Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1931, Page 59

WGR. 7 40:30—Los Argentinas: tango orches b WJZ, B3 PLAY 15 FEATURE ON WRC TONIGHT Judith Anderson and Charles Coburn in Principal Roles of Sutro Production. “The Marriage Shall Not Take Place,” popular play of the English playwright Alfred Sutro, will be presented over ‘WRC and other National Broadcasting Oo. stations tonight, with Judith Ander- son and Charles Coburn in the prinei- Ppal roles. Both Miss Anderson and Coburn are well known in theatrical circles. Anderson is now starring in “As You Desire,” while Coburn is playing in “The Yellow Jacket.” The ph;l will be broad- cast at 6:30 o'clock. Nathaniel Shil- kret’s Orchestra will provide the musical background. George Cehanovsky, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera Co., will be the soloist in the Kent program at 8:15 o'clock. He will sing the love songs and ballads of five nations. In the afternoon WRC will broadcast two outstanding musical programs—the Artists’ Service presentation, featuring Carol Deis, soprano, and another epi- sode in the Deems Taylor musical series. ‘Taylor has labeled his program “Verdi | Before and After Wagner.” It will de- pict the history of opera at the time the Italian school drew considerable atten- tion. Oratorio Society Event. ‘The Natlonal Oratorio Society in its weekly broadcast will sing the first part of “Judith,” the most ambitious musical effort of the late George W. Chadwick, which he wrote originally as a sacred opera for the stage. The second part is scheduled next Sunday. ‘The International Travel series of the Columbia Broadcasting System, which originate in London, will feature today a talk by Sir William Phene Neal, Lord Mayor of London. WMAL will broad- cast the talk at 11:30 o'clock this morn- 8. WMAL also has scheduled at 1:30 o'clock an address by Jane Addams, in- ternationally known pacifist and founder of Hull House of Cl She will dis- cuss the problem of world peace. Another outstanding AL attrac- tion this afternoon will be a half-hour program by winners of the recent Music week jubllee. The participants include the American University Men's Glee Club, the Institute of Musical Art Or- chestra and the Central High School Mixed Chorus. Numbers by Miss Bordoni. ‘The Play Girl musical comedy serial, featuring Irene Bordoni, will have a Biarrits setting. Miss Bordoni will sing three bers—"That Means Nothing 'You Need Me” and “Just a e Continental String Quartet and Leonard R. Davis, prominent’ Wi - ton baritone, also will contribute to the L program. Flag presentation ceremonies at the Immaculate Conception Church this afternoon will feature the regular Wash- ington Catholic hour program, to be broadcast by WOL. The Costello Post of the American Legion will take part in this program. L. Z. Phillips, “the man who makes the trombone talk,” and Chick Godfrey, tenor, will contribute to the program of | stag WJSV. This station also has scheduled the usual array of religious programs. — - AMATEURS AID SCIENCE Bolve Important Communications for Carnegie Institution. Amateur radio is being employed more znd more as the solution to the communications _problem of the De- partment of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution, in maintaining liaison between its Washington head- quarters and its far-flung cbservation Pposts in remote corners of the globe. Curfew Law Held Illegal. A curfew law in several French towns, prohibiting the use of radlo loud- speakers after 10 p.m., was recently declared illegal. n_the town councilors of the of Bourg dis- covered a local ordinance of 1885 which forbade citizens after 7 p.m. to “practice on trumpets, horns, cornets, drums and similar instruments.” They concluded that this ordinance applies to radio “inasmuch as it reproduces all the offending instruments.” Alfonso Refuses to Broadeast. Though they succeeded in persuading Bpain's new President to brosdcast a speech for reception in America, repre- sentatives of both American and British radio networks found King Alfonso in no mood to discuss his abdication and met with flat refusals when