Evening star., 1928-03-17
CONFEREES AGREE
ON RADIO MEASURE
Tentative Pact Retains Equi-
table ALLEGATION ProviSo
Demanded by House.

A tentative agreement was reached
yesterday afternoon by Senate and
House conferees on the radio bill for
retention Of the principle of the House
amendment for equitable sllocation OF
station power and wave lengths among
the Ave zones
Senator Dill. Democrat. OF Washing
ton and Representative White. Eepub-
lican. Of Maine were instructed by the
CAeference TO revise the language re
Sarriing equitable allocstions along the
lines agreed upon and formal approval
of the conference report today was
predicted
The life OF the Radio Commission
expired Thursday and the bill would
Department of Commerce is holding
over during the hiatus and early action
on the bill Is in sight.
The conferees accepted the Senate
provision ending the terms of all pres
ont members Of the commission next
FEBRUARY g. Although the commits
sion will expire as an active unit within
a Year. it would serve thereafter in a
semi judicial capacity in acting on sp-
penls from the administration by the
Department OF Commerce.
The House proposal to limit broad
casting licenses for entertainment pur-
poses 10 three months was accepted
along with the Senate provision to limit
licenses for commercial and amateur
stations to one year.
Under the agreement TO end the COM
n1iSsionerS' terms next year. after which
appointments would be made on the
regular basis OF six years. Senator Dill
predicted the Senate would act next
week on nominations of the commits
sioners, which have been favorably re-
ported by the interstate commerce
committee after hearings.
Victor Herbert's Eileen" with Jessica
Dragonette. soprano, singing the title
role and also that Of Rosie Flynn, with
Harold Sanford as musical director, will
be presented as the Philco hour fea-
ture through WRC at o'clock tonight,
The episodes OF this three-act musical
comedy. for which Henry Blossom wrote
the book and lyrics. are laid in what
is perhaps the most romantic period of
all Irish history. the days OF the ia
nous rebellion Of 1898.
The finale from Brahms Symphony
No. % will be played by the New York
symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Walter Damrosch. as the opening num-
Der in the RCA hour, which will be
broadcast at 8 O'Clock. Haydn's .'Sere-
made for Stringed Orchestra" the sec
cnd number in the RCA program, is
gsntler music and will be followed by
RELATIONSHIPS sballet-pantomine. The
Nutcracker Suite" The hour viii close
with the waltz movement from Ber-
LOGS Fantastic Symphony" and Strauss
Perpetual Motion"
Homer j. Councillor. president OF The
Organized Bible Glass Association, viii
give the weekly Bible talk at O'Clock.
He will speak on Jesus Teaches Sin
ceTify."
Mrs. Brooks Fletcher. soprano. and
Gertrude Dyre, pianist, viii present the
Washington College Of Music program
at Gas O'Clock.
The Girls Glee Club OF Juniata
College, Huntington, Pa. will give a
concert tonight through Station WAfAL.
Other attractions include an organ re-
citaI by Gertrude Kreiselman, a sup
per dance program by McWillianls' Or
chestra and a st. Patrick's day spe-
cialty by Leese's Saturday Nighters."
A dinner concert composed Of re-
quest numbers and news bulletins by
the Town Crier make up the evening
program by wRHF. The station will
broadcast from 5:45 to z O'Clock.