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Evening star., 1927-04-24
GOSSIP AND NEWS
FOR RADIO FANS

For some time it has been realized
by meticulous and ambitious radio
listeners that Improvement in recep-
ton is needed in the lower END OF the
broadcast band. Despite their most
careful tuning many are unable 10
nick I'm any of the so odd stations oper-
ating between 200 and 220 meters, and
40 more stations, transgressors in Ca
madam channels and some other wave
Bumpers" are being assigned these
low wave lengths or high frequencles.
It Is not the fault of the fans that they
cannot tune in these stations; few re-
ceivers are efficient in these channels
and so far few broadeasters there are
operating with high power. This VIII
not be the situation long, however,
already two stations, WFRL, Brook
iyn. and KGCN, Concordia, Iowa, have
been reIegated to this land OF promise
behind the lower points on the listen
ers' dials.
Manufacturers who want to sell re-
ceiving sets in the future should con-
tinue to improve their efflclehcy on
the lower wave lengths, because tIie
listeners will insist on being able TO
hear these stations as well as those on
higher channels. Furthermore, it is
only fair to the hundred odd. station
owners who will eventually be operat'
ing on the low end of the broadcast
band that these channels carry their
broadcasts to the fans. A more equal
distribution of the wave lengths over
the receiving set dials is needed. In
other words, the points on the dlals
where these stations come in should
be spread farther apart, If possible.
Actually the broadcast band, extend
ing from 800 kilocycles or zoo meters
to $50 kilocvcies or 545 meters, IS TOO
wide to be covered properly by single
set. In other services two or three
receivers would be used, or they would
be made adaptable to different groups
of adjacent channels by the use Of
removable coils. Broadcast listeners
don't want to have to buy or operate
two sets or use coils. although these
schemes would overcome the present
difficulty. One set would serve ade-
duately for listening in to stations be-
tween 200 and 300 meters and the other
for those located between 800 and 545
meters; each would have a range of
only about 525 kilocycles instead of
about a thousand kilocycles. If many
stations spring up or are assigned
channels below the 200 meter mark.
third receiver win be needed for the
perfect production of programs broad
cast in that band
In receiving set manufacturing 1t is
the general practice to compromise GER
tain fixed constants so to cover the
whole broadcast range. Most broad
cast receivers are said by experts to
sacrifice selectivity and quality when
they cover the whole band. To do
this the highest point of efficiency is
located about midway on the dials,
thus letting the set pick up what it
can on the extreme ends; usually the
lower end is the less efficient. 1t is
hoped that this practice may be
changed so listeners can have one set
fairly efficient over the whole broad
cast range
Evening star., 1927-04-24
$50 RADIO STATIONS
RECEIVE LICENSES
Number of Applications Are
Still Under Consideration
by Commission.

BY the Associated Press.
Approximately $50 of the 732 radio
stations in the United States had re.
ceived temporary permits to continue
operations last night on the eve Of the
date set hy law after which broad
casting without Federal authority be.
comes unlawful.
Applications from Il number of the
stations which failed to receive per
mits were still under consideration by
the Federal Radio Commission and
as a consequence the exact number
unable to obtain permits will not be
determined until this week.
Owing to the mass of material be-
fore 1t, the commission said In a
statement, "it has not been possible
to take formal action upon all the
The commission does not therefore,
contemplate legal action against any
broadcasting station which has not
been duly notified of adverse action
by the commission on its application.
The statement was taken to mean
that no broadcasting station need
close down after today because of a
lack of permit. unless its operators
have received notice from the Gov
ernment that permit has been re-
fused them.
Failure 10 include a station in the
list Of permits issued is not neces-
sarily q proof that II is unlicensed.
Until the situation has been com.
pletely worked out, commissioners
added, there will be no complaints and
prosecutions.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

The interdepartmental radio advis-
ory has been assigned the definite
and specific duty of allocating all
governmental radio frequency chan
nels, in addition to it's regular work
OF co-ordinating interdepartmental
radio activities and adjusting differ.
ences.
Under the radio act of 1927 Presi-
dent Coolidge is responsible for the
assignment of radio channels to all
Government stations. Realizing the
technical character OF such duties, the
President has asked Secretary of
Commerce Hoover to handle these
problems for him, and the Secretary
in turn has delegated the work OF
adjusting the several governmental
service channels and making alloca.
tions and changes in frequency to
this technical advisory committee,
which has been active for several
years. All the Government services
will apply to Secretary Hoover for
assignments of frequencies in the fu.
ture and he will refer these matters
to the advisory committee, before for
warding his recommendations to the
President for final action.
This throws the co-ordinating and
adjustment of Government radio sta.
tions virtually upon the committee,
Evening star., 1927-04-24
STEAMBOAT FEATURE
Is BROADCAST BY WLW

