Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-04
Adventures of a Broadcaster
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE,
Radioscribe.
Hoover Puts Away the Crown

Some of Herbert Hoover's political
| foes have been circulating thr yarn
| that he bankers to pc car of radio.
Not many of us radio folks in Wash,
inGton observed how Spilitedly the
Secretary of Commerce replied to that
soft Impeachment:
"A statement in some Of the news
papers seems to indicate lack of in
formation as to the basis | have pro
posed for radio control. The implca-
ton is that | have sought to have that
job placed in my hands. Far to the
contrary, | have both before congress
SiOndl committees and in at least a
half dozen public addresses stated that
no one official should dictate who is
to use the radio wave lengths. | have
for years advocated that this, being a
! semi judicial function, should he
placed in the hands Of an Independent
commission.
Moreover. for five years ] have re
iteratod that these wave lengths are
public properly 10 he used by assign
mcnt of public authority. This view
has been enforced by the Department
If Commerce ever since 1920. It was
rcafirmed by the recent radio confer
ence in Washington This principle.
together with A provision for d com
mission to control assignments, was
incorporated into a bill Introduced
10 Congress some weeks ago by Repre-
sentative Wallace White of Maine and
approved by me. Somebody needs TO
ind out what has already taken place
before he starts something"
< X
Whom ! resume the air next Thurs
day evening, January :. for my 1926
weekly schedule, il viii be at the
romantic hour of 10 O'Clock. Person
= I
political talk. But As ! am hence
forward 10 he broadcast from the
great superpower station Of VIZ,
New York, by relay from WRC the
hour has TO be adjusted to suit al
concerned. / have entered into a
compact with the VIZ WRC people
mutually TO ascertain whether 10
At night is too late for my stuff
call II JAZZ hour. If We find out
mat 1t Is, We re going to try to get
back to $50 or 2 Bur the time
viii be 10 pm. till further notice
Perhaps some of my Washington
Thursday night prayer.meeting fans
can now get home in time To tune in
on The Political Situation Tonight. ="
Having had IN make wa- on De
cemher 81 for the arrangements Incl
ing program, ! lost my opportunity To
say parting word for my favorite
Washington charity. the Childrcn's
hospital. So I'm saying il here, The
Evening Star permitting wanted
To remind the radio audience that
gave me s. 800 for the hospital al
Christmas. 1924, that tonight. Mon
day, January 4, is the annual ball in
ald OF the Children's Hospital Tickets
are 50. They can be had at the en-
trance TO the Willard ballroom. Every
nickel goes to the hospital. over.
head all of it-has been cared for
by a generous friend of the kiddies.
Col. Edward Clifford. former Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury. writ.
Ing from his law Offices in the Union
Trust Building. takes this hand in my
| Talk or jazz" plebiscite:
There is too much poor talk and
too much poor music over the radio
There is particularly too much talk
. ny IN" annuunCers ana others who
run the programs. | think the radio
should be educational as well as en-.
/ tertaininG. ! enjoy your talk better
than anything else. | also enjoy
| Father Walsh talks. ! would like to
| hear more speeches hv our public
! iii'ii' +'i'St 'N'-t Iil-I III lfleIf Is some
| dinner or meeting. the speeches of
which could be broadcast with sue.
| cess"
s. Cornelius Cissel. 1901 G street
northwest. says:
Il like music, but prefer your talks.
especially YOUR political eilks Can
stand more than you give US. | look
forward TO your evenings on the air
with great pleasure and profit. Give
US some time something about YOUR
travels, which | know must be inter
estinS, s you always make things so
plain and Visible, which l appreciate"
Here's an uppercut from Philip NJ
Riefkin, who seems TO be a West Eir-
ginia coal nlagnate with offices in the
Union Trust Building:
The chronic impartiality of Your
talks has always disconnected me- I've
about given up trying 10 tell whether
you're Republican or Democrat
Just about the time I've made up my
mind, along you come with some slap
or slam that shows me I was dead
wrong. Radio, in my opinion. VIII
only fulfill its mission whom it COM
hines education with amusement
too much Of either. but just enough of
each. ON the whole. ! think program
managers are getting away with il on
those lines.
uCopyrIght. 1929