Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1931, Page 61

JOBLESS RELIEF PROGRAM ON AIR Fourth of Series Will Be Broadcast Over Combined Chains Tonight. The fourth of a series of special radio programs in the interest of the unem- ployment relief campaign, to be broad- cast tonight over the combined Colum- bia and N. B. C. networks, will feature an imposing group of celebrities, headed by Gen. John J. Pershing, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Gerakiine Farrar and Mary Pickford. Both WRC and WMAL will carry the complete program, which starts at 10:45 and will continue until 12 o'clock mid- m‘m” ‘Various parts of the broadcast will originate in Washington, New York, Ban Prancisco and New Orleans. ‘Walter Damrosch and his orchestra, Dennis King, Irvin 8. Cobb, Kathleen Norris, John Charles Thomas and Paul Kochanski also_will contribute to the program. Ted Husing, Milton J. Cross end Alwyn Bach will announce the pro- gram. Symphony in Afternoon. Aside from the unemployment relief program, WRC will broadcast the usual array of N. B. C. attractions and sev- eral new network features. The new presentations will be 8 symphony con- cert at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon, di- rected by Walter Damrosch, and the Hall of Fame at 9:45 o'clock, to be pre- sented by Frank Black's Orchestra, a quartet and Countess Olga Albani, so- ano. ‘The Home Circle gognm at 5:30 o'clock will feature Richard Bonelli, baritone of the Chicago Civic Opera Co. | His program includes “The Two Grena- | diers,” “Gypsy Love Song” and “The Lost Chord.” Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland 1s to be the guest speaker in the Senti- nels of the Republic program at 1 o'clock. His topic is ‘‘Government In- Another outstanding attraction on the WRC schedule is the Frolic program, formerly broadcast on Friday night. This feature will be presented by Predie Grofe's Orchestra, Jane Froman, contralto; Jack Fulton, jr., tenor, and the King’s Jesters, a male trio. Noted Pianist on WMAL. Jose Iturbi, internationally famous pianist, will be heard over WMAL and associated Columbia stations this after- noon as guest artist with the New York will Ao plano_ s4lo I Mosarts e 0 50] ozart's “E !E:’ Concerto, No. The or- chestra will feature Joslyn's ‘“Pagan ” and the “Kleine Theater Buite” of Toch. A w:?lm made up entirely of the works of Wagner will be presented by mfi:mwer;: s)impho;"ly O}'chestra dur- Music Along the Wires program. The selections range from the prel?xxdne to the third act of “Lohengrin” to the | “leflA nf‘ the Valkyries, ‘'from “Die | ‘Three classical gems will be played by the Roxy Symphony Orchestra in the second of its series of concerts on the Columbia network. Wagner’s “Tann- hauser overmr;l'l'n:lg‘ open the program. rangemen “Cortege de Bacchus” of Delibes. Shakespearean Scenes Planned. Scenes from Shakespeare's “The Tempest” will be presented during the “Romances of the Sea” pi 'am. In- cidental music will be provided by Charles Previn's Symphony Orchestra. ‘WOL will broadcast this afternoon a special program arranged by the Di trict tment of the American Le- gion. will be made by F. G. Fraser, department commander of the , and James F. Kehoe, member- ship officer. Isaac Gans will act as master of ceremonies. The musical portion of the program will feature Miss Mathilie Kolb and the Drum and Bugle Corps of Victory Post, No. 4. WJSV has scheduled a varied pro- %:em of music and religious features. outstanding features include the Foxettes program and a concert by the Shoreham Orchestra. Broadway Hits Organ finmberx. Up-to-the-minute hits from Broad- way will be played by Jesse Crawford in his organ recital tomorrow night over | WRC and other N. B. C. stations. I Major Radio Features | SPECIAL EVENTS. Unemployment Relief program, WRC and WMAL, 10:45 to 12:00. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS. *Ancient Buildings in Britain,” by Vis- count Lee of Fareham, WMAL, 12:30. SPEECHES. *Government Interference With Busi- ness,” by Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, WRC, 1:00; “Beating the Slump,” Klein, WMAL, 7:00; by Dr. Julius “Devils, Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard, WMAL, 8:00; “Our Government,” by David Law- rence, WRC, 9:00. CLASSICAL, Walter Damrosch Hour, WRC, 1:15; New York Philharmonic Orchestra, WMAL, 3:00; Richard Bonelli, WRC, $:30; Through the Opera Giass, WRC, 7:00; Music Along the Wires, WMAL, 8:15; Ernest Hutcheson, pian- ist, WMAL, 10:00. VARIETY. The Prolic, WRC, 4:00; Rubinoff’s Or- chestra, with Eddie Cantor, WRC,| 8:00; the Hall of Fame, WRC, 9:45; Ted Weems' Orcheszrl, WRC, 10:15. ] e and Honeysuckle, WRC, lub of the Air, WRC, 7:3 of the Sea, WMAL, 9:30. