Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1931, Page 53

DAMROSCH TO GIVE CONGERT OVER WRC First Summer Program From California at 6 0’Clock Tonight. The first of a series of Summer con- certs at the Woodland Theater in Hills- boreugh, Calif, conducted by Walter Damrosch, will be broadcast at 6 o'clock this evening by WRC and & coast-to- coast network of other National Broad- easting Co. stations. The orchestra is composed of 85 mem- of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Damrosch will announce the compositions to be played. Nanette Guilford, prima donna so-| prano of the Metropolitan Opera Co,, | Will be the soloist in the Kent hour. Her | contributions include “Your Song From Paredise,” “My Hero,” from “The Choc- olate Soldier,” and Drigo's “Love's Sere- | nade.” | Popular Dance Tunes. | Popular dance tunes make up the pro- gram of Nathaniel Shilkret's Orchestra, to be broadcast at 6:30 o'clock. The selections range from such fast-moving numbers as “Samson and Delilah” to a medley of famous waltzes. Maurice Chevalier will sing a humor- ous song about himself in the program of the Choral Orchestra. “Oh, Mau- rice,” is the title. His other numbers are “I'm Crazy About My Baby” and “Bubbling Over With Love.” Concluding a symposium of three in- ternational broadcasts in which the Russian five-year plan has been -at- tacked and defended, Hubert R. Knick- erbocker will present a summation of the case today over WMAL and other Columbia Broadcasting System stations. Knickerbocker will speak from Berlin, where he represents a New York news- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Columbia’s Television Girl OPERA STAR TO BROADCAST OVER N. B. C. NETWORK. REITH SEES RADIO INU. . INFERIOR Public Better.Subserved by British.System,. Says ¢« Visiting Director. + 7 BY MARTIN _CODIL S John C. W. Reith, director general of the British Broadcasting Corpora- tion, has returned to his native heath, after an American visit of three weeks, more firmly convinced than ever that the British system of radio broadcast- ing, a government monopoly supported by a radio set tax of $2.50 per annum and carrying no advertising, is the su- perior way to handle radio in the best interests of the people. 1t is superior, at least, for the British people, in Sir John's opinion. Polite in the extreme, an able and brilllant leader, the tall, powerful Scot who vir- tually dictates what the British people shall and what they shall not hear on their radios was frank to say to his interviewers that the British would not stomach the American type of m sored radio program, with its and often blatant advertising messages. Frankness of Sir John. Sir John was as frank in his disap- proval of American broadcasting meth- ods*as United States Senator rence C. Dill, who has just returned from a | survey of radio in Europe, was frank ATALIE TOWERS, left, who is being televised daily for the audience of W2XAB, Columbia’s television station in New York.. Nanette Guilford, & p"file Detroit Symphony Orchestra in its weekly concert will feature “The Graham Legion March,” a composition of Arthur Pryor. Other features of this program include a solo by Muriel Kyle, soprano, and a talk and poetry reading by Edgar A. Guest. Excerpts From “Aida.” Excerpts from “Aida” will be the Grand Opera Miniature presentation. ‘The soloists are Theo Karle, tenor; Lil- lian Bucknam, soprano, and Barbara Maurel, contralto. Three Washington artists also are to be heard over WMAL. Alice B. Harvey, planist, will give a 15-minute recital at 12:15 o'clock, and at 9:45 o'clock Gretchen Hood, soprano, and Katherine Floeckher Cullen, pianist, are scheduled in joint recital. A baptismal service by the Gospel Spreading Association at the foot of Water and O streets will be broadcast by WJSV this afternoon at 3 o'clock. ‘The regular Sunday service of the asso- ciation also will be broadcast. WISV'S Program. ‘WJSV's musical features will be pro- vided by L. Z. Phillips, trombonist; Mar- garet Ringrose, soprano, and Roland Wheeler, tenor. ‘WOL announces an abbreviated Sun- dlc‘r program, which concludes at 2 o'clock this afternoon. In the morning it will broadcast several musical fea- tures and the service of the First Con- gregational Church. The chief feature this afternoon will be a popular pro- gram by Jack Ralston’s Orchestra. Folks Behind BY THE RADIO EDITOR. The Microphone DMUND B. RUFFNER of the National Broadcasting Co.’s an- nouncing staff followed his vocal teacher throughout the country and worked in 20 dif- ferent occupations to defray the cost of 12 years’ musical study. Ruffner, as a youth, planned a musical career for himself and upon leaving home at an early age, for many years he accepted any position