Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
PAINT TO END PERIL
/ OF RADIO TOWERS
High Antenna Called More
/ Hazardous to Flyers by
I. Day Than by Night.

High radio antenna present more
of a daytime than nocturnal menace
to aviation for the simple reason tha'
the usual thinness of the masts or
towers makes their visibility uncer
tain during the daytime. while they
can be lighted during the night,
While casualties resulting from air.
craft collisions with antenna masts or
towers have seldom, if ever, been re-
norted it has been officially recog
f1ized that the hazard exists. BY way
Of nrecaution. the Navy Department
has arranged to paint the 30O-foot
steel tower at the Washington Navy
Yard with alternating black and white
stripes so as to make 1t more visible
to aviators during the daylight hours.
Navy officials explain that the paint
ing of the Washington tower Is In the
nature of a preliminary experiment 10
determine the efficiency OF ,nls
method. If proved efficacious, otner
similar high antenna supports of the
NAVY. in areas which like washington
are freouented by aircraft. Will ne
similarly painted The Army anu
private owners Of such supports VIII
be expected to do likewise.
The names of the five men whom
President Coolidge will nominate Tor
the Federal radio commission viii ne
known this week. Since Congress
adjourns Friday, the names neces,
sarily must go to the Senate before
that time. u.a
No less than 900 men have applied
or have been recommended for places
on the commission, it was stated al
the White House. The President was
said to be having no little dimculty
in choosing men most desirable oy VII
the of their legal and technical Train
ing in the field OF radio.
Probably the outstanding radio fea-
ture tonight will be provided by the
Pan.American Union, which has ar
ranged to broadcast through the naVai
station NAA an impressive program Oh
Latin.American music.
The broadcast will mark the radio
debut of the newly organized Unlted
Service Orchestra, a combination OF
the best musicians of the Army ana
NAVY bands, which plays alternately
under Lieut. Benter of the Navy Band
ana Can't. William Stannard OF the
ARMY Band. The concert will be en-
bellished with cello and rnarir1na so
los and recitals by Senior Milla Ybarra
a. Dominsuez of Mexico, formerly So
ioist with the Chicago Symphony Or.
chestra, and Carlos Vladerrama, noted
Peruvian composer and pianist.
"Mignon." the masterpiece of Am.
Nroise Thomas, will be produced to-
night by the wEAF Grand Opera co;
Ear stations of the red" network OF
the National Broadcasting Co.. OF
which WRC is a link. The opera, as
usual. will be in tabloid form under
the direction of Cesare Sodero.
Two other attractions will be i'm.
rorted by WRC from New York--the
weekly programs of Hires Harvesters
and the A. & P. Gypsies. The Har
vesters, who have been touring the
limited States. have selected India Tor
their musical journey tonight. The
frip to the Asiatic country will be
made from San Francisco by steamer,
their first stop being at Honolulu.
The Gypsies have chosen for their
featured selection the Londonderry
Air" "Old irish Air" and Farewell
10 Cucullain," arranged by Kreisler
f6r the ceIlo,. violin and piano.
<fIeading wRC's attractions OF local
dlgin is the Emerson Hour. n Ene
others include program by the May
flower Orchestra and the Swanee syn
copators. c,.,.
THE speech of Archbishop Curiey
"A baltimore at the banquet OF the
Ynifhts Of Columbus tonight at the
willard Hotel will be broadcast ny,
WMAL. His topic is intolerance.
The broadcasting is scheduled to De-
Nm at $50 o'clock.
The return of colder weather seem.
"a to clear the ether channels and
nIyed the way for COCA radio recep-
ton over the week end Conditions
were better last night than on Sat
ufday night, with the result that
signals came through with clarity and
volume.
Fading, however. seemed to De
more prevalent. and even affected the
pawerftil carrier waves of WIZ. New
York. The dance music broadcast by
PNX at Havana also faded in and
out sporadically.