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. 2:30—The Foamers: Herble Kay's O: chestra and Chauncey Parson tenor — WJZ, WBAL, WHA! and WBZ S 3:30—Balkan Mountain Men — WJZ Rev. Charles E.| and WBAL. 4:00—Sermon by Coughlin of the Church of the ; Little Flower—WOR, WGR, | WCAO, WFEL, KMOX, WORC and WCAV. 8:00—National Vespers; Dr. Harry| Emerson Fosdick-—WJZ, WBAL, | WLW and WSM 6:00—Raising Junior, sketch of domes- tic 1ife—WJZ, WBAL, WHAM and WJR. €:30—The Dandies; Ann Pennington and Roger White's Orchestra— WABC, WFBL. WEAN and WCAU. 7:00—Harold Stokes and his_Orches- tra—WJZ, WBAL, WSM and WJR. 80 -The Three Bakers and Billy Artz's Orchestra—WJZ, WBAL | Betsy Ayres, Mary and Ensemble—WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WJR,| KDKA and KYW. 8:15—Magazine hour; John Barton Payne and Ernest La Prade's Orchestra—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, EDEA, WJR and 'MC. 9:16—The Stag Party; Eddie Ricken- backer, e Quartet and Bru- silof’s Orchestra—WBAL, WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WLW. drama of the 3:3 Roman| SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. NOVEMBER 8, Some New Faces Before the Microphone THEIR PRESENTATIONS BROADCAST BY WASHINGTON RADIO STATIONS. WMAL and other Columbia orchestra is heard over WRC. derful,” theme song of his bro OLORES GILLEN (left), N. B, C. dramatic artist, Who is often heard in broadcasts originating in Chicago. the center is a new photograph of Myrt and Marge, show girls, who are presenting a new serial sketch over tations. Harold Veo (right), director of the Meyer Davis orchestra chain, whose In Veo also is a composer, his latest composition being the popular “Just Won- adcasts. RADIO V1 SIT PAID BY “LITTLE CESAR” Celebrity Arranging U. S. Re- broadcast in Europe as Good-Will Force. ‘The “Littlc Cesar” of the Columbia Broadcasting System, who journeys about Europe lining up celebrities to address the American radio audience via international broadcasting, was in ‘Washington last week “to the ball rolling the other way.” Cesar Saerchinger, European repre- sentative of Columbia, is the full name and title of the man who has a unique Job b . Less than 5 feet tall, he is & former newspaper cor- respondent and insists his work in radio is not at all different from his former journalistic pursuits. Mr. Saerchinger said he is trying to arrange for regular broadcasts of Amer- ican programs to Europe, notably to the English_audience. ~Virtually since the Naval Conference in London a year and a half ago Columbia has been rebroad- casting regular weekly programs from Europe, using for the most part the trans- oceanic radio-telephone circuits of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. International rebroadcasts fromyAmer- ica to Europe have not been o' regu- lar schedule, but confined to extraordi- | nary events. Sees Good-Will Builder, European listeners, he said, are anx- icus to hear more from America. The uncouth side of America, its gang wars and rackets, Hollywood scandals and the like are “played up” abroad through newspaper accounts, he indicated. To broadcast true accounts and pictures of American standards would be a good- will builder for this country, he be- leves. The Pope, King George, George Ber- nard Shaw and the Mahatma Gandhi are among notables who have yielded | to the spell of the microphcne, Mr. Saerchinger said. It took him nearly two years to get George Barnard Shaw to face the American mike, but he got | his man finally “in a weak moment.” | He told how he inveigled John Mase- fleld, poet laureate of England, to re- cite his poetry over the air. This “very, very shy man,” he said, was delighted | with the result of his broadcast. Today on WMAL 4738 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 9:00a—Land o' Make Belleve, 10:00»—001:::.:- cuml»ch of the Afr. 10:30a—Qu armonies. 11:00a—Duets by Julia Mahoney and Charles Carlisle. 11:15a—Watch Tower Service, 11:30a—Voice of St. Louis. 12:30—Rebroadcast from London— “Ancient Bulldings in Britain,” by Viscount Lee of Fareham, 12:45—Emery Deutsch’s Orchestra. 