which would enable him to have spare time for musical study. The length of hours ofemployment meant nothing to him if he could but have a few waking hours with hi music. At one time he drove a bread wagon in New York City and roudly admits t he “saw every sunrise for five gamund B. Ruftner. ye: Employment in industrial plants, as a lumberjack in the West, in the fisheries of Alaska, in a department store, in{ motion pictures and as a concert singer are but a few of his experiences. Today his music, leading to broadcasting, has gained him real happiness, for he has found the microphone receptive to the talents brought out by his previous training. Now, while congenlally em- ployed in a musical field, he is able to continue his studies. Ruffner is known to his associates as “Tiny” for the good and sufficient rea- son that he stands 6 feet 5% inches in height. He was born in Crawfordsville, Ind. Later he moved to the Pacific Northwest and_after leaving high school, entered the University of Washington to study music. The outbreak of the World War interfered and he left to join the Army. After his return from the service he continued to study music while earning money for his tuition in various ways Several years ago he was a participant in the great musical religious drama, “The Wayfarer,” which was given in Madison Square Garden, New York | City. Here he met Alois Havrilla, now | a popular N. B. C. announcer. A few years later he was a member of “The Princess Flavia” company and here again his lot was thrown in with that of Havrilla. When Havrilla joined the N. B. C. staff, he urged Ruffner to seek a position also, but as he was a member | of “The Circus Princess” company, Ruffner did not feel inclined to leave the stage at the moment. Just before Christmas the show closed. ‘This sudden cutting-off of his income made Ruffner’s Christmas outlook none in his-disapproval of the British and the European scheme of government operation and radio set license fees, at least for the United States. American broadcasters, Sir John told his interviewers, are under certain handicaps that do not obtain in Europe. His chief criticlsms were threefold. American broadcasting would be better off, he sald, if there were “fewer broad- right, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co., who will be heard in the | casting stations, less competition and Kent Hour tonight over WRC and other N. B. C. stations, Today on the Radio (All programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time.) 315.6 Meters. WRC 550" Kilocycles. 7:00a—Melody hour. 8:00a—Children's hour. 00a—Jospe_Woodwind Ensemble. 30a—Lew White, organist. 10:00a—Neapolitan Days. 10:30a—Jewels of .Destiny. 11:00a—Rochester Concert Orchestra. 11:30a—Biblical drama. 12:00m—"Pop” Concert. 1:00—"Debunking Big Game Hunt- ing,” by Carveth Wells, 1:15—The Caribbeans. 1:30—Artists’ Service program. 2:00—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 2:30—"War.” 3:00—National Sunday Forum. 4:00—Gilbert and Sullivan Gems. 4:59—Correct time. 5:00—Catholic_hour. 6:00—Walter Damrosch Concert, from W!;?}lnd Theater at Hillsboro, Calif. 6:30—Nathanial Shilkret’s Orchestra. 7:00—Choral Orchestra, featuring Maurice Chevalier. 8:00—“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. featuring Nanette and Josef 8:15—Kent Hour, Guilford, soprano, Pasternack Orchestra. 8:45—Big Brothers’ Club. :15=Qoldman Band. ° :45—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 10:15—Phantom Caravan. 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, :30a—Tower health exercises. :00a—Gene and Glenn. 15a—Morning devotions. :30a—Cheerio. :00a—Parnassus Trio. :15a—Andy Sannella’s Orchestra. :45a—Food program. :00a—College Capers. :15a—Hits and Bits. :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—Al and Pete. 11:00a—Sweet, and Low Down. 11:15a—"Moods and Memories,” Capt. R. Henderson Bland. 11:30a—On Wings of Song. 12:00m—Palais d'Or Orchestra. 12:30—National farm and home hour. 1:30—Organ recital and dental talk. 2:00—Women's Radio Review. 3:00—Dancing melodies. 4:00—The Lady Next Door. WOL 228.9 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—Organ melodies. 10:158—With the Composers. 10:45a—Southern Melodies. 11:00a—Services of the First Congre- gational Church. 12:25—Birthdays. 12:30—Uncle Jerry in Funnyland. 1:00—Ralston’s Orchestra. 1:45 to 2:00—The Ramblers. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:05a—Musical Clock. 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Clarke. 10:15a—Organ melodies. 10:45a—Novelettes. 11:00a—The Parents’ Forum. 11:15a—March of Music. 11:30a—With the Composers, 12:00m—Luncheon music. 