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s g < "NOTED BARITONE WILL SING AGAIN Everett Marshall Yields to Requests for Return [ ! Over WRC. Everett Marshall, baritone of the Met- ropolitan Opera Company, returns to the microphone tonight in response to hundreds of requests to appear as solo- ist in the Kent hour, to be broadcast by WRC and other National Broadcasting Co. stations. % Accompanied by Josef Pasternack's Orchestra, Marshall will sing “Yours Is My Heart Alone. “El Guitarico,” Al%nnny Dever” and “Hills of Home.” e orchestral feature will be Jessel's “Wedding of the Rose.” A program of popular melodies will be presented by Nathaniel Shilkret’s Orchestra at 6:30 o'clock. ‘The selec- tions include “Some Day I'll Find You” and “Moonlight Saving Time.” Chevalier Is Feature. In his weekly program with the Choral Orchestra, Maurice Chevalier will sing “Make Yourself at Home"” and “Breakfast Time.” Dave Rubinoff also will add a violin solo to this broadcast. ‘The Deep River Orchestra, the Rus- sian Cathedral Choir and the Palais d'Or Orchestra wil contribute to WRC' night program. In the morning the Ni tional Oratorio Society will bring its season to a close by singing the great German requiem by Brahms. Mar- garet Olsen, soprano, and Edward Wol- ter, baritone. will be the soloists. Doris Stevens of the National Wom- an’s party will be heard at 4:45 o'clock in a talk on “An Equal World Code of Nationality.” She will leave shortly afterward to attend the League of Na- tions Committee on the Nationality of Q Women. Irene Bardoni bids farewell as the Playgirl in her broadcast tonight over < WMAL and other Columbia Broadcast- - T ing System stations. The program will have a Paris setting. Symphony on Program. Entrance of the Gods to Vi from Wagner's “Gotterdam- will feature the concert of the Symphony Orchestra. Muriel M. Kyl soprano, will sing Cadman’s “From the Land of Sky Blue Water.” Inthe Washington musical art gallery series _this after- noon WMAL will present Anna Wal- lace, plnnl;t - cor:x.:; er, Who Been” heard from this station a num- ber of times in the past. Ste is a for- mer member of the faculty of Lou- isiana State Uni- versity and is noted Anna Wallace. in music circles throughout the South. Chamber music works by the old mas- ters will be played by the Continental String Quartet in its regular Sunday night concert. These include the com- positions of Schumann, Schubert, Haydn and Mendelssohn. ‘WOL will broadcast the morning serv- fce of the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church and the Washington Catholie Radio hour, in addition to sev- eral musical features. The program of ‘WJSV also contains s number of re- Hglous features and a variety of musi< eal presentations. & merung, Detroit ) Sweden Makes Advance. Sweden enjoyed s “very satisfactory r” in radio during 1930, with the de- ‘mand for both receiving sets and broad- casting stations greater than at any previous time, sccording to advice re- ceived by the Department of Commerce from Basil Dahl, trade-commissioner at Stockholm. Sweden leads all coun- tries of Eu except d and Germany in the use of radio recelving sets. Major Radio Features SPEECHES. Talk by Senator Dill of Washington, rebroadcast from London, WMAL, 11:30; “An Equal World Code of Nationlity,” by Doris Stevens, WRC, 4:45; “Water Power and Steam” by Dr. Julius Klein, W 00; “Devils, Drugs and Narcotics, , WMAL, A Lawrence, WRC, 8:00. CLASSICAL. Deems Taylor Musical Series. WRC, 12:30; Kent hour, with Everett Mar- shall, 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 Chevalier, WRC, 7:00; Irene Bordoni, with Eugene Ormandy's Orchestra, ‘WMAL, 8:00; The Gauchos, WMAL, 9:00; Muriel and Vee, instrumental duo, WRC, 10:15; South Sea Is- landers, WRC, 11:00. DRAMA. and Honeysuckle, 2:00; Daddy and Roilo, WMAL, 6:30; Big Brother Club, WRC, 8:45. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERI 5:00—The Fur Trappers; musical pro- gram—WA! WNAC, WCAU WHK. Dandies; Betty Smart, con- tralto; tenor, and Freddie a WABC, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC and WCAU. 6:00—Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees—WJZ, KDKA, WGN, WRVA and WSR. 7:00—Melodies; Betsy Ayres, Mary Hopple and Wilworth's Ensem- ble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, ‘WJR, KDKA and KYW. %:15—Magazine Hour; talk by Sir James Arthur Salter, British economist and dramatic sketch —WJZ, WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WNC. 8:15—The Stag Party; Little Jack Lit- tle, whispering baritone—WBAL, WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, ¥DKA, WJR and WLW. 8:45—The Sal ¥ president of the Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engi- neers, and Zcel Parentean's Orchestra. 