1:00—Cathedral Hour. 2:00—Sons of Eli 2:30—Columbia Church of the Alr. 3:00—New York Philharmonic Sym- phony Orchestra. 4:00—Service from the Washington Cathedral. 5:00—Wardman Park Orchestra. 6:00—Weather report. 6:02—Mayflower Concert Orchestra. 6:40—Interview with Bob Butterfleld. 6:45—Noah Berry and Paul Specht's Orchestra. 7:00—"Beating the Slump,” by Dr. Julius Klein 7:15—Songs our mothers used to sing. 7:30—Rybb’s Novelty Orchestra and Paul Small, tenor. 8:00—"Devils, Drugs and Doctors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard. 8:15—Music Along the Wires. 8:45—"Your Child,” by Angelo Patri. 9:00—Roxy Symphony Orchestra. 9:30—Romances of the Sea. 10:00—Ernest Hutcheson, pianist, and concert orchestra. 10:30—The Geuchos. 10:45—Unemployment relief program. 12:00—Weather forecast. 12:01 to 12:30—Midnight Reveries. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Morning Devotions. 8:15a—Something for Every One. 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mail, 9:30a—Tony’s Scrap Book. 9:45a—Melody Musketeers. 10:00a—Chatting with Ida Bailey Allen. 10:15a—Harmonies and Contrasts. 10:45a—Major and Minor, piano team. 11:00a—Melody Parade. 11:15a—Madison Singers. 11:30a—"Pront Page Personalities,” by Anne Lezar. 11:45a—The Ambassadors. 12:00m—Don Bigelow's Orchestra. 12:30—Columbia Revue. 1:00—Aster Orchestra. 1:30—Harry Tucker's Orchestra. 2:00—Ann Leaf at the organ. 2:30—American School of the Air. 3:00—Will Osborne’s Orchestra. 3:30—Arthur Jarrett. 3:45—Duets by Ben and Helen. Then there was the problem of get- ting Lord Grey of Falloden, one of the | elder English statesmen. Having been | “tipped off” that he was a great ad- mirer of George Washington, Mr. Saer- | chinger said he had little difficulty | afterward. The Gandhi broadcast was arranged after much tribulation with | the British cclonial office, and it was not broadcast in England | Mr. Saerchinger narrated the diffi- culties encountered in “political” broad- casts and the rigid censorship main- tained bv the government-controlled | British Broadcasting Co. Called Powerful Force. As a builder of international good will | and peace, however, he declared, trans- | oceanic radio is a powerful force. He | predicted if the radio medium had bzen developed before the World War that struggle might have been averted. Mr. Saerchinger already has arranged for several rebroadcasts to Europe, the first of which will be a concert of the | New York Philharmonic November 29. | In December a series of several broad- casts has been arranged, and thought is being given by Columbia to the main- tenance of a regular schedule of weekly broadcasts to Europe, reciprocating the international brcadcasts every.Sun- day from abroad. e o ool Auto Radios Taxed at Border. Motorists with radios attached to thelr cars must anncunce this fact to cus- toms officers in going into Canada and also pay a fee of $1. The fee is re- quired for all radios in the Northern country. It may be paid through post- masters in the larger cities and towns. After touring Canada, motorists should call attention to the radio, so that it may be checked off their customs per- Returns to Radio POPULAR STAGE STAR ON WRC. e, 3 e) n orus — 5 1100 BAL, WHAM and WOR. 13:00—] Thels and his Orchestra SYiz, wez WiR. N ANCY CARROLL of the movies, who will be Rudy Vallee's guest artist in the Sunshine Hour 4:00—Bert Lown's Orchestra. 205.4 Meters. 1.460 Kilooycles. 10:30a—Salon music. 11:00a—Services of the Fourth Presby- terian Church. 12:15 to 12:30—Health talk. 2:00—Church of the Afr. 3:00—Metropolitan Dance Orchestra. 3:45—Crescendo Male Chorus, 4:15—Gospel Twilight Hour 4:45—Tango Troubadours. :15—Kalua Boys. 45—Roland Wheeler, tenor. :00—Gospel Spreading Association. :00—Shoreham Concert Orchestra. 55—Service at First Church of Christ Scientist. 05—Studio feature. :15—Health talk. 30—Baptist Chapel Echoes, 00—Foxettes. :30—Evangelical Church of the Alr. :00—Full Gospel Tabernacle Service. :30 to 12:00—Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. Early Program Tomorrow. :00a—Treasure Chest. :00a—Hints to Housewives, by Peggy Clarke. 30—Health Talks. 