Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
MERCHANT MARINE
IS forum SUBJECT
Senator Fletcher Will Tell of
Work Being Done to
Aid Shipping.

The American merchant marine will
be discussed by Senator Fletcher Of
Florida during the National Radio Fo-
rum tonight over Station WMAL and
the usual coast-to-coast network of as
ISOLATED Columbia Broadcasting System
stations
The forum, arranged by The Star and
sponsored by Columbia. will be broad
cast from 1890 to II O'Clock. Senator
FletcherS topic is THE American Mer-
chant Marine of Today and What Is
Being Done For It." 1t is a subject
with which he is intimately familiar.
having been chairman of the Senate
commerce committee which handled
legislation creating the Shipping Board.
The radio forum is part of WMAL's
fourth birthday anniversary program,
which begins at Z o'clock with an Aud
Lang Syne" concert by David McWf-
liams and his orchestra. Following the
concert Charles w. Darr, president of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce,
will extend birthday greetings to the
District.
Jones Represents Government.
The Federal Government will be rep
resented in the program by Senator
Jones of Washington, who will talk on
THE Voice of Washington" His talk
will be distributed by Columbia's trans
continental network.
The major musical feature of the
birthday broadcast will be a special
concert by the United States Army
Band under direction of Capt. William
J. Stannard. This concert will be dedi-
Gated to the station.
Columbia's contributions to the birth
day program will be the Philco hour.
Dixie Echoes. True Detective Mysteries,
the Dream Boat and dance music by
Will Osborne's Orchestra.
A drama based on the story 1.-THE
Mystery Of the Thirteenth Key" will be
the True Detective presentation. It
will narrate the inside workings of the
investigation through which DR.. James
H. Shook was brought to trial last
Summer for the murder of Theora Xix.
the Ohio State University coed. The
Philco hour will present Julius Tanner
in his comic classic, Cohen on the
Telephone" and a musical program
featuring Lois Bennett, soprano. The
Dixie Echoes program consists of Negro
spirituals. in which Taylor Gordon will
be the featured soloist.
Hughes to Tell Of Court.
Intimate glimpSes of the organization
and working methods of the Permanent
Court of International Justice will be
given by Charles Evans Hughes, a mem
Der of the court, in a special broadcast
tonight over WRC and other National
Broadcasting Co. stations. Mr.. Hughes,
a former Secretary of State and one
time candidate for President of the
United States will speak from the lee
ture hall Of the New York Bar Associa-
ton. The talk cancels the regular
rxyI1f lie
broadcast weekly during the period
which Mr.. Hughes Is to occupy.
WRC's outstanding musical feature
will come during the r. G. A.-Victor
hour, which will introduce three prorni-
nent Spanish artists-Enilio De Cor
gorza, baritone; Andres Segovia, gui-
tarist, and Countess Olga Albani, So
prano--in addition to Nathaniel Shil-
krets Orchestra. The program con-
sists chiefly of Spanish compositions.
A condensed version of Ponchiellis
opera. La Gioconda," by the National
Grand Opera Co.; the Jack Frost Mel
ody Moments, featuring Eugene Or
mandy's Orchestra and Oliver Smith,
tenor. and the Seiberling Singers are
WRC's other major musical features.
The Jack Frost program will revive the
show hits Of 1897, in which the works
of Victor Herbert are predominant.
number Of Southern melodies and sew
eral operate ariaS.
The operetta II. M. s. Pinafore" will
be produced over VOL tonight under
direction Of Estelle Wentworth. The
station also announces several other
features, which include concert by
Philip Notes and his troupers. WJSV's
program contains q concert by the Ko-
halo Melody Boys and piano-accordion
solos by Ken Coffman.