Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1933, Page 35

DOUNIS TO MAKE DEBUT OVER WRC Mandolin Virtuoso Program Tonight to Include Chopin’s “Nocturne in E Flat.” A virtuosos, will make his radio debut tonight over WRC and a network of other N. B. C. stations. Doun's will face the microphone from 10:15 ‘> 10:30 o'clock. His program includ 5 by De Falla, and Chop Nocturne in E Flat,” in ar .rrangement by Sarasate. Sc retary of Interior Ickes will take the place of Col. Louis McHenry Howe v interview at 9 ‘o'clock. the administration’s in- dustrial recovery act. Col. Howe will resume his broadcasts next Sunday. Owen D. Young. chairman of the board of the General Electric Co., will be the guest speaker in the final pro- gram of the series of “Our American Schools” from 5:30 to 6. His topic is “Education in the Development of Rural Life.” Dr. Joseph Rosier, presi- dent of the National Education Asso- ciation, will speak on the same pro- | gram. NTON DOUNIS, one of the world’s outstanding mandolin Variety Hour Patriotic. Musical fireworks in the form of an | Independence day overture will fea- | ture the Variety Hour from 7 to 8 with Bert Lahr and Rubinoff and his or-! chestra, Fo violin sclos Rubinoff will play “Le Call It a Day” and “Farewell to Arms.” | As a special feature, WRC will broadcast at 10:30 an outline of the lans for covering the Piccard-Comp- E)n balloon ascension into the strato- sphere. This will be followed by the usual program of orchestra gems. The first of a new and unusual se- ries of plays. called “Wisdom of the Ages.” will be broadcast at 6:30 by WMAL and other N. B. C. “blue” net- work stations. The sketches will be based on outstanding examples from the great literature of the past. A notable cast has been assembled for the productions. It will be headed by Janet Beecher and Olive Syndham. The initial episode will deal with the di- Yorce problem of today in comparison with the manner in which it was han- dled by Shakespeare in “Henry VIIL” The Beethcven Chamber Music Con- cert at 5 oclock will be presented by the Musical Arts Quartet. Beethoven's “Quartet, Opus 59, No. 3, in C Major” will be presented in its entirety. A varied program has been arranged by Edwin Franko Goldman for his band’s concert from 8:30 to 9. The selections range from one of Goldman's own marches, “Tribute to Souse,” to the sextet from Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Vera Van's Program. Vera Van, blond singing star from | California, who was signed recently | for a series of broadcasts. will open her radio programs over WJSV and affiliatea Columbia stations at 4:15. 8he will sing a special interpretation of “Cabin in_the Pines.” “Between the | Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” and “sing, Brothers.” Songs of Argentine and Dlhl’r‘ Bouth American countries make up the rogram of the Gauchos, who will be eard from 8 to 8:30. Tito Guizar, tenor, will be the soloist on this pro- gram. A pew arrangement of the largo from Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” will be offered by the Columbia Mixed Chorus as the highlight of the program from 8:30 to 9. The soloists will be Mary Eastman, soprano. and Evan baritone. Miss Eastman will Reflections on e Water,” and ns, “Chant of the Swamp.” Daudet’s famous short “The Man With the Golden » will be dramatized by the Co- lumbia Dramatic Guild from 7 to 7:30. The cast will include Stephen Fox and Kenneth Daingeau. Eddie South and his orchestra, the Cherry Blossom Kiddies and Gilbert Fraser, tenor, will contribute to the| program of WOL. In addition, this station, from 4:15 to 6, will broadcast a variety program during which the inning-by-inning base ball scores will be announced. NEWSPAPER BROADCAST COMMENDED BY HANLEY Virtually Ideal in Performance of Service to the Public, Says Commissioner. In his first public utterance since tak- ing office last March, Federal Radio | Commissioner James H. Hanley com- manded newspaper ownership and oper- ation of broadcasting stations as vir- tually ideal in the performance of serv- ice to the public. “In many respects,” Mr. Hanley said in an address dedicating station KICK, at Carter Lake, Ia, “a union between a newspaper and radio station is ideal. The very life blood of a newspaper is good will and the publishers and editors are past masters in that art and in moulding public opinion. As a rule radio stations which are controlled in whole or in part by newspapers are | less liable to over-emphasize revenues and indulge in offensive sales talk than | purely commercial stations.” When he assumed office, Commis- | sioner Hanley declined to talk for pub- lication until he had “appraised” the situation. His views on radio generally were unknown, although he said he favored the “Democratic principle” of no monopoly in broadcasting and of | fostering small stations and communlty‘ interest in radio. | Of the 600-odd stations licensed in | the United States, slightly more than 100 are owned by or corporately affil- iated with newspapers in their com- | munities. In addition, some 200 others | have ‘news-flash” or similar tie-ups | Wwith newspapers. ] ENGLAND TO HEAR U. S. Fourth of July Program Expected to .Be Relayed. NEW YORK, July 1.