they offered him their facilities. | Major Radio Features l SPEECHES. Travel talk by Sir W. Phene Neal, re- broadcast from London, WMAL, ” by Jane Ad- dams, WMAL, 1:30; “That Install- ment Bogey,” by Dr. Julius Klein, WMAL, 6:00; “Devils, Drugs and Narcotics,” by Dr. Howard W. Hag- gard, WMAL, 7:00; “Our Govern- ma’n." by David Lawrence, WRC, 8:00. CLASSICAL. | Rochester Concert Orchestra, WRC, | 11:00a; Deems Taylor Musical Series, WRC, 12:45; Kent hour, with George | Cehanvosky, baritone, WRC, 8:15; | Detroit Symphony Orchestra, WMAL, 8:30; Russian Cathedral Choir, WRC, | 10:30 | | VARIETY. Jack Ralston's Orchestra, WOL, 3:30; Choral Orchestra, with Maurice >, 7:00: Irene Bordoni, | y's Orchestra, Crawford, WMAL, 9:00; Muriel and Vee, in: ental duo, WRC, 10:15, South Sea Is- landers, WRC, 11:00. g DRAMA. Moonshine and Honeysuckle,. WRC, 00; “The Marriage Shall Mot Take | ‘WRC, 6:30; Big Brother Club, “Famous Trials in His- tory,” WRC, 9:15. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. 8:30—The Dandies; Betty Smart, con- tralto; Ben ' Alley, tenor, and | Preddie _Rich's _ Orchestr | WABC, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC | and WCAU. i 6:00—Rudy Vallee and His Connecti- | cut Yankces—WJZ, KDKA, | WGN. WRVA and WBAL. { 7:00—Melodies; Betsy Ayres, Mary Hopple and Wilworth’s Ensem- ble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA. WHAM, | WJR, KDKA and KYW. | 9:15—Magazine Hour; political talk | dramatic ' sketch —WJz, | WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WMC. 8:15—The Stag Party: Jim Londos, heavyweight wrestling champion of the world—WBAL, WJZ, WBZ, , WHAM, KDKA, WJR | and WLW. 8:45—The Salute: Zoel Parentean's Orchestra. 9:15—“World Adventures” by Floyd Gibbons—WJZ, KDKA, WBAL, KWK and WBZ 9:30—Slumber Music; Ludwig Lau- rier's String Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDK. ‘WJR and WLW. 10:00—"G ,” by Charles Francis Coe-—WJZ, WBAL, WHAM and tra — | ‘WBZ, WJR, KDKA, WBAL | she discovered soprano tones in her THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Three Talented Stage Stars to Broadcast SINGERS AND MUSICIANS IN GROUP FEATURED ON NETWORKS. IRIAM HOPKINS (left), star of many Broadway dramatic successes, who will take part in the theater program Tuesday night over WMAL and Thursday night She is a famous European accord tonist. other Columbia stations. ‘The same network w On the right is Bernice Claire, cne of the stars of present Gypsy Markoff (center) “Desert Song.” who will be the guest artist in the “family party” program tomorrow night over WRC and other N. B. C. stations, RADID HUMORIST UNLIKE ANY OTHER Famous Characters Created, Though Some Have Won Stage or Film Success. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK.—Radio has its own type | of humor, distinct from that of stage | and screen. | And few are the comedians who have successfully made the transition from one entertainment medium to the other. The mirth-making Weber and Fields | are among the exceptions to the rule that radio creates its own comedians. Another is Roy Atwell, bubbling, witty ‘word-twister. These veteran funsters are clicking with the radio audience as they did for years in the theater. Their broadcast- ing success, like that of a few others who have migrated to radio, is due to | voice alone. For the radio funny man must forego the use of furbishings, gestures and facial expressions which help on the rhaps, is why radio has been forced create its own style of comedy. Amos 'n’ Andy, Henry Burbig, Phil Cook, the Goldbergs, Ray Knight, Snoop and Peep—these are significant names radio, in A Phil Cook and Henry Burbig have risen to the top in comic broadcasts because of their distinctive type of humor—the former with his array of varied voices and Burbig with his di- alect parodies. Any industry or art proves its ma- turity when it can laugh at itself. Radio does just that when Raymond Knight, actor and playwright, bur- es various types of radio programs. | l.g‘:dto 1s the object of more “kidding’ in Sisters of the Skillet, created by Eddié East and Ralph Dumke, former vaudeville headliners. They