Changing bells. the blaring. squeal-
Ing notes of the calliope, the deep
throated roaring of the whistle, the
churning Of the paddle wheel, the
syncopated notes of a dance orchestra
and the grooming Southern melodies of
a quartet are all combined in WLW's
latest and most novel broadcast fea.
ture. This is the regular Saturday
night broadcast from the decks of the
steamboat Island Queen, on its weekly
moonlight excursion up the Ohio
River to Coney Island, near Cincin.
natl .....
This is the first time in history
that the genuine atmosphere of the
rivers has been put on the air Other
radio stations have had steamboat fea-
lures, but they were enacted in their
own studios and the color was
produced by the use of props
WLW took four microphones and
went direct to the decks OF the boat.
This feature was tried twice as an
experiment Now it is on the air
every Saturday night, to $50. East
ern standard time.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, all of Washington.
The out-of-town delegates to the
conference will include Mai. John J.
Allan, division commander of the
Salvation Army, Columbus, Ohio;
Rev. Francis O. Duffy, rector of the
Catholic Church of the Holy Cross,
New York City; Rev. Ignatius Fealy,
rector of ST. Agnes Catholic Church,
Woodlawn, Md; DIR. Morris s. Laza
ron, rabbi of the Baltimore Hebrew
Congregation; Rev Charles S. Mac
farland, general secretary of the Fed
eral Council of Churches of Christ in
America. New York City; DIR. Paul
d. Moody. president of Middiebury
College, Middlebury, Vt; Rev. Edgar
c. Powers, pastor Of the Catonsville
Md Methodist Episcopal Church;
Rev. Henry f. Schlegel, executive
secretary treasurer of the Eyangeli-
cal Church of Harrisburg, Pa; Rev.
John l.. TAFT, secretary-treasurer the
Stark County Reserve officers Asso-
citation of the United States, Alliance.
Ohio; DIR. John M. Thomas, president
of Rutgers University, New Bruins
wick, N j.; Rev. Joseph A. Vance,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Detroit, Mich; Rev. Emil
w. Weber, pastor of Trinity Luther
an Church, Pottsville, Pa, and Rev.
Clinton Wunder, minister of the Bap-
tist Temple, Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
"Radlo Fright" Widespread.

Accustoming oneself to the ordeal
of an initial appearance before the
still exists as the bane of
the tyro who for the first time steps
into the broadcasting room to an
nounee or to deliver a talk
Radio has passed through innumer-
able stages of development, evidenced
by the widening scope of it's popular
ity. Many thousands have taken to
radio as a dual form of education and
entertainment. Receiving sets have
been improved immeasurably, becom-
ing instruments Of great precision
capable of functioning we'll in the
hands of the virtually uninitiate. The
loop antenna has been advanced to
high state of development and sim
liar improvements may be recorded
regarding radio in q mechanical way.
Mans reaction to it. however, on
standing face to face with the micro
phone still remains little changed.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
DADS TO BE BOYS AGAIN.
Will Enjoy Recreations With Sons
on May 4.

CHICAGO, April 20 Op2.-Dad is
going to be a boy again for a day.
He may be roller skating to work
on May 4, with his son keeping pace
beside him. In Willlamsport Pa, he
will obey the "knuckles up" com.
mand Of his boy at a community
marble tournament. At Claremont,
n. H., he will find out. at track
meet. whether he can run as far or
jump as high as that youngster Of
his. In many other cities he will 20
hiking with his and other lads.
May is the day set aside in Boys
week for fathers and sons to enjoy
some recreation in common. Several
thousand bankers, lawyers and mer.
chants will go roller skating with their
sons, according 10 Col c. Seymour
Bullock, q director Of the Recreation
Association Of America, and every
male parent is expected to find some
sport which he and his son can play
together.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
SPIRITUAL
LIFE Of SOLDIERS
National Guard and Reserves
ChapIainS to Investigate
Methods for Improvement.

Eighteen chaplains of the Reserves
and National Guard will meet at the
War Department this week to study
Army methods of developing the
spiritual life of soldiers with a view
to the Improvement Of that program
In garrison and field.
The clergymen are of many denom
nations and each has distinguished
himself by his religious work with
service men. They include:
Bishop James E. Freeman, Rev.
John Ii. Hollister, pastor of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church; Right
Rev. William Hughes, director of the
Bureau Of Catholic Indian Missions;
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, and
Rev. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of the
Evening star., 1927-04-24
GERMAN MOVIE COMBINE
CAUSES CONCERN HERE

