Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
SEIZED STATIONS
CLAIMS PENDING
Interesting History CIings
Around Tuckerton, N. J., and
/ SayviIIe, N. J., Points.

Involved in the alien property bill
which failed to come to vote In the
flibustering days of the late Con
gress, were two radio stations once
owned by the Germans, which were
seized by the Navy when the United
States entered the World War. Some
interesting history regarding the high
powered transmitting and receiving
stations at Tuckerton, n. j., and Say
vile. Long Island, has been brought
out in connection with the compensa'
ton claims that are still pending.
Tuckerton, built by the Germans, for
"A French concern, has been sold to the
Radio Corporation of America, when
today uses il as stations WSC, WCG
and Wei for transoceanic or point-to-
point communication on long or
short waves. The Sayville station,
also built by the Germans, but Tor
their own use, has been leased by the
Navy to the Commercial Wireless Co.,
Inc. which is in the peculiar position
of never having obtained license Tor
the similar business ii proposes to
carry on.
Used After Seizure.
Both stations were used after their
seizure in 1917 for war communication
purposes of the Navy. Tuckerton was
using the Goldschmidt alternator, and
Navy radio experts equipped II with
20O-kilowatt arc for communication
with the allies. Sayville was. likewise
eouipped, and instead of being used as
before for alleged subyersive German
influences, the United States used 1t
for communication with the fleet,
along with the Navy stations at An
napolis, Arlington, New Brunswick
and the Radio Corporation station at
Marion, Mass.
While the Tuckerton station is in
voved in litigation largely centering
about the divided ownership as De-
tween German and French claims, on
account of unpaid balances, the Say
VILE station Is of chief concern In the
radio part of the alien property bill
The Long Island station was owned
bv the Atlantic Communications Co..
Incorporated under the laws of New
York, but the stock of which was held
largely by the German Telefunken
Co, DR.. George Karl Frank being its
American representative.
Funds Being Held.
It operated from 1911 until 1917
without interference in the general
transmission of wireless messages
which Navy officials found later were
very largely coded instructions during
the early war perior to the renowned
Count Won Bernstorff, then German
Ambassador; Capt. Boy-ed, Papen and
DR. Albert.
The value of the station when 1t was
taken over was most largely centered
in a patent il employed, known as the
Seibt patent, rights to which were SAID
to be worth $780, 900, and two other
patents. known as the Reuth ana
Vreeland patents. AS compensation
for the station the Navy Department
paid the alien property CUSTODIAN
$43,116, the value fixed by appraisers,
and in addition paid S56,222.11 for
rentals. adding $32, 1868 for the use of
the patents, but deducting $4,000 Tor
repairs which it made to the station.
Leased TO the Wireless Communlca'
tions concern, the station failed 10
make ready for business and TO OBTAIN
"A license before the new radio law was
passed. Accordingly. it is awaiting
action of the Federal Radio Commls-
sion on its application, action thas
will enable 1t to enter the snip anu
transoceanic service. Meanwhile, all
the funds collected as payment for the
station are being held in washington
to the credit of the former German
owners. who will be reimbursed when
Congress provides.
From Canada TO Cuba and the At
lantic to the Pacific, DIX hunters
roamed last night without RESTRICTION;
Every carrier wave, the feeble as wen
as the strong, was tunable. Static nao
completely absented itself from the
wave Lengths and signals came
through with remarkable clarity ana
strength. There also was little EVIL
dence of fading. In other woroSs re-
ception conditions were ideal.
Listeners who dialed after midnight
were rewarded with far better results
than obtainable earlier when the wave
bands were crowded. About l2:Z0 we
logged WIFI, Los Angeles, which at
the time was broadcasting a piano
solo. Earlier, however. we picked up
KOHL, Council Bluffs, Iowa; 6KW,
Tuincu, Cuba; WCCO, Minneapolis
st. Paul; CKCH, Toronto, and KNOX,
St. Louis.
Walter Kelly, in his Virginia Judge
sketch, will substitute for Billie
Burke during the Eveready hour to-
night, which will be broadcast by
WRC in conjunction with other sta
tions on the "red" network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. For some I'M
known reason, the stage star asked
the sponsors of the hour to cancel her
contract for appearance before the
microphone.
BESIDES inc EVereauy hOuF, WIKI
has included among its features the
Radio Cavalcade of the National
Broadcasting Co, the jolly Buckeye
Bakers and the twenty of the
series of auction bridge games. There
also will be another of the series of
Great Moments in History" which
will center around Andrew Jackson.
The Radio Movie Club, WMAL's
hi nf irr11f Ia,.;.,
fore the microphone the Russian Art
Choir, Yates and Hawley, songsters,
and Dick Liebert and his orchestra.
WMAL also will broadcast another
program from the Chamber of Com
merce industrial exposition at the
Washington Auditorium, and con-
cert by the Army Band Symphonet,
in addition to number of other at
fractions.