Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1933, Page 48

RUBINOFF HEADS AIR ATTRACTIONS ‘Traumerei’ Is Selection for ¥ Violin Solo in Tonight’s [ Broadcast. i OBERT SCHUMANN, the com- poser, who died July 28, 1856, will be honored by Rubinoff and his orchestra during their variety program to be broad- cast at 7 o'clock tonight over WRC and a network of stations of the National Breadcasting Co. During the tribute feature, Rubinoff will play as a violin solo “Traumerei.” Bert Lahr, comedian, will appear on the same program in comic skits, and Lee Sims and llomay Bailey will in- terpret “Sweet Sue,” the popular mel- ody by Victor Young. The program will be opened with Rubinoff leading the orchestra through a medley from the “Gold Diggers of 1933.” Rubinoff also will play as a violin solo “Reflec- tions on the Water.” Other numbers scheduled include “Isn’t It Heavenly?” “I Cover the “White Zembie” and “Hiawatha’s Lullaby.” Mozart's overiure to “Cosi Fan Tutte” will be fcatured during the Venetian Lit: Symphony program, under the cirection of Antonio D'Annunzio, which will be heard over WRC and other N. B. C. stations at 1:30 this afternoon. soprano, will sing by Wagner. The lay a selection from oncavallo, and “Sere- nade Espagnole,” by Albeniz. Will Sing Kreisler Number. Frank Munn, tenor, and Elizabeth Lennox, contralto, will sing Kreisler's “Old Refrain” during the program of American Album of Familiar Music at 8:30 over WRC and associated stations. Munn will have as a solo number “A Little Bit of Heaven.” Gustave Haen- schen will lead the orchestra in a number of popular tunes, including “Trouble in Paradise.” Tamara, Russian singer who has ap- peared on the Broadway musical com- edy stage, will inaugurate her first extended radio engagement when she sings in the Manhattan Merry-Go- Round program over WRC at 8 o'clock. The Russian girl will share the pro- gmam with David Percy, baritone; the Men About Town, trio, and Gene Rede- mich’s ‘Orchestra. Tamara made her Broadway debut in “The New Yorkers” and later had an important part in “They All Come to Moscow.” Re- cently she was co-starred with Phil Baker in “Americana.” Excerpts from Verdi's “Aida” will be played by the Goldman Band, under the baton of Edwin Franko Goldman, during the program to be heard over WMAL and other “blue” network sta- tions of the National Broadcasting Co. at 8:30. Other numbers scheduled in- clude Liszt’s "Rhapsody No. 2,” Clarke's “Pwilight Dream” and the “Barcarole,” from “Tales of Hoflman,” by Offen- bac] Stoessel to Lead Orchestra. During the Song and Symphony pro- gram at_7 o'clock over WMAL and associated stations, Albert Stoessel will lead the orchestra in Beethoven's over- ture to “Leonore” No. 3. Willard Young, 11 sing the “Prize Song,” from Wagner'’s “Meistersinger.” The Walter Howe Choir will sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” from “The Messiah.” The or- chestra will play a selection from Men- delssohn’s “‘Midsummer Night's Dream.” One of the musical comedy favor- ites of a generation past. “The Geisha,” will be revived during the light opera program to be broadcast over WMAL and assoclated stations at 5 o'clock. This old-fashioned operetta, by Sidney Jones, first was produced in Londen in 1895. The music still is frequently heard. Muriel Wilson, who is Mazy Lou in the Show Boat programs; Fred Hufsmith, Edward Wolter, Charles Pearson, Ivy Scott and Walter Preston will be in the cast. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president cf | the German Reichsbank. is scheduled to be interviewed by William Hard, now touring European capitals, during the program to be_ broadcast in the; International Radio Forum over WMAL at 1:15. Gilbert Fraser, tenor; the California Gypsy Orchestra and Joe Brown’s Kid- dies are scheduled as features in to- day’s broadcast by WOL. BLARING LOUD SPEAKERS CAUSE MANY COMPLAINTS Acting Commission Chairman Re- grets He Is Unable to Do Anything About It. Distraught citizens, driven to ex- asperaticn by blaring loud speakers in their neighborhoods, have been peti- tioning the Federal Radio Commission by the score during the recent hot weeks of open doors ang windows, begging for some