9:15—"World Adventures” Gibbons—WJZ, KDKA, WBAL, KWK and WBZ. 9:30—Slumber Music; Ludwig Lau- rier's String Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WLW. 10:00—"Gangland,” by Charles Francis Coe—WJZ, WBAL, WHAM and Moonshine and $:30—The WGR. 0:30—Los_Argentinos: tango orchestra . WJZ, W‘BZ. WJR, KDKA, WBAL and WREN. Regularly. Kcys. . 700 . 670 .10 0 Stations Heard in Washington Kcys. 0] expiained in the words of Mortimer Flashes from The Evening Star, W & yesume of world mews, is broad- cast daily by WMAL at §:45 o'clock. ©O. Schnure, by Floyd| THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 31, 1931—PART FOUR.’ Popular Broadcasting Artists FEATURED JN WEEK'S OUTSTANDING RADIO PROGRAMS. Broadcasting System attraction. A gram over an N. B. C. network. Today on: | | NNETTE HANSHAW (left) will be starred Friday night in a Columbia On the right is Richard Crooks, Ameri- can tenor, who will be heard tomorrow night in the “Family Party” pro- the Radio (All programs scheduled jor Eastern Standard Time.) WM 475.9 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 10:45a—Watch Tower Service. | 11:00a—Jewish Art program. € 11:30a—Rebroadcast frol London— | “Radio in Europe,” by Senator Dill of Washington. 11:45a—French Trio. 12:15—Anna Wallace, pianist. 12:30—Gypsy Trail. 1:00—Poet's Gold. 1:30—Ballad hour. 2:00—Symphonic_hour. 3:00—Cathedral Hour. 4:00 to 5:00 — Evensong service from ‘Washington Cathedral. 6:00—"Water Power and Steam.” by Dr. Julius H. Kleln, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. 6:15—Piano Pals, with Harriet Lee, contralto. 6:30—Daddy and Rollo. 6:45—Theo Karle, baritone. 7:00—"Devils, Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard. 7:15—Kate Smith, crooner. 7:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. 7:45—Mary Templin, contralto, Jack Irving, baritone. 8:00—The Play Girl, featuring Irene Bordoni. 30—Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Edgar Guest, poet-philosopher. featuring and Douglas Gilbert. 45—Maxine Snavely, soprano. 00—Continental 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—The Commuters. 30a—Tony's Scrap Book. 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mail. 9:30a—Mr. Fixit. 9:45a—Melody Parade. 10:00a—"The Possibilities of Women in Business,” by Bessle W. Colman. 10:15a—The Madison Singers. 10:30a—The Biscult 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—Rhythm Kings. 2:00—Rebroadcast _from London of opera, “La Foza del Destino,” featuring Rosa Ponselle, 2:45—Ann Leaf at the organ. 3:00—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 3:30 to 4:00—Roosevelt Orchestra. 205.4 Meters. WISV 1460 milocyeies. 111:00 to 12:30—Services of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. 2:15—Church of the Air. 3:45—Organ Melodies. 4:15—Swavely Glee Club. 4:45—Selma K. Illingsworth. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 7:00—Powhatan Trio. 7:30—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:85—Service at First Church of Christ Scientist. 9:05—Eunice Worthy, violinist. tory. Boat. 10:15—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. |10:30—Broadcast from the Free Meth- 1 odist Church of Alexandria. 11:00—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—OId King Tut. | 10:00a—Elizabeth Chamblin, soprano. 10:15a—Hints to Housewives. 110:30a—Program by Federation of Women'’s Clubs. 11:00a—Sacred hour. 12:00m—Correct time. 12:02—“Down in Sleepy Valley.” 12:45—Abillo Martin’s Orchestra. 1:30—Old King Tut. 2:30—Preston Gauldman, baritone. 3:00—Musical program arranged by Edith V, Smith. 3:30—Sunshine hour. {BABY-FACED TYPES BAD FOR TELEVISION Contrasting Facial Characteris! Short, Shapely Forms Televise Best, Says Program Director. | NEW YORK (#).—Television program | direclors do mot prefar blondes. At | least. as a general rule, they don't. This idea of beauty may not be | their personal opinion, but in dealing in terms of the photoelectric cell they ! must think in the sense of the contrast |of lights and shadews. Red H2ads Televise Well. ‘Thus the ideal television girl would be short and shapely. have red hair, flashing eyes of any color, flawless teeth and bold facial characteristics. There must be none of the baby doll famininity with its china-like molded features and startlingly blonde hair. However, because the red-topped miss televises so well does not mean all otheis are out. Even the blonde is ac- ceptable if she is of the emedium type and has the features in which contrast predominates. In fact, all of the vary- ing shades and tvpes through the bru- nett> also may be satisfactory. The “television type” may best be Stewart, television program director of WGBS-W2XCR, New York's radio movie stations. Large Features. “The television girl must have dis- tinctively large features,” hétsaid, “have 315.6 Meters. 