interpret fan mail in an impractical and fllogical manner, burlesquing “household hints. ‘Then there is Ray Perkins, sometimes | called the “Will Rogers of the micro- phone.” He intersperses humorous comments on timely subjects with songs and piano pieces. Thpe s'.ufl,io! even have thelr Damon | and Pythias—Brad Browne and Al Llewelyn. Their song and patter is of the nonsensical variety. Out of the university stepped :hrref; oung women to make a name fo tyhcmgel\'cs, Clara, Lu and Em, who, by the way, are among the few outstand- ing comediennes on the air, expound an original bit of humor based upon small- town gossips. Snoop and Peep, master burlesque de- tectives of the comic opera type; the Goldbergs, Jewish dialecteers; Dale imbrow, ukulele-strumming philoso- pher; Ernest Naftzger, jokester, and Art Gillnam, imitator, are others who have been able to overcome obstacles in dis- | pensing humor for the ear alone. | Folks Behind e. And that, BY THE RADIO EDITOR. TENACITY of purpose Wwhich surmounted all obstacles has marked the career of Marion The Microphone McAfee, lyric soprano, Wwho| joined the artists’ staff of the | Columbia Broadcasting System afte several years of conce ands n;y'{;’:a:g;:x g abroad. Overcoming fir i R difficulties, parental | opposition and social obligations, she stuck to her studies until she | attained the goal| of her ambition— | a debut in 1925 at the Playhouse in | Chicago. Although born in Quincy, IlL, Miss McAfce looks upon hicago as her home town, having lived there most of her life. She be- gan to sing at the age of 3, adding| her childish con- tralto to the more mature volces of a church choir. Later Marion McAfee, voice. At school and Northwestern Univer- sity she studled singing under Mrs. Florence Magnus, a well known vocal instructor. She left college in her sophomore year, finding it necessary to | be self-supporting. Her first job was| with the Western Electric Co. in Chi- cego. For four years Miss McAfee de- voted herself to business during the day and music at night, but once launched on a murical career she dropped every- thing elze. During her first season she toured the Midwest, filling 60 engage- | ments, | For'> in 1926 Miss McAfee went to Pa.s, partly to study and partly to concertize. European catchet came with her appearance as a soloist with the Orchestre Philharmonique in _Paris. Finishing her engagements in France, she went to London for the first of a | serjes of concerts with Cyril Scott, | 3¢ English composer. She was next engaged for six per- formances with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden the first of which was “Armide,” by Gluck. Late in 192¢ she returned to the United States and after a recital at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago went on tour with the American Company. Her two favorite roles 3 large repertoire were Lady Harrlet in “Martha” and the Countess in “The Marriage de Flgaro.” Today on the Radio (All programs scheduled for 475.9 Meters. WMAL 630 Kilocycles., 10:45a—Watch Tower Service. 11:00a—Jewish Art program., 11:30a—Rebroadeast from London— Talk by Sir W. Phene Neal, Lord Mayor of London. :45a—French Trio. 15—Alexander Manke, violoncellist. :30—Gypsy Trail. :00—Poet's Gold with Karl Thome, saloist. 1:30—"The Problem of World Peace,” by Jane Addams, 1:35—Ballad hour. 2:00—Symphonic_hour. 3:00—Cathedral Hour. 4:00—Evensong service from Washing- ton Cathedral 5:00 to 5:30—Program 1 1 1 by winners of Fox music week jubilee. | 6:00—"That Installment Bogey,” by Dr. Jullus Klein, Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce. | 6:15—Shoreham Concert Orchestra. 7:00—"Devils, Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard. 7:15—Kate Smith, crooner. 7:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. 7:45—Rhythm Choristers. 8:00—The Play Girl, featuring Irene Bordonl. 8:30—Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Edgar Guest, poet-philosopher. 9:00—Jesse Crawford, organist, and Paul Small, tenor. 9:30—Fortune _ Buflders, Douglas Gilbert. 9:45—Leonard R. Davis, baritone. 10:00—Continéntal String Quartet. 10:30—Around the Samovar. 