sort of relief from the radio nuisance. Deluged with their letters, Col. Thad H. Brown, acting chairman of the commission, issued a statement this week to express regret that there is nothing the commission can do about it other than suggest that relief be sought frcm local police. “In all communitie: Col. Brown stated, “the police have authority to eliminate public nuisances. Many towns, villages and cities have enacted ordinances which are proving very ef- fective in limiting the operation of loud speakers. Broadcasting staticns might help the situation by suggesting to listeners that they tune down their sets when they use them during late hours.” Col. Brown explains that the com- mission merely designates the “broad- cast day” as the hours from 6 a.m. to 12 midnight, and that most of the ccm- plaints arise cut of radios tuned to Joud volume during the late night hours When the neighbors may want to sleep. | Reducing the broadcasting day. he stated, would not solve the prcblem be- cause many set owners would simply tune to stations in distant time zones. He appealed to listeners everywhere to observe the Golden Rule, pointing out that the only reccurse of complainants is the local police. | TELEVISION MEN UNITE Plan Association to Look After Wave Length Interests. Formation of a National Television Association, having as its object the protection of television interests in ‘wave length matters before the Federal Radio Commission and the supervision of the general development of the visual broadcasting art, has been de- cided upon by a group of persons in- terested in that field. Holding a recent_conference in Chi- ‘cago, they elected Martin J. Wade, r. of Western Television Co., Chicago, as ent, and John V. L. Hogan, of m Pictures, Inc., New York, as vice president. Arthur Stringer, Chicago, is secretary-treasurer. France Taxes Radio Sets. Holland is now the only European country where radio listening is free, for the French government has just voted a tax cn receiving sets amounting to 50 francs on tube sets and 15 francs on crystal sets. An import tax on tubes has also been imposed, amounting to 3 francs on 50-franc tubes, 4 francs’ on those costing 50-70 francs and 5 francs on those costing more. France formerly levied & nominal license fee of 1 franc i(about 5% cents at current.exchange) mt no real efforts were ever made to\ ‘ Artists Listed on Current Radio Network TWO SINGERS AND COMEDIAN HEZARD REGULARLY HERE. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGT: 30, 1933—PART FOUR Programs One of the Neil Sisters eloped, but the recent marriage of Ann Neil (left) will not affect the singing team, heard with Phil Baker over National Broad- casting Co. stations. Ann now is Mrs. Malcolm A. Jennings. The nasal nonsense of Fred Allen, whose real name is John Florence Sullivan, will be heard again over N. B. C. stations beginning Friday at 8 o'clock, with Ferde Grofc's Orchestra. Linda Lee (right), who speaks French fluently and hails from New Orleans, sings over an N. B. PROSPERITY DRIVE GETS RADIO AID Vast Publicity Campaign for Increase in Wages to be * . Conducted. BY MARTIN CODEL. EPRESENTATIVE broadcasters have been mustered to the aid of Gen. Hugh S. Johnson and his National Industrial Recovery Administration in their tre- mendous effort to provide employment for millions by inducing employers to sign agreements with their Govern- ment under the blanket code promul- gated last week whereby wages are 0 be raised and working hours reduced. The whole-hearted co-operation of radio has been assured N. I. R. A, which at the moment of this writing 1s planning a vast publicity drive em- bracing the periodical use of the radio along with other media. From now on, the speakers on the radio will be members of the N. I. R. A.'s con- sumers’ council, members of President Roosevelt cabinet, other high officials of the Government, and perhaps occa- sionally the President himself again. Every effort will be made to simplify s;_«i scheme to employers and employes ike. agreement forms went out to employers everywhere this week via local post- masters. They recount how a firm can win the right to emblazon the “Sign of the Blue Eagle” insignias