950 Kilocycles. 00a—Melody hour. 00a—Children’s hour. 00a—Jospe Woodwind Ensemble. 9:30a—Lew White, organist. 10:00a—Neapolitan ' Days. 10:30a—Jewe!s of Destiny. 11:00a—The Sparklets. 11:15a—National Oratorio Soclety. 12:15—Talk by Carveth Wells, explorer. 12:30—Deems Taylor Musical Series. 1:30—Artists’ Service program. 2:00—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 2:30—Manhattan Guardsmen. 3:00—Religious service by Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman. 4:00—"Pop” Concert. 4:44—Correct time. 4:45—"An Equal World Code of Nationality,” by Doris Stevens of the National Woman's Party. 5:00—Catholic hour. 00—Old Stager's Memories. 6:27—Mme. Lolita Cabrera Gainsborg, planist. 6:30—Nathaniel Shilkret's Orchestra and soloists. x 7:00—Choral Orchestra, featuring Maurice Chevalier. 00—"“Our Government,” by David Everett and Josef WRC 94 Lawrence. 8:15—Kent hour, featuring RADIO AS “RACKET” EXACTS HARD WORK Artist Must Practice Long Hours for Short Appear- ance, Says Broadcaster. BY ROGER BATCHELDER. NEW YORK, May 30.—A radio lis- tener gets the impression that being a broadcaster is one of the easiest “rackets” in the world. And on the face of it, this would to be the case, for a sal- ary of a thousand true. An investigation proves that 1t is and an Vaughn de Leath evt earns cent he (or, in this case, she) is paid. The person consulted was Vaugh de Leath, first woman ever to broadcast, who still is heard over the Nluonnknrmmb- Co. networks every week. m’!‘he ‘reason for selecting her was that she is one of the highest-priced artists regularly heard on the air, has the rep- utation for speaking freely and frankly, and is certainly one person who knows what broadcasting is all about—if there really is anybody who does. Wrong Tmpression. The question was put to her in this form: “Miss de Leath, it is the popular belief that radio stars get a thousand dollars or more for & half hour’s work. Is it true, and, if so, how lcng has this going on, and how does one start?” She laughed as though she told & good joke. said, hate to spoll your beautiful 1llusions, but let me tell you. “Pacing the microphone and broad- casting is the amallest fln of & radio artist’s job, especially if that artist is in the musical end of the program— whether a vocalist or instrumentalist. A half hour on the air may require a full week of pre] tion, if the pro- gram is to be kept unusual and of the highest caliber. “Pirst there is the incessant search for new material. The bulk of this is supplied by the music publishers, sev- eral of whom will submit a sheaf of their latest publications daily. These must be carefully culled, the selections which show the greatest possibilities being tried out in the artist's private studio.” Miss de Leath also makes frequent calls on the little known music libraries, and is sometimes compelled to write her own selections. Sometimes the numbers selected may be tuneful and have catchy lyrics, but are written in a key too high or too low for the rmcum artist who plans to present them. Must Change Key. In that case the melody and accom- paniment must be transposed into s had been Marshall, baritone, Orchestra. 15—Deep River Orches 45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. 10:15—Muriel and Vee, vocal and in- strumental duo. 10:30—Russian Cathedral Cholr. 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. 17:00a—Gene and Glenn. 17:15a—Morning devotions. 3 ‘heerio. 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,” by Jean Carroll 9:45a—Hits and Bits. 10:00a—The Blue Streaks. i?) :;%l—Rlldtl;) Res\::xl‘mld Institute. :308—Sing i it;:qogn:g -&:;Peu. > :00a—On g8 of Song. 11:30a—Hal Kemp's Orchestra. 12:00m—Palais d'Or Orchestra. 12:30—National farm and home hour. 1:30—Organ recital and dental talk. 3:00—Women's Radio Review. 3:00—United States Marine Band. 4:00—The Good Neighbor. WOIL, 2289 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—"Sheep u;d Goats,” by Judge ford. Rut] 10:15a—8outhern gems. 10:30a—Classical melodies. 11:00a—Services of the New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church. 