11:00—Quiet Harmonies, featuring Vin- cent Sorey's Orchestra. 11:30—Ann Leaf at the organ. 12:00—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Morning Moods. 8:30a—Tony's Scrap Book. 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mail. 9:30a—Boyle program. 9:45a—Melody Parade. 10:00a—“What I Am Trying to Do.” 10:15a—The Madison Singers. 10:30a—The Biscuit Bakers. 10:45a—Three Modern Maids. 11:00a—Paul Tremain’s Orchestra. 11:30a—Columbia Revue. | 12:00m—Park Central Orchestra. 12:30—Concert Ensemble. 12:45—Barclay Orchestra. 1:00—Dale Wimbrow. 1:15—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 1:30—Rhythm Kings. 2:00—Columbia ®alon Orchestra. 2:30—Ann Leaf at the organ. WJSV 205.4 Meters. 1.460 Kilocycles. 11:00a to 12:30a—Services of the Fourth | Presbyterian Church. 15—Church of the Air. 45—Jarboe’s Night Hawks. 45—Clarence Flagg, baritone. 00—Tango Troubadours. 00—Gospel Spreading Assoctation. 7:00—Powhatan Orchestra. 7:28—Time signal. 7:30—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Service at First Church of Christ Scientist. 9:05—Joseph Di Meglio, tenor. 9:30—S8ong Story. 9:45—Piano recital, 2 3 4 5 6 | 10:00—Chick Godtrey, tenor. | 101 —L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. 10:30—Broadcast from the Pree Meth- odist Church of Alexandria. 11:00—When Day Is Done. 11:30—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down South in Dixle. 9:05a—Weather report and Grand- father's Clock. 9:40a—Hints to Housewives. 9:45a—"Orange Fillings and Frostings.” 10:00a—Elizabeth Chamblin, soprano. 10:15a—Fashion tal 10:30a—Program by Federation of Women's Clubs. 11:00a—Sacred hour. 12:00m—Correct time. 12:02—“Down in Sleepy Valley.” 12:45—Abilio Martin's Orchestra. 1:30—0ld King Tut 2:30—Afternoon musicale. 3:00—Musical program arranged by Edith V. Smith, 3:30—Sunshine hour, Broadcaster Goes to Mexico. Unofficial reports received in Wash- ington announce that Dr. John R. Brinkley, “goat gland spectalist,” who lost his broadcastin Kansas when the court his medical advice inimical to the public interest, has ob- tained authority from the Mexican gov- ernment to build & new 50,000-watt station at Villa Acuna, just across the Rio Grande from Del Rio, Tex., where he Proposes establishing another hos- pital and using the radio to advertise it. the decided that broadcasts were Luxembourg Plan Threatens Strife. Diplomatic complications seem likely in connection with the new 100,000-watt | broadcasting station now under con- struction at Luxembourg, reports Wire- less World of London. It will derive its income entirely from advertising, espe- clally from German and French firms. No advertising being permitted over German stations, Wireless World opines that many German firms will utilize this means of sales rmmnuon. probably to the displeasure of the authorities, 30.3 Per Cent in Idaho Have Sets. Of the 108515 families in Idaho, 32,869, or 30.3&1’ cent, had radios April 0, 1930, acc g to the Census Bureau. featuring | license out in | Eastern Standard Time.) | WR( 3158 Meters. | WRC 950 Kilocycles. [ 7:00a—Melody hour. | 8:00a—Children’s hour. | 9:00—Josepe Woodward Ensemble. | 9:30a—Lew White, organist. } 0:00a—Neapolitan Days. 0:30a—Jewels of Destiny. 1:00a—Rochester Concert Orchestra. 1:30a—National Oratorio Soclety. 2:30—Debunking Blg Game Hunting," | by Carveth F. Wells, (12:45—Dcems Taylor Musical Serfes. | '1:30—Artists’ Service program. | Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 1 1 11 1 [1 30—Manhattan Guardsmen. | Religious service by Dr. | Parkes Cadman, | “Pop” Concert. | 4:59—Correct time. 5:00—Catholic hour. 6:00—Old Stager's Memories. | 6:30—Drama, “The Wedding Shall Not Take Place,” featuring Judith Anderson and Charles Coburn. 7:00—Choral Orchestra, featuring Maurice Chevaller, 8:00—"Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 8:15—Kent hour, featuring Cehanovsky, baritone, and Joset Pasternak Orchestra. 8:45—Big Brothers’ Club. 9:15—Famous Trials in A 9:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. 10:15—Muriel and Vee, vocal and in- | strumental duo. 10:30—Russian Cathedral Chotr, 11:00—Weather forecast. 