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q 5,0OO-watt station is $3.50 900
Seventy per cent Of the programs
served to listeners Is OF the sus-
tanning or non-prof1t-making
character, the other 80 per cent
being sponsored or paid for by
advertisers and bringing the only
direct income available to stations
outside Of talent booking. Music
comprises about 81 per cent of all
programs.
The average advertising rate
per hour is 1910 for evening
hours, and about half that amount
for the daytime hours. Monthly
incomes from advertising average
SCI 500 per station. The average
operating cost of each station per
month Is So, 900, of which the tai
ent pay roll consumes $12,5OO and
other employees $6,4OO.
The average area of quality
service for 5.000-watt station Is
So miles, and its reasonable serv-
ice area" was estimated at SO
miles. Power increases to $4,000
watts, most of the witnesses
agreed, would at least double the
consistent high quality service
area while increasing the reason
able service area beyond calcula-
ton. It was estimated that the
cost Of a 5,000-watt transmitter
would be about $250,000; but all
were more than willing to accept
the obligation.
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TOSCAN|N| WMAL
FEATURE TODAY
Again to Direct New York
Philharmonic Orchestra.
London Program On.

Arturo ToScanini, celebrated italian
conductor. who made his first appear
ance Of the season in New York last
week, will again direct the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in
its weekly radio concert this afternoon
over WMAL and q network OF other
Columbia Broadcasting System sta
lions.
The orchestra will play three selec-
tions-the "Anacreon" overture OF
Cherubini, Mozart's "Haffner" and the
"Ein Heldenleben" Of Strauss. OF
these three numbers, Toscanini plans
to feature the Strauss composition,
symphonic poem which the composer
wrote in 1898.
Two other outstanding attractions OF
WMAL this afternoon will be the regu-
lar rebroadcast from London and the
Conclave of Nations program. The
program from London will be discus
sion of Science and Religion" by Slr
Arthur Stanley Eddington, Great
Britain's leading astro-physicist and
nsrrner president of the Royal Astro-
Hsbmical Society. The Netherlands VIII
be- honored in the Conclave OF Ma
tions broadcast. The speaker will be
J. II. Van Royen, Minister OF the Meth
erlands to the United States. Repre-
sentative Fish of New York Will intro
duce him.
Usual WMAL Array.
In the evening WMAL will broadcast
its usual array of Columbia attractions
in addition to a concert by the Gau-
chos, a group of South American in
strumentalists. who return after long
absence from the microphone. The
principal Columbia presentations VIII
be the Curiosity Shop, during which
there will be q dramatization OF q
Thanksgiving story, and concert py
the Columbia Concert Orchestra, as
listed by Toscha Seidel, violinist.
WMAL also will broadcast talk by
W. D. Terrell, director Of radio In the
Department of Commerce, who Will dis
cuss the adventurous and human inter
est side of radio. 1.-THE Romance OF
Radio Regulation" is his topic.
Marie Healy. young New Hampshire
soprano. assisted by quartet and Pas
ternack,s Orchestra, will present the
Radio Hour musical program at 9:l5
O'Clock tonight over WRC and net
work of other National Broadcasting
Company stations. Miss Healy Will
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orchestra, and then never was heard
again, Is q real person, even though
several Of my readers have suspected
him OF being some one else In disguise.
But he isn't an announcer by profess
sion; he's an engineer. Wilson happens
to be one of the ace men in the field
group, which handles all programs orig
mating outside the studios When
there's a big job on he's one of the few
men always assigned.
On this night, however, he was as
signed as the. sole engineer to handle
the pickup Of Van Steedens orchestra
from a Fifth avenue restaurant. An
announcer was assigned, too, but he
never showed up. That's another story,
however
Engineers, it must be admitted, have
announced programs before, and not
badly, either; but Wilson, think, well
coined the chance to do his stuff. He
had. you see, been on the air couple
Of times from the studios doing imita-
tons Of well known radio personalities.
So he went on the air with all the
| confidence of veteran. He even went
SO far as to pull few wise cracks about
the numbers to be played, and he didn't
have to blush for any Of them later.
All the time the orchestra was playing
or he was making the announcements
Wilson was doing his regular job, too.
Both his hands were busy with the dials
which control the volume of sound that
| Is sent to the studios, and he had to
keep his eyes on the little needle which
tells just how high that volume is
getting.