12:30 u;-u:cs—vm Jerry in Funny- nd. 3:30—Ralston's Orchestra. 4:16—The Ramblers, 30—Mardi Gras speaker, :40—Musical interlude. 8:00 to 6:00—Catholic radio hour, broadcast from the Church of the Im- maculate Conception. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 00a—Birthdays. 05a—Musical Clock. 14 8: Music. 11:30a—Half Hour with Great Com- posers, 12:00—Luncheon music. 12:30 to 1:00~Dance music. Encourages Reading. Radio's ‘“remarkable development” evidently has tended to whet the pub- lic's appetite for books rather than diminish the demand, according to the results of a library survey undertaken by the Office of Education. During the fi'“ six years, in which radio steadily as mounted in public favor, libraries throughout the country have shown meteroric n, with an increase of 33,500,000 books recorde: Dutch Radio Censored. Because of “a tendency to introduce unsavory political items into Dutch broadcasts” the Wireless Control Com- mission of Holland has forbidden all criticism of the government and re- quires all manuscripts be censored. A scale of penalties is fixed, and in ex- treme cases the power supply of the radio stations will be cut off. large sparkling eves of any color, flaw- less teeth and hair with what he termed plenty of highlights. The hair also must be in sharp contrast to the facial characteristics, which should be bold in the full sense of the word. “‘Speaking of types, the preferred is the good old-fashioned redhead. But both blondes and brunettes will televise well if their type is not too pronounced. “We have found that short girls are key within the artist’s range. It is a comparatively simple job when the ac- companiment is to be played by only a piano, but when the entiré® orchestra carries the tune as a background for the voice the problem is complicated. An arranger can he hired to do this work for about $150 & week, but most artists find that the only way to get the job done to their entire satisfaction is to do it themselves. That is, those who are able to make arrangements. Miss de Leath is one cf these. “After the numbers have been se- lected and transposed into the correct key,” continued Miss de Leath, “the broadcaster’s real work . In or- der to keep the voice functioning prop- erly two hours or more of practice are needed every day.” ‘This is none too pleasant for the neighbors, and out of sheer kindness of heart Miss de Leath does her prac- ticing at her farm, in Easton, Conn., from which she commutes to the studio twice weekly (once for her broadcast and once for rehearsals), a mere mat- ter of 640 miles or so. Rehearsals Important. “Those rehearsals,” Miss de Leath explained, “are also a mighty impor- tant part of the broadcaster's Ilife. ‘While the artist has been practicing in the privacy of her home the orchestra has been going over and over the chos- en numbers in its rehearsal hall. At last comes the day when the soloist and the band are to try it out together. They meet in a ‘dead’ studio and go over each number separately, and then through the program as a whole. “It never sounds right to the soloist and the conductor on the first attempt. Other trials are then made, and, final- ly, when every one is thoroughly ex- hausted, they decide that the program will do. Sometimes six hours are spent in a single final rehearsal of a half hour’s program.” “What,” Miss de Leath was asked, “is the length of your average working day? You do put in a full eight hours, don’t you?"” She sighed. “I wish I did,” she said. ““More often it's 12 or 14. But figur- ing that I don't do any work on Sun- day, it doesn’t average so much over 11 hours a day, 7 days a week, if you don't figure the time I spend com- muting.” And so unimpeachable testimony has proved that, like the life of the Gilbert and Sullivan cop, the career of a broad- caster is not one of unalloyed happi- :eu. As in ‘:]v:rr'y“ other nnle v:l‘ en- eavor, high are rece only 85 the fruit of tireless endeavor. (Copyright. 