Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
COMMISSION NEEDS
TECHNICAL Staff
Requirement Emphasized by
Bellows at Senate Conn.,
mittee Hearing.

The CRYING need Of a technical stan
70 work with the Federal Radio Com
mission is making itself felt more ana
more. This need was emphasized ey
former Commissioner Bellows tesu'
fyins last week before the senate conn
n,jttee inouiring into radio, ana II ne
heep brought 10 the forefront asa.h
in the consideration of successor :"
the most of the late chairman vi oNs
radio commission. Admiral buialu;
Although il is evident that techni,
..i van like Admiral Billiard Is mos.
Sas;rahla !, has been reliably reported
bere that proffer of the cha'iH'a''
chin ~ the Federal Radio ComhlisSioi'
was made 10 Carmi Thompson OF Onio
Who represented President Cooliuss
on a mission TO the PhillpPiue
Gently. He refused the appo''1lhe,;,
4; is said. primarily because ne ~.
no, choose to be led out oil pol''l,s
and also because he is not All e''s
Place Still Open.
The Mace is still open. Admiral >
G pohison. now comma ndant Al
Seattle was being considered ana ma!
SIN he a prospect, though his oro'hel
naval officers think he would be loalh
m leave the service before his retire
mon. age 10 enter SO active CIV
nlrsuit. The retiring chief OF the
Army Signal Corps, Gen. Charies
Nick. Saltznlan, one of the best frlends
OF radio amateurs in the country, is
leaving the Army, but there Is some
question as 20 whether he would qual'
ify as a resident OF the second radlo
zone.
These two men. unlike Mr.. Thomp-
son, are closely identified with radio
science and highly qualified for the
peculiar requirements Of the radio
post Their political complexion Is
another matter.
The job itself. Of course, offers small
inducement. except 10 the man who is
willing TO devote himself al personal
sacrifce TO the cause of radio. On
March l6 the commissions original
jurisdiction lapses and while function
ing as an appeal body its members
will receive only $50 per diem salary
fer active duty. II the commission is
continued another year. as ii seems
rroba BILE 1t will, another $4,000 sal
airy will he paid each commissioner for
the period until March Is. 1929.
Caldwell Only Engineer.
At present only Commissioner Cald-
well of the four members of the radio
control body is an engineer. Sam
Pickard has managed and operated
radio station. Judge Sykes, acting
chairman. was a practicing attorney
in Mississippi. Commissioner Lafount
Is business man.
With synchronization OF chain sta.
lions broadcasting the same program.
one of the possible technical advances
NJ radio in the near future. the need
for radio engineering aid is evident
SynchroniZation is also adaptable TO
preclude interference between stations
operating on the same wave length but
transmitting different programs. Then
there is the problem Of the short
waves. which is essentially an engi.
neering one.
Several Senators agreed with Mr.
Bellows last week that a technical
stat would he highly desirable for
the commission. and the idea was ad-
~anced that the various voluntary
offers Of engineering aid from the in.
dustry itself might be consolidated
into the formation of an engineering
advisory board TO work with the com
'"''a''' a -
Gladys Rice. one Of the most famous
sopranos in the broadcasting world.
will be heard as soioist in the Dodge
Pros. presentation. which WRC will
broadcast tonight I'm conjunction with
other red network stations Of the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Co. She will sing
''The Man ] Love- There will be or.
ehestral accompaniment. Others on
this program are Elliott Shaw, bari.
tone: Ed SmaiIe. novelty singer: Andy
saneIla. saxophonist: Earl Oliver.
frumpeter: Lou Radernlan. violinist,
and Joe Green. n1arimba soloist.
The Hoover SeniineIs. another wRc
attraction, viii present an Irving Der.
I'm cycle. which will open with "AIex-
snder's Ragtime Band" followed By
When Lost You" and THE Song IL
Ended"
Scrappy lambert and Billy HilIpot.
Otherwise known an the Smith Bros
VIII sing "Sweepin' the Cobwebs Of
The Moon" Other songs in their pro-
gram will be Il Love 10 Catch the
Brass Ring on a Nerry.Go-Pound
end Up in the Clouds" from the
Five O'Clock Girl"
WNAL is presenting tonight a. IS.
Chorus under GireeSion ~ William II.
ftaFn%iL Raymond Rapp will play
the accompaniments. Guest solois,s
"ill include Mildred Smith, soprano:
parnVIiie L7es. tenor: Howard Moore
baritone. and Charles Moore, bass.
The weekly science service news 10
bs broadcast al s O'Clock will concern
monkeys and how they judge time.
c'her attractions Include "A sumner
dance program by T/es GOWNS 20.
inr1i,ians and dialect readings by vii
Lam &. Hawkins.
WHIPS evening program will BE-
mace up Of its usual dinner coucsr,
sfd sponsored musical The latter
VIII DE- hroaGcas' from 80 ~ O'Clock
while the dinner music VIII precede i,
from g 10 6 80
WKHF inaUgurated II new weekly
program this morning in a series ~
.aIks on current history by Miss Clara
~ d"SuoWn, n student ~ world ar.
falrs who H. non iecturing fl The
!" washington Cub. Her talks will ts
if"&Heast by thls station every Thurs
Gay morning from ;v15 10 1879
1cIock.