11:01—South Sea Islanders, 11:30 to 12:00—Palais d'Or Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow, 6:30a—Tower health exercises. 7:00a—Gene and Glenn. 7:15a—Morning devotions. 7:30a—Cheerio, 8:00a—Parnassus Trio. 8:15a—Campbell's Orchestra. 8:45a—Food program. 9:00a—College Capers. 9:15a—Hits and Bits. 9:30a—"Please Tell Me,” Carroll. 9:45a—Hits and Bits, 10:00a—The Blue Streaks. 10:15a—Radio Household Institute. 10:30a—Singing Strings. 10:45a—A1 and Pete. 11:00a—On Wings of Song. 11:30a—Hal Kemp's Orchestra. 12:00m—Palais d'Or Orchestra. 12:30—National farm and home 1:30—Organ recital and dental 2:00—Women's Radio Review. 3:00—United States Marine Band, 3:20—Rebroadcast from London. 4:00—The Good Neighbor, {WOL by Jean 228.9 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles, 10:00a—"Earth’s New Ruler,” by Ju Rutherford. i i 10:15a—"O'er Land and Sea.” 10:45a—Musical Moments, 11:00a—Services of the First Congre- gational Church, 12:00m—Birthdays, | 12:15 to 12:30—Uncle Jerry in Punny- | land and. 3:30—Ralston’s Orchestra. | 4:30—"Jewels of the Madonna.” 5:00 to 6:00—Catholic radio hour, broadcast from the Church of the Im- maculate Conception. | Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 8:00a—Birthdays, 8:05a—Musical Clock. 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Olarke. 10:20a—Public Service Man. 10:30a—Bob Hamilton at the organ, 10:45a—Novelettes. 11:00a—The Parents’ Forum. 11:15a—Musical Moments. 11:30a—Half Hour with Great Com- posers. 12:00—Luncheon music. | 12:30 to 1:00—Dance music. The Dial Log. Stations Heard in Washington Regularly. Keys. Speeches to Be Relayed. | Arrangements are being made by the | broadcasting networks to relay from | abroad one or more speeches by United States Senator Dill of Washin author of the radio act, deal his observations of radio’s uses Europe. Senator Dill, who embarked on his Furopean vacation trip this week, expects to devote most of time study- | ing radio in England, Prance, Germany |and the Scandinavian countries. s e Landlord Bars Receivers. A Paris landlord stipulates that pros- pective tenants must bring ‘“neither nor radio recelver: Official R's - EDWARDS RADIO SERVICE 9th & Mass. Ave. N.E. LI 9118 LI. 4995 OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAYS T0000000000000000000000000 sales to other nations. D U. MY IT 1931—PART _FOUR. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF RADID FAVORED Broadcasters’ Director Says Domination of Air Will Not Be Tolerated. BY MARTIN CODEL. *The American public guards its free- dom of the press, and this same public will demand that its broadcasting be kept free from Clovernment domina- tion." Such was the reply of Philip G. Loucks, managing director of the Na- tlonal Association of Broadeasters, to the resolution favoring public owner- ship and operation of broadcasting passed of the Natlonal Congress of Par- ents and ‘Teachers at its annual meet- ing in Hot Springs, Ark ‘The resolution read “We believe radio broadeasting is an extenslon of the home; that it is a form of education; that the broadcasting channels should forever remain in-the hands of the public; that facilities should be fairly divided between na- tional, State and county governments; that they should be owned and op- erated at public expense.” First Definite Step. ‘This is the first outspoken resolution in favor of public ownership and op- eration of tge radio known to have been passed by any major non-political organization since “Radio by the Amer- ican Plan,” that is, radlo programs sup- ported by advertising revenues, assumed sizable proportions. “This action,” says Mr. Loucks in a bulletin to the 160 members of his as- sociation, “undoubtedly is one of the by-products of the aggressive and well financed campaign being conducted by organized educators to secure broadcast- ing channels for the exclusive use of educational institutions through Federal legislation. “It would cost the American public millions of dollars annually in taxes to support a Government monopoly of broadcasting such as that advocated. Furthermore, with competition