45a—Program by Women’s Clubs. :15a—S8acred Hour. 35a—Gospel Choir. :57a—Time signal. :00—Variety Hour. :00—Concert Trio. :30—Sunshine Hour. :00—Shoreham Orchestra. Folks Behind WISV Federation of BY THE RADIO EDITOR. business trip taken by their father was the prime factor in The Microphone starting the Boswells on their radio careers. If Mr. Boswell had not left New Orleans for Florida on an | extended trip some six years ago, the Boswell sisters might still be playing stately minuets and sedate classical se- lections on that time-honored trio of strings; the violin, cello and 0. But the train had hardly lest the sta- tion, carrying with it their stern musi- cal mentor, when the three volatile girls —Connie, Martha and Vet—Iaid® aside the trappings of classicality and took up a more congenial set of instruments. With Connie playing the sax, Vet the banjo, and Martha the plano, the “St. Louls Blues” replaced the melodies of Br{\‘;;n;‘s. th the discovery of pular rhythms came the desire o sing the tunes they played, and from this tran- sition emerged the Boswell Sisters, specialists in vocal harmonies—vocal harmonies which have brought them fame and fortune through their broad- casts over the Columbia network. The girls are three-quarters French, and were reared in l%umg rich witn the cultural tradition of old New Or- leans. Both parents were musicians, and the girls began their musical studies when hardly out of the cradle. The island of St. Croix will launch & homesteading project to further the program Thursday bpight on WRC and other N. B. C. stations. "~ economic rel g bilitation of the the Radio (All programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time.) 315.6 Meters. WR 950 Kilocycles. 8:00a—Melody Hour. 00a—Children’s Hour. erald Isles. 13: rklets. 12:15—Echoes of the Orient. 12:30—Biblical drama. 1:00—"Government Interference With Business,” by Gov. Ritchie of Maryland. 1:15—Walter Damrosch Hour. 1:45—American Singers, with Willlam W * Orchestra. 2:15—8unq 5{1 Bright Spots. 30—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 00—Wayne King's Orchestra, 3:30—Priendly Hour Parkes Cadman. 4:00—The Frolic with Ferdie Groefe's Orchestra and Jane Froman. 4:30—Roy Shields Orchestra, and Ruth Lyon, soprano. 5:00—Artists’ rervice program. 5:30—Twilight Hour, featuring Richard Bonel!i, baritone. 6:00—Natjonal Catholic hour. 00—Through the Opera Glass. 20—Late News Flashes. 30—Club of the Air. 8:00—Rubinoff's Orchestra, with Ed- die Cantor. 9:00—“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 9:15—American Album of Familiar Music. 9:45—The Hall of Fame. 10:15—Ted weems' Orchestra. 45—Unemployment relief program. 12:00—Weather forecast. 12:01 to 1:00a—Palais d'Or Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower Health Exercises. 8:00a—Gene and Glenn. 8:15a—Morning Devotions. 8:30a—Cheerio. 00a—Le Trio Charmante. 15a—Tom Waring’s Troubadours. 9:45a—Food program. 10:00a—Mrs. Blake's Radio Column. 10:15a—Dr. Copeland's Health Clinic. 10:30a—"Please Tell Me,” by Jean Car- roll. 10:45a—Ballad Singers. 11:00a—Hawalian Serenaders. 11:30a—Hugo Mariani’s Orchestra. 11:45a—Jill and Judy. 12:00m—The Home Circle. 15—Black and Gold Orchestra. 12:30—National Farm and Home Hour. 1:30—Pennsylvania luncheon music. 2:00—"The Importance of Volunteer Service,” by Mrs. Sydney Borg. 2:15—The Nomads. 2:45—Henrletta Schumann, pianist. 3:00—Woman's Radio Review. 4:00—Rebroadcast from London of address by Ramsay MacDonald. 228.9 Meters. WOL 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—Organ Reverie, 10:30a—The Old Stager. 11:00a—Church services. 12:25—Birthdays. 12:30—In Funnyland With Uncle Jerry. 1:00—Dance tunes. 1:30—American Legion program. 2:00 to 2:30—Program by Greek Bible Students’ Association. 4:30—National Hawaiians. 4:45—Jimmy Harbison, pianist, 5:00—Washington ~ Catholic Radio Hour. 6:00 to 6:15—Sorority Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:05a—Musical Clock. 10:00a—Organ melodies. 10:30a—Novelettes, 11:00a—March of Music. 11:15a—With the Composers. 12:00m—Luncheon music. 12:30 to 0—Dance music. RADIO MANAGER RESIGNS C. 0. Fischer Quits Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. Charles O. Fischer, who has been identified with the radio business in Washington for nearly 10 years, has re- signed from the radio department of the Potomac Electric Power Co. to be- | comes sales manager of the radio and | electrical refrigeration department of the L. C. Pate Motor Co., at 5832 Geor- gla avenue. Mr. Fischer first became prominent 'J};;‘gh,“ anlgel’ of defunct station . formerly operated b; & kron: y Woodward Broadcaster to Return to Wilds. F. A. Mitchell-Hedges pl. to the Central American jungles u sosn '.:c!;:p;;r':sm l-‘lm’.l:l dserles on N. B. C. eted. He ivil . e civilization is