12:30 to 1:00—Dance music. by Jean | The Dial Log. Stations Heard in Washington Regularly. Keys. Keys. WEAPF ..... too favorable. A telegram was sent to the National Broadcasting Co. in New York. A reply was made in a few hours and as & result Ruffner was soon estab- lished as a full-fledged announcer. WENR COST $1,000,000 Sum Paid by N. B. C. for Three- Year Lease on Chicago Station. National Broadcasting Co. paid “aboyt $1,000,000" for a three-year feasehold on Station WENR, Chicago, M. H. Aylesworth, its president, re- in Washington this week. At end of the three years the station es to vrepeny“ot N. B. C. with- t further payments. One of the country’s eight 50,000~ , WENR is assigned to only half a clear channel, the other half assigned to WLS of the Prairie Farmer, which also uses the WENR transmitter by special arrangement with N'!‘he price paid for WENR, which was taken over from the Samuel Insull pub- lic utilities ‘éen'grcst.s‘. wmfi ;flizh t’l;: TokS Bew vtk A5° of the M. B. Cn when it was purchased fcan Telephone & Sous years ago. Flashes from The Evening Star, a resume of world mews, is broad- cast daily by WMAL at 5:45 o'clock. . . Towa Station Silenced. Station KTNT, Muscatine, Iowa, is off the air. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, without opinion, June 12 vacated the original stay order granted Norman T. Baker after the Federal Radjo Commission had ruled the station was not operating in the public interest. Since the court is about to adjourn for the Summer, the ‘Baker appeal will not be heard until next Autumn and the station must re- main silent until final adjudication. —_— School Room on Wheels. The schooling of children of itin- erant showmen in France is taken care of by means of a traveling school room, which moves around the country with the show. There are several organiza- tions of this kind which are quite large, and otherwise the education of these children would be neglected. The wagon is fitted out with desks and oth- er paraphernalia of the 1 room and is in charge of a competent teach- ‘The hours 0’ sult er. are those af tie persons inf by | 4759 Meters. WMAL 630 Kilocycles. 10:45a—Watch Tower Service. 11:00a—Jewish Art program. 11:30a—Rebroadcast from Berlin—“The Russian Exrerlmen!," by Hu- bert R. Knickerbocker, 11:45a—The Vagabonds. 12:15—Alice B. Harvey, planist. 12:30—Columbia_Little Symphony. 0—Ann Leaf at the organ. :30—Ballad hour. 2:00—Symphonic_hour. 3:00—Cathedral _Hour. 4:00 to 5:00 — Evensong service from Washington Cathedral. 6:00—"The World's Business,” by Dr. Julius H. Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. 6:15—Piano Pals. 6:30—Daddy and Rollo. 6:45—Boswell Sisters. 7:00—"Devils, Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard. 7:15—Kate Smith, erooner. 17:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. 7:45—Novelty Trio. 8:00—Grand Opera Miniature. 8:30—Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Edgar Guest, poet-philosopher. 9:00—The Gauchos. 9:30—Fortune _ Builders, featuring .., Douglas Gilbert. 9:45—Gretchen Hood, soprano, and Katherine Floeckher Cullen, pianist. 10:00—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. 8:30a—Tony's Scrap Book. 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mail. 9:30a—Mr. Pixit. 9:45a—Melody Parade. | 10:00a—"What I Am Trying to Do.” | 10:15a—The Looking-Glass. | 10:20a—The Madison Singers. 10:30a—The Biscuit Bakers. 10:45a—Three Modern Maids. :00a—Don Bigelow’s Orchestra. 11:30a—Columbia Revue. 00m—Park Central Orchestra. 30—Harry Tucker's Orchestra, 00—Dale Wimbrow. 15—Columbia_Artists’ Recital. 1:30—Rhythm Kings. 2:00—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 2:30—The Three Doctors. 2:45—Ann Leaf at the organ. 3:00—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 3:30—Roosevelt Orchestra. 4:00—Art Gillham. 4:15 to 4:30—Gypsy Music Makers, 205.4 Meters. WJSV 1.460 Kilocycles. 11:00 to 12:15—Services of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. 2:15—Church of the Air. 3:00—Baptismal Service of the Gospel Spreading Association. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 00—Twilight hour. 7:30—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Service at First Church of Christ Scientist. 9:05—Margaret Ringrose, soprano, 9:20—Song Story. 9:30—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. 9:45—Dream Boat. 10:15—Evangelical Church of the Air, 11:00—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow, 8:57a—Down South in Dixle. 9:00a—Old King Tut. 10:00a—Elizabeth Chamblin, soprano. 10:15a—Hints to Housewives. 10:30a—Program by Federation of Women’s Clubs. 11:00a—Sacred hour. 12:00m—Correct time. 12:02—Farm news. 1:30—0ld King Tut. 2:30—Afternoon musicale. 