—When the United States observes its natal day ‘Tuesday, England will have a chance to tune in on a typical American Fourth of July celebration. Th3 intention is to relay one of the afternoon programs on N. B. C. over- seas for rebroadcasting. John Erskine, author and lecturer, will act as com- mentator, and the music will come | from a military band led by Harold Sanford. Major Radio Features VARIETY. Capitol Theater Family, WRC, 10:15a; | Roxy's Concert, WMAL, 11:15a; Vee | Lawnhurst, WRC, 3:15; Rubinofl's Orchestra, WRC, 7:00; Headliners, WMAL, 8:00; Mary Eastman and Evan Evans, WJSV, 8:30. DRAMA. Folks from Dixie, WRC, 12:30; Co- lumbia Dramatic Club, WJSV, 7:00; “John Henry—Black River Giant,”.| ‘WJSV, 9:00. SPEECHES. H. V. Kaltenborn, WJSV, 6:30; Secre- tary of Interior Ickes, WRC, 9:00, CLASSICAL. Wa THE SUNDAY ghington Radio Artists Are on Big STAR, W. Network HAWAIIAN GROUP HAS BEEN SIGNED FOR SERIES OF CONCERTS OVER N. B. C. I BROADCAST SESSION IS SET FOR OCTOBER Program Trends, Listener Reac- tions and Habits, White Sulphur Springs Topics. The men who “make the wheels go round” in radio will go into their an- nual huddle earlier than usual this vear to devise ways and means of im- proving program and technical service for listeners. Instead of meeting at the fag end of the year. the National Association of Broadcasters will hold its annual con- vention from October 8 to 10 at White | W. Va.. according to | Sulphur Springs. an announcem made today by Philip G. Loucks, managing director. The late Fall and Winter is radio’s busiest season. and it was decided that the general business of the industry should be cleaned up before the new “radio vear” begins, rather than at the peak period. Program trends, listener reactions and listener habits will be gone over in detail at the forthcoming conven- tion, along with technical problems of the industry, such as improvement of reception, the part radio will play in the President’s industrial recovery pro- gram and related problems. Some 400 station owners and managers, together with advertising agency officials, are expected to attend the eleventh annual session. At the last convention, held in St. Louis, the broadcasters declared open warfare against Tin Pin Alley for al- legedly extortionate royalty demands for copyrighted music performed over the air. The convention also resolved to retain for the industry a sort of “czar” to manage tis affairs. Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, was retained to wage legal warfare against the American Society of Com TS, Authors and Publishers, better known as the copyright owners, but his status is not that of a dictator. While the conyright problem remains the most vexing confronting the broad- | casters, numerous others have cropped up. These include elimination of “cut- throat” competition among stations for business, stabilization of the industry in compliance with the industrial re- covery act, and the possibility of a sweeping reallocation of broadcasting stations within the next year as a di- rect outgrowth of the North American Radio Conference to be held in Mexico City beginning July 10. WYNN NOW EXPECTED TO LAUNCH NETWORK “Bensational” Announcement Con- cerning Amalgamated Broadcast- ing System, Inc., Promised. With Ed Wynn, famous stage and radio comic, scheduled to leave for Hollywood early this month to make & movie, reports are current that he will attempt to launch his projected new radio network prior to his departure. Postponed a half dozen times since February for various reasons, it is now reported that a “sensational” announce- ment concerning the Amalgamated Broadcasting System, Inc., the Wynn enterprise, will be made coincident with the network’s opening. Leaders in the business and political worlds, it is un- derstood, will be named as members of an advisory council for the chain. The Perfect Fool himself envisions his network as a “new deal” for radio, introducing an entirely new type of program procedure, with minimum em- phasis on radio advertising. While his plans call for a modest start, with a half dozen small stations from New York to Washington, he predicts that within a year he will have more than 100 stations aligned into a nation-wide chain, competitive with National Broad- casting Co. and Columbia Broadcasting System. By introducing a new mode of “station relations,” he predicts also that stations now affiliated with the other networks will drop those connec- tions to join