too 'is on the air —with its first coast-to-coast N. B. C. chain program. Hear about the new Buick for 1932—and about Buick’s $50,000 contest. - . Tune in tonight on WRC 9:45 P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME FGHT STATINS SENTT0 OBLVION Commission Action Strikes Broadcasters After Deluge of Criticism. BY MARTIN CODEL. Leading American broadcasters in convention in Detroit recently had no sooner finished hearing liberal quan- titles of criticism heaped upon m= selves by public and private authori- ties—some of it coming from their own ranks and blaming them for lack of self-restraint in permitting certain forms of objectionable matter to be 'd via their micro es—than they were greeted with the news that four more stations had just been lopped off the air by the Federal Radio Commissi on. ‘This brought to eight the total num- ber of stations re tly condemned to limbo for various causes. Though l{:- cific reasons are generally given, the commission usually conciudes simply that the stations are not operating in the public interest, convenience or necessity. That phrase covers a mul- titude of its gestures of authority, for it is the only hallmark in the radio law for any station’s reason for being, the courts having held rather con- clusively of late that no broadcaster can claim property rights as the Federal regulatory authority. Broadeasters Concerned. ‘Tremendous concern is being felt in broadcasting circles over the commis- sion’s belated manifestation of bel- ligerence toward those it regards as failing to fulfill their public service obligations adequately. Among certain broadcasters, who have been under fire for various causes lately, consternation reigns. None knows where the ax will fall next or for what reason. It remains for the courts, of course, to pass upon the commission’s several decisions, for most of the stations may be expected to fight back. But the courts have shown a disposition to up- hold the commission in cases where stations were condemned for violating common_ethics and good taste, if not technical regulations. The most recent eliminations were for several reasons. Stations WIBO and WPCC, both of Chicago, for ex- ample, were ordered to quit the air to make way on their shared wave length for WJKS, Gary, Ind., on the ground that Illinols, especially the Chicago area, is considerably over quota in its due allotment of radio facilities, while Indiana is under quota. Both stations have obtained an order from the Court of Appeals here stay- ing the commission’s decision until the case can be heard by that tribunal. ‘Then the commission ordered WNJ, Newark, and WKBO, Jersey City, elime inated to afford additional. time to ‘WHOM, Jersey City, holding that their previous time-sharing of a single chan- nel was an uneconomical use of the ether in the public interest and that the two condemned statiors were not qualified to remain in operation. Next to feel the guillotine were WCHI of the Peoples Pulpit Association, and WJAZ of the Zenith Radio Corporation, both of Chicago, whose wave time was made available to WCKY, Covington, Ky. for much the same reasons, al- though Kentucky is already an over- quota State. At the same time, the commission ruled WIBR, Steubenville, Ohio, and WMBA, Newport, R. I, off the air for violating regulations and also for alleged failure to serve the public interest. 5,000 to 50 Watt Range. | ‘The stations are large and small ones, ranging from the 5,000 watts of WCHI and WJAZ, to the 50 watts of WMBA. In the cases of WIBO and WPCC, the commission reversed Chief Examiner Ellis A. Yost's recommendation that the Gary station is not entitled to their facilities, particularly in view of its proximity to Chicago. In the case of WCHI and WJAZ, Examiner Walker had recommended that WCKY was not entitled to the additional time under the Davis equalization amendment, since Kentucky was already overquota. Back of the commission’s belligerent campaign to eliminate what it regards as undesirable stations is the idea that there should be a test of the validity of the quota regulations, adopted after Congress had passed the Davis amend- ment requiring an equalization of avail- able facilities among the five zones and an allotment to States within those zones in proportion to their populations. Such a test will be forthcoming very clearly in the WIBO-WPCC action. It upheld, the commission may then be expected to start swinging the ax even