Evening star., 1928-02-21
RADIO TRADE GIVES
FIELD FOR LABOR
Thousands Find Method of
Making Living in New
Industry.


tioaal economy was strikingly brought
cut in an address delivered before a
conference Of chemical executives in
Washington recently by DR.. Julius
Klein. director Of the United States
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, II the course Of the address he
remarked that the newborn radio
trade. exclusive Of its manufacturing
aspects, has taken lip about $4,000
ricre helpers"
DR., KLEIN made this statement III
snSwsr 10 tna question. Wha; has hap
penee Ia the many thousands Of work
eTS rho have been displaced III fac
tories hv the introduction Of machineryo
15e nenlied by saying they have gone
1nto -Eo32- 32-;lla:lu.&ctusiGg pursuits. and
cited the radio trade as one of the OUT
SANDING instances
II D.. kiei2'S estimate IS correct the
prediction eno Of the radio industry
employs about i15,0o0 workers. for the
secretary O. the Radio Manufacturers
Association. Bend Ged6eS. IS authority
fo- he statement that the industry as a
vho.e employs 100000 persons, The
Ccvegnn1s:t trade aUthor.ty's aggregate
pres; Era5ly embraced only those en-
ga-e3 II the broadcast ayt and those
engaged - the distribution Of radio
setS and parts.
ere aacut go concerns in the United
Sta:S engaged i'll the manufacture Of
raS.I equipment of all kinds. from the
cog,Te.eS receiving SCI and its access
Sorles % the smallest part Most Of
them are no. exciusiyly producing
RADIO. apparatus but do SO as an ad-
!Q!1ca 10 other production, usually elec-
t-lcaI goods.
Cossol;dations and mortality are re-
eucIrE this number perceptihly ac-
eording TO Mr.. Geddes. The depict
Ing r1nks of tire manufacturers he said
he regarded as the natural mortality
incident to new industry"
Thssa are about zoo radio broadcast
:as Stations, and many more ship and
shore wireless stations. which are not
CLASSIFIED along with the others. Broad
casting stations are manned by ore to
100 persons. depending on their size.
Tiers are only few instances. be It
SAID, of station owners who act as their
own manager. engineer. announcer
and artist all y one. If they essay 10
furnish the program withou. artists. 1t
Is usually with p.lonograph records.
Ttfre are more than 10000 radio
cealafs il the country, according 10
the Dist available trade lists. Although
radio shops have sprung into being in
the larger cities IN recent years, the
larger share of the retail radio trade is
believed 10 be done by those selling
radio: sets and parts IN addition to other
commodities
ALI the figures available are only es
t4,27ases. As 70 the DETECTION OF labor
20 the radio industry. the United States
Department Of Labor stated some time
ago 1hat it proposed undertaking
study of this subject. The results have
not yet been announced
Another OF the programs of light
classical music which has featured its
recent offerings at regular monthly in
te-yxas will be given BY the Erereacy
hour through WRC at O'Clock to-
night. II addition TO the orchestral
numbers two singers VIII be presented,
II solos and duet. Emma Hoyt, lyric
soprano. and Hubert Raidich, bass
can.anu CT the Theater Royale de la
Lornna3e Of Brussels. will provide the
feature part OK the program.
Miss HeyL who haas sung with marked
success with the Cleveland. Toledo and
S.. Ld1iss symphony orchestras. will be
heard in solo. the aria 20 Beaux
TeveE. from Saint-Saens' "Tsienne
Ia-eel" and also in the famed Oasis
cQets from ~Tnais," with Mr.. Raidch.
Tne Eveready Orchestra, under the
bator Of Nathaniel snilkret. will be
Leavc in March Scferzo." from the
Symphony Pathet:Que" Of Tschaikow-
gKy.
The choral professional, Land OF
Hope ard Glory" subsequent vocal
part OF Sir Edward Elgar's march
''Porn2 and Circumstance" viii open
the Lalt-nour presentation Of the Selb-
erilng Singers, 80 be heard through
WRc al 8 O'Clock.
so rT--tnw Yar mir rs ftnr
Eo4se ct Representatives, and a leading
sutksr1tr IN this country or the me-
charges OF Fedora! legislature, will be
tae guest speaker in the voters Serv-
:ce.''s 10 be broadcast by WRC at z
c'cloek Mr. Page is scheduled TO speak
On The Machinery OF legislature"
The first nait OF the program will be
co1dLcted By Charles @. Ross. chief
of he Washington bureau for the ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr.. Ross viii
present the fRtnightly reyiew Of What
Conzess Is Doing
Gerge SHADING and his Congress
gsona1s. whose weekly hour Of enter
tzinnent viii be broadcast from WRHF
from 6 70 O'Clock this evening. will
tape Ar added attraction In Audrey
E.8,ne< and Kitty Bennett. who sing
jar songs with ukulele accompaniment.
Mss Eslner plays the ak1ieie.
The Radio Movie Club. WMAL's
principal attraction tonight. viii pre-
se3tsa gsiayy ot tfeateYicsi stars and
p mhs.es! YevT2e. Steps and S.9ppers"
"EaHjc George" the Silver String
Tessers, Jack Harris and Margaret
WeEGr are some .. The othe. attrae-
tsorg