Best of all, he passed muster before
a critical audience. Harley Sherris,
announcer and night program boss
Pat Kelly, supervisor of announcers;
Kelvin Keech, Jimmie Wellington and
Milt Cross all learned what Wilson was
doing in time to listen. They joined
in a petition to have him transferred
! to the announcers' staff but imagine
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u A MBROSE j. wEEMS," you
- ~ might say, was Cuckoo" long
"A before he landed on the air
4 a in the program bearing that
singularly appropriate name.
He really existed, for conversational
purposes, at least several months be-
fore the mike got him. It's something
of an old story, but don't think 1t has
been told before.
It seems that Raymond Knight, the
radio comedian, received a letter from
a Boston radio editor whom he knew.
It was mostly banter, and Knight re-
piled In q mock-haughty vein. He
signed it Ambrose j. Weems, third
assistant secretary to Mr.. Knights
fourth assistant secretary" and let 1t
60 at that.
Back to our studio publicity depart
ment came @ note from the Boston edi-
tor demanding that a man named
Weems be fired Tor insolence. In the
publicity department at that time was
Peter Dixon, later heard on the air in
THE Cub Reporter eastern listeners
now hear him in Raising Junior')
The letter was passed on to Pete for
his own amusement; but for some rea-
son or other he took 1t seriously. Be-
sides, there was q note asking him to
take care OF the matter.
Dixon had never heard Of Weems,
but he decided to be on what he
thought was the safe side. He wrote
the radio editor a letter-very serious
and in such detail-saying that the
matter was being taken up. and un-
doubtedly mfr. Weems" would be fred.
And that was the tip-off The Bos-
ton man wrote Pete a hot letter saying
he would be satisfied with no evasions,
and he demanded the scalp of Weems
on the spot. He sent a carbon of the
letter to Knight. On receipt of the
letter Dixon got busy looking for
Weems. Meanwhile knight had tipped
everyone who might be expected to
know Of "Mr. Weems" not to. give the
joke away.
For several days Dixon found
"Weems" had lust gone out the door, -
having a day Off" Letters and tele-
grams of wrath were pouring in from
Boston, and In one Of the letters was
another alleged insulting message from
Weems.
But there was one slip. Knight ha6
signed 1t himself, and Pete immediately
recognized the writing. However, the
hoax had been carried on 50 long that
everyone in the studios was In on
the conspiracy-everyone, that Is, but
Dixon, who was left to stew in his own
misery. And when Knight needed a
nut character for one of his programs
Ambrose j. Weems" was ready to
hand.
TONIGHT, with a cold Fall rair
beating against the studio win.
dows, am debating whether I ousil
to wait until my wife has gone to bee
before sneaking on home, or whether ]
ought to rush In with a shout of IT tolc
you so" and make her feel sorry fol
the way she bosses me about.
It's about q hat. You see, have
perfectly terrible luck with hats. I'm
always managing to sit on them or tC
drop them in the mud or to swap then
in restaurants. And every time I ge
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sing the Shadow Song" from Dino
rah," Coin Home" Life" Across the
Hills" and The Joy of Spring"
"Salome" to Be Played.
Alexander Glaxounow's symphonic
poem, "Salome," will be played by an
orchestra as a feature of the Capitol
broadcast. The Choral Orchestra will
present a varied program of nine num-
bers, ranging from Nine Little Miles
From Tennessee" to "Auf Wiedersehn,"
q classic melody.
Sam Herman, xylophonist, viii play
popular numbers during his recital at
l1:l5 o'clock. He will open with
whats the Use?" The other selec-
lions include "Why?" sleep" and THE
Moon Is Low"
VOL will broadcast the morning
service at Calvary Baptist Church, an
other biblical dramatic presentation by
A. Winfield Hoeny, and the Washing
ton Catholic radio hour from the I'M
maculate Conception Church. WJSV's
program contains its regular Sunday
night religious features in addition to
a radio revival presentation.
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duces needlepoint selectivity.
With this outfit, which has been
demonstrated in Washington,
Chicago and several other places
in the United States, he has
brought in stations through arti-
fetal interference when they
could not be logged on the ordi-
nary receiver without howlS and
SquealS. Tests in England made
possible the reception of stations
which were unintelligible on other
types Of receivers.
In seeking to prove this belief
that DR.. Robinson believes that
1t will be possible to increase the
number Of wavelengths available
for radio purposes, broadcasting
as we'll as other services.
Stations, he said, can be placed
much closer together than the
regularly accepted 10000 cycle
separation now considered neces-
sary.
HERE are some new sidelights
on the fiscal operations of
some of the leading broadcasting
stations in the United States, as
compiled by counsel for the Fed
eral Radio Commission following
recent hearings on high power, at
which all were asked identical
questions concerning their finances
for the purposes of the legal rec
ord.
