Evening star., 1927-10-22
new WRAD|OBOARD
NEAR COMPLETION
Successor to Col. Dillon Yet
to Be Named in Federal
Reorganization.

Appointment of a newspaper man.
Carl II. Butman, as secretary Oh the
Federal Radio Commission brings to
a near conclusion the first personnel
shake.up in the expanding headquar'
ters of the commission. Mr.. Buti-.an
succeeds Sam Pickard of Kansas. ap-
pointed by President Coolidge as com.
missioner from the fourth radio zone
to replace Fl. A. Bellows, resigned.
One of the five posts on the commits
sion itself remains to be f1lled-that
left vacant by the death of Col. John
=. Dillon. commissioner from the fifth
zone, embracing Far Western States.
EfT. Butman leaves active newspaper
work in Washington to assume the
secretaryship November 1, when
Pickard is sworn in as commissioner
for the district embracing the States
Of the Middle West. Meanwhile, Pick
ard is sitting in, on the deliberations of
the commission, while Butman con-
tinues as director of information of
the International Radiotelegraph Con-
ference, now in session in Washing
ton to draw up an international treaty
governing radio.
The appointment of Col. Dillon's
successor is still undecided by the
White House, and there has been
little or no intimation as to whom he
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other technical man will not be chosen,
since Mr.. Bellows is being replaced by
a man who knows the practical side
of broadcasting, while Admiral Billiard
is a radio technician and Commissioner
Caldwell is an electrical engineer.
The commission in the remaining
four to five months of it's existence as
an administrative body will seek to
patch up" those places in the broad
cast spectrum where interference is
still occurring. Since the ALLEGATIONS
of last June it has ordered perhaps 800
charges, about 100 of them recently
made, to become effective November /.
1t is now faced with another schedule
of public hearings on requests for
changes by broadcasting stations, in
cluding the applications Of VITAL,
Toledo, for an increase in power from
100 to 1000 watts; KSCJ, Sioux City,
for an increase from 500 to $500 watts
and a change to the frequency of 1,170
kilocycles (256.3 meters), and WDGY,
Minneapolis. for a shift to 1850 kilo
cycles (2S5.5 meters).
Sponsors Of the Philco Hour, one
of WRC's leading attractions tonight,
have arranged to present a radio ver-
sion of the famous musical comedy,
"The Prince of Pilsen.' Jessica
Dragonette, widely known lyric So
prano, who was the famous "angel
voice" in Max Reinhardt's American
production of 1.-THE Miracle" will sing
the principal role. She will be assist
ed by Colin O'More, noted Irish tenor;
Doris Doe, contralto; Charles Robin
son, bass baritone, and a specially
trained chorus.
The weekly radio concert Of the
Army Band, which will be broadcast
from to 9 o'clock, features selec
tion from the grand opera "Mefisto-
feles." Other selections will be "In q
Chinese Garden" and "Emmett's Lul.
laby.''
WRCs other musical attractions in
clude concerts by the Waldorf-Astoria
and Mayfiower orchestras and dance
program by the Club st. Marks Or
chestra.
The program tonight Of WMAL is
made up of it's usual week end fea-
lures. The "At Home" episode, talk
by Will P. Kennedy, political writer
for The Star; dance program by the
Chateau. .Thierry Ramblers, an enter
tainment by Phil Hayden and LES"
Colvin, and recital by Harvey r.
Townsend, tenor, are the attractions.
The entire second act at "My
Princess" one of New York's current
musical successes, win be broadcast
direct from the stage Of the Schubert
Theater tonight through WEAF and
five associated stations during the
"Old Gold on Broadway" period.
Hope Hampton, Robert Woolsey and
Leonard Greedy are the featured
players.