The Washington times., 1925-07-11
|ROnping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listener-m

A pitched battle between the radio
industry and the Society Of Com
lposers, Authors, and Publishers is
in the air..
Faint rumblings of dissension
among the radio broadcasters have
been heard for some time, but the
lcall to arms was issued today at
Atlantic City when Powell Crosley,
jr. famous manufacturer and broad
caster, speaking before the Radio
Manufacturers Association declared
that unless something is done soon
radio broadcasting will come under
the control OF IAN organization
which has clearly within it's power
) the ability to financially bleed this
industry to death.
The society refuses to grant 4
license to broadcast the music con-
trolled by it for any substantial PEE
riod of years" Mr.. Crosley said,
"and most Of Its license contracts
are for one year only. The society
controls to a surprisingly large ex.
tent the performance rights in all
modern music. Thus It has come
to a position where, IL 1t wishes TO
exercise its power, all radio broad
casters are practically subject to
its demands.
IF Congress has the power to
determine the amount OF royalty
that shall be paid on q music roll
.or a photograph record, it should
have the power to determine the
amount of royalty to be paid py
the broadcasting station
Now what remedies do we sug.
gest? First, the appointment OF q
committee to thoroughly investi-
gates the status of the Society OF
Composers, Authors and Publishers
as to monopoly.
IT urge that this committee file
q complaint with the Federal TRADE
Commission against the said Society
of Composers, Authors and Publish
ers, as being combination in re-
straint OF trade and as being en-
gagged in illegal practices.
i Second, suggest that second
committee be appointed to invests.
gate the present situation in Con-
gress. There are certain bills pend
ling there which have been presented
by Senator Dill in behalf Of the
broadcasters and, understand,
other bill or bills have been pre-
scented by the society. These should
be carefully investigated by this
second committee and it should
confer. perhaps, with committees
of other organizations with view
TO agreeing upon bill to present
to the next congress not failing 70
impress upon Congress our views
TO prevent the passage OF improper
legislation.
The first Of a series Of concerts
lto he broadcast locally by the PIiil-
harmonic Society Orchestra Of New
York city will be put on the ar
tonight by station WRC from the
lIewissohn Stadium, New York, with
Wfllem Won Hoogstraten directing.
THE orchestra will play from I:SU
O'Clock until $50. when the Waldorf
Astoria Orchestra will come on the
lair.
The remainder of the WRC bill
will come from Washington with q
Ispecial program by Crandalls Sat
Iurday Nighters, which win start at
Ito o'clock ingtead of the usual 1880
O'Clock. The Saturday Nighters
have enlisted one OF the most inn
posing arrays of talent ever grouped
Together for a single program here
Moving pictures will Re taken or
the broadcasting to be shown in
the CranGall Theaters.
This afternoon WRC and The
Times win follow Washington's world
champion baseball team to st. Louis
where the first of four-game series
will begin at o'clock, our time.
William NJ Sweets will do the an
nouncing.
During the first part OF the base
ball game, The Times will broad
cast bulletins from the new race
track at Laurel, where the world 8
most famous auto drivers will be
finishing their two-hour competition.
The race begins at 2:30 and should
end about 4:30, half an hour after
the game begins. Only the last
half hour of the grind, during the
first part of the ball game will be
broadcast.
WRC's complete bill:
j D. m.-David Boyd's New VIII.
lard Hotel orchestra.
1855 D. m.-Play-by-play account
of the Westinghouse. Louis base
4 ball game.
7:O5 p. m.-Scores.
7:1O p. m.-+Bible Talk by Page
1926 p. m.-Concert from the
Lewissohn stadium, New York.
$50 p. m.AJoseph Knecht's Wal
dorf-Astoria orchestra.
10 p. m.-"Crandall's Saturday
Nighters," including Dorothy viii.
son Halbach, Artie Fay Guilford,
Gertrude Kreiselman, Clara Young
Brown, Margaret Webster, Margue-
rite Allen, Nell Paxton, Kate Smith,
Fred East, George H. Wilson, Har-
Ian Randall, William Raymond,
Elias Breeskin, Daniel Breeskin,
Sigmund Ziebel, Emile Smith, Mil
ton Davis, Alexander Podnos, Pres
ton Shelley, Otto F.. Beck, the Me-
tropolitan Theater Symphony orches-
ira, the Capital Male quartet, and
the Metropolitan String quartet.
WCAP Tomorrow.
IL a. m.--Service at the First
Congregational Church of Washing
ton, Doctor George r. Stuart of
First Methodist Church, Birming.
ham, Ala, will preach the sermon.
o. m.-Outdoor service held at
the Peace Cross, Washington Ca
thedral Of the Episcopal Church,
Washington. The Reverend Arson
Phelps Stokes, d. D., canon of
Washington, will preach the SER
mon.
6:2O to s:15 D. \m-Musical pro-
gram by Roxy and His Gang
from the Capitol Theater, New York
City.
S:15 to 9:15 p. m.-Goldman Band
concert, Edwin Frankie Goldman,
conductor from the Hall of Fame.