Twenty of the 26 stations apply
ing for maximum powers of $4,000
watts were considered for this
compilation, because all are oper-
ating on cleared channels with
powers of at least 5000 watts. The
statistics are regarded here as fair
averages for such stations.
Ten of the 20 stations showed
an average annual profit each of
$29, 900. The other 10 showed av-
erage losses of $4,000 annually.
These figures do not charge off
the intangible factors of Self-ad-
vertising, promotion and good will
accruing to the owners of the sta
tionS.
The average total investment in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

You have learned to expect Outstanding
value in any product of General
Motors" But neOer hGs General Motors
SSlSs Been more striking tbsn ia tbe radio
tieA~red &bOps.
This beautiful 'Hepplewhite" model
is one of the distinctive creations with
which General Motors Radio has intro
duced SStbsntie Period design in cabinets.
The Hepplewhite model also incor-
porates every latest technical refinement.
1t has the remarkable Visual Tone
Selector, with which you can emphasize
the tonal quality you prefer, simply by
the turn of knob. 1t gives you hairline
selectivity, perfect volume control, and
PRODUCT OF GENERAL INC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
president HOOVER has a
. radio technique all his own.
Ia has q rn,,,,knAio,a nnn

He has a reputation among
broadcasting officials as a
man who knows his microphone, %
and he never varies from his Sys-
tenn.
Breakfasts from the White
House always take place in the
Lincoln Study. Four minutes be-
fore Mr.. Hoover is to go on the
air he takes his place at a desk
on which the microphOneS are set,
and reads a few sentences of his
speech so that the engineers may
set their controls. This insureS
perfect reception from the start
when he begins in earnest. Once
the controls are set they are sell
dom touched, for Mr.. Hoover does
not indulge in whisperingS or
ShoutingS.
Whenever the President ad-
dresses both a seen and unseen
audience, according to Radio Di-
geSt, he uses specially con-
Structed standard, equipped to
hold five or six microphoneS. He
reads his speech from loose leaf
notebook Of pocket size, a method
adopted because the audience Is
not then continually aware of the
fact that they are being read to,
as they might be If he used a
large manuscript.
In addition to being an impor-
tant radio broadcaster, Mr.. Hoover
is an enthusiastic radio listener.
There are seven or eight radio re-
ceiving sets in the White House,
and the President uses them fire.
quently. His favorite programs
are speeches of a political or edu-
cational nature, and he also en-
Joys good music. In addition, he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

tone reproduction which h fAaeA4ue
throughout the entire range.
Come in today for complete demon.
stration. Also ask to see the beautiful
Sheraton and Late Italian radio models
the Queen Anne and Georgian radio
phonograPh models. Let rs explain how
you can keep any of these hne cahinees
as long as you like and still enjoy any
future Developments of the General
Motors Radio chassis or speaker!
Any General Motors Radio can be pun.
chased on the liberal GMAC plans
Prices, without tubes-radio models,
1896 to $172; radio-PhonograPh
models, $19S and 1910.
ops pAnT0 r0Rn0R F~Nw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
Major "Chain" Features


TODAY.
12:30-Rebroadc from Lon
don, England; talk by
Sir Arthur Eddington-
WMAL and c. B. s. net
work.
1:So-Conclave of Nations: pro-
gram in honor Of the
Netherlands--WMAL and
G. B. 8. network.
3:0O-New York Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra -
WMAL and @. B. 8. net
work.
7:3O-CapitoI Family; variety
program-WRC and N.
B. c. network.
e:O0-Mme. Schuman-H n x,
Betsy Ayres, mixed quar-
tet and instrumental
ensemble - WIZ, WBZ,
WBAL, WJR, WLW and
others.
s:30-Choral Orchestra; popu-
lar program, with Muriel
Wilson, soprano, q d
Mary Hopple, contralto-
WRC and N. B. G. net
work.
e:OO-Old Curiosity Shop; "A
Thanksgiving story
WMAL and c. 3. s. net
work.
o:I5-Marie Healy, soprano, and
Pasternack's Orchestra
WRC and N. B. c. net
work.
| 1l:00-Back Home hour; sacred
music by soloists, quartet
and orchestra - WMAL
and G. B. s. network.
ll:OO-Slumbe hour; Ludwig
Laureir's Ense m le-
WIZ, WBZ, KDKA,
WHAM, WJR, WLW and
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
BraflrR.

JOKES SsE sgsc ri; If Sun.