his enterprise. RADIO FORCES SLASHED Commission Lets Out Five Em- ployes at Headquarters. Its 1933-34 budget reduced $140,000, the Federal Radio Commission has dis- missed five more headquarters employes and five members of its fleld staff in line with the governmental economy program. The dismissals supplement others ordered by the commission sev- eral months ago. To fill its legal staff, the commission has appointed two Democrats—John Wesley Weeks, now Juvenile Court judge of DeKalb County, Ga., to & $4,- 600 vacancy, and Milus A. Nisbet of Fayetteville, Tenn., former secretary to Senator McKellar of Tennessee, to a $3.800 vacancy. They succeed to the open posts created by the resignations of Chiet Examiner Ellis A. Yost and Examiner Elmer W. Pratt, Republicans, and the promotion of Ralph ‘Walker and George H. Hill from the legal di- vision to examinerships. 1,384,969 Sets in Japan. There were 1,384,969 licensed radio sets in Japan at the end of February, 1933, ranking that country only be- hind the United States, England and Germany. A new. 100,000-watt station is about to be erected at Kurime City by the government at & cost of about $400,000, Detroit Station Asks Rating. The latest clear channel station ap- Symphonic Hour, WJSV, 2:00; Russian flphmhonm Choir, WRC, 6:30, pl for the maximum rating S 55000 watls s WIR, Detrolt - | The report, covering the 1931-2 year, WR 315.6 Meters. 950 Kilocycles. 8:00a—The Balladeers. 8:30a—One Man Band. 5a—Alden Edkins, baritone. 9:00a—South Sea Islanders. 9:30a—Alfredo’s Marimba Band. 10:00a- ve-Minute Program. —The Rondoliers. :15a—Major Bowes' Capitol Family. :15a—Three Scamps. 11:30a—International Tid Bits. 12:00m—Sonata Recital. 12:30—Folks from Dixie. 1:00—Gene Arnold’s Commodores. 1:15—Two for One. 1:30—Five-Minute Program. 1:35—The Pilgrims. 1:45—National Jubilee Singers. 2:00—Wayne King's Orchestra. 2:30—Dr. Ralph W. Stockman. 3:00—Fiddlers Three. 3:15—Vee Lawnhurst, pianist. 3:30—Temple of Song. 4:00—Casino_Orchestra. 4:30—Clyde Doerr's Orchestra. 4:45—Le Trio Romantique. 5:00—National Catholic Hour. 5:30—"Our American Schools.” 6:00—James Melton, tenor. 6:15—Base ball scores. 6:20—Musical Interlude. 6:30—Russian Symphonic_Chofr. 6:45—Success Hit of the Day. 17:00—Variety Hour with Bert Lahr. 8:00—Manhattan Merry Go Round. 8:30—Album of Familiar Music. 9:00—Interview with Secretary of In- terior Ickes. 9:15—Evening Serenade. :30—Impressions of Italy. 5—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 10 S—Mmflglln Solos by Anton Dounis. 10:30—How N. B. C. will cover the Stratosphere Ascension. 10:45—Orchestral gems. 11:00—Montclair Orchestra. 11:30 to 12:00—Charlie Kerr and his orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:30a—Tower Health Exercises. 7:00a—Organ Rhapsody. 7:30a—Morning Glee Club, 7:45a—Florenda Trio. 8:00a—Morning Devotions. 8:150—Antobals Cubans. 8:30a—String Ensemble. 9:00a—Breen and de Rose, 0—Rex Battle’s Orchestra. 1:00—Revolving Stage. 2:00—Aircyclopedia. 2:15—Henrietta_Schumann, pianist. 2:30—Woman's Radio Revue. 00—Winters and Weber, organ duo. 0—Ray Heatherton, baritone. 5—Songs by Arlene Jackson. 0—Schirmer and Schmitt. :45—Melodic Wanderings. 5:00—Program from N. E. A, Conven- tion. 5:30—Uncle Charlie. 228.9 Meters. WOL 37350 Kieyeies. 12:55—Police Flashes. 3:30—Watch Tower Program. 4:15—Variety Program. 6:00 to 6:05—Base Ball Scores. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 00a—Birthdays. 5a—Musical Clock. :55a—Police Bulletins. 10:00a—Nell Paxton, organist. 10:30a—"This an’ That.” 11:00a—Mothers’ program. 11:30a—Songs We Love. 11:45a—Tango Argentina. 11:59a—Weather Report. N the group are the Rainbow Islanders, who are giving a regular weekly program over the Southeastern network of N. B. C. Left to right, they are: James Courtney, Elmore Courtney, Joseph Kelly and Lucille Plerce Ferguson. On the right is Betty Webb, young stage star, who plays the leading role in the dramatic version of “The Count of Monte Christo,” which s broadcast at 6:30 p.m. daily by WOR in Newark, TODAY ON THE RADIO All programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change without notice. WJSV 2054 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles, 7:30s—Elder Michaux. 8:30a—Columbia Junior Bugle. 8:45a—Catholic Evidence Guild. 9:00a—Melody Parade. 9:45a—Marion Carley, pianist, 10:00a—Rhoda Arnold and Charles Carlile. 10:30a—8alt Lake Tabernacle Choir, 11:30a—New World Salon Orchestra, 12:00m—Fred Feibel, organist. 12:30—Compinsky Trio. 1:00—Smiling Ed McConnell. 1:15—The Playboys. 1:30—Manhatian Moods. 2:00—Symphonic_Hour, 3:00—Cathedral Hour. 4:00—Poet’s gold. 4:15—Songs by Vera Van. 4:30—Prank Crumit and Julia Sander- son. 5:00—Eddie Duchin’s Orchestra. 5:30—Glen Gray's Orchestra. 6:00—Chicago Knights. 6:30—H. V. Kaltenborn, from London. 6:45—Gertrude Niesen. 7:00—Columbia Dramatic Guild. 