3:30—Sunshine hour. . Double-Moated Castle. Notwithstanding its rather remote position on the island of Jutland, in Denmark, on the banks of the Limfjord, Castle Spottrup has lured many visitors to its walls of recent years. Although its age and builder have been forgotten, it has been there for many centuries, and is one of the best double-moated castles of Europe. Its dividing bulwark of earth on the eastern side reaches al- most to the eaves of -the structure, and with its grass-clad ramparts adds im- mensely to the impression one receives of its ancient formidable strength. It is only restored in part, and the visitor can easily visualize its ancient extent and form. Glacier Movements Watched. ‘The movements of important glaciers throughout the world are subject to constant observation and study by selentists and the results of this work are published each year for distribution among the governments which have en- tered into the agreement. There is an international commission which super- vises the work, which has been in oper- ation since 1894. Considerable value is attached to the work. For instance, in Switzerland the variations of the gla- cler movements have a direct effect upon the mountain streams, which are depended upon in many cases for pow- . &l not so much dependence upon sponsor.” Radio stations in the British Isles, with the exception of the Irish Free State, which is under autonomous rule, all come under the B. B. C., a govern- ment chartered mstitution well guarded against political interference. The sta- tions are located so that England, Scot- land, Wales and Ulster receive two pro- grar:s from each station, one local and (dme from the B. B. C. studios in Lon- on. Far from being “slack or complacent” by reason of the absence of competi- tion—other than competition from high-powered stations on the continent —Sir John avers that the B. B. C. is aggressive and enterprising and per- forms a real service for the British people. He was frank to admit that British listeners do not always get what they want aon the air, but he firmly believes that they get what is good for them. That Sir John is a czar in his own realm, we have often been informed in British press reports. He did not come to the United States to criticize our radio; such’ criticisms as he made were more or less forced out of him by interviewers. When he visited with the members of the Federal Radio Com- mission in Washington he revealed his own firm convictions by remarking that he thought America would come to the British system some day. Lack of Censorial Power. ‘Though they shook their heads in disagreement to this, all of the radio commissioners nodded their heads in the affirmative when he said to them: “Well, at least, gentlemen, I am sure each of you here would like to have the power over American radio that I have over the British radio.” 8ir John was referring to the commission’s lack of censorial powers over advertis- ing abuses; censorship on the radio is specifically prohibited in the American radio law, 5o that the broadcasters, a motley lot at best, and representing every walk of American life, are really the censors of American radio, unless public opinion may be regarded as a factor in this respect. Sir John had kind words to say for some broadcasters here, particularly the netwcrk broadcasters. They are doing an excellent job, in his opinion, and abuses of the wave length privilege in network broadcasting, while ther are vastly less serious than those Si John said he noted in local advertising. It was Sir John's opinion that the American radio pycblem is far more difficult than the British, since all of the British Isles are no larger than some of our individual States and since we have so many varied classes and sections, not to say temperaments, to deal with here. Perhaps American radio, after all, expresses the American genius; Sir John admitted he would not like the job of running our Amer- ican radio system. There was pointed meaning to his remark before the Newspaper Radio Editors' Assoclation at their Chicago meeting last week: “I'd not like to run yours here, but I'd like to see Aylesworth try to run our B. B. C. on the American plan.” Then, as if pleased with an after- thought: “No, I withdraw that; I'd | really like to take a shot at it here.” Major Radio Features * SPEECHES. “The Russian Experiment,” by Hubert R. Knickerbocker, WMAL, 11:30a; “The World’s Business,” Julius Klein, WMAL,. 