Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
9|lL GIVES RADIO
BOARD EXTENSION
Measure introduced by
Maine House Member Also
Increases Authority.

BY the Associated Press.
Another years lease on life would
he given the Federal Radio Commits.
sion under a bill introduced today by
Representative White. Republican.
Maine ~ho proposed also that the
commission be given increased au-
thorify. especially over cham broad.
casting.
White IL chairman OF tie House
merchant marine committee. which
ha ndies radio legislation. and was CO.
author Of the act establishing the
commission. Uniess Congress ex-
tends it's life. ;fc commission zoe. oat
of existence March IS.
Need for such bill az that xpon-
sored by Mr.. White has been ,.nspha.
sized at The Senate committee hear.
ings on the contested nouninatioEs O..
Commissioners Pickard. Caldwell and
Lafounte. who are serving under re-
cess appointments Considerable a.
tention also has teeD directed 1T the
hearings to the chain broadcSsti2g
situation.
Problems still Exist.
Discussing his bill. Mr. White said
many Of the old problems WHICH
prompted creation Of the commission
had not been solved and that more
difficulties had arisen. He added that
under the new measure the commits
siOn's authority would be increased to
deal with these problems
1T gives the commission the pow
err to FIX the time during which chain
broadcasting may be carried on" fe
continued. Ito designate the stations
which may be in a general or in a
particular hook-up. to- limit the NUM-
Der OF stations which may take part
+ ~ - L.
grams and IL authorizes the commits
sion TO impose special conditions with
respect to the wave length and Dower
TO be used. IL also gives the CON-
mission authority TO control CONNER
cial advertising through chatn Of
stations"
One section Of his bill. Mr.. White
| said. il aimed directly at the alleged
monopoly In radio patents" While
anothe' would authorize the Radio
Comm sion 10 withhold a iieense TO
any applicant who has exclusive
| build hg. operating and traf3c ar.
ra n .ements with a foreign country.
Charges Against Csmmisssen.
At yesterdays session " the Senate
| interstate commerce committee. which
| has before 1t the nominations Of three
radio commissioners. charges that the
| radio commission had ignored pro-
tests Of the Intercity Radiotelegraph
Co NJ Cleveland. against the erection
Of a ship-to-shore radio station BY
the Radio Corporation Of America at
Buffalo. n. T.. were made by Emil
Simon. president Of the Cieveia nd
company. A hearing had been asked
before the permit for erection w~.s
granted. he said. but no attention was
paid TO the request
Simon put in the record two af,i-
davits indicating that construction IL
the Buffalo station was underway 10
fore permit had been granted. he
also said that the station had been
testing on the air before getting a
construction permit
Charging that the radio commission
had allotted - short waves % ap-
plicants without N bearing since hast
May. although IL demanded a hearing
ON an application by the Insercify
company. Simon told the committee
THAI OF these ~ went to the Radio
Corporation ard - TO the Mackzv
Interests. which control the Postal
Telegraph ca
| Bellows Answers Charyss.
/ II. A. Bellows former member Of
! the Hadio Commission. took the Stard
to answer SimonS charges He tosi
tthe committee that consrrucfion OF
the station there by the Radio Cor
'poration had Eeen begun before pas
sage OF the Dill bin creating the CT us-
mission.
The commission felt that a Gun.
petitsve service In Buffalo was ae>ir~
able IN order 10 prevent a usencts ~
ny one station" he continued. and
that 10 why the permit for anoshsr
was allowed
Continuation Of the Radio CemgnES.
sion for another year was recommend
ed by Bellows. who said n could net
accomplish the work that Consts -
had expected Of Il in the past yrar
because OF the deaths ef swc usse,hc,s
and lack OF funds to carry cut seS~
essary experimental work,