ARD JONES, devoted husband Of Lucille
Jones, son Of Alice Jones. Ne also leaves
other relatives and friends Funeral We'd
nesday, September 10; at pm, from st;
na@ cs sna cry i"'efmen' Lincoln me-
KELIHEE; MAURICE ,5 NJ sgSds2ls On sun
loved son OF the late Thomas and Mary
shpgrne Keiiher Funeral from his late
day. September 10 at $50 am. REQUIEM
mass az the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart
Interment Mount Oiivet Cemetery.
MaGARITY. sARA. HELEN. on Monday.
1872 AR g H nsT snss wal. n
cottl. beloved wife Of Henry T: MaEaTity.
devoted daushter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Chapel q J. william Lees Ss sons. $50 p:
sye NV MtegneSasy; Septsm1eI csre
terry.
MORLEY, RUTH Suddenly Monday, Septem-
Mor RSsO Remains Rh 2sstns wif the Si
funeral later.
PEAcoCK. WILLIS !. Members Of Morn;
W., are hereby 'notiiied to attend . session
E esSE iGe G Sc hsd a IN R1o the ESs Hom:
1886 18th st. NV, on Tuesday. September
lss sstsGmsn ss Ct SSoH VIII De A RsS
22s6 l2th st. NV, Tuesday, September ..
r ST? re@pe SS Sq%s snd t cosS 40 r.
cof RS f Is fEi HaEF9 Sssr ssSs:a Ruler
s h isso At suffe Pm on w HlTnasE
kys6efh E. Sf Rob6 and the f late Hush 3.
Robb He also leaves, his wife Mary
SSR a 0 sep ie a TO- al oeees
from bis late residence; 7Os Virginia ave.
Friends and relatives Invited to attend.
s s;' ssSoaf ISsS + S{ SiHss;sqs} HS:
beloved son of Mrs. Belle Jackson and
Hyde Remains at Frazier's funeral ho sGu
3S9 Rhode Island ave. NV. Funeral FRI
home. Friends invited. intermen iun LIN
coin Memorial Cemetery. II
SPRIGGS, STERLING E. suddenly, on Nom
sPF1Gds devoted SON SON. OF 7 waiter Nsitrd and
Edna SprigGs. brother of Florence aud
voted eTandfsther, Edward s0 Henson fSaTss one one
loving aunt, Mary Henson. and a host Of
resting az the john + RRines if fanerai
s ehspeL , ard and Eye SITS. s.W. Notice Of
STANLEY, GERTRUDE NJ. On Sunday,
Ssptsm en- 2 2 1880 a. Proyidsnce Hospital.
7. and the late Laura V. Stanley. Funeral
ne, on wednesday. September 10, at $40
am, thence to st. Francis De Sales
1nterment at Mount oiivet Cemetery.
sTo0DY; EDWIN CLYDE. on Monday,
September 8. 1890, st his residence, 1850
beloved husband of Ellie S. Kaufman
Stoody. Funeral services from Hysong flu
neral home, 1900 st. NV, Wednesday,,
September 10, at 3 pm.
STURGES,. LITTLE NJ. On Monday. Sep
tember 3, 1880, at Emergency Hospital,
LITTLE NJ. STURGES OF All States Hotel
Funeral from the chapel of A. j. Schip-
pert, zoos Pa. ave. NV, on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER g. at 5 O'Clock pm. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Moline, Kans.
THOMPSON. CARRIE. On Sunday, Septem-
Der 9. 1890, CARRIE THOMPSON. mother
nesday,. September 10. at 2 pm. from
Noon & Aliens funeral parlors. 18th st.
ana FLORIDA ave. NV, Rev. Walter II.
Brooks. oflclating.
THOMPSON, PEARCE. on Monday, Sep
tarium, PEARCE THOMPSON. Remains
Testing at the funeral chapel Of CLYDE J.
nichols, 4209 9Th st. NV. Funeral and in
terment at Louisville, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
to the Health Department in the last "a
hours:
Rose Colt. %, -ceorEetown Hospital.
Alexander D Smith, 81, 1921 Montague ST.
;, Patrick Kane, rs, o. s. Soldiers Home
William T. Rice. 90. Home for AGED and
Infirm.
Robert Burr. 66. st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
William z; Dulin, S6,. 406 10th st. Sc.
Mary A. Carroll. 90. 1883 Oirard St
William J. O'Leary. so, 1903 7th st. ne.
Ellie Kendrick, So. Emergency Hospital.
Anna B. Moran. S. $40 Kennedy st.
pital
Mary 3. Athey, a.. Providence Hospital,
Harry Mooney, IL, tuberculosis Hospital.