more viclously among such over-radio- ized areas as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Since its court victories over Dr. John R Brinkley, who was deprived of his license to operate a station in Kansas for his medical advice broadcasts, and of Rev. John Sproul, who lost his license to operate a station at Pitts- burgh, the commission has al inclined to deal summarily with sta- tions whose broadcasts are regarded as inimical to public health and inade- quate in public servi It has cited a half dozen stations for hearings this Winter because they have carried al- leged quacks, such as questionable med- ical practitioners, astrologers and the like. While the commisison has no powers of censorship, it has broad pow- ers under the “public interest, conven- fence or necessity” clause, and appar- ently it intends to exercise those powers. All of which is designed to put the broadcasters on their mettle and to make them more careful of the type of material they accept for broadcast pur- poses. The better classes of stations is evincing no fears—in fact, many have been rewarded in recent months in the way of higher pewers, more time, etc. Small stations and large that are hard put to it to make ends meet and are less discriminate in the kind of adver- tising they do, and stations that are used for personal or questionable public aims, are the ones that now face the fear of regulatory wratl Having converted some stables in London into an uiltra-modern flat, the Hon. Mrs. John Russel has just had the arbage cans decorated by & painter. NOAH BEERY Famous Warner Bros. Star, Will Be Guest Artist on the Castelberg’s Radio Revue Today, at 6:45 P.M. OVER WMAL Assisted by Paul Specht and His Dance Orchestra . l ,. ; | 1931—PART FOUR. Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. EW YORK STATE now leads all States in the total number of radios reported during the 1930 census, ac- cording to latest figures an- nounced by the Census Bureau. At the same time, New Jersey took the lead over all other States in the proportion of its families having radios. Of the 3,162,118 families counted in New York as of Ag:-xl 1, 1830, there were 1,829,123 that replied in the affirmative when asked by the census enumerator whether they had radlos. This is 57.8 per cent of the total. With an aver- age of four persons found in each family, the total number of home listeners in the State on that date was 7,316,402, New Jersey’s radio census re- veals that 63.4 per cent of its homes had radios, or 625,639 out of 987,616 families. With New Jersey's average, 4.1 persons per 1 , the number of listeners may be estimated 'at approxi- mately 2,565,200. Since the number of radios has increased comiderablg in the 19 months that elapsed between the taking of the census and its re- rting, many of them initial in- stallations, it is fair to figure that at least 3 out of 5 homes in New York and, gerhn 8, 7 out of 10 homes in New Jersey are now radio-equipped. The New York report shows that the five boroughs of Manhattan have a total of 1,021,651 radios among 1,728,695 homes, or 59.1 per cent, while the New Jersey re- port shows that Newark has 57,360 of its 105,398 families, or 54.4 per vent, equipped with radios. New York displaces California for top ranking, that State having re- ported 839,991 families havin radios. Ohio now ranks thlnl, with 810,767; Mi , fourth, 5 ,105, New Jersey, with 63.4 per cent, displaces Massachusetts for high ranking in the percentage column, showing the highest ratio of radios to homes of any other State in the Union. Massachu- setts’ proportion was 57.6 per cent, and it now goes into second place. Rhode Island is now third, with 57.1 per cent; Connecticut, fourth, with 549 per cent; the District of Columbia, fifth, with 53.9 per cent, and California, sixth, with 51.9 per cent. All of the States are now re- ported, with the exception of Illinois and Pennsylvania, whose figures will be announced shortly. Early estimates are that Illinois will approach the 1,200,000-set mark and Pennsylvania will run agproximately 1,500,000 sets. Thus the total for the United States will exceed 12,500,000 sets, which, with four each to the family, will mean an audience of at least 50,- 000,000—and that figure is as of 19 months ago! * k % X STARTLING claims made a year ago by Philo T. Farnsworth, youthful television experimenter of Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, that television could be trans- mitted on channels even narrow- er than those needed for ordinary voice broadcasting, is now amend- ed by that inven himself. Channels many times that width, Mr. Farnsworth has now con- cluded, are necessary for the transmission through space of images of good detail and sus- tained entértainment value. This statement was made by Mr. Farnsworth at his first ap- pearance before the Federal Radio Commission since the general conference on television held a year ago, at which the status of the visual art was appraised and judged by Federal radio authori. ties as still “highly experimental.’ Then, he appeared as an inde- pendent. Now he is associated with Philco, which seeks permis- sion to invade the experimental television field. Questioned about his statement that television could be broadcast on bands six or elght kilocycles wide, Mr. Farnsworth said he had not worked out the details at that time. He insisted, however, that his system, employing a cathode ray tube rather than mechanical scanning, permitted operation on channels much narrower than those demanded by other meth- ods. Philco seeks assignment to the regular television band of 2,750-2,850 kilocycles, and to the ultra - high frequency ranges above 43,000 kilocycles. Television, he said, will ultimately go on waves affording “line of sight’ transmission. * k k k MECHANICAL device, through the use of which Ted Husin, can determine almost withou fail the player or players taking part in every play during a foog ball game, flyupbe{n erfected b; R DISTRICT 4700 12 Experts at Your Call STAR RADIO SERVICE DEPT. 409 11th St. N.W. 4 P4 chigan with 599, Ogéolnd Massachusetts, | P! Husing and John E. Norton, mas- ter control engineer of the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System, and is now being used by the sports announcer in each of his foot ball broadcasts. ‘The apparatus is in the form of mechanisms contained in two box- like appliances, with top panels on each keyed to the field order of two foot ball teams. One of the boxes has a series of 22 but- tons for transmitting signals, the other box has 22 corresponding light spaces for receiving the sig- nals. By g;eumg the proper but- tons on the one panel an ob- server communicates to Husing’s receiving panel a detailed enum- eration { name and position of the particular players on both Knte;xdmg teams participating in e plays. ‘The whole apparatus is an an- swer to a long-felt need for some device whereby Husing could de- termine at a distance, and par- ticularly in the difficult weather that so often obtains for foot ball contests, the details of the swift moves down the fleld. a muddy fleld, particularly, it was dificult for Husing to see ex- actly what intricate plays were being made in swift sequence. ‘The sending part of the device, with its button for each of the gln.yen on the teams, is operated y & well placed observer whose duty it is to watch through strong field glasses with the one object of determining the participants in the play. This observer is either within henrln{ distance of Husing’s voice as he talks into his microphone, or else is equipped with earphones connected into the microphone circuit. As he listens to the rts announcer’s verbal conti- |the 5po! nuity he is able to luRply at once, by illuminating the lights in the roper position on Husing’s re- ceiving panel, the names of the players wanted. DE FOREST SAYS KDKA WAS NOT PATHFINDER Several Stations, at Least One of ‘Which Still Exists, Preceded Pittsburgh, He Says. That Station KDKA, Pittsburgh, which last week celebrated its eleventh anniversary, was anteceded by & num- ber of broadcasting stations, at least | one of which is stul in existence, is as- serted by Dr. Lee De Forest reverxd as “the father of radio” for his inven‘tr: of the radio tube, in a letter to 8. M. Kintner, vice president of the Westing- house Co., whicn operates KDKA and several other stations. Dr. De Forest pays tribute to Dr. Frank Conrad, whose experiments led to the establishment of KDKA, called by its owners the pioneer station of the world and aic called the first per- manent broadcasting station because it went on the air November 2, 1920, and has remained cn a regular schedule ever since. But the noted inventor, now residing ‘n Los Angeles, insists thot there were various successful broad- calsfber! before KDKA, including him- ‘Too much credit cannot be given Dr. De Forest for his