Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-08
ADMIRAL BULLARD
DUE HERE TUESDAY
Chief of New Radio Board
Expected Soon to Take
Up Control Issues.

Admiral Billiard, chairman of the
Federal Radio Commission, is due to
arrive in Washington Tuesday to take
charge of the radio situation. He
landed at San Francisco yesterday,
having crossed the Pacific on the S. s.
President Grant, and is now EN- route
to Washington.
The admiral Is not uniformed on
the present radio broadcast situation,
but is almost as well posted as are the
other members of the commission. Due
to the farHghtedness of the Naval
Communication Service, a great batch
of data, including the 1927 radio law.
the congressional radio hearings and
other pertinent radio matter was de-
livered at Honolulu. 1t is likely that
the chairman put in many hours of
his long sea voyage familiarizing him.
self with the problems confronting the
commissioners in recognizing broad
casting.
no enable him to catch up with
r~oceedings in Washington, another
mass of current information, includ-
ing a report on the recent radio hear
ing. was dispatched to him for deliv-
cry when he landed at San Francisco,
to be perused on his trip across the
continent. Those who know him well
predict that he will have read every
word of the available information sent
him by the time he reaches Wash
ington.
For the past year Admiral Billiard
has been living in the Far East, so as
to be near his son, Lieut.. Comdr b.
S. Billiard of the Naval Construction
Corps, assigned to the Black Hawk, a
vessel of the Asiatic Fleet, based at
Cavite.
To date the Radio Commission has
received lis applications for broadcast
licenses from existing stations. 1t is
assumed that most of them are the
nIder and first established stations, but
the names of owners who have already
applied and the channels and power
sought are not to be made public until
the commission has examined tne dp'
plications.
1t is assumed that every active
broadcaster will file applications prior
to April "a, at which time the two.
month period of ''leaway" established
nv Congress expires. If the commits
sion is unable to pass judgment on
the applications received by that date,
extensions of the present licenses will
be granted. it is understood.
A tabloid version of the musical
comedy uuSs INV PAoS@tS -.
RoyaIe Theater in New York, Will be
broadcast by WRC tonight in conJunc-
ton with WEAF. Queenie Smith and
Charles Purcell, stars of the show,
probably will take part in the radio
production.
The weekly Goldman Band con-
cert. another WRC attraction, will
play three new marches composed by
its leader. The compositions are
known as ION the Pier" Central
Park" and ION the Hunt"
Twelve prominent Washington musl-
clans will take part in the Lord Cal
vert hour of music, which WRC VIII
broadcast at o'clock. Other features
on its program include concert by
the Burlington Orchestra, with Agnes
Whelan, soprano, as the soloist; con-
cert by the Whittall Anglo-Persians
and dance music by the Palais dor
Orchestra of New York.
Dialing last night was an engross.
ing and productive pastilne. In gen.
eral reception conditions were fairly
good, and stations in all sections could
be tuned with careful dial adjustments.
Signals also came through with good
volume, but there was no tendency on
their part to roar into the loud-speak-
ers as on the preceding night.
Best reception was obtained from
the South and Southwest. There was
much fading on the part of most of
the Northern stations heard.