7:30—Chicago variety program. 8:00—The Gauchos. 8:30—Mary Eastman, soprano, and | Evan Evans, baritone. | Henry—Blatk River Giant.” 9:15—Rhythm Rhapsody. 9:45—Quiet Harmonies. 10.00—Guy Lombardo's Orchestra. 10:30—Jerry Freeman's Orchestra. 11:00—Isham Jones' Orchestra. 11:30—The Globe Trotter. 11:45 to 12:00—Johnny Hamp and his | orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:30a—Elder Michaux, 7:00a—The Sun Dial. 8:30a—Health Talk. 8:45a—Reis and Dunn. 9:00a—In the Luxembourg Gardens, 9:15a—Bill and Ginger. 9:30a—The Merrymakers. 9:45a—Organ Melodies. 10:00a—The Voice of Experience. 10:15a—Morning Moods. 10:30a—Academy of Medicine. 10:45a—Pedro De Cordoba and Will Osborne’s Orchestra. 11:00a—George Hall's Orchestra. 11:30a—Concert Miniatures. 1:00—The Round Towners. 1:15—The Captivators. 1:45—Ann Leaf at the Organ. 2:15—Fred Berren's Orchestra. 2:30—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 3:00—Program from N. E. A. Conven- tion. 3:30—Columbia Artist Recital. 3:55—Virginia News, 4:00—Animal Stories, by Don Lang. 4:15—Syracuse Orchestra. 4:30—Summer Dreams. 4:45—America’s Grub Street Speaks. 5:00—Columbia Miniatures. 5:15—Freddie Martin's Orchestra. 5:30—SKkippy. RADIO FEUD AGAIN OPENED AT CHICAGO Madison, Wis., Station Seeks Half of WSN Clear Channel Facilities. | | | With former Gov. Philip La Follette | of Wisconsin in the thick of the fight, Wisconsin and Illinols have reopened their radio feud in a case before the Federal Radio Commission that may see all of Chicago's big stations dnwn“ into protracted litigation. Jolted by the loss of two of its sta- | tions a fortnight ago, after a battle that carried on through the Supreme Court, Chicago’s ruffied radio front is | again the scene of activity. The open- ing shot of a new battle has come with the filing of an application by sta- tion WIBA, Madison, Wis., newspaper 12:00m—Tunes of the Times. 12:30—Midday musicale. 12:45 to 1:00—Church of the Air. 3:00—Variety Hour. 3:55—The Book Man. 4:00—Forget-Me-Nots. 4:30—Organ Echoes. Scots School Record Up. A new record average attendance at elementary schools in Scotland has just been announced in Edinburgh by the Committee of the Council on Education. | shows that the average for that period is 90.5 per cent, which is 1 per cent above the record figure for 1930-1. tions ashington Regularly. | royal St eard in ) cys. | T8dio situation aired once more. 40 | Woman who is receiving free food while owned, for half of the clear channel facilities occupied by station WGN, owned by the Chicago Tribune. It is one of the biggest stations in country. Tllinois has been & sore spot in radio because it is the most over-quota State in the country from the standpoint or stations within its borders. Wisconsin entitled to more facilities. In the case finally decided earlier this month, Chi- cago relinquished stations WIBO an WPCC to Indiana, which was under- quota. While the WIBA application asks sg:cmcll!y for only one-half of the channel used by WGN and for the fa- cilities of two small stations in Wis- consin, it is expected that all of Chi- cago’s half dozen clear channel sta- tions will be embroiled in the litiga- tion if WIBA follows through. In other words, it would be a part of WGN's strategy to make the a “battle " by having the ent! Hospital Asked to Gamble. ‘That it take a gambler’s chance has been asked of the Auckland Hospital | Board, of Auckland, New Zealand. A the | dent M. Ferrari, who made the corona- is slightly under-quota and therefore (W: d | chetti, Mrs. Bianchi, Mrs. Ferrari and WMAIL 475.9 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 8:00a—Children’s Hour. 9:00a—Southland Sketches. 9:30a—Samovar Serenade. 10:00a—Morning Musicale. 1:00a—Modern Instrumentalists, :15a—Promenade Concert, 12:15—Concert Ensemble. 12:30—Sabbath Reveries. 1:00—Summer Idyl. 1:15—International Radio Forum. 1:30—The Yeast Foamers. 2:00—National Opera Concert. 3:00—Gould and Shefter, piano duo. | 3:15—Symphonette. 3:30—Organ Recital. 4:00—The World of Religion. 4:30—Eva Jessaye Cholr. 5:00—Beethoven Chamber Music. 5:30—L'Heure Exquise. 6:00—The Harmonica Rascals. | 6:15—"The World Economic Confer- ence,” by Willlam Hard, fram London. | 6:30—Wisdom of the Ages. 7:00—Viennese Program. 7:30—Don Hall's Trio. 7:45—"The Century of Progress,” by Floyd Gibbons. 8:00—Headliners, featuring Arthur | Brisbane. 8:30—Goldman Band. 9:00—Mountain Music. 9:15—In a Poet's Study. 9:30—Dixie Harmonies. 5 ews. 10:30—Night Song. 11:00—Dance Nocturne. 11:30—Congress Orchestra. 12:00—Weather Forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Early Risers Program. 7:00a—Breakfast Club. 11:15a—Better Business Bureau talk. 11:30a—Merrie Men Quartet, 11:45a—Rhythmic Serenade. 12:00m—Vic and Sade. 12:15—Concert Ensemble. 12:30—National Farm and Home Hour. 1:30—Alexis Tcherkassy, baritone. 