pioneering efforis in radio, nor does Dr. De Forest detract from the fact that Dr. Conrad and the ‘Westinghouse Co. “developed it so generously.” It is a fact, according to reliable recoreds and informed opinion that KDKA went on the air and stayed on the air practically without inter- ruption for 11 years, and that its build- ers have contributed largely to ihe progress of rad‘. ‘The records also show, however, that there were several cedents to KDKA, even though none has remained in operation on the same permanent -unless it be what Is now WWJ of the Detroit News. But that station, though it still exists, is sald to have had many silent days be- tween the Summer of 1920, when it first went on (he air, and the time it went on a permanent basis. Distance Fading Eliminated. From Stockholm comes a report that K. E. Ylander, Swedish mxtn:z? of Os- sersund. l::.ld pert’ ected and sucessfuly lemonstrated a fading compensator that can be attached to radio sets to e.umlf nate the fading programs from distant stations. s AR .S Radio Club to Hear Burger. Problems of the radiophone operator will be discussed by P. ?Bum:: at a meeting of the Washington Radio Club Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Bi mm of Station AEX. Seth Parker in Missouri. Seth Parker and his cast of Jones- s on a coast-to-coast tour mflfllhho arrived at St. Joseph, Mo. Authorized Service Link Belt Chains & Norma Bearings MILLER-DUDLEY CO. 1716 14th St. N.W. North 1583. well “THERE'S ONE THING T LIKE ABOUT RADIO=YOU, CAN TURN OFF THE CONVERSATION WI'I‘HOU! HURTIN' ANYBODYS FEE| The finest plant you can at the price. taken on your property. ASLOW AS .... ' antee. absolute satisfaction, from the atqldpm'nt of equipment, instal- lation and service. AMERICAN RADJATOR 7 U.S. STATIONS FEEL MENAGE IN MEXICG Powerful Broadcasting Units Across Border Ready to Seize Channels. About a dozen new broadcasting sta- tions of substantial power are being built just across the international bor- der In Mexico and threaten further serious interference with the operation of American and Canadian broadcast- ing stations. Taking advantage of the absence of Broadotsting wave by Mexico, 3¢ is learned on good i ity, these sta- tions lreotbdn‘ bullt with the main of the than Mexio. American capital is to be them and American industries backing are expected to advertise over them. Brinkley Takes Lead. With ruinous interference already ex- perienced by several stations from the experimental operations of XER, the new 75,000-watt station of Dr. John R. leposed Kansas ble should stations m't.b' air. The 96 l\al‘&ldblde ve are e bet'ecn‘canldn .Mnlm States under ‘“gentleman’s agreement” to which Mexico is not a plrt{ a country, therefore, is assigning n‘d. ttih“ stations virtually at random with the inevitable result of interference. This newest activity may force the hand of the United States and necessi- tate the calling of a North American cm"t:::eofm frg;gd:lmto for a new avoid what might amount to chaos on the Janktte, wave ada has six channels of Vit the Untted Blates: bt palos s , W 0! remainder of the exclusive wave lengths. Canada Not Satisfled. Canada lmh' demanded more fre- &mclu. W] Mexico, which only in e last two years became aware of the value and importance of broadcast- ing, evidently has been waiting country to take the initiative in further international deliberations. 1t 1s understood that ‘these new sta- tions will be operated with power of from 2,000 to 10,000 watts. Mexico is said to offer a fertile fleld for American products and the theory is that Amer- ican advertisers would be to promote their commodities over such stations. = There are about 40 stations in Mex- ico, but most of them are of low power, in the neighborhood of 100 watts. In the last year the number has doubled. While channels have not been selected for the stations under construction, it is inevitable that interference will re- sult both to American and Canadian stations, for they must squeeze in be- | tween channels "already occupled. STATION IN 25,000 CLASS Increase in Watts Awarded WBZ- WBZA, Boston-Springfield. To the nine stations recently gran power increases to 50,000 nttz an” l'fhz six boosted to 25,000 watts, the Federal Radio Commission last week added ngZ";‘VIJ‘BZé&gaSWn-fiPrmM, award- station an increase from 15,- e previously had asked for 50,000, along with some 20 other appli- cants. 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