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6 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FEBRUARY 17, 1932—PART FOUR. RADIO ADVERTISING PROBE BENEFICIAL Couzens-Dill Resolution Has Awakened Industry to Its Shortcomings. BY MARTIN CODEL. EW YORK, February 6.—Even if | t accomplishes nothing else, | the Couzens-Dill resolution, re- ently passed by the Senate, | ecting an inquiry by the | Radio Commission into the ad- | i Radio’s “Gloom Chasers” BEGIN-NEW SERIES ON phascs of radio broadcasting to awaken a newly acute | ness of their own shortcomings of stations, networks, pro- rs, advertising agencles and | sponsors. | 1 will come a wealth of in- bout the eccnomics of 1 radio and the motives of| o oppose the present system.| y also come a new by broadcasters to without govern- | The ultimate | flect of the expressed attitude Tess and the public cannot be industry so close to the se as broadcasting. New York City, where a very oportion of the sponsored radio | te, the Radio Commis- © has evoked tremer Every element in broad- to know whether Senator | the resolution ndded various of Gover: operation of t ing its passage. r effort house,” possibl intervention [AR ~5:5:1 1 o] Wants Co-operative Study. inclined toward Govern- | ship and the elimination of | ing from radio? the writer, on here from Washington, was| on all hands ! 'he answer is not difficult. Senator s. a Progressive Republican, is| disgusted with those programs v e amount of blatancy commercial messages. Himself who rose from being a book- | nry Ford in the early| 1 of America’s richest Couzens is not a Govern- | hip advocate and never has 2t he fa Covernment of the radio here. He wants yparison made with the poses only of inferjority. 1g7estion that ncements simply | e program sponsor of * mention to re- the sponsor for his program in- Cestment—was made in an offhand manner and without close study of | the proble Always fair to- ward t erpriser, especially | the little fellow tor Couzens’ mind is open on the subject. Personally, he | ess for such radio y of advertising and d as one of the| on the air from | onsor ve Democrat, er which radio th best in-| the country on radio does not favor though he is for using radio as a po- ng medium—and radio been astutely fair in lend- | facilities to opposing s—he made the state- g that “radio must be as free as the press. But Senator does oppose certain forms of com- i ents and wants more on the air. Will Hold Hearings. ative Ewin L. Davis, the ratic chairman of the House radio legislation. | ings soon to inquire | among other sub toward the broad- sors. believes in the n and would prefer tol regulate its program- | Some having failed to| erest” aspect of the | law—in spite of the organized | wdeasters’ code of ethics and stand- of commercial practice—Repre- ntative D s the commission | A4 impose proper regula- | nssuming powers of cen- | s the commisison for | the industry the industr problems nel: i ho conceive and stage | al radio programs tudes toward co ¢ ssion intervention ase of radio that sustains it in | ds on a competitive basis, rs there is resentment e opposed to Government most oppose Govern- beyond the natural n involved in the or- proper use of the wave | but few seem to be > enormous power that Con- the commission wield over T the broad phrasing of the convenience and ne- n of the radio act. Not ple, know that the com- stations off the air in e for their preponderance of 1 matter deemed contrary to public of the broadcasters, agencies sponsors known to the writer feel | the Government had best keep s off the program content of radio ng as it is competitive and self- Yet nearly all agree that | sing must be inoffensive t>. One or two, vigor- further Covernment con- 1tely opposed to Govern- emarked that the ‘e _important it t hey belie: will work ontinuing to provide isands of American is also made that govern- al seizure of the radio structure r entail a just compensation for 10se who have invested their substance n radio—a move that would drain the ederal Treasury of hundreds of mil- ions of do! In fact, some estimates ear-old broadcasting in. h a cool billion dollars point rom several sources comes the sug- n that the public ought to be the e whether it wants to pay for radio er governmental auspices directly by ation or ctly, as now, by the hase of io-advertised commodi- ‘There is a feeling in many quar- t the European idea is not com- with the American genius of free ve enterprise, especially the handling of a medium of enter- ainment and intelligence like radio. In radio circles confidence is general that the American public would absc- lutely reject the set-tax scheme of radio support in the hands of an agency of governmental creation as in England, where there is no competition (except from the Continent) and where those who rule the ether frankly give the public not what it may want but what they think it ought to have. In this country nearly every radio listener has s choice of programs and has his yadio favorites. The best the program Fponsors can do is compete for the ear of the mass of listeners, while also pro- viding a fair proportion of the loftier ghings for the more discriminating ears The Radio Commission has sent its questionnaires to all networks and sta- tions, to about 100 advertising agencies andling radio accounts and to a se- ected group of concerns sponsoring radio programs. COLUMBIA NETWORK. OL. LEMUEL Q. STOOPNAGLE (left), and Budd, whose droll antics have attracted a large following, are now being featured in two broadcasts each week over WMAL and associated Columbia stations. Today on (All progrems scheduled for 475.2 Meters. | WMAL 30 kilocscles. 