The Washington times., 1930-11-05
Romping Around
Radio Dial

The ArInistice Day service at
The tomb Of Woodrow Wilson In
washington Cathedral win be
broadcast from stations Of the
Columbia System Tuesday, No,
Vember IL, $3.50 to p. m.
The service will be conducted
BY the Rt. Rev. James e. Free
man, bishop Of washington. and
prayers will be offered by the
Rev. James H. Taylor, pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian Church,
which the wartime President at
tended while he was in the White
House.
The Cathedral Choir, under the
direction Of Edgar Priest, choir
master and organist, will lead the
CONGREGATION in singing favorite
hymns Of the late President. In
cluded among these will be '"The
Strife is Ger, the Battle Done,
"God Of Our Fathers, Whose AL.
mighty Hand" and ancient Of
Days, Who sittest, Throned In
Glory"
The final speeches of a nation
wide public speaking contest
among farm boys, to be held at
Kansas City, Mo-, Monday, Novem'
her II, at II p. m. to IL midnight,
eastern standard time, will be
carried over the Columbia Broad
casting System.
The contest is under the au-
spices Of Future Farmers Of
America, an organization Of boys
taking vocational agriculture as
part Of their high school courses.
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas,
through the Capper Farm Press,
has awarded prizes totaling $1,100
to the winning speakers.
Senator Henry j. Allen OF Kan
eas, Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary
Of Agriculture and William John
Cooper, Commissioner Of Educa-
tion, have accepted invitations to
Judge the contest.
There are $500 chapters of
Future Farmers of America in
the 48 States, and from these
groups four boys have won their
way to the finals as champions Of
the four major geographical divi-
sions Of the country. The name,
address and subject of each of
the boys follow: David K. War:
field, jr., Muddy Creek Forks, Pa,
Rural Identification; William
Smith, Mt. Zion, Ca, "Equaliza-
ton Of Taxes as a Farm Relief
Measure; Edward Drace, Keytes-
vile, Mo-, Equalization of Taxes
as a Source of Farm Relief" and
Robert Jones, Hooper, Utah, '"The
Future Of the American Farmer" !"
Senior Manuel Castro Quesada,
Costa Rican minister to the
United States, will be the speaker
In the Conclave Of Nations pro-
gram of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System next Sunday at 2
p. m.
The diplomat will speak from
washington in the weekly inter
national goodwill series on the
topic Institutions of Costa Rica. :"
He will be introduced by DR.. Leo
s. Rowe, director general of the
Pan American Union, who has
presented other Central and
South American ENJOYS in these
broadcasts. Costa Rican music
will be played.
From a comparatively trivial
investment for experimental pur-
poses the radio industry has
moved forward in 10 years until
1t represents an investment Of
many billions in broadcasting
stations, manufacturing concerns
which produce transmitting and
receiving devices and in receiving
sets. Furthermore, this new in
dustry has furnished employment
TO hundreds Of thousands, absorb
ing a portion of the labor that
annually during this decade has
been thrown out of work through
labor-saving devices and for other
causes.
Radio has been one of the big
IacCors, according to members of
the Federal commission, in max
ing the American public probably
the best informed in the world on
domestic and international affairs,
with an estimated 100000 sets
In use.
In this ten-year period the
problem Sof regulating radio has
become one Of the most perplex-
ing Of governmental functions.
Originally the Commerce Depart