1931, by North American News- paper lance, Ine.) S HIGH POWER FAVORED European Nations Build Large Central Stations. High power in broadcasting con- tinues to be the order of the day in Europe, whence comes word that Hun- ry has decided to build a new 150,- -wal transmitter - at Budapest which with five relay stations in out- lying areas is to cover the country. From comes a report to the United States De- ent of Commerce that a new ,000-watt station is being built at Lablice to replace the Prague 486- meter station which will be converted will build a 60,000-watt station at Beromunster, crease the power of of its system. College Radio to Close. of the Summer shutdown of | yisual tra: casting better for television than tall ones and | B that shapely girls outdo their more slender sisters. “In fact, what we are looking for is the factors eration when models the television fashion sound ec 1 oy and sight by show put on_wi ‘WGBS-W2XCR In the Crimean War, 1854-1856, Great. Italy and Turkey were concerts designed especially for shut-ins. Then she | 18 Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. HE United States Marine| Band will introduce Friday over an N. B. C. network, the first of a series of radio i The idea was conceived by Cngc. Taylor Branson, director of the band, when he went through his fan mail and discovered numerous letters from the disabled, the bed- ridden and the blind. “I have been very much im- ressed by the scores of letters he band has received from shut- ins during the Winter season,” said Capt. Branson. “I am plan- ning this new series particularly for those who are confined.” The “shut-in” concerts will be made up, in so far as possible, entirely of request numbers. The conce! will be broadcast every Friday morning throughout the Summer. The entire 78 pieces in the band will be used. * % X ¥ VETERAN politician said once that public office holders die, but they never resign. And radio announcers cling almost as tena- clously. There seems to be a glamour and thrill about announcing that holds a person once he gets on the air. It gets into the blood like fever in the tropics, and there seems to be little chance of re- covery. There are several former an- nouncers holding executive posi- tions. But even these men can’t resist the lure of the microphone. Frequently they go back to the studio to announce a program. Phillips Carlin, Eastern program director of N. B. C,, was an an- nouncer, when the business of broadcasting was in swaddling clothes. He has a man-sized job now, yet he introduces a com- mercial J:rogrlm each week, and heard frequently on special broadcasts. ‘Then there is Leslie Joy, an as- sistant in the N. B. C. program department, who was once an an-| nouncer and singer. Yet he re-/ fuses to permit a strenuous day| in his office prevent him from ap-| pearing on several network pro- grams. Curt Peterson, who also is a| {rognm department official, con- inues to appear before the micro- phone, both as an announcer and| | the hearing next Autumn to op- in quartets. He is a regular mem- ber of the Armchair Quartet and other vocal units. Marley Sherris and Pat Kelly are two other executives, who like- wise are reluctant to foresake the ether waves. Neither will allow his office duties to keep him from announcing on an occasional program. ! * Kok ok OMMUNITY RADIO, described as “a_corporation to be formed” and proposing to establish 267 new broadcasting stations in 16 States, must wait until some- time in September for a hearing before the Federal Radio Com- mission on its application for a reallocation of broadcasting facili- ties in order to accommodate these stations. Decision to this effect has been reached. by the commission, which decided that the project has too many ramifica- tions for the usual routine hearing and must await the end of the an- nual Summer recess usually taken by the commission during July and August. Prime mover in the ambitious project is C. R. Cummins, operator of Station WRAK, a 100-watter in Williamsport, Pa. He asks that 25 of the 90 radio channels be set aside for localized radio services, and that the present 10-kilocycle separation between channels be narrowed to two kilocycles, thus making 125 channels available of between 10,000 and 100,000 population. These cities are designated in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu- setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. Each town’s power quota, accord- ing to the Cummins’ scheme, would be assigned on the basis of one watt per 1,000 inhabitants. The plan, which opposes all engineering theories, stands little chance of acceptance by the com- mission unless some new technical invention is offered by Cummins, who states he has $250,000 to put up as bond to guarantee good faith. Counsel for the American Newspaper Pub- lishers’ Association will appear at pose the proposition. MANY TELEVISION PERMITS SOUGHT Most of Visual Stations Au- thorized So Far Are in Northeast. BY MARTIN CODEL. Folks Behind The Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. EFORE Erva Giles achieved dis- tinction as a singer she was an orchestra leader. And that was in the days when female orches- tra leaders were practically