Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-11
CONGRESS MAY ACT
ON RADIO MERGER
Union of Government Agen-
cies Being Discussed in
Circles Here.

| CONSERVATION OIL the EoNPIntlltHtd
radio agencies on something like the
basis Col William Mitchell urged fol
| the aviation services is another sub
| ject that may be expected to come be
/ fore the next Congress. 1t is already
| being bruited in official circles, where
| the suggestion has met with some
! favor and more opposition.
The proposal is to bring within the
! purview of the Federal Radio Com
| mission, or a specially created body
| differently balanced. all radio regula-
| ton and control, including the peace
| time and non-military services of the
Army and the Navy.
Today the commission. newest OF The
governmental agencies, controls pro
gram and code broadcastinS in virtu.
ally all its civil phases, though it has
never gone into the matter of rates.
The Army Signal Corps is the agency
of Army radio. and its work is largely
miitarr and deveOpmental. The
Navy uses radio perhaps more tina n
any other single private or govern
mental group. does some commercial
work where it does not interfere with
private services and is engaged in.
tensively in developing the science of
radio.
That a commission composed of civil
and military personnel. augmented by
a trained staff Of experts. could best
handle the interstate radio problem
and the American angles of the inter
national problems, is the belief of
those who support a consolidation
plan. The present division OF wave
freQuencies as between the civil and
military services, which admittedly is
working quite satisfactorily, seems TO
be left out of consideration.
1t is apparent that the object is to
bring radio closer to the Government
probably to make it ultimately a
Government monopoly, such as it is
in England and in many other coun-
tries.
The opposition, of course, would be
to any tendency toward Government
ownership as against fostering the
continuance of private enterprise
which thus far has paralleled the
splendid record of the American mill
tary in scientific rodio development.
But the opposition would be more in
tense probably on the same grounds
as it was in the proposed consolida
ton Of the air service, namely. that
the type of services rendered by these
respective agencies differs so vastly
as to make single supervision inn
practicable.
The Radio Commission today an
nounced the scheduling of another
hearing on August ,. Station WCAM,
Camden, y. j.. seeks to be placed on
900 kilocycles. with 500 watts power.
instead of $40 kilocycles. Stations
now on 900 kilocycles slated to ap.
pear at the hearing are: kMON, St.
Louis: WPSC, State College, Pa, and
WEAK, Harrisburg, Pa.
The first of series of radio de-
bates, arranged by WRC as feature
of its Summer schedule, will bring
before the microphone tonight Drs.
Alfred l.. Hall-Quest and Harry
Hibschman for discussion of the
topic Can Man Be Made Good by
Law"
DIR. Hibschman is a we'll known lee
turer upon the chautauqua platform.
DR.. Hall-Quest has been professor of
education and psychology at the Uni
versities of Illinois, Virginia and Gin
cinnati and is a lecturer at the sum
mer schools of many colleges and
universities.
Two unusual novelties will feature
the program of Roxy" and his
gang, WHICH VIII De DTOducdSI at %"
o'clock The American Legion will
present the ritual of initiation of
member into the organization, and in
addition. Gertrude Lang, petite blond
singer. discovered by Roxy several
years ago, now scheduled to play the
leading role in Half a Widow" will
appear az guest artist with the
gang"
An hours concert by the United
States Navy Band, under the direc-
ton of Lieut.. Charles Benter. will
be broadcast from the Plaza of the
Capitol, beginning at o'clock.
Bizets opera, Carmen" will be
broadcast by the National Grand
Opera TO. from to 10 o'clock. Other
attractions include the Waldorf-As-
toria Orchestra. 1.-The Newly Weds' >
and Rolfes Palais dor Orchestra.
Static Numbered over the wave
lengths last night in true Midsum-
mar form and only the signals of the
suDerpower stations were able to
penetrate the disturbance it created
with sufficient volume for loud
speaker reproduction. In other words.
receptions conditions were decidedly
unfavorable for long range dialing.