By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. April 2S.---The new Ger
man Movie Syndicate, organized for
the announced purpose Of freeing
Germany from the yoke of Holly
wood" is causing much concern to
American motion picture interests.
Backed by several large banking
houses and more than roo movie
theater proprietors the syndicate pur
poses to produce 20 super films" this
year. starring some of the most pOpu
lar screen favorites in the country.
Negotiations also are pending for
an exchange of the best films with
French. English and Swedish pro.
ducers. who have already begun the
fight against American domination Of
the screen,
I'VE are merely rebelling against
agreements, President Schilling of
the syndicate said, (which force us
to show many second.rate American
films for every good one" The syndi-
cate is expected to be a blow to the
Universum Film Co. UFA), the
largest producing distributing cor
pOration in Germany. backed by
Famous Players Metro Goldyn, which
Evening star., 1927-04-24
MOVABLE LICENSES END.
Radio Commission Will Grant Spe
cial Permits in Future.

No portable broadcast stations will
be licensed at this time, the Federal
Radio Commission announced today
following study of the interference
caused by these broadcast transmit
ters, which move about the country
and in many cases cause serious inter.
ference when operating on the same
channel or one adjacent to a perma-
nent stations.
In the future special permits will
Be granted when deemed desirable for
the transmission Of special events on
low wave lengths for rebroadcasting
by parent or other broadcast station.
Some 2l Of these active portable broad.
casters will therefore be prevented
from broadcasting after April "a or
authorized to transmit only from
nxed positions acceptable by the com.
mission.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
PLAN R0GALAND STATION.
Business Men to Foster New Center
on Tax Plan.

The Rogaland Kringkastninggse
skap, an Incorporation Of Stavanger.
Norway business men to foster radio
broadcasting, within the next FIVE
years plans to erect a 100, ,000-kroner
broadcast station. and present pro-
grams to the residents of the Roga.
land County. said to number about
10000. BY taxing all listeners, prob
ably not to exceed 20 kroner year,
H. is estimated that operating ex-
penses and a fair return may be
secured.
The capital and directors must
come from and be Norwegian subjects
and the plans of the organization
have to meet with the approval of
both the telegraphs and commerce
departments. A transmitter of about
1000 watts power is planned, which
1t is expected will insure a range of
about 20 kllometers.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
CAST IRON PAVING.

PARIS, France, April % Lp).--Cast
iron is being tried out as paving ma
terial at LIE Mans.
Ten tons of plates are being laid on
a part of main highway, the Avenue
Leon Bollee, named after the automo.
bile designer. and the experiment is
being watched by engineers,
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Carl Schurz's Name -een as Fos-
tering Good Will.

BERLIN. April % C40.-The name
of Carl schurz, friend Of Lincoln and
Secretary Of the Interior under Hayes.
is to serve as tie to bind Germany
and America together. according to
the plans of Anton Erkelenz, chair
man of the Democratic party Of Ger.
many and well known labor leader.
Erkelenz, who last year made an ex.
tensive tour Of the United States, be-
lieyes that closer personal, cultural
and economic relations should be fos.
tered between the young German re-
public and her older sister in the lest
and has founded the "Verein, gYng
Carl Schurz" for this purpose.
At the first nNeting in Berlin re
Gently the chief speaker was Prof.
Eugen Kuehnemann of Breslau Uni
yersity. who was the first German
savant to occupy the Carl Schurz pro-
fessorship at the University OF Wis
consin. Many members Of the Ameri.
can colony attended.
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Masefeld Produces Hamlet. .

John Masefeld, the writer and
dramatist, recently gave a production
of Hamlet as he interpreted it from
the first quarto Of his private version
which he has secured. The perform
ance was given in Maseheld's garden
theater in the poets colony at Boars
Hill. three miles from London and
was viewed by many oxford Universe
~ men. Mrs. Masefeld arranged the
costumes, which were unusual. a
great use being made OF armour.
Hamlet was portrayed by Hugh Lang.
ley, and Ophelia by Miss Buchan,
daughter OF John Buchan, the author,
The play was well received,
Evening star., 1927-04-24
Bishop Up a Stump.

From the Vancouver Province.
A bishop recently addressed a large
assent of Sunday school children.
and wound up by asking. in very
paternal way:
'And now. is there any little boy or
any little girl who would like to ask
me a question:"
a thin, shriIl voice st the back of
the room called out, Please, sir, why
did the angels walk up and down
Jsc lbs ladder when they had wings?"
"Oh. ah, ves--I see" said the bishop.
"And now, is there any little girl who
would like to answer that question:"
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Evening star., 1927-04-24