6:00 Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. ard W. Haggard, WMAL, 7:0( Government,” by David Lawrence, ‘WRC, 8:00. CLASSICAL. Gilbert and Sullivan gems, WRC, 4:00; Grand Opera Mintatures, WMAL, 8:00; Kent Hour, with Nanette Guilford, soprano, WRC, 8:15; De- troit Symphony Orchestra, WMAL, 8:30; Russian Cathedral Choir, WRC, 10:30. VARIETY. Jack Ralston's Orchestra, WOL, 1:00; Choral Orchestra, with Maurice Chevaller, WRC, 7:00; The Gauchos, WMAL, 9:00; South Sea Islanders, D, C. JUNE 21, 1931—PART FOUR. | Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. UBLIC speakers using the radio soon will be forced by the listening public to fore- g0 the use of a manuscri in the opinion of Representas Ruth Bryan Owen, Democrat, Florida. = Mrs. Owen, a veteran before the microphone, has never used a manuscript and is regard- ‘ed by many as the most hed radio sl)elker in Washington’s of- ficial circles. Mrs. Owen never fails to impress radio studio attaches with her complete mastery of microphone technique. Recently, following the broadcasting of a speech over the Columbia System, she was asked for her opinions on radio public speaklnfm “The ening public,” she sald, “is not going to stand very long for the dead quality in a voice reading the written word. It will demand the freshness of extem- poraneous speaking. Proof of that can be seen any day our Congress is in session. A member who rises to speak with a volumin- ous manuscript before him is fated to see the galleries thin out. Even his colleagues will run off to the Senate or House restaurant while he speaks. But let a speaker rise and begin without notes, without manuscript, without anything but his voice and his eyes to see the reactions of his audience, the emgw seats flll, the gallery tends to become crowded. “I didn’t find it hard to master extemporaneous speaking before the microphone. As a matter of fact, I found it much easier than I imagine it would be if I used a manuscript. Sup; I had two minutes to go and my manuscript would take five minutes. A man- uscript is certainly not as flexible as the human mind. I find it the the | simplest thing in the world to round out an idea so that the end of it comes where it should. I am quite sure I would have a terrible time trying to leave out certain sentences in a manuscript S0 that it would come out all right. To my mind, it would be impos- sible to visualize my small, front room audiences if I were paying attention to something printed in front of m In the last sentence, Mrs. Owen, perhaps without knowing it, gave a word picture of what she looks like when broadcasting. She en- ters the studio and first asks the exact second she must be finished. She has yet to go over or fall short of her allotted time. She is as expert at finishing ug on the dot as announcers who hold reputa- [ tions for ghclng “This _is the Columbia Broadcasting System” right on the split second. * * xx MmOPOL!TAN OPERA, prac- tically the last of the great American musical aggregations to hold out against radio, will prob- ably be broadcast directly from the stage in New York City, begin- ning some time next year. M. H. Aylesworth, president of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co., revealed at a hearing before the Federal Radio Commission last week that he was negotiating with Metro- politan for a serles of radio P e Aviesworth did not d . Ayleswol not expan his statement, but the prob- ilities are that, if the negotia- ons_succeed, the broadcastin will be done simultaneously wi the %ubllc lhge performances, as the N. B. C. has been doing for several finl with Chicago Civic Opera. e Metropoiitan has long eschewed radio, its trustees hav- ing been unqualified in their dis- approval of broadcasting a stage performance, although nearly all of the Metropolitan stars have made individual appearances be- fore the mlcl;op‘hzne.ln studios, Tnx world’s “population” of radio receiving sets is increas- ing at the rate of 250,000 monthly, in spite of world economic depres- ston, according to Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Dr. Klein asserts that world con- ditions “have algmu failed to have any noticeable effect on the forward march of radio.” He esti- mated the number of sets in the world at 26,000,000 to 30,000,000— and early returns from the Census Bureau indicate that about 10,- 000,000 American homes are equipped with one receiving set or_more. Since the inception of broad- casting, according to Dr. Klein, American radio exports have grown by leaps and bounds, amounting in value to nearl $100,000,000 Jfrom 1921 to 1930. Nearly 50 per cent of this total was shipped during the peak-and- depression years of 1929 and 1930, with early 1931 figures exceeding those for the same months of the past two years. LR CmAL radio recelving sys- tems, over which radio pro- grams will be tuned in and then relayed by special g to pa- tients in their beds, have been ordered installed in 105 Army hos- pitals in the United States, Pana- ma, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines. The newly developed “pillow