Evening star., 1928-02-17
SHORT-WAvE FIRMS
HAVE BIG CAPITAL
Billions Represented by Ap'
pIicants for Federal Ii
cense Privileges.

Billions Of dollars Of capitalization
are represen;ed among the 200 or more
annucants for short-wave privileges who
have laid their claims before the feoslaa
Radio Commission. Formuialol % .n
policy regarding the oisposluoh uL n.e
h;r,, *rcoIency channels awaits the ac-
EH,, of Congress on the status OF the
ro-,,,;ssion itself. Government depart
n,erts notably the Army and the Navy
a-n retaining the right to the IlrSt Sc
iectio,,s in the low-wave spectrum. S.A
trter6epartneNtal committee is no" ue-
Nberating on the matter. =.
Communication companies, OF course
renresect the bulk OF the apphcauo!ls
FOR Federal permits TO oul!o aooot ioo
short wave stations and 10 OtiIlSe aoous
$50 wave lengths. Radio Corpora'loL "a
A,nerics and the Mackay system. whose
ssss.s r,,o,,,,. far into the millions. are
noeeticc coy..petition for these channels
froT,1 smaller competing radio concerns
NJ new ones in the budding. and from
rews.,aoe-. oil brokerage. packing. mo-
tior1 picture. steamship, power ana ish''
r,,n,,er. coal, automobile and tranSporta-
Eo- companies =
indicated by the fact that Freestone
rubber interests are experimenting Aor
Communication directly from AKRON 10
their plantations il Liberia. one Q! the
latest applicants IS Swift & Co, packers
seeking to set I'D radio communication
hefwee,, its central and remote plants
Oh people want 70 Use raoio not oi1iS
for geological exploration work. 10 de-
te--1,ne the cil-bearing structure OF Ger
tain earth strata. but for CODE COM
rs1,rieation 10 their remote fields.
These are only a few uses 10 WHICH
sho-t-wave channels would be put
Sometimes they would be used to reach
To r,sceS not otherwise within the range
az wire communication, but for the most
mart the purpose is to tighten the DUR
den Ct heavy inland telegraphic tolls.
No one will venture to say tnas raoio
viii 6ispiace tire wire systems of even
the .-ansoceanic cables, but the heavy
users Of these systems seem 10 tnlilk
they can effect material economies by
using short-wave radio instead OF the
telegraph. Purposing 10 retain the short
waves 20 the Government, Senator Dlll
would ike TO see that spectrum remain
trviolate as Federal public utility.
An ANALYSIS Of the applications for
short-waye privileges reveals that 100
os the $50 stations applied for would be
used for private point-to-point COM
runication and the rest for similar
services but with the facilities also made
available 70 the general public. Com
munica,ion companies want IS Of these
stations. the newspapers 81. old COM
panies 26 and brokerage house IL. On
the waves sought, an aggregate power
input Of nearly $50, 900 watts would be
employed.
Rosario Bourdon's own arrangement
for four cellos of Schunann's Voice
~ R~4 @r@ "A
cert tonight Of the Cities Service Or
chestra and Cavaliers, which wRC will
broadcast al O'Clock. Another instru-
mental feature viii be the unpublished.
original composition, 'Flamingo Love
Call" The Cavaliers, who present the
vocal portion of this program, have in
cluded Dedication Across the
River" and special arrangement Of
NcDowell's TO Wild Rose"
The haa-hour program OF the
whittall Anglo-Pers!ans, scheduled at
Q O'Clock. Is vivid with Oriental color.
After The Cali of the Desert" the
musical magic carpet will transport
listeners where they may hear the
notes CT an Eastern temple gong and
imagine the passing Of priests In veil
Of mystery and romance during the
playing 9: Ketelbgs. - eaFse Tenn
Kin Carroll and Erma Calvert, the
Star Radio twins, the Palmolive hour
and the Maynower Orchestra viii pro-
vide wRC's other attractions.
The Jordan Music Forum. wAfALs
outstanding attraction tonight, viii pre-
sent Maurice Capita1ne, tenor Of the
Tneater ComiCue OF Paris. and Peggy
Albion. who viii give the high spots
from the opera ''Lakme."
The A.akoenas Novelty Native Ha-
wzi.an Entertainers. Horace Walker and
his orchestra and Bob Carbauh and his
ukulele also are featured OF this sta
tons program
wREF. the American Broadcasting
Co. station. viii open its evening pro-
gram with the ir.-weekly ch1cren's pc
rioc, conducted By Miss Evelyn Reich
ARD Miss Ecna Burrows, pianist, VIII
aSs3s; her.
The subsequent attractions include
sTony the Earoe-'s" impressions OF
Washington business men. q resume OF
District government affairs. Duo Art
ha!. hour and q dinner concert.
Two members OF congress. Repre-