Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28
ASSOCIATION ASKS
BOARDS RETENTION
BroaGcasterS Want Present
Radio Commission Con-
tinued Another Year.

Preservation of the status QUO with
rcoar6 10 present and ultimate radio
control is the purpori OF the resolutions
aGoD1C6 By the National Association o.
Rrna6caStcrs, whose board Of directors
Is meeting n Washington simultaneous
IL with the holding Of hearings on lHe
White radio bill before the House Coih-
mitiee on marine and fisheries.
The association. representing SoIh'
600 .. HE leading broadcaSung s'al1oIl>
Of the United States. asks Tor eN'filSl"I'
~ the radio commission Tor aIio''tS'
wear but makes IL Clear thaI "a 49,,
IN see no modification of 2Til4lt e,
non oil that body'$ authority. IA l"t'
j; supports The 'prnclp3l o. lH. -,
regulation Of radio by the SECRETARY 90
(v5n,,erce." taking the view |lal A.it
commissions lob ought 10 be zone ~
March Is. 1929. ana that the ilhle VIZ VIZ
they, he viy1e 10 turn The relnalll'iS t"NN
orr 70 The Department. ~ Soi''hSIN>
r1-l,, radio &C; Of 1927 gives me COM
,,,{Ss,o,, fuu life until March ID. hts>Ic~
So,rstiye White Is pressing MS OH l"'
continuing The body tor one more Ht"l
This feature o. the measure - 4"A'S
accevTab,e 70 the ASSOCIATION. qua oIile4
rNnrtiorS are 00t - acttp'"o4S,
s;,,, 8 If The YCw bill. for example, pro-
vases ANfAtAGA&taHNaNs'@
authority TO IN the time curing NiAN"
.-l-ei,, hroadca<tIn@ may be carried Oh
- EaS,c7,a.a The stations ana 70 iinN
,na number thereof rhich may taht
1,sY- generally or II particular III
stance II Caain hroadc2Sting
Moreover. i enables the commission
"to ,r,,noee special conditions WITH re-
s,,pr. H. ;hc wave length and power uNec
b. stations III such chains. 10 pFohloi
commercial advertising through su0o
hroa0caSi.ng ana % make Sucn oUlei
rifles and regulations appAcao4e 70 rao1e
Stations engaged II cham Progressing
as IN lis Judgment public interest CON
ycU'erce or necessity may require.
;T,l1a sueciaI conditions with respect
IN waves and powers Of chain stations
ara believed to relate 10 possible SYM
c};ro.7tysf.oa Of these stations IN in'
,,esr future. The advertising feature.
is cnnten6ed. may open the way 10 cen
Snrsh.p Of programs. Mr.. White MN
sci. has said he inserted this articls
more 10 evoke interest and DISCUSSION
than IN the hope il would be lncludea
IN his bill Chain station interests VII
probably urge il be stricken ont Manu-
featuring interests are expecting aftA-
Gle 9. which relates 70 patent incense
agreements. 10 be stricken out OF the
subject OF interstate commerce which L
no, properly within the province o.
Chairman Whites committee.
THE commission Itself is marking unlt
nendInc Senate action on the conflrma-
tons OF three of its four members. I'm
mediate confirmation of Commissioner
Caldwell Ptckard and Iatount also Is
urged III the resolutions Of the ASSOC
citation. The only confirmed conlmlS
s.onsr. Judge Z. o. Sykes. appeared a
TIE first hearing Of the House committee
10 testify as 20 the equitable distrlou-
1ion" phase OF the radio law which GER
tain members Of Congress insist is being
ignored
judge Sykes admitted that the frs,
.no fourth zones. with New York anc
Chicago as their centers. had far NOR
stations. channels and powers thar
might BE- justified under plan Of eoui
table distribution He explained. how
ever. that the commission took hold OF the
situation as il found it lest Spring and
devoted all OF its attention 10 improy-
ing reception rather than to eliminating
or red.s.ribufiTag stations. II has assid-
uo,lSss tried 20 keep clear of the courts
50 that this work might go forward
without the deiavs and unceytaintiet
that would be occaSioned BY court in
iurcti0-s These undoubtedly would til
I'D the commission in protracted litiga-
tion IL any effort were made TO deny
licenses 10 existing stations or to elirni
nate stations s1u,marily.
Oscar Strauss opera. THE Chocolate
Soldier" with Jessica Dragonette in the
leaoing role. and concert by the New
YORK Symphony Orchestra under the d.
rcction of Walter Dan2rosch are the
chlef attractions tonight Of WRC.
The opera. - be presented as the
P7l.c0 Hour. y III follow closely the Incl
dents. situations and structure of the
original production: a.th the changes
necessary fer the lyric stage prcsenta-
tlon. The orchestra wiil open It's pro-
gram with Joachim Raft : symphony
"Leon0Te" Scflubert's Moment MuSi-
Cal wl!l bc the second number, fol-
loved by the Plight Of the Bundle
Zee" from Riuasky- Korsakow's opera on
Russian themes. "Tzar Satan"
WHCs early attractions include din
nkT concert by the Waldorf Astoria Or
cI9eStFa and q I5-miYIte program by
students Of the Washington College Of
Music The late dance music will be
provided by the Warcman Park Orches-
ira.
WkEsF'g only evening attraction viii
be dinner concert, composed exclu-
k.geiy ~ request numbers. The program
Of WksAi- features a band concert by
St962Dis u the Army Music School, and
. scientific talk On Bringing the Dead
~ Life"