Evening star., 1928-03-07
WHITE IS IN FAVOR
OF REDISTRIBUTION
Maine House Member viii
Support Proposed Radio
Bill Clause.

Unexpectedly alIying himself with
Representative Davis of Tennessee. the
chairman Of the House committee i'll
charge of radio legislation. Representa-
tive White of Maine. is now favoring
the passage of the redistribution
clause" in the radio bill.
This presages bitter fight when the
bill comes TO the floor of the House
Thursday under a special rule obtained
BY Mr.. White from the rules committee.
With its appeal to sections not now
having many radio stations and to in
terestS seeking 10 build new stations.
there is every likelihood that the House
bill will be passed after the limited
three hours of debate allotted to 1t on
Thursday.
The main feature of the bill is the
extension OF the functions Of the Fed
eral Radio Commission for another
year. The redistribution clause re-
ouireS that there shall be All equal al
location Of stations. wave lengths and
powers to each of the five radio zones
OF the country.
Automatically such redistribution
will either require the leveling down
Of the present unequal distribution to
O common denominator or else it will
mean the addition OF many more sta
tons If the first course is followed.
some sections notably States like New
York, New Jersey. Ohio. Illinois and
California will be deprived Of some of
their stations and powers These will
be allotted to other sections.
The second course that will be open
70 the Federal Radio Commission will
be to grant construction permits for
new stations In the zones not now hav-
Ing as many stations as other zones.
I@se 4H@frv @l,A~ x@f 10
tions on the air by a substantial
amount
Chairman White. New England Re-
publican, is allied with Mr.. Davis, a
Southern Democrat. in favoring this
clause. while the opposition will be led
by fve Republicans OF Whites own
committee. namely. Representatives
Rowbotton. Indiana Brand, Ohio: Lelll-
back. New Jersey; Clifford. MaSsachu-
sets, and Clancy. Michigan.
It is an interesting fact that Judge
Sykes. a Mississippi Democrat, who as
acting chairman of the Federal Radio
Commission, does not favor the equal
distribution clause. although Mr.. Davis
wrote il avowedly In the interest of the
South. Judge Sykes estimates that there
are no more than Is applications for
new construction permits In the South,
section want more stations added TO
clutter up the air there
Nor is Senator Dill in favor of the
clause. believing 1t to be inpracticab!e
from technical standpoint. He does
think there might be a more equitable
distribution Of station powers, and ne
holds no brief for the Federal Radio
Commission for failure to act on this
score. But it viii be to the father OF
the radio Law. rather than the House
committee chairman. that the whole
broadcasting industry viii now look for
help. il the clause passes.
The public stands TO gain IL the num-
Der Of stations are cut. though present
high-powered stations viii be tuned
down to a limited service range and
may not be heard afar. 1t stands to
suffer more botheration with radio than
ever before If the number of stations S
increased to effect the equal distribu-
ton.
Tamaki Miura, japanese soprano
formerly of the Chicago Civic Opera
Co. and the San Carlo Opera Co, as
sisting the National Grand Opera En-
semble, viii sing the title role In the
air premier Of Aldo Franchetti's opera
"Nalniko San" with the composer con-
ducting. through WRC at 1880 o'clock
tonight. The opera. telling the story of
o japanese girl, was especially written
for Nine. Miura by the composer Fran
chettt II had its premiere In the Chi
cago Auditorium on December II, 1925,
with Miura singing the title role. She
had made her American debut in this
same auditorium In Madame Butter
ny"
The W. q. q, A. Male Quartz: VII be
heard through WRC at O'Clock. fol-
lowed by the Potomac Electric Power
Co. Concert Orchestra.
The Ipana Troubadours viii offer q
variety Of dreams TO the listeners Of
WRC at o O'Clock. Among the numbers
70 be heard are Dream Kisses !" Dream
OF Love" "A Dream" by Bartlett:
-Heartaches and Dreams" Was It q
DYeam?"
Other features include the Waldorf
Astoria Orchestra, motion picture guide
and the Goodrich Quartet and Orches-
ira.
Dance music by Bill Roses Isle
OEiues Orchestra and a concert by
Makae1a's Imperial Hawaiian Enter
tsiners are the principal attractions to-
night OF WMAL. There also will be
talks by District Commissioner Procto.
L. Dousnerty and DR.. Louis Stanley,
cn'el ot the Bureau Of Home Economics
o! the Department Of Agriculture.
special nsid-week Watch Tower"
period conducted by the International
Bible Students Association Is the fea-
ture OF WEHF's evening program. II
v1u include dialogue by n. O. Ellis and
o. W. Walters on Millions Now Living
VII Never Die" ard science and In
yention report
Tony the Barber" viii be heard In
hia weekly resume Of Literary Lather''
from $50 10 2 O'Clock.