signifying that they are co-operating in the re- employment scheme. eme Vast and Complex. So complex and vast is the scheme, reaching as it does into almost every business in the land, that the agree- ment forms are admittedly not wholly self-explanatory. Gen. Johnson indicated that he will base amend- ments and adjustments in particular cases on the nature of the individual “squawks” received, as he put it. Tentative plans of the radio direc- tors of the campaign, who are head- quartered with the press directors in the Department of Commerce, include using not only the networks but non- network stations, which will be sup- plied with bulletin matter daily. The Radio Committee formed to co-operate with N. I. R. A, which is headed by Alfred J. McCosker, director of WOR, Newark, and president of the National Association 8f Broadcasters, also sug- gested at a meeting with N. I. R. A. executives here last Monday that non- network stations be linked into the hook-ups for presidential or other im- portant spot speeches out of Wash- ington. Sponsors’ Aid Sought. The plans include asking sponsors of commercial periods on the networks to devote part of their time to propa- ganda in behalf of the drive. Local chambers of commerce are being cir- cularized to place their speakers over Jocal radio stations in their part of the campaign and Mr. McCosker has personally written all stations to ex- tend their best efforts to co-operate. Heading up N.I R.A.sradio efforts is a small army of workers in Washing- ton directed by William B. Dolph of Kansas City who until recently was the Oklahoma City manager of R.C. A. Photophone Co. He is a brother-in- law of Herbert L. Pettey who handled the radio phases of the Democratic political campaign and who is now secretary of the Federal Radlo Com- mission. s CLIMAX OF COPYRIGHT CONTROVERSY IS SEEN Baker and Broadcast Association Officials Discuss Radio Royal- ties at Parley Here. Important developments in the bat- tle between Tin Pan Alley and the Na- tion's broadcasters over the perform- ance of copyrighted music on the ra- dio are envisioned as & result of an unheralded meeting of the radio “brain trust” here last week. Newton /D. Baker, former Secretary of War, now special copyright counsel for the broadcasters, met with offi- cials of the National Association of Broadcasters to discuss the situation. He also conferred with Attorney Gen- eral Cummings, presumably about the American Society of Composers, Au- lishers, the copyright or- ganization which broadcasters allege to be a monopoly. The controversy between the broad- casters and the society grows out of the payment of royalties for the per- formance of copyrighted music over the air, since the latter controls about 90 per cent of all popular music. In 1932 broadcasters paid about $1,000,000 in a flat fee to the society as royalty. During that year, however, the society boosted the amount to a flat fee plus 3 per cent of the gross receipts of stations from the sale of time. This went into effect September 1 last. The contracts are for years, with the second year. which begins next September 1, calling for a per- centage increase to 4 per cent, and the third year to 5 per cent. It is because of the approach of the second year that the broadcasters again are active. They would like to see a Government suit of some kind, the soclety trox increased rate effecth September 1, or during the pendency of the litigation. (Copyright, 1033. by the ‘The President’s re-employmentg4 ted Press o C.-WEAF network each Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. - TODAY ON THE RADIO All programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time and are sudject to change without notice. WR 315.6 Meters. B 950 Kilocycles. 8:00a—The Balladeers. 8:30a—One Man_ Band. 8:45a—Alden Edkins, baritone. 9:00a—South Sea Islanders. 9:30a—Alfredo’s Marimba Band. 10:00a—Five-Minute Program. 10:05a—Radio Rubes. 10:15a—Major Bowes’ Capitol Family. 11:15a—"Seeing the Other Americas,” by Edward M. Tomlinson. 11:30a—International Tid Bits. 12:00m—Sonata recital. 12:30—Folks from Dixie. 1:00—Gene Arnold’s Commodores. 1:15—Hall and Gruen. 1:30—Venetian Little Symphony Or- chestra. 