elim- inated from the industry, programs of inferiar quality would follow. But the prinefpal danger of Government monop- ol{’ is the temptation it provides for political patronage.” Origin of Objections. Prom the discussions at Hot Springs | meeting it was evident that the resolu- | tlon grew out of objections to the | certain otherwise excellent programs | offered by networks and stations. That | advertising abuses are undermining the | integrity of the American tax free sys- | tem of broadcasting is becoming more and more apparent to many of radio’s leaders themselves. ‘Whether Government operation and i the elimination of advertising is pref- erable to private enterprise and compe- titlon of stations and advertisers for !listener attention is a matter of . in- dividual opinion. Congress alone can change the existing structure of broad- | casting, and there has been little dis- position in Congress thus far to change from private enterprise to public own- ership. In fact, the Federal Radlo Com- mission, four-year-old creature of Con- gtress, is absolutely without power to censor or restrict radio programs be- yond its control over station Hcense| renewals. RADIO SET SALES ABROAD GROWING U, 8. Figures Show First Quarter of 1931 $1,000,000 Over Period Last Year. Radio is plowing its way through the morass of depressed economic condi- tions to new high levels in receiving set Export sales for the first quarter of | 1931, it is shown in Commerce Depart- ment figures, were about $1,000,000 ahead of the same period of last year, with prospects for further increases considered favorable. Manufacturers are exploiting the foreign markets with greater zeal than ever before. During the first three months of 1931, says the department's electrical equi ment division, the value of recefving sets exported was $2,927,113, as against $1,936,846, for the same period of last year. TFor the most part, these sets were of the battery type. They are in addition to those manufactured and as- | sembled by foreign branches of several large American factories. In the domestic field, no official sta- tistics are yet available for the first quarter. The trend, however, has been primarily toward the “midget,” or the | | small, compact, low-price receiver. The | trade estimates that some two-thirds of | the set sales in this country are in the form of midgets. T =ecords Barred on Danish Radio. Because 850 many professional musi- clans are out of work the Danish broad- casting authorities are reported to have banned the use of phonograph records MODERN RADI SERVICE Any Radio Repaired All Parts in Stock See Grimm RADIO TELEVISION CO. 716 14th St. N.W. 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In other words, they show that, far from having reached a saturation | point, the market for radio re- ceivers is still very large. Only a handful of States or communities within those States show radios in as many as one out of every two homes. An upturn in business condi- tions, accompanied by the stimu- lus of advertising, will mark and inevitable new boom in the radio trade, some radio leaders affirm. “The replacement market for radlo receiving sets —which be- cause of the extensive manufac- turing operations of previous years now represents a large part of the present market—has been severely affected by the general economic depression,” reported David Sarnoff, president of Radio Corporation of America, to stock- holders of that corporation re- cently. “Notwithstanding the fact that the public has been offered the best value in the history of this corporation or of the radio in- dustry, the volume of sales has been diminished from that which obtained two or three years ago. However, it is gratifying to report that there has been an improve- ment in respect to sales within recent months. 