1:45—Sisters of the Skillet. 2:00—Four Dots. 2:15—Words and Music. 2:45—Pat Kennedy. 3:00—Radio Guild, presenting “David Garrick.” 4:00—Casino Orchestra. 4:30—Songs by Mary Williams. 4:45—Musical Interlude. 5:00—London Terrace Orchestra. | Italian War Veterans I The second annual outing and picnic was held at Marshall Hall Park last Sunday and was attended by more than 1,000 veterans, their families and friends. The Americanization Band, under the leadership of Prof. Romeo, played war songs and also furnished the music for dancing. The feature of the first trip was the ceremonies abreast Mount Vernon, when the veterans, in company forma- tion, headed by the band, paid their re- spects to the first President. At the sound of the Post Bugler Cardozi, the band played “The Star Spangled Ban- ner,” while the veterans gave their salute. This was followed by the play- ing of the Italian national anthem. Secretary E. Torino was the company commander. At the park Comdr. Alfred A. Pic- chione conducted the games and races. The tug of war was won by the team captained by Vice President A. J. Faina. Owing to the weather. which prevented the presentation of the prizes, they will be presented at a date to be announced by the committee. There were 17 young girls entered in the contest for queen, which was awarded to Miss Beatrice Fioramonti, and Miss Jennie Camponelli was award- ed the title of printess. Comdr. Pic- chione made the presentation to Presi- tion with a jeweled crown. Comdr. Picchione was presented with an officer’s cap for his efforts on behalf of the many activities he has sponsored for the Italian World War veterans of 'ashington. The following were on the Prize Com- mittee: Mrs. De Bernardo, Mrs. Pu- Mrs. Faina. ‘The committee is planning for a so- cial evening and floor show, followed by dancing, for all members, their families and friends. Tests Reveal High Intelligence of Radio Listeners NEW_ YORK, A Frank N. Freeman, phychologist of the University of Chicago, be- lieves the intelligence of the radio auidence rates pretty high. He bases this conclusion on data obtained in a series of mbrotdmu;t;m via N.B. C.win which 5 responses to & group of examination questions based on Army intelligence tests.. He found that the average scores for ages and above as 32, HINGTON, D. C, JULY 2, 1933—PART FOUR 1. S. RADIO PARTY | HAS HUGE MISSION Chairman Sykes to Lead Delegates on Trip to Mexico Tuesday. BY MARTIN CODEL. TTHOUT much fanfare, the United States delegation to the North American Broad- casting Conference at Mex- ico City will depart from ‘Washington Tuesday on a mission of diplomacy that is almost as ramified in its complex elements as that of the American delegation now attending the London Economic Conference. But the powers of the United States delegation, headed by Chairman Eugene O. Sykes of the Federal Radic Com- mission, are infinitely greater in their fleld than are those of our London delegation in theirs. The simple rea- son is that so few American officials understand what the wave-length prob- lem is all about, least of all our in- ternational experts in the State De- partment. What takes place at Mexico City, at the conference opening July 10, may affect the listening habits of each and Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. IKE their big brothers of the broadcasting and radio communications realms, America’s host of 40,000 or more radio amateurs—most of them youths in their 'teens and early twentles, who tap away at their keys or bark into their home- made microphones for the sheer sport of it and on wave lengths set aside by international treaty for their hobby—must undergo a regulatory house-cleaning in the interests of efficiency and econ- my. But it is the sort of reorganiza- tion that is wholly satisfactory to the “hams,” as they are known, and to the official organization of about 22,000 of them—the Ameri- can Radio Relay League at. Hart- ford, Conn. The Federal Radio Commission, which has been get- Mng applications for new amateur stations at the rate of nearly 100 a day in recent months, has issued a voluminous set of new regula- tions governing amateur ofera- tion, effective next October 1. ‘To the layman it should be ex- plained that radio “hams” are pure hobbyists who pioneered the short waves and pointed the way to their later practical use; who are still pioneering, this time on the ultra-short waves, and who communicate with one another by every radio fan on the North Ameri- | voice and code for the mere fun can continent. In a word, the dele- gates from the United States, Canada, Newfoundland, Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hon- duras, Nicaragua and Panama are to divide anew the limited number of technically available wave lengths among themselves. New Lengths Needed. When it is understood that the United States and Canada, awake