1:45 PM. Advt, National Jubilee Singers “I Ain't No Stranger” “Stormy Weather” *“Polly Wolly Doodle™ “Balinese PFire Sponsored by Lee D. Butler. Inc. Plerce-Arrow—Studebaker—Fockne 2:00—Wayne King’s Orchestra. 2:30—Dr. Ralph W. Stockman. 3:00—Fiddlers Three. 3:35—Vee Lawnhurst, planist. 3:30—Century of Progress. 4:00—Casino Orchestra. 4:30—Illinois Musicale. 5:00—National Catholic Hour. 5:30—Pollikoff Novelty Orchestra. 6:00—Countess Olga Albani, soprano. 6:15—Base ball scores. 6:20—Musical Interlude. 6:30-—Russian Symphonic Choir. 7:00—Variety Hour, with Bert Lahr. 8:00—Manhattan Merry Go Round. 8:30—Album of Familiar Music. 9:00—Interview with Col. Lewis Mc- Henry Howe. 9:15—Evening Serenade. 9:30—Impressions Italy. 9:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. has | 10:15—The Pickens Sisters. 10:30—Orchestral Gems. 11:00—Montclair_Orchestra. 11:30 to 12:00—Bud Shay and his or- chestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:30a—Tower Health Exercises. 7:00a—Organ Rhapsody. 17:30a—Morning Glee Club. 7:45a—Florenda Trio. 8:00a—Morning Devotions. 8:15a—Bradley Kincaid, ‘“‘Mountain Boy.” 8:30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Breen and de Rose. 9:15a—Morning Parade. 9:30a— ion News. 9:35a—Morning Parade. 10:00a—United States Navy Band. 11:00a—Comedy Sketch. 11:15a—Henrietta Schuman, pianist. 11:30a—On Wings of Song. 12:00m—Lotus’ Gardens Orchestra. 12:30—Rex Battle's Orchestra. 1:00—Revolving Stage. 2:00—"“Forest Camp News from Coast ]'.0 Coast,” by Roy Smith Wal- ace. X 2:15—Catherine Fields, soprano. 2:30—Woman's Radio Revue. 3:00—Heat es in Song. 3:15—Kathléen Stewart, pianist. 3:30—Ray Heatherton, baritone. 3:45—The Lady Next Door. 4:00—Whispering Banjos. 4:15—Songs by Arlene Jacksen. 4:30—Schirmer and Schmitt. 4:45—Melodic Wanderings. 5:00—Viennese Ensemble. 5:10—Uncle Charlie. 5:15—Viennese Ensemble. { VARIETY. Capitol THeater Family, WRC, 10:15a; Roxy's Concert, WMAL, 11:15a; Vee Lawnhurst, WRC. 3:15: Rubinofl's Orchestra, WRC, 7:00; Radio Rubes, hillbilly songs, WRC, 10:05a; Head- liners, with Revelers Quartet, designed to bring the listener to his WMAL, 8:00; Manhattan Merry-Go- Round, WRC, 8:00. . DRAMA. Folks from Dixie, WRC, 12:30. SPEECHES. Col. Lewis McHenry Howe, “The World of Religion,” ‘WRC, 9:00; by Dr. 3 1n, 1:15; “Sabbath Reveries,” by Dr. : Charles L. Goodell, WMAL, 12:30. CLASSICAL. Venetian Little Symphony, WRC, 1:30; Concert, WMAL,- 8:30; Choir, WRC, 6:30. ‘BEER-KEG’ SET DEVISED Midget Chassis Completely Encased in Small Oak Cask. Enter the “beer-keg” radio. No soon- er had 3.2 per cent beer been legalized than one enterprising Middle Western radio manufacturer conceived a new idea in cabinet design. He now has a midget radio the chassis of which is completely encased in a small oak cask with burnished copper hoops and ornamented with copper spigot, bronze escutcheons, etc. The set itseélf is a five-tube. super- heterodyne with a five-inch dynamic ml speaker. There is no special ment, however, for the foamy Cigar is becoming & women's occupation in ‘members of the w‘vmmwlmm 475.9 Meters. WMAL 30 xilecyeies. 8:00a—Children’s Hour. 9:00a—Southland Sketches. 9:30a—Samovar Serenade. 10:00a—Morning Musicale. 10:30a—The Rondoliers. 10:45a—Antobals Cubans. 11:15|—Cr;romemde concert from Radio ty. 12:15—Ralph Ginberg's Ensemble. 12:30—Sabbath Reveries. 00—Summer Idyl. 1:15—International Radio Forum, in- terview with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank. 1:30—The Yeast Foamers. 2:00—National Opera Concert. 1 3:00—Gould and Shefter, plano duo. 6:15—Jules Lande, violinist. 0—Wisdom of the Ages. 00—Song and Symphony. 7:45—"The Century of Progress,” by | Floyd Gibbons. 8:00—Headliners, featuring Brisbane. Arthur 9:30—Dixie Harmonles. 45—Green Bros. Novelty Orchestra. 2:00—Weather Forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. a—Early Risers Program. —Breakfast Club. a—Four Southern Singers a—News Flashes. a—Today’s_ Children. 