un- heard of. ‘The artist, now heard in National Broadcasting Co. programs, organized an orchestra during her high school days in a small town in Maine and directed the group until her Heightened interest throughout the | country in the visual broadcasting art, | as Washington's radio officialdom styles | television, 1s beeoming increasingly | evident as more and more applications for authority to erect new television ' transmitting stations are being re- ceived by the Federal Radio Commlfi-l sion. The applicants almost invariably either are broadcasters or persons con- in some way with broadcasting stations. | In the offices of the short-wave engi- neers of the commission hangs a “tele- it most of the visual stations thus far authorized | are located in the Northeastern States, especially in or near New York City. It shows several in and near Chicago. But it does not reveal a single television statfon west of Chicago. However, if recent applicants to build visual broadcasting stations get their way, the map will soon be dotted with many more. Five Cities to Have New Ones. There will be new ones at least in Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, New Or- leans and Los Angeles. It is already certain that there will be additional television stations in New York City and Boston, for Columbia Broadcasting System's W2XAB, which will be op- erated as an suxillary of WABC, Co- lumbia’s key station in New Ycrk City, is scheduled for completion by June 1, while the National Broadcasting Co. and the Short Wave & Television | Laboratories have been granted ccn- struction permits to build experimental stations to broadcast visual images on the ultra-short-wave lengths in New York and Boston, Eighteen licenses for as many sta- tions and six construction permits authorizsing the erection of television stations have thus far been issued by the commission. Applications are pending for seven more stations. Don Lee, owner of KHJ, ‘Los Angeles, and KFRC, S8an Prancisco, was heard last week on his application to build a composite television transmitier as an junct of KHJ. Hearings have been ordered on the applications of J. Se- bourne McClane and William Tucker Smith of New Orleans for the tele- vision station they propose to build in connection with WIJBW, New Orleans, and of the Pioneer Mercantile Co., Bakersfield, Calif,, for the independent television station it proposes erec! there. Applications ‘are also gendlng from ‘WCAO, Baltimore; KMOX and KWK, St. Louls, and WXYZ, Detroit. These will be set for hearing in accordance with the rules of the commission, which require a public lho'lnT‘ by each ap- plicant that he is capable of transmit- ting visual images that can be received; that he plans a program of research that presumably is designed to improve the visual art; that he has the technical facllities to carry out his program, and that he has adequate financial resources. Seeks to Avold Duplication. 13 reasonable shot Lo “p:lna.nl the commission issue permits to bulld and licenses to operate muwflmonw visual brosdcasting sta- So far as possible the commission seeks to avoid duplication of effort on the four bands of short waves and the several bands of ultra-short waves allo- cated to television. An exception to this rule was made in the case of the Columbia Broadcasting System, which to experiment with RCA-Victor equipment at the New York television station it will place in ting | Jogue”—a short passage read from the on | the anonymous reader graduation. Once through the early stages of her edu- cation she went to Boston and began an intensive study of music which continued & num- ber of months. Back home again, Miss Giles assem- bled as many as possible of the old musical group and added to it, leading the assemblage to more than local for assignments to cities or towns radically ! fame for three years. At the end of thest period New York, with its numerous opportu- nities, beckoned and she joined the large group who yearly seek their musical for- tunes in Gotham. Months of study under some of the prominent vocal instructors and the young soprano was pronounced ready for the concert stage. With numerous op- portunities in this field awaiting her, she sought an audition at Station WJZ and was instantly proclaimed a success. Since that time she has devoted her- self primarily to radio, flling her spare moments with the concerts that would have been her life if she had not seen 't.ll;e vision that is now radio broadcast- 8. Erva Giles. s i IGHTEEN N. B. C. announcers are going on the air Priday night at the