1t is a peculiar form of stage fright,
this first narrowing experience of
speaking to an unseen audience. In
a sense, it is worse than stage fright.
since the person who first stands be.
fore an audience can look for some
consolation, however slight it may be,
from his hearers. Their sympathetic
reception to what he has to say or
what he Attempts to say can smooth
over that first terror stricken get
away. But not SO with the initial
appearance before the microphone
The audience exists only abstractly
in so far as the speaker il concerned.
1t may consist of five persons or 5000
alert and critical individuals. The vic
tory over this ultra modern type of
stage fright must be achieved en-
tirely by oneself.
Every one, of course, is not so un-
nerved. Many will suffer in quite diff
ferent ways, but virtually every one
will find radio-speaking for the first
time the cause of considerable unbal-
ancing of ones equipoise. 1t is so
nearly a univ ersal affection that men
who have had considerable experience
on the lecture platform and whose
emotional equilibrium is proverbiai
will display noticeable signs of fright
Many a new announcer has had to be
taken off the air entirely when he
first stood before the microphone.
More than one can tell how on his
first attempt at addressing the great
unseen audience, his lips moved but
no sound issued forth. It would seem
that in this respect radio has de.
veloped faster than its users.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Frances Sebel, Soprano, who will
sing the role of Suzel, i'm the tabloid
version of Mascagnfs opera Friend
Fritz" to be broadcast tomorrow night
by WRC Lower: Paul AIthouse, lead
ing tenor with the Metropolitan Opera
Co., star of the Atwater Kent hour,
WRC feature tonight.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

In Scotland, where the Sabbath is
rigidly observed, Glasgow, in spite Of
protests, will allow childrens swings
in public parks to be used Sundays.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Pilots on the Thames earn FL 900
year for guiding ships safely through
the traffic and swift currents from
London Bridge to the sea.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

has just been helped out OK financial
difficulties by the noted nationalist
publisher, Hugenberg.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
24-HOUR ELEVATOR SERVICE.

Apartment 103 containing reception hall,
large living room dressing room with Muir
ply bed, very large kitchen and dining al
cove. ample closets. tiled bath; S4T.oo.
Evening star., 1927-09-16
MOUNT PLEASANT'S FINEST.

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buiidings In exclusive Mt. Pleasant: spacious
grounds beautifully landscaped; at interssec, Sec
tion of three main streets car and bus m me
terminal. Most convenient to stores senoo's sen ,F
and churches. Two park reservatlons III
front of buildings. Best and most eHlcienI
Recommendations and service at lowest rentals
few apartments Just become aValIanie
Extra large all outside rooms wide halls,
plenty of air. light and ventilation; laundry
and locker rooms in basement.
THE ARGYLE.
rireproof building with open, wood burn.
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i rms. rec hall pantry. all front. oT~.ou;
4 rms, fourth-foor front. with pantry and
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unfurnished $3.50: furnished. $40.
WELLINGTON.
parouet floors, tile baths throughout.
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Two magnificent Arm. apts.. completey
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Evening star., 1927-09-16
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Evening star., 1927-09-16

Apartment 401. a beautiful front apart
exposures reception hall. kitchen. dining
alcove. large closets and tiled bath SOS so,
r. OWEN FDMONSTON. JR.
Reator
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Evening star., 1927-09-16

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ing Geological Park.
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Evening star., 1927-09-16

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ception hall tcould he used as an extrf
roomD large living room. bedroom. yer!
large kitchen and dining alcove tiled bath
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Evening star., 1927-09-16
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Evening star., 1927-09-16
CO.OPERATIVE APARTMENTS
WANTED-APT HOUSES.

WILL PURCHASE LARGE APARTMENT
equities in residence properties as first pay
ment these small properties have only one
trust on each. Address Box 365-V Star
office. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
{ EXPOSITION To
AID RED CROSS

E Red Cross exhibits al the I'M
dustrial exposition tonight. now in
its eighth day at the. Wastlingtcn
Auditorium. will bear special sig:
nificance since the program s 20
be devoted to the interests Of this
Iassociation.
Mai. Gen. George Barnett. OF the
Red Cross. and l.. & Rove, director
general Of the PanrAmericah Onion
are scheduled to address tle $pacs
statoFs which last night numbered
5000.
E. G. Graham president of the
washington Board of, Trade. which
organization was llonpfed at the
show yesterday. spoke on tina great
resources available for .iI1ereasina
MISUNDERSTANDING in the District,
The Industrial program being
held under the auspices OF the
washington Chamber OF Commences,
will conclude tomorrow night; this
night being devoted to the interests
of the Merchants and Manufac.
turers Association, with Col. Robert.
n. Harper as the speaker. VS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
ANIMAL FILMS SHOWN

How wild animals were captured
BY the mithsonian-C hrysler expedi.
tion for the Washington Zoo was
shown In pictures to students of she
wilson Normal School today. DR..
William M, Mann, director of the.
National Geological Park, explained
the scenes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-18
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