Evening star., 1927-03-12

mind as part OF 1AAzz
his expansion pro- MIR. AyleswOrth.
gram The rea-
Son for lack of official verification is
political one. , e,,,,, IN
the argument that the Nation S capi'
+al ought to have the Nations leadlhg
broadca sting station, an argument
which has been advanced as khe hio'
tive for the contemplated NKC pro
iect. the officials know well that an
announcement of specific plans Woulu
be premature at this time. Ihey KNOW
they must necessarily await tHe us
position of the Federal Radlo CoIlilis
sion. which has the power under the
new radio law TO regulate and control
broadcasting apparatus-the power 10
saw whether any single broadcaSter
can use the higher powers and wave
channels and the most favorable
broadcast hours.
Without some definite assurance of
favor with their plan, those VINO urect
WRC and have plans for It's destlhy
can scarcely expect to venture on an
enlargement project that not oiily
contemplates removing the statlon
studio to the new National Press CluD
Building. at Fourteenth and + streets.
but looks to the erection of transmit
ting apparatus at point somewhere
outside the eity--perhapS half way
between Washington and Baltimore.
Station WRC was licensed in July,
1923. and has been among the leaders
for high type of program. 1t is
favorite among the broadcaSters them-
selves for it's maintenance OF constant
mower and frequency despite the un-
regulated situation that has prevailed.
1t was the "key" station of the AZ
station hook-up that broadcast Presl-
dent Coolidges recent Washington's
birthday address from the Capitol.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover's ad-
dress tonight at meeting of the Con-
necticut Chamber of Commerce in
New Haven will be broadcast by
WRC in conjunction with IA other
stations. Mr.. Hoover's talk should
be of interest to the radio audience
because of his familiarity with the
broadcaSting problems of the country
and the possibility that he will touch
on this subject.
WRC's principal attraction Of a mu-
sical nature viii be concert by the
New York Symphony Orchestra under
the direction of Walter Damrosch.
Because of insistent requests, Mr..
Damrosch has included in the pro-
gram 1.-THE Beautiful Blue Danube
waltz, by strauss.
There also will be another meeting
tonight of the giant class on govern
ment, which is being conducted weekly
by David Lawrence, prominent news
paper writer and editor. The class
will meet as usual at 10 o'clock.
Everett McLain, pianist, will give a
recital as one of WRC's early attrac-
tions. The weekly Bible talk will be
given at 7:15 o'clock by William
Knowles Cooper, general secretary of
the Y. M. c. A.
Since the criticism of Edward Bowes
by Walter r. McCallum, a half
dozen admirers of the major domo of
the Capitol Theater have come to his
defense. The majority of Maj. Bowes'
defenders take the position that in
as much as he gives his time and the
talent of his artists without compen-
sation, it is unfair to find fault with
the way he conducts the performances.
One of them, May II. Dickinson, 1911
o street, fears that such criticism
may result in the withdrawal of the
Capitol Theater program.
Space will not permit the publica-
ton of all of the letters on this sub
ject. They will, however, be turned
over to Mr. McCallum for a personal
reply.
Receipt of these communications
from the following is acknowledges
L. NJ. Smiley. 2106 f street; Robert S.
Headley, 4203 Fessenden street; John
ID. Larcombe, 21S Seventh street south
east, and f. II. Ellis. 460S Georgia
avenue.
Again tonight WMAL will draw the
principal feature of its program from
the Washington Auditorium, where
the Chamber of Commerce industrial
exposition is holding sway. The Ma
rine Band and Mrs. Nell Paxton,
organist, viii provide the music.
DIR. Frank r. Lutz of the American
Museum of Natural History will open
WMAL's program with a talk on
Insect Music" A supper dance
program will follow. Other attrac-
tons include "A recital by Thomas n.
Leef, basso, and a cabaret dance pro-
gram from the City Club.
Overriding static uprisings, signals
of the out -of-town broadcasters came
through last night with surprising
volume and clarity. Stations in all
sections could be tuned without diffi-
Guilty, although fading seemed to be
more prevalent, especially among the
stations which suffer with this
chronic ailment.
Between crashes of static and an
annoying heterodyne whistle near
WOR's wave. snatches of the pro-
gram of CYJ, Mexico City, Were
heard Among other stations picked
up were WFIW. Hopkinsville Ky;
WITH, Clearwater, Fla; WKBO,
Jersey City. WCAU, Philadelphia;
webb, Chicago. and WCAE, Pitts
'burgh. The latter station was not