same time to present 4 burlesque, skit called “The Vanishing American. .. The Pan-American Union has arranged another concert of Latin-American I,rqluslc é:rn;un:u”.h T:u gun:wd States avy will play in program. The soloists will be Margarita Cueto, idexican soprano, and Mario Rejas, Argentine tenor. NOTED READ EPILOGUE NEW ANTENNA DEVISED FOR RADIO ON PLANES Scientists at Bureau of Standards Perfect Type to Eliminate Present Troubles. Another of the problems that have beset the use of radio by planes in flight has been solved by sclentists at the Bureau of Standards, with the pro- duction of 'an airplane serial which is little affected by ice Zormation and ibration The ‘“symmetrical longitudinal T- antenna” is the name given the new aerial. It is said to free from course errors in radio range beacon reception, and vastly superior to the cofiventional type now used with result to ice-formation and mechanical vi- bration. ‘The vertical pole antenna now is ‘widely used on planes for beacon re- ception because of its immunity to course errors. Because this anténna introduced difficult problems. of me- chanimal vibration as well as ice-for- mation, the Bureau's scientists were asked to investigate the whole fleld of airplane aerials. methods, old and new, were studied, modified, and subjected to practical PRECISION SOUGHT IN RADIOCASTING U. 8. Commission to Require Latest Equipment for Eliminating Interference. Broadeasting stations operating with the minute precision of fine watches are destined to result from new technical! regulations requiring the most modern | of equipment, with interference for the listener reduced to the minimum. A watch of the accuracy of this new equipment, which the Federal Radio Commission proposes to make standard for all stations, would not deviate from the correct time more than one minute in & month, according to Andrew D. Ring, broadcast engineer of the com- mission, Predicts Improvement. “This may be not thought unusually accurate for a watch,” he said, “but it is considered quite a step forward in broadcasting equipment.” Mr. Ring declared the equipment the 9" IMINIATURE HOTEL STATIONS PROBLEM Intercommunication Without Wires Offers Status Ques- tion to Commission. BY ROBERT MACK. ‘The innovation of miniature radio stations torlcklwrdle1 kin Mbufln.& ng radio programs pi rom t:na every guest room, and for as intercommunication 2 ofering ' ‘som) a complex Federal Radio Co; novel ‘wires— blem for the A dozen different | lo with a master receiving set, in the case of hotel radio. The same holds true for the intercommunication Both actually are complete radio units. . Dummy Aerial. One nfethod which has come befare the commission for consideration uses the steel framework of the edifice itself as the “dummy aerial” in lieu of wir- ystem. tions of 10 watts or so are necessary. On_the commission, however, there is a divrgence of opinion as to whether these systems constitute actual radio within the meaning of the law, and require the issuance of Federal licenses for the transmitters, or whether they simply are “wired radio,” which is not radio at all. A specific, request has been made of the commission to settle the issue. The legal division is seeking to de- termine whether the law requires the issuance of licenses for such systems. The engineering division must settle the technical question of whether the methods are radio or wire communica- tion, and whether there is danger of interference with other modes of radio, even if the dummy circuits are grounded. The De Forest Radio Co. of New Jer- sey 15 understood to have developed the | “radio police” must use to check the |intercommunication system using the operations of stations, once the newsteel beams as the transmission me- regulations are invoked, would have to be about 10 times as accurate. dium. The commission is informed Using | that in two of New York's hotels this the same watch analogy, he said, that|system is employed for radio program for the Government to monitor stations of this accuracy, to ascertain that they are not deviating “more than one min- ute in the month, it would have to use equipment that would not deviate more than six seconds in a& month, which would be rather good even for a watch.” Move to Cut Deviations. He referred to the proposal of the commission to reduce the permissible deviation or “wobble” of stations from their assigned frequencies by 90 per cent. The allowable deviation now is 500 cycles on either side of the as- signed frequency and the plan is to re- duce it to 50 cycles. Broadeasters are in substantial agreement that this can be done without hardship to the broadcast- ers and a regulation to this end, to be- come effective one year from its date of issuance, probably will be promulgated within & week. RADIO SALES. éOOSTED BY INCREASED EXPORTS Losses in Domestic Market Offset by Growing Demand from Other Countries. Though domestic radio sales have suffered considerably in the current depression, American exports of radio receiving sets are increasing, accord- ing to the electrical equipment division of the Department of Commerce. In the first three months of 1931, the United States exported $2.927,113 worth of radio sets, as compared with 1‘;‘&%”'!