to the potentialities far earlier than their southern neighbors, have' already di- vided all the 96 channels available at present through gentlemen's agree- ments, it becomes apparent that these two nations go to the Mexico City conference with the prospects of losing something they already have—that is, unless new wave lengths can be se- cured somehow for & new and more equitable division. To take away radio channels from the United States and Canada and give them to Mexico, Cuva and the others, may mean one of two things. Either certain American and Canadian broadcasting stations must be driven off the air to make way for Latin American stations on their channels, or the existing wave lengths must be so shared with power ratings curtailed as to preclude internation interference. That such interference is now rampant, particularly due to powerful broad- casting from Mexico on United States- Canadian channels, every radio listener knows who likes to dial around for distant stations. When the shuffie at Mexico City is done, and the cards of the “new deal” in wave lengths have been dealt and played, the delegates must return to their respective countries and reorgan- ize their systems according to what they won or lost at the conference. To the United States and Canada, faced with the almost inevitable prospect of losing part of what they now have, this may mean a sweeping readjustment or reallocation of wave lengths; the elimi- nation of some stations; the limitation of broadcast powers and consequent listening ranges of individual stations, and the changing of the dialing habits of the audience, Problem Alorg Rio Grande. The United States-Canadian “ace in the hole” is the fact that Mexico, chief claimant for better broadcasting facili- ties, may be charged with bad faith in her practice of licensing Mexican corporations, well known to be backed by Amx:un capital, to operate super- power &ations along the Mexican bor- der, some of them using directional antennas designed to focus their energy northward. It is a certainty that this will be the chief point of argument at the conference, and it may even be one jthat will wreck the conference. . John R. Brinkley's 75.000-watt Acuna, Mexico, just across the river from Del Rio, Tex., is a case in point. Dr. Brinkley’s radio *|station at Milford, Kans., was taken off the air by the Radio Commission and the courts for allegedly operating con- trary to public interest by broadcasting questionable medical advice and ad- vertising. So he went to Mexico and built -himself an even more powerful station. Now no less a personage than the former Vice President of the United States, Charles Curtis, is going to the Mexico City conference as an ‘“ob- server” for Dr. Brinkley, an old Kansas political friend. , Another example is Norman T. Baker's 150,000-watt XENT at Nuevo Laredo, opposite Laredo, Tex. Baker also lost his radio station in Iowa for practices not unlike those of Dr. Brinkley. Then there is the proposed —and already licensed—500,000-watt station at Matamoros, opposite Browns- ville, Tex., which, like the others, is bound to throw out such powerful radiations that they will inevitably in- terfere with United States and Cana- Gian broadcasting. That some of the “weak sister” sta- tions in the United States, large and small, will have to go, or else suffer such great power reductions as to be made local in their listening ranges, is almost certain to be one of the outcomes of Mexico City. The man who will largely determine how much we shall concede, if anything, is Judge Sykes. The Radio Commission chairman and head of our delegation did such excellent service as head of the American delegation to the world radio conference at Madrid last Winter that President Roosevelt intrusted him with the present regional allocation mission. I American War Mothers ' District of Columbia Chapter, Ameri- can War Mothers, held its last meeting for the Summer at the home of Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot, 4551 Wisconsin avenue, who served a luncheon, which |* was followed by cards, to members and guests in the garden. Meetings will be resumed in September, the date of the first mee to be announced by Mrs. Joseph P , president. Mrs. Mary T. SI ahan, treasurer, and elected State president for the District of Columbia organization at its recent election of officers, completion of the bronze tablet in memory of Mrs. Mary O'Neil, and that it is now placed in the national home, 1527 New Hampshire avenue. Un- veiling ceremonies will be held on the return of Mrs. Virgil Stone, president of the national organization, in the Fall. An invitation was extended by Mrs. Elizabeth M. Tucker to members to spend & day at her Summer at North Beach, Md. Members be_notified of the day in July. It was decided to discontinue the Hawks Battle Rescuer. Running