The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
.God.FatIler DIIl.

Iair t0S bec0me radios godfather in
the upper house OF Congress. More
than any other Senator, he has
taken to heart the interests OF the
listener-in and is urging legislation
that he believes win benefit broad.
casting.
We. heard the Senator last night
with interest.
Above all, we; appreciated his OBJ.
position to the measure that would
place q 10 per cent tax on receiv-
ing sets.
The incongruity Of placing radio
In the same brackets with NAH
jong has undoubtedly caused every
listener-ih to wonder what Con-
gress knows or understands OF
broadcasting.
Senator Dill declared last night
the measure would be defeated.
1t is the first Time" he saws.
that Congress has ever attempted
to tax art in the process Of de.
yelopment.
An interesting thought of Sen.
ator DilPs was In his statement
that after automobiles and movies
had been invented to take people
from their homes. radio came. along
e take them back to their own
flresides.
With Senator Din and Congress
man White in the two branches Of
Congress and Secretary Hoover in
the Cabinet, radio should be weIl
looked after.
Without Static.
Just when we had made up our
mind that spring static had come
to stay the air cleared up and the
br0adcasters came to us last niohr
as in the dead of winter.
An uncomfortable drowsiness.
however, served to limit the en-
jcyment we might have received.
throughout the entire circuit
was a thoroughly Lenten shirt.
Religious and classical music nrc-
vailed overwhelmingly over the jazz
selections.
KDKA's Little Symphony Orhes.
ira offered THE Seven Last Words
OF Christi from WWAD tPhilade.-
phial came Stainer's "Crucifixion. =
and other stations interspersed their
lighter selections with religious
music.
WCBD, at Zion City. was nower.
tul enough to be heard on a Cana
dian National Railway train n
western Canada. A dispatch from
the trainmaster announced perfect
reception.
The Orpheus Club Orchestra, At
WSAI, Cincinnati playing Tosti's
Good Bye provided one of the
finest numbers Of the evening.
Other programs we enjoyed were
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology program at WIZ, Bos-
ton. and the play. at Schenectady.
We made several visits to the lat
ter performance after missing the
first two acts. The welI-adver-
tised sound devices, however, didn't
seem to be coming across as wen
as we had expected.
Wendell Hall failed to,sarrive at
KDKA's studio in time for his
7.S0 appearance and the manage.
ment rushed the farm program to
the front.
Another Spirited Spark.
The spark that has been bother.
ing listeners.in near Central High
School is not the only annoying
one in the city.
From Cleveland Park comes am
other protest signed by &C. q al,
4. O.. S. and r.. HI. G." AGAINST \
spark in that neighborhood.
I'VE read in your column" the
letter states. ''of Two letters Of com.
plant regarding high-powered
stransmitter which interfefes with
the programs: on all, dials for broad.
cast reception. We wish to ada
our voices to these protests. Practi-
colIy everyone in the neighborhood
OF Cleveland Park, regardless of
the type Of set he 10 using, seems
to be suffering the. same trouble.
Evidently this amateur has no re-.
epect for time as he iIlterferes with
the reception at an times. THE
enthusiasm for radio IL gradually
being killed In this nSighborhood
We hope that something can he
done through your columns to nut
q stop to this annoyance"
1t seems a pity that with all or
the interference Of "squealers'' and
static and ships we are forced "a
put up with there must be added
the interference Of the amateur. Az
we have stated in this column be,
fore. there are regulations pro.
vided for the amateurs which II
adhered to win prevent them from
annoying broadcasting.
We are, glad to publish the pro.
tests OF those afflicted with the
sparks and lend our aid ito remedy.
ing the matter.
L'EcnvCl.
The conductor Of the street car
on which we journeyed to work