The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-27
|ROmping Around
Radio Dial
BY Listner-In-


million or so Of us wards of his
together last night and told us
very plainly and very frankly what
he planned to do with our radio
legacy.
There will be no monopoly of
the ether or of radio apparatus:
there will be no censorship on
broadcasting material. and there
will be no governmental licensing
of our receivers.
The ether is ours. The broad.
casters must decide among them
selves how they will use this ether
without trespassing on our rights.
THE ether now rivals water and
land as a vehicle for public serv-
ice. The questions or right of way
and rules Of the road are again
brought up and even the ghost Of
free speech is raised in connection
with this vehicle.
But our rights will be held in
violate.
We regretted as much as the
Secretary that there was no push
button on the side of our set by
which we could inform him that
his fatherly little talk was making
tremendous hit.
We sympathized with him, too,
that he was compelled to talk over
things with us through that
deadly, inexpensive microphone."
We feel, however, that he spoke
up more boldly and more daringly
in the face of that provocative
Mike than he would have had he
seen us all in his immediate pres
ence. Somehow, the microphone
seemed to make him a little angry
and we liked the reaction.
1t was a rather sporting affair,
too, all the way around. The Sec
rotary was issuing his plain talk
from the studio of one of the child
rem Of a parent who has been
called to account for an alleged at
tempt at monopoly.
In fact, things look much bright.
err, thanks to Secretary Hoover.
In the Afternoon.
We laid aside all thoughts of
fishing and baseball yesterday aft
ernoon and settled back in the easy
chair to see what the local stations
had in store for u.s..
The fashion developments of the
moment meant nothing to us, but
we listened as attentively as we could
while watching the interest on the
face Of Mrs. Listner-Iin.
Verona Horen-the papers called
her Virginia, but it's Verona-offer.
ed very pleasing soprano voice
to the microphone for a quarter of
an hour and then we wondered what
this thing called Report Of the
Conference Board" could be-. We
have seen the announcement once a
week now for several months, but
we never had heard one until yes.
terday.
1t was the announcements fault
that we didn't know it as the word
industrial" had been regularly
omitted. Frankly we found no time
or reason for its place on the pro.
gram.
Aunt Margaret's talk Of biscuits
and pies made US hungry. We left
Aunt Margaret and her pleasant
voice and ransacked the pantry.
Returning we heard the announcer
begin to read a portrait of Ramsay
Macdonald" There was no credit
given to the author. The reading
had not been scheduled and even
now we wonder why 1t was put on
the, air. 1t was both poorly written
and poorly read.
\ Following the piano recital of
Selma Callahan, there seemed to
be great click and whirr in the
air as the listeners.in tuned out the
advertising section. We helped
make the whirr.
At Night.
Last night we listened to the
best of the Bob Lawrence Com.
munity concerts that we have heard
on the air. Our only complaint IL
at the placement Of the micro.
phones for the WCAP Glee Club.
The BASES were a total loss in the
headphones.
For particular congratulation we
mention the Army Band for its
playing Of "Semper Fidelis" and
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