5:00—Essex House Ensemble. RADIO “SIGNALING” DEVICES DUE SOON Receivers That “Call” Listener by Jingling Bell Are in Experi- mental Production. Radlo receivers that turn on auto- matically, that “call” the listener by the jingling of a bell, and that attract his attention by illuminating a mfeon bulb are in experimental production in the radio laboratories and may make their bow this year. All of these new set appurtenances, | set, or start it in operation for special | or unannounced features, are actuated | by the transmitting signal. The broad- casting station, for example, by produc- ing a “flutter” on its wave length, could actuate the device on the receiver, caus- ing it to throw the set on, to ring a bell or to light a neon bulb. The set, of course, would have to be tulfln;dfi:o tsl;e pfi;flcul:rt il;ham'nel on | whicl e “signaling” station operates, and also would have to have a minor amount of current oper-ung it, in the nature of a pilot light on a heater. (Copyright, 1933, the Oonsolidated Press ‘Association) HITLER’S RADIO CONTROL CAMPAIGN GOES AHEAD|Wel' The regimentation of radio into the Nazi scheme of German nationalism, undertdken by Herr Goebbels &nd his ministry of propaganda as soon as Hit- ler came into power, is well on its way toward mgrhtlon, according to re- ports from abroad. Not only is broad- under control, along with the press, the Nazis have even gone in for regu.l:dflan o!‘mme nmdéo manufac- and distributing industry. % have introduced what the Germans call the “Volksempfanger,” a two-tube low-priced “national receiving set.” It is a small set selling at about $15, and its specifications called for ability to powerful WOL 228.9 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles, 12:55—Police Flashes. 0—Gypsy Orchestra. 0—Joe Brown’s Kiddies. 3:30—Orchestral Gems. 3:45—Gllbert Fraser, tenor. 4:00—Variety Program. 6:00 to 6:05—Base Ball Scores. Parly Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Musical Clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:05a—Musical Clock. 5a—Police Bulletins. :00a—Nell Paxton, organist. 0a—Mothers’ program. 0a—*This 'n That.’ 0a—Songs We Love. 11:45a—Ted Lewis numbers. 11:59a—Weather Report. 12:00m—Luncheon concert. 12:30—Songs of Hawali. 12:45 to 1:00—Church of the A'w 3:00—Variety Hour. 3:55—The Book Man. 4:00—Forget-Me-Nots. 4:30—Organ Echoes. 205.4 Meters. WISV 1,460 Kilocycles, 7:30a—Elder Michaux. 8:30a—Morning Musicale. 8:45a—Catholic_ Evidence Guild. 9:00a—Melody Parade. ;‘i pianist. and Charles m—Fred Feibel, organist. 12:30—Compinsky Trio. 1:00—John Kelvin. 5—The Playboys. 0—Manhattan Moods. 2:00—Symphonic_Hour. 3:00—Cathedral Hour. 4:00—Syncopated Sermons, by Willard Robison. 4:15—Vera Van. 4:30—FPrank Crumit and Julla Sander- son. 5:00—Eddie Duchin’s Orchestra. 5:30—Chicago Knights. 9:30—Rhythm Rhapsody. 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—Ted Lewis and h's chestra. Early Program Tomorrow. -Elder Michaux. a—The Sun Dial. j0a—Dancing Echoes. eis and Dunn. a—In the Luxembourg Gardens, 9:15a—Bill and Ginger. 9:30a—The Merrymakers. 9:45a—Summer Dreams. 10:00a—Morning Moods. 10:30a—Carlile and London. 10:45a—Pedro De Cordoba z° Osborne’s Orchestra 11:00a—George Hall's Orches! 11:30a—Concert Miniatures. 12:00m—Miniatures. 12:15—Jack Griffin's Orchest 12:30—Russian Gypsy Orches 1:05—The Round Towners. 1:15—The Captivators. 1:45—Ann Leaf at the Organ. 2:15—Fred Berren's Orchestra. 2:30—New World Salon Orche:t: 3:00—Billy White, tenor, 3:30—Artists’ Recital. 4:00—Virginia News. 4:05—Dance music. 4:15—Syracuse Orchestra. 4:30—Summer Dreams. 4:45—America’s Grub Street Speaks. 5:00—Skippy. 5:15—Miniatures. Stations Heard in Washington Regularly. Flashes from The Evening Star, a resume of world news, is broadcast daily at §:45 p.m. by WMAL, Television Studios for Tokio. A television research institute, the first of its kind in Japan, will be com- pleted soon at Tokio. It is being built 620{ Twenty-seventh ‘street. 