The Washington times., 1924-01-12
|ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
-Bv Listner- III
BY Listner-In-
A Dixie Battle.

believe the majority OF votes insisted
on q draw.
Atlanta fired the first shot from
the Harmony Boys Orchestra and
then sought cover as Bob Miller'a
Idlewtld Orchestra returned the COM
pliment from Memphis.
The well-known voice Of the At
lanta announcer broke the silence
that followed and exhorted all the
people Of the United States and sur
tounding nations" to tune back on
Memphis after his Harmony Boys
got through with dream Daddy"
and see If that number could pos
sibly be beat.
We heard the Atlanta number and
then caught out VINO as requested.
And Bob Miller's boys were releasing
on the breeze one Of the most
melodious Blues that Bob has ever
created.
1t was a glorious battle while it
lasted and afforded perhaps the best
have yet produced.
That more than the Southland
had its ear attuned to the Dixie
battle was evidenced when a batch
of praising kilograms were read.
Washington, Baltimore, Savannah
and many Western cities.
The two stations have introduced
novelty that will be repeated.
Midnight Jazz.
Wherever the dials were set after
midnight was jazz.
At the conclusion of the Atlanta
Memphis affair we swung to the
right and caught the sound of cow
bells tinkling We knew we were
in Fort Worth and that THE Hired
Hand was inviting the world to
listen to his Texas tunes.
We heard why Don't You Mean
What You Say" and then moved
on. We arrived at WDAF, Kansas
City, smack in the middle of some
of the most terrific applause we
have ever heard.
A moment later we learned the
reason. One of the orchestras. for
which Kansas City is famous, was
unburdening itself of some new
tunes and they were "whizzes."
We about faced and came bacR.
to Chicago where we picked up
alternately three dance orchestras,
the Oriole Orchestra at the Edge
water Beach Hotel playing from
WJAZ; the Drake Hotel Orchestra
at WDAP, and Wendell Halls Fur.
makers who were making merry
at the KYW midnight revue.
At the commencement Of our trip
we had tuned in WOO and WDAH
at Philadelphia who were offering
late programs Of music.
Too much interference caused
hurried departure from Schenectady,
where the WGY players were offer
ing at a late hour George Bernard
Shaw's Arms and the Man"
For a second we had the Havana
announcer, but the program that fol.
lowed was drowned by the Atlanta
Memphis battle
All in ALL 1t was a great night.
The RadiOnOr Roll.
Who said radio was "bust?"
j. Hugh Taylor, 1408 Meridian
place, writes he heard KGO Tuesday
night.
But his claim to fame goes fur
ther. Listen:
Il wish to let you know that i re-
ceived the Sunset Station KGO
and also four other Pacific coast sta
tons.
I'm five and one-half hours
reached forty-six stations, covering
a distance of over 33. 500 miles. In
six hours received seventy.four sta
tons, including five Canadians
Trump that!
WRC's Prize Question.
AS scheduled the WRC question
box was opened last night and the
queries answered. The curious per-
son who won the first prize of IS,
which is to be awarded weekly, want.
ed to know why, in motion pic
ture, the wheels of an automobile
appear to turn backward"
1t was good question. but one
which rivaled it. we considered
was, How do Esquimaux bury
their dead"
Unfortunately too many fans took
the question box as joke and
flooded the answer man with a pile
of the following:
Will the sun shine on Resurrec-
ton Day?
When will the service men re-
ceive their bonus?
What did bookworms live on in
the Stone Age?
How do you make children learn
to behave?
Why do we butter the top of our
bread instead of the bottom?
This Afternoon.
We call attention to the after
noon program at WOR, Newark,
which will be conducted by chill
dren, under the direction of Harry
Schur1an president If the Ma.
tional Stage Children's Association.
Schuman had his amazing kiddies
in Washington a few weeks ago to
meet President Coolidge. The two
performances of the children at the
New Willard were excellent. The
program is scheduled for 2:30 to 4
o'clock.
Among the entertainers will be
Elizabeth Steele, the siX-year-old
pianist, and Eva Welcher, ten.year-