9:00a—Land o' Make Believe. | 10:00a—Columbia Church of the Afr. 10:30a—Community Center Faculty Re- cital. 00a—Julia Mahoney and Charles Carlisle, with Emery Deutsch’s Orchestra. :15a—Watch Tower Service. 30a—Voice of St. Louis. 00m—Rebroadcast from Geneva; ad- | dress by Frederic Willlam Wile and delegates to the World D ‘mament Conference, 45—The Street Singer. 00—Cathed 11 i Leaf at the organ. York Philharmonic Sym- y Orchestra Cathedral. 1 Folks. nan Park Orchestra Mayflower Orchestra “olumbia Concert program, fea- Ethel Bartlett and Rae piano _duo New Dr. Julius Klein, dway. —Rybb's Novelty Orchestra. Manhattan Serenaders. “Discovery of a Lost World,” by F. A. Mitchell-Hedges. Fisk University Chorus " by Angelo Patri. Hutcheson, planist Adventur Luckner. 00—Edna Hopper's Variety Show. 30—The Gauchos. 45—Ferde Grope's Orchestra. 30—California Melodies. 00—Weather forecast 0la—Eddie Duchin’s Orchestra 30 to 1:00a—Ann Leaf at the organ. Early Program Tomorrow. 00a—Salon Musicale 30a—Morning Devotions. 45a—The Dutch Girl. 00a—Opening the Morning Mail. 30a—Tony's Scrap Book 9:45a—Frank Young. pianist 00a—Chatting with Ida Bailey Allen. Sweet and Hot Olympic Two-Man Race Musical Alphabet. rade 45a—Ben Alley, tenor. 00m—Radio Gu | Charles Boulanger's Orchestra. | 30—Columbia_Revue, Importance,” 30 Bobsled :00—Taft Orchestra. :30—Ritz Orchestra 00—Victory Luncheon of Women's Organization for National Pro- hibition Reform 30—American School of the Afr. 00—Four Eaton Boys. i 15—Columbia Salon Orchestra. i 3:30—Sam Prager, pianist i 3:45—Vassar_Glee Club. 00—Ross Gorman's Orchestra. WRC 3156 Meters. 1 950 Kilocycles. 8:00a—Melody Hour. 9:00a—Children’s Hour. 10:00a—Mexican Typica Orchestra 10:30a—Clyde Doerr and his Saxophone Octet 00a—Neapolitan Days. 30a—Library of Congress Musicale 30—Talk by Minister Tardieu, from Geneva :00—"“Amending the Constitution, Finis J. Garrett :15—Correct, time 11 11 12: 1 :30—The Silver Flut 45—American Singer Wirges' Orchestra, 15—Sunday Bright Spots. 30—Moonshine and Honeysuckle, 00—Wayne King's Orchestra. 30—Dr. S. Parkes Cadman 00—Rebroadcast from Germany— Cithern Concert, from Munich. 30—Tree Hour :30—Circle program, featuring Theo- dore Webb, baritone. National Catholic Hour. National Education Association program: music and speeches. National Jubilee Singers. Radio Party. Club of the f Ruk Geo Our Government,” Lawrence. 15—Album of Familiar Music. 45—Musical Comedy program. —Pro Art Quartet. Sunday at Seth Parker's. 15—Last-minute news. 17—Ralph Kirbery, baritone. 30—Weather forecast. :31—Jesse Crawford, organist. 00 to 1:00a—Palais d'Or Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. :45a—Tower Health Exercises, :00a—Gene and Glenn. 15a~-Morning Devotions. :30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Vocal Art Quartet. :15a—Olympic Winter Games Bob Run Races. 45a—Food program. 00a—Mrs. Blake's Radio Column. 15a—Dr. Copeland’s Health Clinic. 30a—Breen and de Rose. 45a—Kay Reid, contralto. 00a—Sonata recital. :30a—Hugo Mariani's Orchestra. 00m—The Home Circle. 15—"The Real George Washington,” by Charles Colfax Long. :30—Future Farmers of America pro- gram—Music by Army Band. :30—Emery Daugherty's Orchestra. :00—"Value of G>>d Looks,” by Dr. George W. Clapp. 15—The Nowrads. 45—Henrietta Schumann, pianist. 3:00—United States Marine Band. :00—Pop Concert. | 30—The Lady Next Door. | with William 00. 30. 00 30— 00 chestra, with 00- by David Britain Biggest Market. | England and the British Isles are now the most important export markets for American radios, Canada ranking next and Switzerland third. Exports | to Mexico and South American mar-| S ve declined, while European ex- ports have increased. | the Radio r Eastern Standard Time.) wWJSV 205.4 Meters. 1.460 Kilocycles. 10:30a— Salon music. 10:45a—Watch Tower Service 11:00a—Services of the Fourth Presby- terlan Church. Purple and Gold,” Brooks. 00—With the Composers. 00—Church of the Alfr. 30—Metropolitan Dance Orchestra. 00—Studio feature. 30—Mayfair Dance Orchestra. 00—Gospel Twilight Hour. 30—Tango_ Troubadours 00—Sea Isle Moaners, 30—Kalua Boys. 00—Gospel SpreadinLg Association. 00—Shoreham Concert Orchestra. 45—Studio feature 00—Service 2t Pirst Christ Scientist. Roland Wheeler. tenor 9:30—Baptist Chapel Echoes. 00--Studio feature 10:30—Evangelical Church of the Afr 00—Full Gospel Tabernacle Service 1:30 to 12:00—Howard program. Early Program Tomorrow. The Breakfast Club. reasure C! For Y Information. Peggy Chat Prc 12:15 by Sam AR Church of 15 00a 00a— 00a 45a- 102 30a 00m 00—Schramm’s 30—Luncheon Music. 228.9 Meters. OL 1.310 Kilocycles. 55a—Police Bulletins. 