1S IS OVERQUOTA BB UNTS ONRADID Tabulation Shows 32 States Above Legal Limit of Facilities. ;-2 F the Federal Radio Commission today undertook to adhere to the letter of the radio law, the equiv: lent of 43 stations, each operating full time with 1,000 watts power at night, would be snuffed out of exist- ence. In other words, the latest com- pilation of radio quotas, as measured by the commission, discloses that the United States is some 43 units over- quota, a unit being the equivalent of a full-time 1,000-watt station. ‘That the Nation is becoming more overquota almost monthly, by virtus of increase in power and boosts in hours of operation, is indicated in the released ‘The commission’s quota system was drafted in compliance with its inter- pretation of the Davis amendment, en- acted in 1928, which demands an equal distribution of stations, power and hours of operation among the five radio zones, and an equitable distribution among the States in each zone in proportion to their population. The amendment has been the cause of much dispute in radio circles, and persistent efforts have been made to have the provision re- aled or modified on the ground that it wm radio facilities and deprives Pennsylvania, lacking 7.51 units, is the most underquota State. One of the clear channels to which it is en- titled, representing five units, was “loaned” by the commission to the over- quota fourth, or Middle Western, zone in 1928 and is now assigned to Station KYW, Chicago. This channel now is the center of a legal controversy be- fore the commission, involving its pro- jected return to the second zone through & proposed removal to Philadelphia. The quota tabulations of the com- mission are regarded as highly impor- tant in view of a recent decision of the United States SBupreme Court, which practically empowers the commission to take facilities away from overquota States and hand them over to under- quota States upon application and a showing of cause. This means that stations in the 32 overquota States are in constant danger of losing their facilities in favor of the 16 underquota States, which are Mas- sachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Ver- mont, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michi- gan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Alabama, Mis- sissippi, South Carol Arizona and Wyoming. The District of Columbia is also slightly underquota. ‘WILDCAT’ SECURITY BROADCASTS FOUGHT Trade Commission Will Issue New Set of Regulations to Halt Promotion. ‘To stop the use of radio, along with other advertising media, for the promo- tion of “blue sky” securities and other questionable stocks, the Federal Trade Commission announces that it shortly will promulgate a new set of regulations under the powers conferred upon it by the securities act of 1933. Complaints of wildcat stock schemes promoted by radio have been received by the Trade Commission, whose chairman, Charles H. March, states that there is no ques- tion but that the commission now has authority to assume jurisdiction in such cases, since radio is a medium of inter- state commerce. Chairman March declared that some of the radio complaints have to do with stock promotions via Mexican radio sta- tions along the Rio Grande, and said these are being watched. Radio stations in the United States that broadcast “wildcat” stock schemes are liable to penalty not only from the Trade Com- mission under the securities act, but from the Radio Commission, which can revoke their licenses. Marine Corps News Maj. Gen. Logan Feland will have reached the age of 64 years on August 18, and will go on the retired list. Gen. Feland has received congratulatory let- ters from the Secretary of the Navy and the commandant of the corps, re- spectively, on his disting record of active service in the corps. He holds the Distinguished Service Cross, Arm: Distinguished Service Medal, Navy Dis- tinguished Service Medal and two awards of the Dis Service Medal Star. = | Mal. Sidney N. Raynor of Quantico will leave that post early in September for the corps’ base at San Diego, Calif. Capts. Daniel R. Fox-and Benjamin . Gally and First Lieut. Randolph McC. Pate, respectively, have been de- tailed for the next class at the Army Capt. Gally to duty at the local headquarters. Capt. Cliide A. Phillips has been de- talled to. staff duty. as an Qun'_ten-lw' Second Lieut. E. C. Dyer of the Air Station, San Diego, Calif., has been visiting here during the past week. .Col. Frank Halford, retired, who re- tly arrived” here after an extended service. | not ‘Behind the Microphone RY THE RADIO EDITOR. EVIVAL of the almost for- gotten sport. of