. The three-inch gun for training has been installed in the 1s being put to use, and & bridge, mmu those on de- other bfldfi for the 3 will used drill night for train- ing the men who serve in this part of the vessel while at sea. DYOTT EXPEDITION TAKES TRANSMITTER TO JUNGLES Explorers Plan to Keep in Touch ‘With Friends Back Home Via Short Waves. NEW YORK (#).—Explorers in the faraway jungles now can speak with their friends back home. Plans have been completed by the tion of George M. Dyott to the ids of South America to carry short- wave radio :?m o phone of the party will be able to speak with friends left behind. Heretofore explorers have carried only code transmitters. will the A central station for the party be established on Long Island, with expedition’s radio headquarters at Al- tamira, & small town on the lower Ama- ]/3 OFF Radio Television 716 14th St N.W. Radio Service Phone e RCA Cunningham Arcturus Ceco Co. Natl. 8139 This COUPON MONEY BALT RADIO 47 Murrsy 8t. N. Y. City. Gentlemen: Kindly send me Iatest Radio Bulletin. i o