Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-26

DGIOTG TIE AIU1N
War College. Mr.. Woodhouse urges
the words Incorporation in the ac-
cepted lexicon of radio. just as he has
urged ''airscape" to designate views
photographed or sketched from the air.
Mr.. Woodhouse maintains that radio
scaped" would readily be understood
to mean an image transmitted by
radio, and there are many who will
agree with his view.
"Radiovision' might possibly be an
even more suggestive term, distin-
gushing television from the cabled
transmission of photographs as the
telephone is distinguished from the
radiophone. The term television ad-
mittedly fails to connote the wireless
side of Photographic transmission.
One of the trainers of the new radio
law, Frank d. Scott, retiring member
OF Congress from Michigan, has re-
turned to Washington in a new role
that of Washington legal representa-
tive of the Radio Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION and of the National Associa-
ton of Broadcasters. Mr.. Scott will
represent the interests of these two
groups, among the largest in radio,
before both the Federal Radio Com
mission, which he helped create, and
Akl6 It cuSIdl COuTlS. " IL IL StIl-
ticipated not a few of the commits
sion's decisions will be carried.
Mr.. Scott was chairman of the House
committee on marine and fisheries, to
which radio legislation was first re-
ferred three years ago. He sat at the
head of the hearings which resulted in
the framing of the White bill. which
passed the House but failed in the
Senate, which passed a bill of it's
own, the Dill BILL He then became
chairman of the House conferees, who
finally framed the present law with
the Senate conferees.
Arthur T. Hough, president of the
Radio Manufacturers Association, and
Paul B. Klugh, executive chairman Of
the Broadcasters' Association, in an
nouncing the retaining of Mr.. Scott.
express the belief that mo one knows
better what the present law is inteded
to cover. nor does any one have a
better idea of the many cross-currents
which affected the passage of the law"
Mr.. Scott, as a Republican lame duck"
member of the last Congress was fire.
quently mentioned as possible mem
Der of the Federal Radio Commission.
Observance OF the Beethoven Cen
tennial comes to a close tonight, when
WRC and associated stations of the
National Broadcasting Co. present an
hours program of Beethoven music,
featuring Walter Damrosch and a
vocal quartet of outstanding soloists.
A similar program was broadcast last
week opening the celebration in honor
of the immortal composer.
This second program will again be
broadcast from the Lyceum Theater,
Carnegie Hall. New York City, and
will be featured in particular by
dramatic piano recital given by Walter
Damrosch, conductor Of the New York
Symphony Orchestra, covering the
last and greatest of Beethoven's works,
the famous Ninth Symphony"
A vocal quartet of outstanding
soloists will assist Mr.. Damrosch in
presenting this program and will
render the celebrated Schiller's ode
of Joys" which is said to be the
greatest expression of brotherhood of
man ever penned. The soloists will be
Olive Marshall, soprano: Grace Leslie,
contralto: Charles Stratton, tenor, and
Frederick Baer, baritone.
The brief comedy duologue Cam
berly Triangle" by Alfred Sutro, will
be heard over WRC at o'clock. fea-
turing Katherine Emmett and Walter
Kingsford.
Other attractions scheduled tonight
ny WIKI IflcIuQe d BlDl6 Ialk Dy JOEn
G. MILAN, director of religious edu-
cation of the Foundry Methodist Epis-
copal Church; a piano recital by
George +. Ross; Hits and Bits" from
current Broadway musical shows by
the WEAF musical comedy troupe, a
meeting Of the class in government
conducted by David Lawrence, and a
dance program by Wheeler Wads.
worth and his orchestra
WMAL also viii join in closing the
observance of Beethoven week tonight
by broadcasting special concert of
Beethoven music by the Army Band.
Among the other musical features are
a supper dance program and a cabaret
program.
Louis Rothschild, director of the
Washington Better Business Bureau,
viii open the program with talk on
Spring Stock Promotions" Later
VIII p. Kennedy, political writer for
The Star. will talk on Il subject of
special interest TO the people of
Washington
Free OF static and extraneous noises,
the wave lengths last night presented
an unObstructed path for broadcast
signals, which came through with ex-
ceptional volume and clarity sta.
lions in all sections were tuna BILE.
but the signals OF those in the north
and northwest seemed TO have the
greatest strength.
Indeed. reception conditions were
unusually good for such a mild March
night And dialers undoubtedly took
advantage of them.