00a—Organ Reverie. 30a—"Purple and Gold." by Robert Brooks. 00a—Services of the New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church. 25— Birthdays. 30—In Funnyland 00—Harold Levy's Orchestra, 30—Stevens Sisters 45 to 2:00—Jimmy Harbison, planist ational Hawaiians, 45—The Entertainers. 00 to 6:00—Catholic Radio Hour. Early Program Tomorrow. W 9 10 10 11 9:55a—Police Bulletins. 10:00a—Modern Melodies, 10:30a—Festival of Music. 11:00a—Nonsensicalities. lPHOTOP[AYS AT WASHINGTON THEATERS THIS WEEK RADIO PRIVATE BUSINESS IN 29 NATIONS IN WORLD | | Commerce Department Burvey Shows That 20 Countries Have State Monopolies. Of the 70 countries of the world that | now have broadcasting facilities, 29 allow broadcasting to be conducted by | | private enterprise as in the United | | States, 20 make broadcasting & state | monopoly and 2 have combined private l'and public systems. This is revealed in new statistics compled by the Elec-, | trical Equipment Division of the De- | | partment of Commerce, which show | that there are now 1,423 broadcasting | | stations in the world. | The compilation does not reveal the character of the other 20 countries’ radio systems, because each country has only one station. For the most | part the stations in these smaller na- tions are state owned and operated. |~ Of the 1,423 stations in all the world, 617, or nearly half, are in the United States and its possessions. In the | Western World Canada is next with | 85; Cuba, 53, Mexico, 47, and Argen- | | tina, 38. Russia with 78 stations and | | Sweden with 33 lead European monop- | olistic systems. The combination sys- | tem prevails in Australia and New Zealand, where the high-power sta- | tions are a state monopoly and the| low-power stations are left to private competitive enterprise. BEHIND THE MICROPHONE (Continued From Fifth Page) the program may be given at the beginning and at the end of each program, and with a minimum period of one hour between an- nouncements.” | Mr. Amlie recently introduced in the House a resolution in which he upheld the right of freedom of speech over the radio, and criticized Station WGR of Buf- falo, N. Y., for allegedly denying its facilities to a minister in that city. This resolution, still pend- ing, calls upon the Radio Commis- sion to take such steps as may be| necessary to compel the Buffalo station to extend “the right of free speech” to the clergyman. % Xw vk THEN President Hoover delivers dress his annual Lincoln day ad- via radio February 12, it will come from the Lincoln room of the White House The address. to be made in con- nection with the Lincoln day din- of the tional Republican ub in New York, is to be broad- cast both by N. B. C. and C. B. S. at 10:30 pm Another feature is to be the presentation of Gaius Paddock 96-year-old St. Louisian, who knew Lincoln, in the N. B. C. pro- gram, in ch Ida M. Tarbell's He Knew Lincoln” is read by Edgar Rice Burrill A descriptive tour of the ol Ford Theater, where Lincoln we assassinated. will be carried in the afternoon direct from the orches- tra pit, with Lieut. Col. U. § Grant, 3d, grandson of the Presi- dent, at the microphone of C. B. S. | HANDBOOK. IS ISSUED Manual for Amateurs Already Has ‘ Had Eight Editions. Brought up to date by the leading in_amateur radio the Handbook. operating al er short-wave radio, just come off the press and has for_distribution by the Hart- | has | been” released American Radio Relay League, ford, Conn | This handbook. which already has infl e through eight editi for a total of 137,000 copies. presents all the “hows and whys” of amateur practice and pro- | cedure and is used not only by amateurs throughout the world but by radio engi- neers everywhere. | WFER OF FERRUARY 7 ~ Sunday Monday Tuesday A Tax!, 18th & Columbts Apollo 624 H St. NE Arcade Hattsville, Md .~ House."” Cart'n.Short James Cagney in James Caznes in A Tax Taxi Barbara Stanwyck 1 “Forbidden " Bosco cartoon Janet Gaynor and | year AVIATION BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON. OMAN airplane pilo during the past year, atthe polls, in so far as the For the first time i United States, women will co! at the 1932 National Air Races, In the past it has been the &aract various race competitions an of their own sex. Decision to place woman flyers on an equal footing with men in this year’s races was decided ago of officials of the National Ae of the First National Zone meeting of pilots and manufacturers. The plan has been approved by the Contest Aeronautic Association, under whose offi be flown. For the first time, women pilots will compete with men in the closed-course races this year at the big annual avia- tion classic. During previous races, the activities of the woman pilots have been confined to acrobatics, closed- course races and cross country compe- tition with other woman pilots This year there is to be but one high-speed race exclusively for women at Cleveland. This will be for the Aerol Trophy, which has been in com- | petition among woman pilots for sev- eral years. and which was won last Miss Maud-Irving Tait. Opening of all events at the Na- tional Air Races to qualified woman flyers is expected