The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Romping Around
Radio Dial

beu6QlCk AIIlOlu, WLlO, lou years
ago, fled to the British Isles after
betraying his own country, his
friends and his family to the
cause Of England, will be brought
to court to face a charge of
treason, another chance to clear
his name and conscience of the
smirch of a traitor.
His fight for his name and
honor will be heard by a nation
wide audience when it is broad.
cast over an extensive NB.C. net
work as the opening of a new
series, Famous Trials in History,
to be presented each Sunday
night by the National Dairy
Products Corporation Of New
York.
The inaugural broadcast will
be heard Sunday, March IS, from
1915 to 10:45 p. m. At this time
listeners will hear Roscoe Pound,
dean of Harvard Law School,
who will tell the radio public of
the forthcoming series of Famous
Trials in History. Dean Pound
will explain the educational and
legal. significance of the series Of
famous trials that will follow
each Sunday night. Richard
Crooks, noted tenor, and a con-
cert orchestra, will present a
musical program during the open
ing broadcast.
The first Of the trials, to be
broadcast Sunday, March %, will
find two of the country's greatest
legal lights opposing each other
in the trial Of Benedict Arnold.
Clarence Darrow, legal friend Of
the friendless," will defend Arnold
and James M. Beck, former Solici-
tor General Of the United States
and now a member of Congress,
will prosecute him.
Five United States Senators
and Representatives seated in
their homes will serve on the jury
which will comprise college presi-
dents, noted authors and others
of national prominence.
Address Of President Hoover,
Secretary of State Henry L. Stim-
son and the Mexican ambassador,
Manuel C. Tellez, on Tuesday,
April IA, "Pan-American Day."
will be heard by listeners of the
Columbia Bgoadcasting System
from 1890 to lis p. m.
A special program of music ap-
propriate to "Pan-American Day."
which is a national legal holiday
in most of the republics of Cen
tral and South America, will be
played by the U. S. Marine Band.
The program will originate in
the beautiful Hall of the Americas
of the Pan-American Union Build
ing in Washington.
George w. Wickersham, chair
man of the National Commission
on Law Observance and Enforce
ment, will be heard over the Co
lumbia BroadcaSting System at /
p. m. (E. s. To, Thursday, March
IL, speaking before the Boston
Chamber of Commerce.
"The Work of the Commission"
is the subject of Wickersham's ad-
dress. It will be his first radio
discussion Of the topic since pub
lication of the Hnuch-discussed
Wickersham report.
For the first time in the his
tory Of Ireland, the official cele-
bration of st. Patrick's Day, Tues
day, March II, will include a feat
ure intended specially for Amer
ica-an address by President Will
liam Cosgrave, which will be
broadcast from 1890 to 12:45
p. m. (E. S. TO through the Co
lumbia network.
After attending mass and civil
ceremonies in honor of his coun-
try's patron saint, Liam T. Mac
Cosgair, as he is officially known,
will go to Government House,
Dublin, to address the people of
the United States from a micro
phone especially installed in the
office of the Chief Executive.