Evening star., 1927-09-14
HOLLAND TO TALK
ON RADIO TO u, S.
Wires to Carry Transatlantic
Conversation From London
Receiving Station.

An official report to the Department
of Commerce from it's commercial at
tache at The Hague, Jesse +. Van
Wicket, outlining preparations being
made for wireless telephone conversa-
tions between Holland and the United
States, may presage the extension of
the transatlantic radiophone from the
United States. Canada and Cuba to
the leading continental countries of
Europe.
British post office authorities in
charge of radio and telegraph are re-
ported to have granted the Dutch
government rights to use the British
end of the transatlantic radiophone
circuit to this country, making the
connection between England and Hol-
land via land wires and undersea
cables. This is viewed in Washington
as the first step toward establishing
wired relay from England that
ultimately will make possible tele-
phone conversations with Brussels,
Paris, Berlin, Madrid. Vienna, Prague.
Warsaw, Rome and other cities in
Europe.
Canada May Join Service.
Today only the British Isles are
served by the transatlantic radio
phone, conversations being possible
between any point in the United
States and Cuba and any point in
England, Scotland and Wales Plans
are under foot for hookup soon that
will enable Canada to enjoy the same
service.
Experiments have been conducted
which have proved the feasibility of
connecting European cities with this
wireless phone circuit by means of a
wired relay from the receiving station
near London. New York has talked
with Berlin and will soon talk with
The Hague. On the new circuits it
will be possible for Chicago or San
Francisco or any inland American
cities TO make these calls.
Wire Systems Needed.
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. officials assert there is no plan for
erecting additional receiving stations
on the continent in order to pick up
the calls from the United States di-
rectly. The London station is to get
the New York relay and transmit it
by wires to those countries which can
be reached. 1t is planned to extend
the service via London as fast as
European telephone networks are de-
veloped, for continental Europe is not
yet provided with complete system of
international telephone wires.
Heightened interest in the use of
the transatlantic telephone from this |
country is anticipated with the ex-
pansion to continental Europe and |
with the passing of the Summer |
static period which has made the |
service imperfect so far. Telephone |
company officials say the radiophone |
has been much in use for calls be- |
tween American and British CONNER
oial centers. Washingtons diplomatic |
corps has been the source of many |
calls to London from here.
A specially prepared radio version |
of one of 0. Henry's best known |
short stories, THE Handbook of Hy-
men," will be the presentation in the |
"Retold Tales" series, which WRC |
will broadcast at o'clock tonight. |
The success of the series has caused |
plans to he made to continue the o. |
Henry stories on a weekly basis |
throughout the present year. For the |
remainder of this month THE Ran |
som of Mack" will be heard Septem- !
ber p, "One Dollars Worth" Septem- |
ber 2S
Birdie S. Lulley, soprano, will be |
heard in a 15-minute program of |
ballads at $50. George f. Ross will |
accompany her at the piano.
Fortune and Faces is the title of |
the talk TO be given by John B. Ken |
nedy at Gas o'clock. Rollo Maitland,
Philadelphia concert organist. will
preside at the console in the program |
of Organ Masters" at 7:30 O'Clock. |
This program will feature an original |
arrangement of his own entitled |
Fantasie on Patriotic and Camp |
Songs From 1875 to 1926"
Other attractions on tonight's pro.
gram include George Halls Orches.
ira, South Sea Islanders, Ipana |
Troubadours. Arion Male Chorus.
Melody and Dreams" and the Park |
Central Orchestra.
Vocal and instrumental solos pre-. |
dominate on the program Of WMAL |
tonight. The artists who will take |
part are Dorothy Wilson Halbach. |
contralto Edward c. Halbach, tenor: |
Fritz Maile, violinist, and the popular |
teams of Yeomans & Mcclure and Bell |
& Christie
charles w. Darr, chairman of the |
public safety committee of the Wash |
ington Chamber of Commerce, will |
make the only talk scheduled by |
WMAL. He has planned to outline |
some Of Washington's traffic prob |
lens.
Although static and electrical disturb. |
ances created considerable noise on |
the wavelengths last night, the recep- |
ton of distant stations was surpris- |
ingly good. Signals responded easily |
and usually with excellent volume so |
that the interference could not be con. |
eidered as a serious factor in marring |
reception. The electrical disturbances |
came soon after dark and produced |
sporadic crashes in the loud speakers |
for a brief period and then dissipated. |
Static, however, continued to remain |
throughout the evening.