to meet with en- thusiastic approval of the Nation's leading feminine pilots, who have struggled for this recognition for sev- eral years. This view of the matter is taken by Amelia Earhart Putnam, transatlantic flyer and holder of several world records for women pilots, a member of the N. A. A. Con- test Committee “I think,” she said, “I express the | of the most experienced woman s when I say they agree that the time has come for making Individual merit, without discrimination as to sex, the basis for participation in raeing events “Heretofore some feminine fiyers have hesitated to recommend this course because they felt women, due to lack of experience, were as a whole inadequate for pylon ecompetition. However, three years of practice has certainly developed enough racing ma- terial to make the next step not only feasible but quite desirable.” In the 1931 Transcontinental Afr divided into separate classes for n and women, Mrs. Phoebe Omlie winner in the women's division, scored a higher percentage than the winner in the men's division. it was pointed out as an argument in support of the belief that woman pilots now are in a jon to compete with men Another innovation at the Cleveland races this year is to be the establish- ment of a 3-mile oval course for races, place of the triangular course of vears. It will be the first time in story of air racing in the United ates that a course of this shape and th has been used The entire course will be in full view of the grandstand spectators and is expected to be safer, due to the more gradual turns, than any of the previous triangular_ courses with their acute angles. The large radius turns at the of the oval will be marked by three Under riles of past years, however, the maximum speed events, the Thomp- son and Aerol Trophy races, are to be held over a 10-mile triangular course Frown on Parachute Jumps. Believing that exhibition parachute jumps contribute little to the advance- ment of aeronautics, the Contest Com- mittee of the National Aeronautic Asso- cation has voted not to recognize parachute jumping records of any description. ~ Parachute records, as a result of this decision, may not be certified as official records, nor may such jumps be sponsored officially at anv alr meet under sanction of the Nationa] Aeronautic Association Though there are no rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationa the world aviation governing bod vhich is represented in this country by the National Aeronautic Association lating to parachute jumps, this in itself would not prohibit the American body recognizing such records. Under the F. A. I delegation of authority to ts, by virtue of aeronautical triumphs have won equality in the air as well as the National Air Races are concerned. mpete with men on an equal footing to be flown at Cleveland next Summer. to pit woman pilots only against flyers n the history of air meets in the ice to pit men against men in the on at a meeting here a few days ronautic Association with members Committee of the Natlonal cial sanction the races must the N. A. A. this country’s organization could have kept its own official records of parachute jumps or other events which it deemed of importance to aeronautics or of sufficient interest to justify making them of permanent record. It is the policy of the National Aero- nautic Association to sponsor only such competitions as will further the de- velopment of aeronautics, it was ex- plained in announcing the decision of the Contest Committee. Not only has the Contest Committee, | as a result of its latest meeting a few days ago, branded parachute records as unworthy of recognition; it also has voiced the opinion that solo endurance flights are dangerous and that it is unwise to encourage them. “Such flights,” it was stated, “are be- lieved to be largely a test of the pilo ability to keep awake, whereas endur- ance flights with a crew, with or with- out refueling, as now recognized, are tests of the alrplane and engine. Radio Chain Advanced. Installation of radio communication facilities on all American airmail routes now is 90 per cent complete, after two years of work, and two-way radio-tele- phone service between ground and planes has been provided on virtually all_the major air routes. One of the final links in the chain of aviation radio stations was forged by virtue of a shift in wave-length allo- cations ordered by the Federal Radio Commission effective on February 1, ac- cording to Paul Goldsborough, head of the public utility subsidiary of the or- ganized airmail operators. In the switching of assignments, which affects all radio wave lengths | and been established by Aeronautical Radlo. These are the Northern transcontin- ental, Middle transcontinental, South- ern transcontinental, Eastern, all with feeders, and the Southern interna- tional, extending through Latin Am- erica and into South America, with a link to Mexico City. “In addition to service supplied the established transports, itinerant or taxi planes flying the airways also are privileged to use the facilities. Twenty- | four hour service is available and con- stant watches are maintained om the