Evening star., 1928-03-30
!. S. WINS PRAISE
FOR AIDING RADIO
Gen. Harbord Comments on
Help Given by Federal
Departments.

FaE from UNHaA NtckA uiANA0A VIVA VIZ
action of Congress in legislating radio
cbanres that may radically affect its
hrosdcaSting stations, the Radio Cor
poyation Of America, through its presi-
dent. Gen. James @. Harbord, has only
kind words for the legislative and eXecu-
tive departments Of the Government
for their cooperation in the develop
ment of radio.
In a speech before the Chicago ASSo-
citation Of Commerce Gen, Harbord paid
tribute to the sympathetic interest OF
LEGISLATORS in radio, and remarked that
Il was time some one pinned rose on
The Federal Radio Commission for
working unpaid, unconfirmed and with
on. technical staff to aid 1t.
Gen. Harbord'S statement is doubly
significant in view Of the generally ac-
Cepted belief here that among the sta
tionS bound to suffer most under the
equalization scheme Of the 1928 radio
act. signed on Wednesday by President
Coolidge. sre the 10 operated by Radio
Corporation and affiliated companies.
Such stations as WEAF and WIZ, OF
$4,000 and 10000 watts power, reSpec-
tiyelv, are likely to have their wattage
reduced. The first is owned by the
National BroadcaSting Co, so per cent
Of whose stock is owned by the Radio
Corporation Of America. and the other
Is owned outright by the Radio Cor
poTation Of America.
A similar fate is believed to be in
store for WGY, Schenectady, a General
Electric Co station. and KDkA, Pitts
burgh, operated by the Westinghouse
company. They are the only other So
kiloWatt stations in the country. they
are on the National BroadcaSting Co.
networks. and they are. indirectly at
least related 10 the Radio Corporation
o. America
Station WEAF. situated out on Long
Island some distance from New York
City. viii suffer a severe setback II its
power is reduced, 1t is learned. Seeking
10 lay its signal over the New York
metropolitan area, it has had difficult
ties in being heard clearly there, even
with $4,000 watts,
Gen. Harbord asserted in his address
that in the miraculous development Of
radio in this country IL has in general
enjoyed the sympathetic interest OF the
most important departments Of the Gov
eminent" He had the highest praise
for the Radio Commission, the Depart
ment Of Commerce and the State De-
partment, the latter for negotiating the
international radiotelegraph treaty.
TOO much and premature regulation
would have crippled and bound an in
6ustry that needed certain freedom
for its natural development" he said.
TOO little sympathetic interest and
control would have paraIyzed the art
through its own inherent possibilities
for lawlessress. To have frozen its
early control into statute would have
hampered its growth as steel garments
would stunt a growing child. Too much
vveSff tao Tr1xs ha -fs-ov1 Fepfc1a tore
who for so long resisted the temptation
20 confer their names on a radio law"
The famous sextet from Lucia di
Lammermoor, by Donizetti will be the
operate feature Of the Paln1olive hour
20 be broadcast through WRC at 10
o'clock tonight Olive Palmer, coiora-
tura soprano. will sing the solo "Shad-
ow Song, from Meyerbeer's 'Dinorah."
wins "Swanee" and another modern
American feature viii be Savinos
Dawn" by the orchestra and ensemble.
Two oriental dances have been select
ed by Director Louis Katzman for pres
entation in the Whittall Anglo -PersianS'
broadcast at 9 O'Clock. They are an
Arabian and a Chinese dance, charac-
feT1stic Of these countries and typical
OF the music Of the mysterious East
Bo'l were written by Bainbridge Crist.
The Oriental Dance" from the BAL
let Egyptian" by Luigini, win be the
opening selection on the Lord Calvert
hour OF music At $50 o'clock. The
finale from Concerto" by Mendels-
sohn, will be offered as violin solo.
Other selections 70 be heard on the pro-
gram are: Love Came Calling" by
Zsmecnik. ITO q Wild Rose" by Mac
Oowell inteTmezzo, "Badinage," by Her
bert: 'Ehepherds' Dance" By German.
and Spanish dance, ''Toreadore ct An
calous,' by Rubinstein.
"A Family Welfare Conference on
the AIR" will BE- discussed By Coleman
Jennings. chairman of the board Of the
Associated Charities e.55 O'Clock.
The cantable slnders, under the
direction of Alexander Henneman. Will
feature the Arthur Jordan Music
Forum the principal musical attraction
tonight Of WAfAL. A dance program
by Horace Walker and hts orchestra
and recital by Charles Williams, plan
Isl also are featured.
Rudolph JG<e. chairman Of the COM
nittee or District finance of the wash
ingtou Chamber % Commerce. will face
WMAL's micrOpbOne a. $50 O'Clock 10
discuss the important subject OF taxa
ton and fiscal relations.
WRHFs evening program viii be
opened by Miss Evelyn ReiChard, who
conducts the tri-Weekiy cniidren'g
period The Town crier and resume
u municipal government affairs will
follow A dinner concert ard other
musical features VIII be broadcast from
. % 7 O'Clock.
Bran Hughes Orchestra, the Dixie
Eyneooat9rs and Virginia Buford. com
poser pianist. are featured tonight by
WTFF
4 chat on Dooks By DR. John D. Ynott
end talk b. EepYeseu. .ative Mercy
resat y Tennessee viii interspeYse the
musical attractions.