receiver,” a diminutive radio speaker encased in a sponge rubber cushion with an outlet to permit of undisturbed reception, u) ordered by the War Department. Some radios with loud speakers and many with headphones are already installed in many Army Rospitals, and they have proved a boon to the shut-ins. The present project, which will not be com- pleted before 1935, is designed to modernize the equipment. Because radio reception is often unsatis- factory in Panama, Porto Rico and the Philippines, due to heavy static, it is planned to furnish the hospitals there with short wave receivers for reception from the United States and foreign countries. In addition to broadcast rece tion, Frovl.slan is being made for electric phonograph installations. ‘These phonograp! can be at- tached to the central receiving system and heard in lieu of radio programs when desired. MACKAY CO. ENTERS SET-MAKING FIELD Plans to Revive Bankrupt Kolster Concern After Acquiring Con- trolling Interest. Another giant concern has entered the broadcast receiving set manufac- turing fleld. Rather quietly and un- obtrusively, Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co., & unit of the International Tele- phone & Telegraph Corporation and the only major competitor of Radio Corporation of America in the radio communications field, has acquired controlling interest in Kolster Radio Corporation, including the control of the Federal Telegraph Co. of California. Mackay thus enters into competition in another braneh of radio with R. C. A. and other set makers, for the plan is to revive the bankrupt Kolster concern and take over its trademarks, patents and manufacturing facilities to market a new line of radios for the home. Franklin Hutchinson will be president of the new Kolster Radio, Inc,, it is probable that Dr. Frederick KolSter, eminent radio inventor and former radio chief of the United States Bureau of Standards, will continue as its chief engineer. According to the announcement by Clarence H., Mackay, president of Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co., the acquisition of Kolster and Federal as- sures Mackay Radio of an independent, ‘patent-free position in the United States for both radio set manufacturing and for the development and exploitation of point-to-point and international radiotelegraphy. The recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. invalidating the basic Langmuir high vacuum patent on radio tubes. was d to strengthen the position of ackay and its affiliated companies. The 1. T. & T. which becomes the real overlord of Kolster and Federal, as it is of Mackay Radio, now finds it- self in mearly all the fields of radio en- deavor that Radio ton of Amer- ica pursues, in addition to its wide- spread foreign telephone operations. It is not, however, very deeply in the broadcasting field. Whereas the R. C. A, owns 100 per cent of the National Broadeasting Co., which m: or Moonshine and Honeysuckle, WRC, | &l 2:00; Daddy and Rollo, WMAL, 6 Big Brother Club, WRC, 8:45. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. 5:00—The Fur Trappers; musical pro- gram—WABC, WNAC, WCAU and WHK. 5:30—The Dandies; Betty Smart, con- tralto; Ben Alley, tenor, and Preddie Rich’s _Orchestra — ‘WABC, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC and WCAU. 6:30 — Theatrical _Scrapbook — WJZ, KDKA, WGN, WRVA and WSR. 7:00—Melodies; Betsy Ayres, Mary Hopple and Wilworth's Ensem- WHAM, WJIR 9:15—“World Adventures” by Floyd Ofl!bflm—wwgz, KDKA, WBAL, KWK and . 9:30—Slumber Music; Ludwig Lau- rier's - .String Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, ‘WJR and WLW. 10:00—Clyde Doerr’s Saxophone Octet e vh 10:30—Los Argentinos: tango orches- tra—WJz, WJR, KDEA, radiotelegraph or manuf tlons, Fewer Summer Listeners. A recent survey conducted for the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System _showed that the July-August radio audlence is only 7.4 per cent less than the Septem- ber-October audience—thus proving, we are told, that the Summer radio audi- ence is practically as large as the Au- tumn audience. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY’'S PUZZLE. EAVED AN L) S TANT [/ WD E (/1v1/] A POLISH DIRECTOR LIKES Chamiec Says Broadcasting Will Be Commercialized in His Country. Quite a different attitude toward the American scheme of commercial broad- casting from that freely expressed by 8ir John Reith, director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation, who has just returned to England, is re- vealed in statements by Dr. Sigismond Chamiec, director of “Polskie Radjo,” the broadcasting system of Poland. Broadcasting in Poland is operated by a private concessionaire of the govern- ment, which is given a monopoly. Dr. Chamiec’s visit has been some- what obscured by the publicity attend- ing Sir John's visit, but he came to study American methods with a view, he said, to instituting commercial broadcasting in Poland. Polish listen- ers now pay a radio set license fee of $3.36 per annum, but Dr. Chamiee, aft- er observing American practices, de- clares his conviction that advertising support would raise the standards of Polish broadcasting by making better talent available. Plans are already un- derway to commercialize radio in Po- land, Dr. Chamiec said. The Polish radio chieftain has under his control, among other stations, Eu- rope's and the world’s most powerful broadeasting station—Radio Rasin, just outside of Warsaw, which broadcasts with 160,000-watt power on the long wave of 1,411 meters. He is also chair- man of the International Committee of L'Union de Radiodiffusion, which ar- ranges for exchanges of ams be- tween stations of Poland, hoslo- vakia, Germany, Hungary, France, Bel- gium and England. One of the objects of his trip here was to arrange for an exchange of pro- grams with the United States and he has entered into an agreement with the National Broadcasting Co. whereby Americans will hear relays of certain Polish programs on the network coming via 2 powerful new short-wave station being erected at Warsaw. In Poland, American short-wave transmissions will be picked up and rebroadcast. The ex- %fllzn':res are scheduled to begin next Dr. 290 RAPRIQ ATWATER KENT RCA, VICTOR MAJESTIC PHILCO BOSCH Convenient Terms SALES—SERVICE 2900 14th St. N.W. At Harvard will be part of the equipment |po AMERICAN RADIO PLAN! UNIQUIE RADIO SYSTEM Norway Operates Stations With Programs by Private Companies. Norway boasts & broadcasting struc- ture unique in Europe, where radio in most countries is operated the gov- ernment - itself or under 8OV~ ernmental control. According to & re- are largely predicated upon crystal re- ception, for thousands of listeners still have only crystal sets. The powers range from 500 watts to 75,000 watts, the lat- ter power being used on the I wave of 1,083 meters by the leading station at Oslo. Its ;:r‘nl-l range is rated at about 90 miles radius. The 500-watters have & crystal range from 10 to 12 miles, SEVEN BIG RADID STATIONS URGED One Means of Giving Nation Thorough Coverage, Says U. S. Engineer. Seven gigantic long-wave broadeast- ing stations, properly located at as many different points in the United | States and each radiating power be- | tween 100,000 and 10,000,000 watts, lreg pictured as one means for furnishing | this country with thorough Nation-wide | radio coverage, in an article in the June Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers by Lieut. Willlam H. ‘Wenstrom, Army Signal Corps radio engineer, stationed at Fort Mon- mouth, N. J. Lieut. Wenstrom's observations, while theoretical and based on the assump- tion that the wave lengths around 200 kilocycles (1,500 meters) could be made available for broadcasting purposes, are peculiarly apropos at this time, when insistent demands for more program channels or better representation on existing channels are being made by interests ranging from American educa- tors to the sovereign governments of other North American countries. $5,000,000 & Year Power. It would cost $5,000,000 a year to werize each station requiring power of 10,000,000 watts, assuming the power cost at 1 cent per kilowatt hour for 18 hours each day, according to Lieut. Wenstrom. The power bill for a 1,000,000-watt station would amount to $500, a year; for a 100,000-watter, $50,000. To obtain the required signal level over a 400-mile radius from each station, he estimates, the powers would vary according to to) aphical, at- mospheric and other con:mons peculiar to the particular section being served by each transmitter. ‘The transmitters, Lieut. Wenstrom , would be located, respectively, in a central position in the following sections: Northeast, Southeast, North Central, Northwest Central, Southwest Central, Northwest and Southwest. Thus, for example, the Northeast sta- tion might be located at the outer tip of Long Island, the North Central in the northern corner of Iowa, etc. Opening of the X waves for broad- casting, or the widen broadcast band between 550 and 1,500 kilocycles (545 and 200 meters) to em- brace more channels, have variously been su _ a3 a solution to the problem of congestion on the North American wave lengths. Europe, too, has the problem, and the recent con- ference of European broadcasters at Semmering, Austria, definitely went on record as favoring more channels for broadcasting to be obtained at the low frequency end of the radio spectrum. More Waves Problem. At the Copenhagen conference