The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-25
INTERNATIONAL
ACCOUNTING
TO Shit
Navy Soon to Transfer Work,
Grown Too Big, to Bureau
Of Navigation

A recent appropriation provides
Tor the transfer of international
radio accounting. formerly handled
by the Navy Department, to the
Bureau Of Navigation on July /.
In 1912 the navy handled so much
or the worlds radio communication
that 1t seemed advisable to leave
the collection of international &C
counts to a section of the com.
munication service, but in recent
years SO many commercial stations
and ships of all nations are han
ding radio traffic that the work
has increased beyond the capacity
OF the navy.
Several naval clerks will shortly
be transferred to the Bureau OF
Navigation under Commissioner Car.
son and combined with the per.
sonnet of the present radio section
of the Commerce Department. Ad-
ditional office space Is now being
sought.
The radio section is headed by
Chief Radio Supervisor William ID.
Terrell, who was the first field Off.
GER of the section, having been ap.
pointed in 1911. At that time Mr..
Terrell was in. charge of the whole
Atlantic Coast with offices in New
York, and R. Y. Cadmus, now
supervisor of the third district, was
placed in charge of the Pacific Coast
work. A little later a third official
was appointed as the Gulf coast in
spector.
Work Grows.
The work of the radio section has
been growing ever since, with in
creasing numbers of transmission
stations, including commercial, anna
teur and broadcasting stations, but
it was not until early in 1922 that
broadcasting began to interest the
whole country and then interference
complaints came pouring in. The
work of the field inspectors was
greatly increased. Today there are
nine radio districts controlled by as
many supervisors of radio. aided
by twelve radio inspectors and eight
assistant inspectors. New appro'
priations for, 1924-25 provide funds
for six more assistant inspectors
and few clerks.
The reallocation Of wave lengths
which became effective on May 10
1928, based upon the recommends
ton of the second radio conference.
makes use of closer subdivision OF
wave lengths. Individual wave
lengths are assigned to class A and
class B broadcasting stations. Some
of these wave lengths are very
close to the ship waves and the
waves used by other services. The
successful operation of all of these
stations requires frequent and con
slant observation.
Benefits Millions.
AS nearly every city Of any con
sequence has a broadcasting station
and there are millions of persons
benefited by this service, it is neces
sary for Government inspectors tc
cover their districts frequently to in
vestigate complaints of interference
During the last fiscal year 301
cities were visited on inspection
trips. 1t was necessary to make
several trips to some of the larger
cities because of the opening of new
stations, to readjust existing stations
and to examine radio operators.
| At the Washington headquarters
of the radio section, Mr.. Terrell Is
assisted by Supervisor of Radio w
E. Downey. The nine field divi
sions are distributed and headed as
follows:
No. HEADQUARTERS at Boston
| Supervisor, c. c. holster.
No. 2-Headquarters at New York
Superior, Arthur Bachelor.
No. S-Headquarters at Baltimore
| Supervisor, K. Y. Cadmus.
No. Headquarters at Atlanta
Supervisor, Walter Van Nostrand
| jr.
No. 5-Headquarters at New Or
leans. Supervisor, T. q. Deiler.
No. 6-Headquarters at San Fran
cisco. Supervisor, ]. e. Dillon.
No. 7-Headquarters at Seattle
Supervisor, o. r. Redfern.
No. 8-Headquarters at Detroit
Supervisor, S. w. Edwards.
No. HEADQUARTERS at Chicago
Supervisor, E.. A. Beane.