Evening star., 1927-04-11
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Rear Admiral w. H. Bullard, chair
man of the new Federal Radio Com
mission, who was in China when he
was appointed six weeks ago, has
arrived in San Francisco and is due
in Washington this week. lie Is one
of the pioneers in radio, ana IS
credited with knowing more ABOUT
the subject than any other man IN
official Washington. The hadlo
CORPORATION OF America owes it's in
ception to the admirals vision and
advice at time when the General
Electric Co. was considering the sale
of its radio patents to British inter-
ests. There has been much specula-
tion as to how Admiral Buliard, lar
away in China, happened TO be Sc
lected by the President for the COM
manding place on the new radio
commission. The truth is that the
admiral applied for the position the
same as did 999 other persons lie
nominated himself. 1t is an open
sacret that the White House was
fairly deluged with applications Tor
nlaces on the commission. Admiral
Bullard cabled to some of his old
| friends in the Navy Department.
They held him and what they re-
garded his pre- eminent quallncatlohs
| for such a post in profound respect.
They told their story to Secretary
| Wilbur who became an enthusiastic
convert to the admiraFs cause.
! Wilbur went to Mr.. Coolidge ana
acquainted the President with
! Admiral Billiards. record ana ms Will
! ingness to serve. 1t is now known
| that the admiral was the first man
the President selected.
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! The Radio Commission is heaving
! a sigh of relief that it is not obhged
| to force the $4,000 amateur broad
casters, mostly youngsters, out OF the
| 20O-meter WaVe-length band to make
more room for the big program broad
casters. These amateur broadcasters
| are an enthusiastic lot and not all
of them are such youngsters either
| They include in their ranks such
boys" as John Hays Hammond, Jr;
Hetty Green's son and Henry b. JOY
of Detroit, prominent motor car mag
nate, millionaires all and all long past
the short-pants stage.
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The new "setup" in the business
of Government radio control has pro
duced an unusual reversal of author
ity in the case of Col. John r. Dillon,
a member of the new Radio Commits
sion. and w. d. Terrell, chief radio
supervisor of the Department of Com
merce. Col Dillon was formerly radio
| supervisor at San Francisco and at
this post was Terrells subordinate and
under his orders, Now Dillon is boss
Land Terrell takes orders instead or
giving them A radio supervisor IS
a sort of policeman, whose job it is
to see that radio broadcasters observe
the laws and regulations and to chase
pirates off the air.
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The American Law Institute, COM
prising a distinguished membership of
| American jurists, organized for the
| purpose of scholarly study of legal
principles, will hold it's fifth annual
meeting in Washington, a three-day
session, starting May II. George w.
Wickersham of New York, Attorney
General in the Taft cabinet, is the
president DIR. William Searle Holds
worth, Vinerian professor of English
law at oxford University, one of the
foremost present-day legal scholars in
England; Owen j. Roberts of Philadei-
phia, who as special Government coun-
sci in the oil fraud cases has shown
himself as one of the most brilliant
American trial lawyers of his time,
and Silas H. Strawn, leader of the
Chicago bar, are scheduled to speak
at the dinner Saturday evening, May
IA, which will conclNde the sessions
of the Law Institute. Mr.. Strawn has
recently returned from a mission to
China as American member of the
Chinese I1Xtraterritoriality Commits
sion.
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The name Of Elliot H. Goodwin, fol
many years vice president and resi-.
dent executive manager of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce. but
now foot-loose and fancy-free, is re
) ceiving frequent mention as a possible
successor to Dr, William Mather
Lewis as president Of George Wash
ington University. DR.. Lewis has re
signed TO accept a call TO head La
fayette College in Pennsylvania. Mr.
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