« for the same months of Canada continues to be the leading market for American radios, taking $601,314 worth in January, February - and March, as compared with $521.- 314 worth in the same months of last year. Argentina ranked second in the export field, taking $333,580 worth; Mexico was third, taking $332286 worth and Italy fourth, taking $282,- 411 worth. In the same period, however, tube, loud speaker and transmitting equip- ment exports fell off by about half. Only $625,750 worth of receiving tubes were exported during the first quarter of 1931, compared with $394,650 worth during the same period last year. Nations in Radio Race. Germany and England are carryin on a lively race for the four-millionth radio receiving license, with Germany slightly in the lead. 'The latest Ger- man figure is 3,750,000, which compares with 3,625,186, the British figure for March. German get owners pay about 50 cents a month for the listening privilege; British listeners pay about 25 cents. Columbia System Grows. Columbia Broadcasting System s “pointing with pride” to the fact that Bible Passage Over British Net- work Intrusted to Visitors. “At the end of its Sunday evening broadcasting programs,” reports Wire- less World of Londen, the British Broadcasting Corporation has an “epi- Bible. It is now disclosed that, while these readings are generally intrusted to the srflvelt and most respectable of the . B. C. announcers, many prominent visiters to the studios e been what they consider as ‘honoured’ by being allowed to read the epilogue. Among these are Mr. Ramsay Macl d, Sir John Reith (i religious man and chairman of the ctors of th ist hastening to contradic that & Mr. Charles Chaplin had been | of the preced. Sunday.” SALES SERWVICE ATWATER KENT RCA, VICTOR - MAJESTIC its business is showing a progressive in- crease during 1931. nuary of this year saw a 7 per cent increase over January, 1930; the figure went to 27 per cent in February, 52 per cent in March and 51 per cent in April. APITOL RADIO { SERVICE $ Service Exclusively 3 EDWARDS RADIO SERVICE 9th & Mass. Ave. N.E LI 9118 LI 5 OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAY: DEMONSTRATED DOWN IN YOUR HOME § 5.00 FREE Long Time to Pay Balance ALTERNATING OR DIRECT CURRENT 5 With comsiue $G(095 % OKAY RADIO COMPANY 417 11th St. N.W. 1760 Pa. Ave. NW, distribution. The conventional method of radio program distribution works - from a central receiving set, with direct wires to loudspeakers or headphones in every room. May Cause Trouble. ‘The matter is of imporiance, it was said officially, because of the possible widespread application. Radio waves, say the engineers, know no barriers, and are capable of causing interference at great distances, even with low power. The law calls radio interstate commerce and requires all users of facilities to procure licenses from the commission if interference conceivably can be caused with interstate commerce. The contention is made, on the other hand, that the systems are a unique form of communhication, with the im- pulses transmitted not into space, but fed into carrying media like the steel beams and the electric wiring, such * Determinatio rmination of the estion thrust squarely before uuqu eommtn‘lo‘; in a communication from Montague Lyon, jr., St. Louis attorney, who said a client had devised the electric light wiring method, on which patents are pending. He said he was convinced that the system was not practical radio and that licenses therefore are not necessary for installations, but he wanted an _interpretation from the commission before appreciable expendi- tures were made. (Copyright. 1831 Half Census leport-ed. With about half the States reported, the Census Bureau announces that it will probably be September before the Temaining radio set censuses by States i | will have been compiled, tabulated and made public. 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