Morice Keliher. 80. Emergency Hospital.
Virginia Dt Nicola, 10 months, Children's
GeGrge B. Kelly, months, Children's Hos
pital
George BlodEett. Children's Hospital,
George Meredith. so. Emergency Hospital.
Alfred Ford. 80. Freedmens Hospital.
Herman winters, 81, 500 W St
Fred Howard. IS, Freedmens Hospital
Plummie Reed, ls. Tuberculosis Hospital.
sherman Rolls, months, Freedmen's Hos
pital
Infant of John NJ. and Daisy Dorsey, DIT E
St S,W
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia - Increasing
cloudiness tonight and tomorrow, posi-
BILE showers tomorrow; not much change
in temperature; light to gentle northeast
and east winds.
Virginia-Cloudy tonight and tomor-
row, showers in south portion tonight
and In east and south portions tomor-
row; little change in temperature; mod
crate northeast and east winds.
Maryland Increasing cloudiness to-
night and tomorrow, possibly showers
tomorrow in south and central portions
not much change in temperature; mod
crate northeast or east winds.
West Virginia-Increasing cloudineSs
tonight and tomorrow; probably showers
tomorrow in south portion; not much
change in temperature.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, rs: 8 pm, 70:
II midnight, "a; am, SO; 8 am, 81
noon, rs.
Barometer-4 pm, 5000; 8 pm,
3003; IL midnight, 5000; 4 am, 1910;
b am, 3015: noon. 30.14
highest temperature, rs, occurred at
4:30 pm. yesterday
Lowest temperature, 81, occurred at
8 am. today.
Temperature same date last year.
Highest, 81; lowest, 70.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide, 321 am. and 3:35
pm; high tide. $3.50 am. and 9:I2 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4 am. and 4:O6
PM; high tide, 9:25 am. and 9:47 pm.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rose 5:33 am; sun sets
6:27 PM.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:34 am: sun
sets 6:25 pm.
Moon rises 7:19 pm; sets $50 am.
Condition Of the Water.
Potomac-Clear; Shenandoah, little
muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.
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FUTURE.
Marriage Licenses.

Lamb "a; Rev John r Fannon.
Clarence A. Deets, IS this city, and
Grace T.. Stewart. %, West Fairview, Pa;
Rev. Carl Rasmussen.
George Sieben. 80, and Mary e. Schier,
80. both OF New York City; Rev. H M.
Joseph Mayo. SO. and Victoria Milton. 25;
Rev. A. W. Hawkins
Donald D. Wright. 25, and Madeline E.
Honkale. IS; Rev. John Weidley.
Linwood Walls, %. and Ruth E. Stanley.
10; Rev. B. whiting.
Anthony Olivia, 49, and Theresa Sodero,
ID: Rev. A. CatRnia.
G; Stanley Titus, jr;;; %. and Margaret
Z. Mackey "a: Rev. Mark Depp.
Carol j. Guiliani. "a. and Rose E. Cocoa
relli. 1S; Rev. A. Catania.
JACKSON. g; Rev. Price Rand.
Ssron, 10. both of Baltimore, Nd; Rev.
. Otis ButfaIoe. ~. Greenberry. N. C.. and
Anne II. Taylor, IS Brown Summit, N. c.;
Rev. Walter II. Brooks.
Willie B; Goodrich, 80, Disputanta, Va,
and virginia Price, 81. Deal, Va; Rev. Allan
Glenn T. Short. %. and Barbara A.
HUGHES, 10: Rev. Charles Warner.
Thomas r. Padsett, ~, and Elizabeth A.
James F. Donnelly, %. San Diego Calf.
and Louise McAvoy, 10, Chicago, III; Judge
Robert 4. Mattingly
l.. Harold Gibbons, rs. Fort Foote, Md,
and Marie g. Cadel, 20, this city; Rev.
William J. Carroll.
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fession As result great progress has
been made toward the goal OF perfect
teeth through dental research and oper-
alton.
"Pyorrhea has received constant at
tention from these modern leaders" the
statement said, $50 that now this par
ticular disease, once so dreaded, Is con-
trolled, and in many cases permanently
arrested, provided, of course. periodical
competent surveillance is given.
"The Board of Dental Examiners OF
the District of Columbia is proud OF the
fact that all of the latest and most
scientific methods for the relief ana
cure of diseases of the mouth have been
used freely by the members OF the pro-
fession and made available to the pub
lie, so that the patient at all times may
receive the benefit of these modern
contributions to good teeth and good
health"
The statement was signed by DR..