DX-ing, popular pastime of radio listeners who liked to tune for distant stations, may result from new operating orders just issued by the Federal Radio Com- mission which fix schedules of past-midnight operation by indi- vidual stations so that the com- mission’s “air police” can check whether they are straying from their assigned wave lengths. Henceforth, between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m., some 300 low and medium power broadcasting sta- tlons will operate on staggered schedules during the first week cf each month. Each will have a clear channel, which means that even those with feeble powers ought to be heard in many farV corners of the land, as they used to be before the wave lengths be- came so crowded. Even stations in Hawall, Porto Rico and Alaska should “come in like locals,” according to commis- sion engineers, during their after= midnight operation on clear ehen« nels. Moreover, listeners won't have to wait for a seeming eter- nity to identify the stations be- cause the order requires call let- ter announcements every three minutes. The new order does not have as its purpose revival of the DX-in fad. It was dictated by Feder: economy. Its real purpose is to allow the commission’s monitor- ing stations in the field to check the technieal operation of certain stations 1@ aseertain that they are from their assigned and setting up inter- Beeause of reduced appropria- Hons el ordered by Congvess, e commiesion has been forced to close 5 of its 12 monitoring stations in the field. In the past, frequencies of all sta- tions have been checked during regular operating hours, but the curtailed organization makes it necessary for monitoring stations far away from many stations to check them after regular hours. Only half of the full roster of some 600 stations fall within the provisions of the new order. The other half are within measurable range of the surviving seven mon- itoring stations. All stations have been sent detailed logs of the monitoring schedules. Each of the stations on the after-midnight schedule will op- erate for a 20-minute period on the day and at the time speci- fied in the I All such tests will be made during the first week of each month. When a station is found to be operating well within Ithe authorized limits of 50 cycles of its frequency, it will hear noth- ing from the commission, and therefore will know that all is well. Stations which deviate ex- cessively, causing that type of in- terference known as heterodyning, will be notified ?romptly and or- dered to adjust their transmitters accordingly. * X X x MAN who has heard Lowell Thomas, the news commen- tator, from the submarine Nauti- | Ing. lus in the Arctic, and again from the wilds of Patagonia in South America, visited Thomas this week in New York. He was the wire- less operator of the Wilkins expe- dition, in town for a brief respite before joining another expedition to far corners of the globe. Mrs. Floyd Bennett, widow of the late flyer, was also a studio visitor the same evening. e aviator and Thomas were inti- mate friends. * % X X Al Jolson, stage and tertainer, joins the anut man broadcast on Thursday, to be_starred over a coast-to-coast program to be heard every Thurs- day evening over the WEAF net- work of the National Broadcast- ing Co. from 9'to 10 p.m. Supple- menting this paif will be Deems Taylor, music critic and commen- tator. The new program will be further increased by novelty groups, including Ramona, Jack Boys d Fulton, the an Peggy Healy, whose songs will dot the musical background of the program. * % x x ERVERS could not accuse Happy Jack Turner of being “light fingered.” At one stop in his recent personal appearance tour he played “Twelfth Street Rag” so heartily that the front leg fell from the piano, breaking sev- eral of the footlights. * % x x ers cmg “Rr fay and an_ eight-) 2 the King’s reality they “Betty ents, a piano, » Tallar chgl- , Clgkl- fi" and cymbals. The bass fiddle, pet, banjo and trombone arc vocal effects. ¢ * ¥ X ¥ Bert Lahr, stage jester, has just been signed to a contract covering 65 weeks of broadcasting, effec- tive October 4, when he will join George Olsen on a program suc- ceeding