calling and distress frequencies.” Under the allocation shift ordered by the Federal Radio Commission, the band ranging from 1,600 to 1,700 kilo- cycles heretofore assigned for aviation use, but which were not suited to long- range communication of the type often found necessary, have been exchanged for the band from 2,850 to 2,950 kilo- cycles, heretofore assigned to experi- mental television stations. In addi- tion, certaln wave lengths previously used for police work are reserved for aviation. With these frequencies it has been made possible to push the full aeronautical radio plan to completion. Private Planes Increase. ‘The number of privately owned alr: planes in the United States has in- creased much more rapidly during the past six months than the total of planes engaged in air transport operations, according to the semi-annual figures of the Department of Commerce Aero- nautics Branch. The report also shows continued gains in the number | of licensed pilots and a loss, for the first time, in the number of licensed mechanics. Private ownership is held responsible for the great increase in tiie number of unlicensed American airplanes. While the number of licensed planes, whi includes all those engaged in air trans- port and commercial activity, increased only from 7,458 on July 1 to 7.553 on January 1, the number of unlicensed aircraft incressed from 2,777 to 3.2 The relatively large increase in the number of unlicensed planes is held to be due to two primary facts: rst that there are a number of private owners in the Northern States who have stored their planes for the Win- ter and allowed the licenses to expire, second. that not been maintained in proper condi- tion to meet the department's license requirements The report shows that on January 1 there were in the United States 17,739 licensed aircraft pilots as compared with 16,268 on July 1. The number of licensed mechanics decreased from 9,238 to 9.016 during the six months evidence of hard times in the industry. Of the Natlon's 17.739 licensed pilots 532 are women, of the 9015 licensed mechanics five are women Old Pilot—New Sensation. other than broadcasting, new bands of frequencies were set aside for comme: cial aviation. Aeronautical radio sta- tions have been established in 90 cities the industrv, apart from those set p by the Department of Commerce | Aeronautics Branch. These stations are the dispatching units of tk ous a transport lines and are used to mai tain communication with planes in| flight and between ground stations ar for the routing of passenger and m: lanes. | The industry has set up, as a sub sidiary of the organized air transport Iines, its own radio outfit, known as Aeronautical Radio, Inc. _ Herbert Hoover eldest son of the President was one of the founders and first presi- dent of this organization, which now | is headed by Mr. Goldsborough The organization, in setting up its 90 stations, serves all commercial aviation er than individual air lines and so is able to maintain a co-ordinated | service with a minimum of stations and | of interference, - Service Is Explained. ‘The two-way contacts between the planes and the ground,” Mr. Golds- bort explained, “all are by tele- phone. The radiophone installation is as simple to operate as the ordinary desk phone. This is necessary because many of the aircraft carry only a pilot who has no time to manipulate a tele- graph key and the other accessories common to the older types of radio | communication. These new installa- | tions are entirely self-contained, and ) it s possible to communicate at all times. The normal range of the air- craft set i< ab-ut 150 miles, but it is not at all unusual to get contacts at | ranges well over 2.000 miles | “Radio is serving as the eyes and ears ; of commercial aviation,” Goldsborough continued, “In the past two years, five | networks of aviation radio stations have | Wednesday Thursday Sidney_ Fox and Paul Lukas in “srictly Short subj't. __able nwyck Dishonor- Short su 2 “Forbidden " Bosco cartoon. Minna Gombel and Friday Ricardo Cortez ar _ Saturday t Coogan and Cooper in ‘Sooky rort subjects Serfal_Comeds. ian Marsh der Eiehteen aphone subject rer a Montgomer: in “Private_Lives Comedy. _Cartoon. Comedy. Cartoon Tawrence and Lupe “Cuban 1 Comedy “Flying High. Serial Comeds Arcade Rockyille, Md. “Reckless Living.” Jackie Cooper in “The Champ.” Sally O'Neil In Jackie Cooper in “The Champ." Ashton Clarendonti Va Avalon 5612 Conn._ as ie Cooper in Socky." Serial._ Cartoon G and nt Withers ani Thelma Todd in chapter “Swanee River." Legion " rk Gable in Possessed _ Short_subject ave. Bart Ave. Grand ", 645 Pa. Ave SE Sylvia Sidney in “Ladies of the BIg House. subi't k Gable Possecsed " subject Rose Hobart in “Compromised. ort subject hing “Buffalo Bill." No.17 illie Dove in “The Age for Love Short_subject o Cortez ai Astor Cameo Mt._Rainier. Md Wallace Beery and Jackis Cooper in The Champ.' Comedy. News. Wallace Reery Jackie Cooper e Cham Comed Tionel Barrym ‘Guilty Hands.” Comedy. Cartoon John Gilbert in “Phantom of Paris.” All-comedy_program. our Gang. Flip the Frog and others ‘Beyond Victory.” Serial Comedy. Carolina 11th & N.C. Ave. AE. Leo Carrillo in “The Homicide Squad.” Comeds. Eddie Cantor n “Palmy Days.” Comedy Ricardo Cortex Alfred Lunt i in “Reckless Living." n “The Guardsman.” en Maynard in “Alizg the Bad an Comeds. Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe in “Women of All Na- tions.” Comedy. Ricardo Cortez and Mary Astor in “Men of Chance." Short_subjects. Central 425 9th St. N.W Ricardo Cortez and Mary Acto “Men of Chance.” Short, sublects Laurel-Hardy comedy. George Bancroft in “Rich Man's Folly." Ford Sterling comedy. Seth_Parker in “Way Back Home." Vitaphone short subject Sidney Fox and Paul Lukas in “Strictly’ Dishonor- able.”” Comedy. Kav Francis william Boyd and Conway Tearle in Circle 2105 Pa “The False Madonna " Joan Crawford and Clark Gable in Poszessed oTt_subject Ave. NW Colony Ga_Ave. & Farragut Dumbarton 1349 Wis. Ave. N W. “Touchdown.” Comedy. Joan_Crawford and Clark_Gable in “Possessed." Norma Shearer in Private Lives.' Vitaphone short subject Pichard Dix_and Shirley Gray in “Secret_Se 4 Comed Kay Richard_Dix in “Secret Service.” Comady Cartoon! "Regis Toome: Sue Carol in “Graft." Cartoon. Comedy. _News. Joan_Crawford and Tiark Gable in Ronald Colman. Fay Wray and Estelle Tavlor in “The Unholv Garden " Norma Shearer in Jorothy Ma Privote Lives Vitaphone short Subject. Mary Brian_and Geoffrey Kerr “Porsessed " in “Safe in Hell” Comedy n and Kerr in “The Runaround.” Comeds Frankinstein Bcreen Souvenirs. Comedy. News Screen Souvenirs, Comeds. N kalll 1d_Colman. ay Wray and Estelle Tavlor in Warner Baxter and Leila’ Hyams in __“Surrender Charles Farrell and Madge Evans in Bancroft vitaphone short one Hearthresk " Serial, - Comedies Eyelyn Erent and Conrad Nagel in “The Pagan Lady." _ Comedy. Buck Jones n “Range Feud.” Comedies. Sertal (mat. only). m Haines in Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford." Comedy arilyn Miller in “Her Majesty Love.” Curiosities. Snapshots William Haines in “Adventures of Wal- lingford." 808_K Bt N.W. Comedy. News, r and Woolsey Peach o' Reno.’” Robt. Armstrong in “Danger Lights."” William Haines in “Adventures of Wal- lingford.” Comedy. News Wheeler and Woolsey in “Peach o' Reno.” Robt. Armstrong in “Danger Lights.” __““Three French Girls." Harry Carey in “Trader Horn." Comedy. Cartoon Harry Carey In “Trader Horn." Comedy. Cartoon. Robert Coogan Sackfe Coomer % “Sooky. Sertal. Short subs't Home 13th & O Sts. N.E. Bidney Fox and Paul Lukas in Dishonor- Cartoon. Robert Coozan and Jackle Cooper in ‘Sooky’ Serial. Short subs't. Bidney Fox and Paul Lukas in “Strictly Dishonor- able.””_Cartoon Kay Francis in “False Madonna." Comedy. Winnie Lightner in “Manhattan Parade." Short_subject. Ripiey short subf't Ricardo Cortez and . Mary Astor tn ‘Men “of Chance.” Serial. Com. Short. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Delicious.” Comedy. Jesse i8th nr. RLAV.N.E. News. Ruth_Chatterton Tn ‘Once s Lads.” Comedy. Musical_act Janet Gavnor and Charles Farrell in “‘Delicious.” Comedy. News. Towell Sherman and Mae Murray in “High Stakes.” Comedies. Lily Damita and Lester Vail in “The Woman Between.” Comedy. _News. Gary Cooper_and Claudette Colbert in ‘‘His_Woman.’ Berial Tim McCoy in “Bhotgun Pass.” Serial. Com Comedies. Lyric Dark. thersburg. Md Richard Dix in, “Secret Service.” Comedy. News. Richard_Dix in “Secret_Service." Comeds. News. Tionel Barrymore in “The Yollow Tirket."” Strange_As It Seems. Fahle Lionel Barrymore in “The Yollow Ticket.” Strange As Tt Seems. Fahle. 8lim Summerville in The Enexpected Father.” Comedy. _Serlal. ummerville in Enexpected Father.” Comedy. _Seral. Rlchn‘rd-D:x n “Secret Service Boy Friend comedy Princess 1119 H St. NE. Helen Haves and Lewis Stone in “The Sin of Madelon Claudet.” Cartoon. Sally O'Neil and Frank _Albertson in “The Brat.” Lester Allen comedy. Cartoon. Edmund Lowe and Lois Moran in “Transatlantic.” Short_reels. Paul Lukas In “The Beloved Bachelor." Comedy. Joe E. Brown In “Local Boy Makes Good Wews. Comedy. "Tom Keene in “Sundown Trail." Comedy. Serial. Dark. Richmond Alexandria, Va. ‘Winnie Lightner and Chas. Butterworth in “Manhattan Parade.” Act._News. Winnie Lightner and Chas, Butterworth in, “Manhattan Parade Act.News. Ruth Chatterton in “Once a Lady." Comedy. WS Ruth Chatterton 1n “Once a Lady.” Cgmeds. Richard in, “Secret Service. Vitaphone act. Comeds. Richard_Dix in “'Secret Service.” Vitaphone act. Comedy. Billie_Doye in “Age for Love.” Tom _Patricola comeds. Savoy 3030_14th St N.W. Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in The Champ. Short_rubject, Billie Dove in “Age for Love.’ Tom Patricola comedy. James Cagney and Joan Blondell in “Blonde Crazy.” Comeds. Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in “The Champ " Short_subject. Tawrence Tibbett nd Lupe Velez in ‘Cuban Love Song.” Short_subject. Harry Carey In “Without Honor." Our Gang comedy. Short_subject. Dark. Seco Slver Spring. 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Brown and Dorot e in “Local Boy Makes Good.”