Evening star., 1927-12-12
robson FAVORED
FOR RADIO BOARD
Rear AdmiraI's Friends En-
phasize His Qualifications
to Succeed Billiard.

" Naval radio interests are strongly
backing the appointment of Rear Ad
girliral S. s. Robson, commandant of
the 18th Naval District at Seattle, TO
fill the Nslcancy on the Federal Radio
Commission left by the recent death OF
its chairman, Admiral William II. G.
Bullard. In view of the need for a
technical man on the commission and
in view of the Navy's vital interest in
radio, Admiral Robison's colleagues
are known to be urging proposals to
appoint him that have been submitted
to President Coolidge.
An electrical engineer and an expert
on radio communication, Admiral Rob
ison Is eligible for the post by virtue
of the fact that he was appointed to
the Naval Academy from Pennsyl-
yania, which is within the second ra-
dio zone, from which the appointment
must be made under the radio law. He
is go and is not due for retirement un-
til 1881, and some of his brother Of
ficers express doubt whether ne would
care to assume the burdens of new
public office of this kind with the ar
duous duties il will entail.
Rank, prestige and expert knowl-
edge would doubtless be brought to
the office again by Admiral Robson,
who is we'll known i'm the radio world
as author of the Navy's manual on
radio telegraphy. which is used widely
outside the Navy as a standard text
book
Another naval man suggested for
the post is Capt. Davis Wooster Todd,
who, like the late Admiral Billiard,
was former chief of naval communi-
cations. He is now in command of
the training station at Newport. His
appointment to Annapolis. from which
he was graduated in 1895, was from
California, however. and California is
not in the proper zone.
Mai. Gen. George o. Squier, retired
former chief of the Army Signal Corps,
has also been mentioned for the post.
He is qualified as a radio expert and
by virtue of his residence in Michigan.
But Gen. Squier's financial interests in
radio through his many inventions,
particularly wired wireless" may
make him unavailable. The present
chief of the Signal Corps, Maj. Gen.
Charles Mckay SaltZman, who retires
to a colonelcy in January under the
four-year policy of the Army, has like
wise been mentioned. The new chief
of the Army Signal Corps will be Col.
George S. Gibbs. now at Governors
Island.
The General Motors family party"
the A. & p. Gypsies and Roxy and
his gang" are the outstanding attrac-
tions tonight of WRC.
The family party will take the
form of an old-fashioned minstrelsy,
interspersed with modern jazz music
and songs. A number of stirring
negro spirituals also will be sung by
soloists with orchestra and chorus ac-
compartment Collins and Harlan. a
famous old minstrel team, have been
given a prominent place on the pro-
gram. Ethel Waters, a colored
singer, and Joe Green's marimba
band are others listed to take part.
Florence Wightman, the only wom-
an of the Roxy Theater Orchestra will
be the individual star of the program
of Roxy's gang. She is a harpist
who has been playing in public re-
citals since she was IL years old.
DIR. Frank Washington Ballou, super
intendent of the District public
schools, who rarely faces a micro.
phone. will give the only talk sched-
uled by WRC. His topic is "How
Christmas Seals Have Financed
Health Work in the Public Schools"