the present Fannie Brice series, with the same time and network. The Frogram with Miss Brice will continue through Sep- tember 37. Bert Lahr form with 8 gh _Sep! Birn' to hia" old” spot. beginnitg ol g September 10. % xR Visitors to the Show Boat pro- gram are always curious to know if Charles Winninger, the Capt. Henry of the broadcasts, ever breaks his spectacles. When he is pot reading his script, Win- ninger allows his glasses to dan- gle precariously from one ear. * % Xx X LL members of the cast of “Drake’s Drums,” new series | dealing with the life of Sir Fran- cis Drake, were roused from their sleep at 3 a.m. the other morning by the insistent ringing of theif telephones. It was James Jacob« son, co-author of the series, want« ing to know if any spoke Spanish, Jacobson was writing scripts at that hour and had reached a point where Drake overtook treas« ure-laden Spanish galleons and had ordered them to stand by, He wondered what a gm would answer at that point. * X X X Phil Harris of the “Let’s Listen to Harris” programs Friday eve« nings, is a bit bewildered at the rapid turns of the wheel of fate this year. So far, 1933 has marked his launching on a coast-to-c broadcast, the release of his fi feature pfcture, and now the or: chestra position in New ¥« where Rudy Vallee has becmn— Phil has confessed to nds that the prospect of his New York debut causes him quakes and shivers. * % *x % Ramona, featured alnrr d auxiliary pianist with Paul te- man'’s o] ation, is runner-up to the maestro himself for weight reduc records. When te- man, ased with her sin over W, Cincifinatl, told her she was just what his band need- ed, but that there was too much her, Ramona dropj 40 ?fmill in the muinx:d!wr It got her the job. NEWS OF THE CLUBS Lincoln Woman’s RelMef Corps will meet at Woodman’s Hall, 935 Grant place, August 7 at 8 pm., with the president, Mrs. Cora Manoly, presiding. Benjamin Franklin University Wom- an’s Club held its July meeting at the home of Hester Sias, at Lyon Park, Va. Instead of the usual dinner and pro- gram, games were played and refresh- ments served. Sodality Union.—A special Midsum- mer meeting was held in Carroll Hall last Sunday afternoon and was attend- ed by delegates from 16 sodalities. The program was outlined by Miss Mary Mattingly, president. It was decided to hold a moonlight excursion to Indian Head the latter part of August. The of the Attendance chairman Committee for the Catholic Charities Convention in New York, opening Oc- tober 1, at which the centenary of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will be celebrated, was announced as Miss Agnes O'Connor. Archbishop Michael J. Curley will preach the sermon on the occasion of the opening mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Miss Mattingly announces members of the Program Committee of the lit- erary group: Mrs. Harry Ware, chair- man; Mrs. Harry Kirk and the Misses Agnes Marceron, Mildred Perrah, Mary Schwinghammer, Julia Sikken and M. Mattingly. ‘Women’s City Club—Mrs. Charles H. instructor assistant | the Mrs. Taylor, 420 Kentucky avenue utheast. The Curley Clab held an outing on the Potomac last Sunday on _two 1 ding wes made at Mar- shall Hall Park for dinner. There was bathing, boating, base ball and other athletic games. ‘The annual retreat for men of the evening at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Ferdinand Schoberg, conducted the spiritual ex- ercises. Miss Monica Gordon, chairman of the Membership Committee, entertained members of the Executive Committee at her home, 1916 F street, Thursday evening. . The District of Columbia W. C. T. U. will give a lawn party on the lawn of Hamline M. E. Church August 8 from 4 to m. A varied program will be Teal throughout the evening. Dinner will be served at 5 o'clock. '$100 Feeds Town’s Poor. ROCKFORD, Mich. (#).—Foun tlfi city that has been going through depression with only $100 budgeted for poor relief. Rockford has only one iactory, a shoe company, now employ- ing 525 persons, which continued oper- ations throughout the depression. Em- ployes are on a profit-sharing basis, though no bonuses have been paid Most of the $100 was re- quired for transients.