_Cem. News. Sylvan 103 R. L Ave. N.W. Elissa_Landl and Lionel Barrymore in “The Yellow Ticket.” Comedy. Joe E. Brown and Dorothy Lee in “Local Boy Makes Good." Com. News Loretta Young {n “Platinum Blonde.” Takoma Takoma Park.D. C. Loretta Young {n “Platinum Blonde.” Eddie Cantar in “Palmy Days.” __Comedy. News. Walter Huston and Doris Kenyon in “The Ruling Voice.” Com. _Audio Review. Elissa Landi and Lionel Barrymore in “The Yellow Ticket.” Jack Holt in “Pifty Fathoms Deep."" Serial. Comedy. Novelty. Fdna May O] “Fanny_Foley Her- self, Serial. _Comedy. Helen Hayes in “Sin_of Madelon Claudet.” ‘Blg Parade. Charles Farrell in “‘Heartbreak." Douglas Fairbanks in “Around the World.” " Helen Haves in “Sin_of Madelon Claudet.” Norma Shearer in “Private Lives.” Tivoli 14th & Park R4. Sylvia Sidney in “Ladles of Big House.” Short_subject. Norma Shearer in “Private Lives." Barbara Stanwyck in “Forbidden. Rudy Vallee song reel. Bylvia Sidney in “Ladies of BIZ House.” Short_subject. Barbara Stanwyck in “Forbidden Rudy Vallee song reel. cmsi?rl Morris n “Corsair.” Boy Friend comedy. Jenet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Delicious.” Comedy, York Ga. Ave, & Quebes Bidney_Fox and Paul Lukag in “Strictly ' Dishonor- able.” Short subj't. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in “Delicious.” Comedy. issa_Lendl and Lionel Barrvmore in “The Yellow Ticket. 8hort subject. Sidney_Fox and Paul Lukas in trictly Dishonor- able.” Short subJ't. Minna Gombel and Louise Dresser in “Btepping Sisters." Short subject. Com. Junior' Cog! “Penrod and @artoon. Comedy, | sensations Wesleyan Dropping through a cloud 4.400 feet thick in a French autogiro provided a new sort of aeronautical sensation for Lucien Bourdin, noted French test ot, who had thought aviation held nothing new for him in the way The trip is described in tter from Bourdin to Juan de Cierve, autogiro inventor., who recen paid his first visit to the National Capi tal 1 was at about 7.000 feet al Bourdin related, “and myself by coming do facing wind, just above the aer i when T noticed directly under mvself an enormous cloud. which I immediately avoided had I been fi; an airplane “I asked myself, ‘What happens one enters a cloud with the autogiro !r vertical descent?’ I kept my machine gliding always dead slow, the engine “bsloutely throttled back, the air speed indicator shownig less than 30 miles per hour, and when the altimeter showed 5.000 feet T entered the cloud. felt one or two slight bumps, and then that awful ‘pea soup’ surrounded me ¢ air speed indicator still showed less than 30 miles per hour; my altimeter dropped with splendid ' regulari T did not move the controls in the least and felt absolutely perfectly happy. “After five or six minutes I still saw | altimeter | of the earth: my showed about 600 feef, and I asked myself, ‘Whera am I going to find my- gelf and in what position?" “The ‘pea soup’ evaporated and thor- oughly disappeared end the ground be- came visible again. the machine was on a perfectly even keel air speed indicator still showed less than 30 miles per hour. I h»d made absolutely no movement at all. Where was I? Still facing the same direction, but about half a mile to the back of the pnint over which I had started my descent I hed in all probability descended backward in relation to the ground, no sign ! since I was facing the wind.” Professor Elected by Radio Institute for 1832. Walter G. Cady. physics of Wesleyan Un v and | widely known in radio circles for hi | work in the piezo-electric field, has been electad 1932 president of the Institute | of Radio Engineers, organization of the Nation's radio technical fraternity Prof. E. V. Appleton, of Kings Col- lege, London, was elected vice presi- an office which annually goes to istinguished foreigner. O. H. Cald- mer radio commissioner, and E. L Nelson of Bell laboratories, were named directors. professor of Train Phone Service Costly. Though nearly $85.000 has been ex- pended by the Canadian National Rail- ways for experiments and expenses in installing a train telephone service that utilizes radio for carrying the voice from moving trains to parallel tele- phone wires, the average monthly rev- enue from this service for the 12 months ending April 30 last was less than $75, it was brought out in recent debates in the Canadian House of Com- mons. The train phone is installed only on the International Limited run- ning between Toronto and Montreal, but calls can be put through on it for almost any part of the United States and Canada. some aireraft have | vation | RUM RUNNERS USE OUTLAW STATIONS Smuggling Operations Exploit Radio on Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf Coasts. CORES of “outlaw” radio statlong are being used by the big rum running cliques in smuggliog operations along the Atlante Pacific and Gulf seaboards, Fed- eral radio officials have learned in the | course of their recent offensive against these violators. Outlaw broadcasting | stations, carrying programs and adver- |tising without the requisite govern- mental licenses are also being subjected | to criminal prosecution In recent months Federal operatives have successfully prosecuted a number of liquor rings which used radio to guide ships to safe landings of their illcit cargoes. Efforts are now being redoubled and there are 10 cases