of world radio engineers, preparing for the Madrid treaty-making conference next year, the problem of making more ‘waves ilable for broadcasting was also taken up. Only last week Senator C. C. Dill, leader in radio legislation in Congress, returned from Europe with the statement that the long waves ought to be opened to broadcasting purposes. Benator Dill observed that European countries are now using certain long | waves between 160 and 224 kilocycles | (1,875 and 1,340 meters) for broadcast- ing. He declared that the same chan- nels should be made available here for | such specislized services as education and perhaps also to meet the expected demand from Canada and Mexico for more wave lengths. RADIO SERVICE appreciate our care: recise service and_nomina Phone Ool. SERVICE Ave. N.W. ISHORT-WAVE FANS “IN CLOVER” Noiw Foreign Programs Result in Project for Interna- tional System. BY ROBERT MACK. New thrills are being experienced by radio fans who romp up and down the short waves in search of foreign radio stations, Operas from Rome and programs from Shanghai, Honolulu and other corners of the globe now are received regularly as short-wave broadcasting gains in public favor and the kinks are taken out of the receiving sets. As & matter of fact, ample evidence is being received in official radio circles tending to show that international audiences have been built up on the short waves. Out of this development comes an ambitious project for an international short-wave system, centered in the United States, but tying into a dozen different nations. This plan, now be- fore the Federal Radio Commission, contemplates the iriechange of pro- grams between the nations, is try. ‘The principal owners of the powerful Curtiss-Wright group of aircraft com- panies are behind the world-wide short- wave broadcasting scheme. Station ‘W2XAL of New York, the short-wave auxillary of broadcast station WRNY, would serve as the key to the project. Forming of Corporation. ‘The Short-Wave Broadcasting Cor- poration has been formed by an amal- gamation of the interests of the two New York stations and the Short-Wave & Television Corporation of Boston, Already a universal type of receiving set, combining broadcast, short-wave and television reception, is being manu- Iumud., - - ‘The plan to bolster up programs broadcast on these short waves in such a way as to create a greater demand for short-wave receivers, manufactured and marketed by the company. In that manner, the cost of maintaining the service would be defrayed, since Federal Tegulations provide that no pecuniary return may be realized from short-wave broadcasting, which is yet in an ex- perimental status. In building up & case for the project before the commission, Walter S. Lem- mon, president of the new corporation, said that already more than 100 sta- tions in this country have agreed to feed American programs to the proposed net- work. He said that arrangements al ready have been made for foreign pick- ups, to be broadcast by short waves in Santiago, Valparaiso, Sao Paulo, Shang- hai and Rome. Approval Given Plan. Testimony in favor of the plan was given to the commission by Benjamin Cohen, former secretary of the Chilean legation, who has investigated the South American fleld; Lieut. Col. Marko Pen- neroli, military attache of the Italian embassy, who pledged co-operation of the radio interests of his country; Ches- ter W. Cuthell, director of Curtiss- Wright, and A. H. Bosdaro, former Brit- ish theatrical impresario. Four international channels would be employed, with plans for stations in other nations also to operate on the channels for program interchanges. The channels sought are 6,040, 11,800, 22,250 and 21460 kilocycles. The power of W2XAL, now of 500 watts, would be stepped up gradually to 15,000 watts if the authority is granted and its location moved from New York to Boston, ‘The project was pointed to as a “vital factor in the promotion of amity toward American ideals and paves the way for a greater world trade for American goods” by Mr. Cuthell. Lieut. Col. Pen- neroli said that the broadcasting of opera from Rome by short waves has resulted in thousands of regular listen- ers in the United States, and that Ital- ians were anxious to receive American programs. (Copyright, — The year 1776 yitnessed the Decla- ration of Independence, the publication of Adam Smith's “Wealth of Nations” the book which laid the foundations of modern political economy, and Wil- kinson's invention of the cylinder that made Watt's new steam engine possible. 1881) *“*HOLLY?"* HOLLERAN British war dce, deseribes thrilling wir fights tonight, fl:}.; lock “BAYUK STAG PARTY” wekk, WiEx"Wik. 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