2 “In considering the future of | the radio set business, we have as a guide recent figures gathered by the United States Census Bureau, which are being reported by States at the present time. These show that in relatively few States are more than approxi- mately one-half of the families provided with radio receivers, blatancy and offensiveness of the com- | While in a substantial number of | five by seven feet in size. mercial announcements accompanying | States the ownership averages upright, presenting a shinf ! much lower, “This means that in addition to the normal increase in the num- ber of new families each year, there is still a market for radio receivers which has not been filled, and while sales are more difficult now than they have been in the past, the low-priced radio sets are acting as a stimulant in the in- | dustry. When general business conditions are improved a higher volume of sales of radio sets should be possible. At the present time the ‘second set’ market is developing and the smaller radio is filling a distinct place in this market.” ESTABLISHMENT of a per- manent radio equipment ex- hibit in Washington has practi- cally been assured. Negotiations are now being concluded with sev- eral of the leading manufacturers of radio transmission and sound reproducing equipment for large sections of space in the exhibition hall located in the National Press Building, according to Carl H. Butman, former secretary of the Federal Radio Commission and now chairman of the Board of Managers of the National Radio “e e | Equipment Exhibitors. “The great interest being shown by manufacturers in this project definitely marks the recognition of Washington as the country’s leading market place for their products,” Butman said. “These makers of radio and sound equip- ment recognize that Washington is the focal point of contact of users of the ether channels. In! selecting the National Press Build- ing as a location for a ent exhibit, advantage has taken of the fact that it houses the Fed- eral Radio Commission and many other prominent radio organiza- tions. As a result of the frequency with which radio users visit this bullding it has become the na- tional radio headquarters.” DR | IT is no mere superstition that “radio is always poorer on a moonlight night.” Thousands of | radio observations taken by Dr. Harlan T. Stetson, director of Perkins’ Observatory at Delaware, Ohio, confirm the belief of prac- tical radio operators that radio | reception poorer when the |moon is above the horizon. In fact, Dr. Stetson found the in- | tensity of radio reception in- creases up to 100 per cent after the earth’s satellite has set. Dr. Stetson says that an lg- parent depression occurs in the | Kennelly-Heaviside layer of elec- | trons in the upper atmosphere— radio’s “ceiling,” from which radio waves “bounce” back to earth— when the moon is overhead, sug- gesting that the moon is an elec- | trostatically chmied body and | that it is responsible for the tem- | porary diminution of radio re- | ception. | So it appears that the moon as | well as the sun has its effect on | radio, though it is well known | that the sun is the one astronomi- cal body responsible for most changes in radio. Every fan | knows that daytime reception is| | vastly poorer than night-time re- | | ception of radio programs. This | is due to the absorption of radio | energy by the rays of the sun. PR A PORTABLE broadcasting con- | trol board, perfected after | | many months of work by engi-| neers, will be used for the first |time when the National Broadcast- u;fd Co. describes the Army air T Saturday. The device will perform the | major functions of the large New York control room, but is only| It stands black | front of panels studded with nu- merous controls, tubes, switches, | | plugs and gauges. | e instrument was designed for use in special broadcasts, such as the air spectacle, parades and other occasions requiring a run-|© ning description by as many as 10 | announcers. In it will converge lall the special wire lines and | broadcasting circuits used at such times. | | R | A DD to the tale of the contented cow, made more content and more productive of milk by the fact that a radio set was playin in the cowshed, this story tol over the Columbia network last |week by O. H. Caldwell, former | radio commissioner. Sweet music added to the informative bulletins broadcast every day by agricul- tural experts should be tuned-in in