Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-31
RADIO WILL HOLD
STAGE AT CAPITOL
White Bill May Reach Vote
This Week With Action on
Commission.

week for radio III Congress The House
viii complete consideration of thu
White radio bill. proposing extension oi
the Federal Radio Commission for an
other year. The Senate will resume lis
hearings on the confirmation OF Com
miSSionerS Caldwell, Pickard and La
fount.
The Senate may take up the Wat
son radio bill. which would also pro-
Vile for continuation of he Radio Com
mission for year mo.c. This is the
only purport OF the Watson bill. where
as the White bill contaliS various other
features Notably. il wol;id enlarge the
commissions powers over chain broad
casting and would impose certain re-
strictionS aimed against existing patent
license agreements i'll radio manufac-
turing
From curSorv survey Of the Situa-
ton i seems apparent that the COM
mission VIII be extended unless an I'M
expected ti.ibuS:er by opposing factions
is started. Both Republicans and DEM
ccrats appear 10 Be agreed that the
radio problem Shosld not advert 10 the
Secretary Of Commerce al this time,
II the House committee on marine and
fisheries. some opposition has been
raised by Representative Davis Of Ten
neSsee. bit he is more anxious to get
certain provisions written into the
White bill than 10 exclude the extern
sion feature.
Representative Davis criticism Of the
commission is directed primarily against
fhe fact that chain broadcasting sta
tons are operating on the most desira-
bic channels He charges that in the
cleared part OF the broadcast spectrum
listeners can tune in only one program
on many dial points. The independents
are excluded he maintains. and the
listener is deprived of a variety Selec-
ton.
This is denied BIZ the commission.
which claims that the recent clearing
OF many channels has improved re-
ception and permitted tuning in Of a
greater number OF programs. II is ad-
nlitted, however. that q Of the 25
channels in the recently cleared non
heterodyne band" OF freouencies are
occupied by chain stations OF the Ma
tional BToa6caSting Co. and the Column
bia BroadcaSting System.
There is every indication that the
White bin Will be reported fayorably
and likelihood that the patent section
viii be stricken out. II not the chain
broadcaSIing provisions. Accord seems
10 prevail generally in Chairman
Whites committee, as in Senator Wat
sons committee. on the proposition Of
extending the Radio Commission. The
House committee includes. besides Mr.
White. Representatives, Lehlbach, New
jersey: Free. California: Brand. Ohio;
Reid. Illinois: Clifford, Massachusetts,:
Rowbotson. Indiana; Davenport. New
YORK: Magrady. Pennsylvania Bow
man, West Virginia: Clancy. Michigan:
Morast. Rhode Island: Kading. Wiscon-
sin. Davis. Tennessee: Bland. Virginia.
Briggs, Texas; Larsen. Georgia: Nc
KeogT1. Oklahoma: Lindsay. New York;
Abernatl1y. North Carolina: Auf der
Eeide, New Jersey: Sutherland. Alaska.
The celebrated London String Quar-
tet will make its radio debut tonight
e - tie EVerea6y Hour. which WRC will
broadcast II conjunction with its as
Sociates IN the red network Of the Ma
ti0nal Broadcasting Co. This is said
% be the only chamber music organi-
zat.on which has been self-sus.aining
since its inception and has TO its credit
q total OF seven transcontinentai tours
Of the United States and Canada and
more than $50 appearances in London.
Flood Control will be the subject
Of the National Voters Service. which
WRC viii broadcast at Z O'Clock. The
subject viii be discussed by three out
standing eXperts-Brig. Gen. Edgar
Jac2in, chief Of the Army Engineers;
former Coy. John NJ. Parker Of Lou
sSisna and Robert Isham Randolph OF
Chicago. prominent construction en-
gsneer
The fourteenth Of the series OF radio
auction bridge games and the weekly
presentations OF the SeaIy Air Weayers
and the Soldering Singers are other
WRC attractions
wRHF has scheduled a single at
traction for lis evening broadcast-a
popular program by George SHADING
and his CongreSsionals, dance or
caestra which is giving a series Of
weeklv concerts al this station. The
orchestra viii play from 10 O'Clock
A number 0! is selections viii have
vocal tnte.ludeE
The weekly Radio Movie Club, q
dance program by Ted Newell and bis
band and recital BY Ina Price Ware.
soprano. are among WMAL's principal
attractions tonight. There also viii Be
q dinner concert by the Silver String
ReTelers and program by the A-Ga-
Bro Trio.