to the rescue of a lamb be- ing attacked by two hawks near Gun- of the thing. Most of them build their own stations, and all must be licensed by the commission. Their amateur status does not permit them to accept pay for the mes- sages they transmit for their friends, but they get experience out of their “attic ime” that often shapes their future careers. Every branch of the radio indus- try is honeycombed with ex-ama- teurs, and they are recognized by law in most of the freer countries of the world. The new re, concerned wit] nical operation. One of the most ?mportanb—and one that went into effect on June 23—is the regu- lation widening the amateur “tele- phone” band of waves, or the channels over which the “hams” try to talk to one another by radio, to embrace 1,800-2,000 kilocycles, 28,000-28,500 kilocycles and 400,000 401,000 kilocycles. This gives them more “room in the ether” and ac- cordingly a better chance to es- t:gllsh Voice contact with one an- other. lations are largely routine and tech- | MYRTLE VAIL, author and lead of “Myrt and Marge”: Bobby Brown, director of the series, and Mrs. Brown will sail for South America on the 8. 8. Southern Prince from New York July 15 to gather local color for the “Myrt and Marge” episodes of the Fall and Winter over the Columbia network. By a twist of fate, the exact rlat, details of which are clouded n secrecy, the five-a-day back- stage series will shift to the Latin- American setting, and in writing and directing they are to have the ring of authenticity. That’s the “why” of the junket. It's to be no flying trip, with color gathered from guidebooks, but two full months of first-hand study of the country, its people and its cus- toms. Rio de Janeiro will be the first port of call. Here the party will remain for 10 days, taking fre- quent trips into the surrounding country. Buenos Aires will be the scene of the next stop, with an. other stay of from one week to 10 days. Sao Paulo, Santos, will then be entered in the note book. After that study on the Atlantic |Coast the three will cross the | Andes, making several stops en | route before touching the Pacific “at Montevideo, and procesding on |to Santiago, Chile. The return trip will be made via the Panama Canal and New York. The trip was originally sched- uled for July 8, but the motion picture Myrt and Marge are now making in Hollywood would not | permit the earlier start, * ok % FOUR programs heard regularly on the Columbia network will be broadcast to Brazil and the Argentine by the short wave fa< cilities of the Radio Corporation of America during July. | . The network features and the dates on which they will be trans- |mitted below the equator are: |Nino Martini and Howard Bare |low’s Orchestra, Friday, July 7; |Guy Lombardo and His Royal | Canadians, Thursday, July 13; Vincent Sorey’s Orchestra and | Tito Guizar, Sunday, July 16, and |Andre Kostelanetz's Orchestra and chorus Friday, July 28. Announcements in Spanish and Portuguese will be broadcast in Brazil and the Argentine simyl- taneously with the regular ! nouncements in the United Sta; D. A. R. Activities E Pluribus Unum Chapter held a garden party at the home of its regent, | Mrs. William B. Sinnott, 1609 Thirty- first street. Mrs. Harry C. Grove, State regent, told of her pilgrimage to Wake- fleld, where the president general, Mrs. Magna, was presented with a bouquet. Mrs. Elmer E. Curry, chairman of the Chapter House Corporation, told of the preparation of a page in its “memory book” to be presented to Mrs. Harvey M. Friend, former regent. Mrs. Priend responded. Mrs. Charles C. Haig sang. Craig. A report was given by the hi torian, Mrs. Thomas Elkins, of the pil- grimage June 15 to Charles Town, W. where the chapter visited old Washington family homes and was en- tertained by Misses Belle and Gertrude Snyder in their Summer home, West Shenstone. The State historian, Mrs. Casanova, gave an account of the pilgrimage to Port Tobacco. Mrs. Casanova read a paper on Robert Burns, the poet, vho is said to have been a brother of David Burns, the father of Marcia. The entertainment was concluded with a group of musical numbers ren- dered by Mrs. Alice Neal, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Louise McNerney. Maj. L'Enfant Chapter held its in- formal meeting June 24. Mrs. Albert N. Baggs had arranged, through Mr. Trenholm, for the chapter and guests to visit Whitehall, the home of the Co- lonial Governor, Horatio Sharpe. The party was met at Sherwood Forest by Dr. and Mrs. Baggs, who acted as guides and hosts. Mrs. Baggs gave a brief history of the house. Among the guests were Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, national vice president of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America; Mrs. Willlam Hannay, na- tional councilor of the D. F. and P. A, and Mrs. James H. Harper, District