Evening star., 1924-02-02
RADIO NEWS

F Secretary ofLabos Dayis will. be the
stellar attraction on WRCs program
tonight. Mr.. Davis will speak on
immigration" marking his frst ON
ciai statement regarding the pro-
posed new immigration legislation.
The, The program viii open at. 7:4s
radio talks by DR.. Alfred n. Gold
smith. director OF research of the
RADIO Corporation Of America. The
TOPIC Will DO Giving Horsepower to
the Voice" A concert by the Uni
versity OF Virginia Glee Club will
The first radio beauty contest in his
tory Will be conducted by wLW, at 10
pm. on st. Valentines; night. Feb
Miss Helen Hamilton, pupil sof Miss
Minnie Tracey; Miss Statira Childress,
secretary of Hubert Taft OF the Gin
cinnati Times-Star: Miss Htlda
Brooks. advertising department Of the
Mary Costello. millinery fashion girl
from the Joseph Lazarus Company.
In strange contrast to those beauty
contests 10 familiar to all Of US where
the girls appear In person before the
IN this first radio beauty contest will
b judged by persons living hundreds
| and thousands OF miles away! For
they are to be described from the
studio. where they will actually be.
to the vast radio audience. In this
way every auditor VIII receive q very
dehnite mental picture of Just what
the girls look Ike,
j The exciting feature to, the contest
Iwill be found in the fact, that the
voters are TO voice their sentiments
by telegraph. The telegraph COM
pany Will have two or more lines d.
rect into the WLW studio. and there
receive the votes from all over the
paid, and every telegram sent should
bear the name and address Of the
"A; B.. replies to the question of
&c. F. r" Clarendon. va, as to what
station was broadcasting a banquet
II don't know the station you
heard. perhaps 1t was the University
sion you spoke OF undoubtedly re-
ferred to the absence OF DIR. Daniel
OF Clemson College, S. c., due to the
death of the college president. DR..
w. M: Riggs, in Washington. last
j.. H. YATES. l4o7. Klinsle road.
would like to know what station was
s:&5 o'clock Thursday evening. The
story at the time was about "Rastus'
and was In negro dialect.
MARTIN WALLS writes, Gould
you inform me II there Is a station in
Aw?" =,
There is no station sAw in Cuba.
reg e proeobiy have It confused with
station 6sAW. There is. however, an
Calf. ~ '"" - A'0 A''o'
WNAC. The Shepard Stores, Bos-
ton; announces program for mid
night Thursday, February Z. Which
saoS shoStd fiadden the hearts Of silent
fosmanc. snt aavoeatss os The eomplsts per
sical comedy "Up She Goes" win be
broadcast from the Wilbur Theater,
Boston. Thousands of letters have
come into the Offices of wNAC since
Gently. and the rebroadcast Is for
accommodation OF the listeners In
and also for the Boston theatergoers
who have stormed the box ONCE
since the show opened.
ED c." writes to the radio editor
as follows: Il have a three.tube re-
l tceivinE set and can get many dis
4
WCAP are in the air I stay right
with these stations. have never
heard anything outside OF Washing
ton as good as either Of these two
broadcasttng stations. The everlast-
be ashamed OF himself IL he cannot
enjoy the excellent local programs.
This 10 especially true since he Is
getting something for nothing. Stand
by your WRC and wCAP. and be man
10 al .t~e
are the best in America. even though
located In WashinEton." o.. =,
MELVILLE McCURDY. 1874. 1ath
care of The Star radio editor. as fol-
lows:
TN The, Evening Star Of January
2s noticed q letter from you con-
cerning some California station. As I
have just recently come from Cali
help you out.
Il think it was probably either KFI
or XIII. In Los Angeles; or KPO, In
San Francisco: or 1t might be KIM.
ever. it was probably one OF the three
former. as they are the most power
full. OF the three. 1t was likely either
XII or XIII, in Los Angeles. as !
never heard KPO broadcast . play.
rsaen must .ern:s .ye to P5ssy sHod ss ss
when I was there I used to hear
Denver. Kansas City and Calgary,
Canada, almost every night. II pos
stble. should like to have q look at
your set, rs I am q visitor In Wash.
ington and do not know many radio
:KFi is the Earl. C. Anthony Motor
Car Company in Los Angeles, KIM
Is The Times in Los Angeles and KPO
Is Hale Brothers, San Francisco.
II hope this information may prove
useful"
J. G. CHEsELDINE, 1902 18th
street southeast, writes: "I thank
]. J. II. Of Fort Myer, Va, for
II. !!