in- volving criminal radio litigation pend- |ing in United States courts -at this writing. Several of the indictments charge the operation of unlicensed st tions, which were uncovered after the had caused interference with reception | of licensed stations. | Ben S. Fisher, assistant general coun- sel of the Federal Radio Commission, declared this week some 50 other cases ¢ are in process of preparation and be brougnt to bar as soon as ade- iate evidence is obtained. At one time, , about 100 cases were “on the number dwindled rap- when the Federal forces started drive to rid the air of outlows, Dozen Stations Exploited. It is believed also that at least a dozen amateur stations, licensed for ex- | perimental purposes only, are being ex- | ploited in the secret dispatching of smugglers. The organized amateurs, however, are not being held responsible in any way for these activities, and in fact the bona fide “hams” are frequently assisting the authorities in tracing down itlaw stations Federal radio inspectors, assisted by Coast Guard personnel, are checking these operations closely, intercepting and decoding messages, so that suffi- cient evidence may be procured to bring about indictment of the violators and confiscation of their stations. Raids are made by Federal forces only after weeks of surveillance and after the station has been located by ‘“radio * ods learned during the war. e radio division of the Department of Commerce has been playing an im- portant part in the campaign against ws. As the “police force” of the the radio division does not ac- cases in which radio E are being used illicitly. Evi- dence procured by it or by the commis- urned over to the Depar‘ment of which i{s empowered to make arrests, and if licensed stations are mary action ogainst the recommended to the Radio misston W. D. Terrell, director of radio of the Commerce Department, is authority for the statement that radio stations have become very important factors in con- nection with rum-running and other smuggling activities ‘The American Radio Relay League, the parent amga- teur organization, is co-operating in every way possible in curbing the im- proper use of amateur sations. With some 20,000 licensed amateurs through- out the country, however, it is not sur- ng that a few of them should stray become party to illicit cliques. Only One Not Guilty. Mr. Fisher asserted that in the dozer h have been prosecuted so far one resulted in a verdict of pot ¢ That was in the casé of Joy P. Miller, Ashland, Nebr., chariged with operating an unlicensed brogdcasting station without an operator's license Edwin Miles of the same city, jhowever, aded guilty to the same charge last November 21, and was indicted, but sentence has not yet been passed In every case pending, Mr. Fisher declared the charges are the same as those in the Miller-Miles case, alleging violations of the radio act of 1927. The penal provisions of the law provide for a maximum of $5.000 fine, five years' imprisonment, or both. The prosecu- tions are conducted by the United States attorney of the district {involved, assisted by the commission Expert testin and assistance in have been |givea by assistant; director George # Smith division of the jcommis arman, chifef inv their ether. the pr and t I. C. nkford, Tex., has been sen- tenced to 10 days in jail and {$500 fine for operating an unlicensed Kroadcast- ing station, after having pleaded guilty November 19. In the caspe of Lee Elton Spencer of Pittsburgh, Junder a similar charge the jury found the de- fendant guilty upon all 10 dounts in two indictments. The case was tried last month, and a motion fqr a new trial is now pending. ] In a third broadcasting cas¢, Harold G. Boden. Jonesboro, Ark., was) indicted for operating a station without an | operator's license November 23. The defendant pleaded not guilty ‘and the case was continued to permit jthe pro- curement of a new indictmengt on the additional count of operating\the sta- tion without a license. Chiarles C. McCollum, also involved, was dismissed from the case WHERE TO MOTOR & DINE, WARREN GREEN HOTEL Warrenton Vié‘glnia 40 Miles from Washinoton Over Lee Hiohway Through Bull Run Battlefleld BERGER. Prosrietor 280 MRS. FRED G Telephone Warrenton Chicken or Country Ham Dinner Sunday 1-3 and 6.7:30 P.M. $1.00 Special Exhibit To those who were unable to attend the Wash- ington Auto Show, we are pleased to an- nounce that the beautiful cut-away Buick Chassis will remain in Washing will be on display in the showroom ton for another week and \ of the Buick Motor Co. I4th and L Streets N. W \ Starting Monday, February 8th, the showrogm will be open until 10:00 P. M. } Inspect this superb example of workmanship and see how thoroughl y Buick Engineers have designed and coordinated the many new me- chanical features embodied in every new 1932 Buick. 35 new Buick Cars will also be on display, presenting a variety of pleasing color and equip- ment combinations to meet the demands of the most exacting. . Do not fail to see this chassis—the one used in the New York Show—it is truly exceptional. STANLEY H. HORNER, 1015-17 14th St. N.W. EMERSON & ORME, 17th and M Sts,