president of the D. F. and P. A. The officers of the chapter for the coming year are: Regent, Miss Mar- garet I. Fraser; vice regent, Mrs. Sterl- Bockoven; chaplain, Miss Minnie L. Parker; recording secretary, Mrs. Edward H. Jarvis; corresponding secre- tary, Miss Helen E. Bliss; treasurer, Mrs. Paul J. Christian; registrar, Mys. Arthur W. Harkness: historian, Miss Margaret A. Bloomfield; delegate, Mrs. Edwin S. Bettelheim, jr. The Governor Thomas Welles Society, C. A. R.. participated in a swimming party given by the senior president, Mrs. Claude Cooke, June 26, at the Manor Club. New Shakespeare Memorial. A new t; of memorial for Shakes- peare is proy;:md in the Shoreditch dis- trict of London. Pointing out that the Bard at one time lived among a colony of actors who settled in Shoreditch | around “the theater,” the first play- house in England, and that he loved his fellowmen, a group of women are urg- | ing that model homes for those miser- ably housed in the district be erected in honor of Shakespeare. Floating Fair to Sail Far. More than 70 foreign ports of the world will be visited by the foating fair, which is to ln;e ?n.nl‘gg;' o;' hrlefi men, Germany, early . Wi first ‘visit South America, then British East India, China and Japan, and the voyage will require 18 months. It is being by an association of Hagen hardware manufacturers, but will carry & wide range of German in- dustrial products. The fair will be on the steamship Cap Norte, of about 14,000 tons. e SR Seventeen automobiles to one bicycle is the proportion in the United States. In Europe there are seven bicycles to every car, an estimated 40,000,000 wheels in conslant use in and <[>H0)] ’ Y. W. C. A. News The free Summer dictation class | hours for business girls and women, | held at 614 E Street Y. W. C . A., have |been changed to 2:30 to 4:30 each | Wednesday. A new service is offéfed |at the E street center to children. Pianos | are available for practice for the Chil- |dren's Music Club every day except Sunday from 2:30 to 4:30 at the Y. W. C. A, 614 E street. ’H There is also a group interested in journalism | which is editing and publishing a camp | newspaper. |, On Thursday the junior campers will have a day in Sherwood Forest and | will bring their lunch and carfare. On | Friday the senior campers will hike |to a place selected by the foresters’ | group, for their lunch and an afternoon of activities, including an archery con- |test and a “Robin Hood” play. | . Any girl over 10 years old is invited |to join “Camp Stay-at-Home, the | Summer program at the “Y” building. There is no program on July 4. . Registrations for the Girl Reserve Summer Conference, July 10-17, will*be | received Monday. Any senior high | school girl may attend this week of special Girl Reserve training, and girls | from other cities will attend. It will {bz held at Arlington Hall, in nearby | Virginia. For information, call the Girl | Reserve department, Metropolitan 2102, Kamp Kahlert officially opens tomor- | Tow, after a three-day staff conference, | with Miss Abbie Graham as the guest speaker and adviser. A special senior | and business girls' week end was plan- |ned for this week end. Some of the isenion now at camp are Helene Gin- gras, Margaret E. n, Dorothy Cronin, Ivy May Carter, Belva Hull, Mildred Louise Sykes, Edith M. Wagon- | seller and Myra Light. o Scenic Route Abandoned. The announcement of the abandon- | ment of the steamboat line on Lake lCh-mphm rouses old memories., It is a link in one of the most scenic routes of travel in the Eastern part of this country and one of the oldest. Tourists not pressed for time and de- siring to find their way to the Northern borders or going into Canada followed the Hudson River and the Lakes George and Champlain. In recent years rail and boat schedules were co-ordinated that one might leave Albany in the morning, go by train to Lake George, | pass by boat over that exquisite body of water, portage by rail to Lake Cham- plain, sail dovn its panoramic expanses and join the train from Plattsburg to ontreal, reaching the Canadian me- | Hopolis in the evening of the same day. Along the way the traveler passed | Saratoga, Bloody Pond, the forts at the | head of Lake George, the island gnd mountain scenery of the lake, Fort Ticonderoga near the head of Lake Champlain, the ruins of Fort St. Fred- eric and Fort Amherst near Crown Point, scenes of the early naval battles at Valcour and Cumberland Head and m:fi valley of the Richelieu Lake Champlain was the second terway in America to have steam navigation, and thus disappears a va- cation trip which will be long remem- bered for its happy experiences and-its :e%huul views, one rapidly followig in 000000000000 + "BRAKE RELINING - American BRAKEBLOK Lining Used Exclusively 4 il Al A} N| G] A 1] al ] A R| 3 s} 3 1% Sul | IF [TlENETT DU Sosls