the hen house for the benefit of chickens and farmers alike, said Mr. Caldwell. “‘At least 50 per cent more eggs | will be produced for market if | the poultry farmer offers to his | hens the same opportunity to hear | good radio programs that he ex- |tends to his family,” said Mr. Caldwell. “The secret in getting the most out of the hens by the | radio system is to turn on the | broadcasts early in the day and keep them going until chicken bedtime. This method increases the average hen-hour production s on New York City Friday and | | tage FACE HARD GOING Commission Notifies Stations Complaints Will Be Given Hearing. Though the Federal Radio Commis- sion has held that it is powerless to promulgate an order bahning “lottery and eme-of-chance” broadcasts by radio stations, it has advised all bromd- casting station managers in the Usitad States that “complaints from & sub- stantial number of listeners against any broadcasti station presenting such programs will result in the station'’s ap- plication for Tenewal of license being ftsell the radio. In fact, members of the ecom- mission aver they would have glad to make this the sul of & gen- t the com- ivision has advised them that it is a subject for legislation by Congress rather than for adminis- trative regulatior. Objection by Newspapers. Objection to the so-called lottery broadcasts was raised in recently passed by the paper Publishers’ Assoclation, whose counsel, Elisha Hanson of Washington, asked the commission to place radic stations under the same restraints as newspapers and ln{) published matter using the mails. Under the Federal criminal code and under statutes in effect in practically all States, they are forbidden to advertise “prizes nd- ent in whole or in part upon or ch;;l‘ce." P ough it finds its hands legally tied it is understood the commission and even some of the leaders in broadcast- ing g:’oblbly will join with the publish- ers asking Congress at its next ses- slon to enact legislation banning these practices. In the meantime, the com- mission definitely revealed its attitude in the letter sent to radio station man- agers. ‘This letter indicated that the commission 18 prepared, if t numbers of complaints are received against specific instances of h prac- tices, to consider lottery oro det be relicensed under the statutory standard of publi interest, convenience or niealmy.w 3 List Made of Stations. Mr. Hanson has compiled a list of 50 or more stations which he says are broadcasting one form or another of ize offerings in violation of the spirit f not the letter of the lottery laws. These ran from “jackpot” ~money :Mnmfl ‘vg‘ :1"am ag lucky numbers to v of automobiles smaller % Chanis 2a Ivertising The list of ciation, through its New York held: quarters, that they should take advan- Commisson nd ropaer 1o ‘ommission and report lottery broad- casts in their oommunmu.m;t luozhe publishers’ contention that this is utterly unfair method of the radio stations being e: m:ll-hnl in the h'bl'cd newspapers are prohil by specific laws. | STATIONS ARE PORTABLE ‘xaflnec Adopt Change in Opera- tions in Nicaragua, Portable fleld st: rather fixed shore radio station will Mm be used by the Marines in Nicaragua for local communications between headquarters and fleld detachments. Following the destructicn of the naval radio station at Managua during the ;{ecemmm—nh.qum, Secref the avy :a,roved & recommenda- tion that the Managus station be not Te-established as & unit of naval com- munications. and brings a new spirit of service | in to the chicken coop.” Pt e Prospect of the religious union of the | Anglican ar.d Greek Orthodox Churches in Europe are said to be bright. also radio station at 8t. Johm, Virgin Is- lands, and has established a new avia tion radio station, NHC, at the N: tional Airpcrt at Panama City. The HUB Offers This 3-Pc. Philco Radio Outfi With Tubes a Week! 3.95 Nothing Else to Buy Including. a Philco Radio, Bench and Table This complete out- fit is specially priced for Monday and in- cludes a Philco Radio, Tubes, Bench and Table. $5.00 Down The Philco Radio may be purchased separately for $60.95, b