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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
OPERA SINGERS ON
CHAIN BROADCAST
Classical Kent Series to Re-
turn to N. B. C. Tonight
With Three Stars.

The classical Kent series, off the air
for the Summer, returns to wRC and
other National Broadcasting Co. sta
lions tonight with a stellar program,
featuring three grand opera stars
Nanette Guilford, soprano, and Fred
erick Jagel, tenor, of the Metropolitan
Opera Co., and Richard Bonelh of the
Chicago Civic Opera Co.
The initial concert will be devoted
exclusively to the compositions of Ru-
dolf Friml, who returned from Europe
to participate personally in the broad
cast. He will conduct some of the num-
bers, and also will appear as piano
soloist.
Carol Deis, youthful Dayton soprano
and the 1890 national radio addition
winner, is another concert star to be
heard over WRC. She will take part
in the Pop" concert at 1:15 o'clock
this afternoon, yco-starred with Arpad
Bogmar, Hungarian violinist. Both OF
these artists recently returned from
Europe.
Eddie Cantor Again.
Eddie Cantor of musical comedy fame
will again act as master OF ceremonies
for the Choral Orchestra program at
o'clock. The orchestra has arranged a
varied program, the featured selections
being a medley of Victor Herbert's COM
positions and the popular I'm Through
With Love-"
Aside from the other regular N. B. C.
attractions, WRC will carry several new
programs in addition to an address by
Walter S. Clifford, national relief d.
rector, who will discuss the Govern
ment's plans for relieving unemploy-
ment this Winter. The "Moonshine and
Honeysuckle" dramatic series has been
postponed on account Of the program
changes, but is to return next Sunday.
Columbia'S international rebroadcast,
to be broadcast by WMAL at 1880
o'clock, will bring an address from
London by Aga Khan, spiritual chief OF
the Indian Mahometans. His topic is
1.-The Indian Problem
One new feature on the WMAL pro-
gram will be a musical program by the
Sons Of Eli" a double quartet from
the Yale Glee Club Their program
will be on the air from 2 to $3.50.
Dance Medley.
Adele Vasa. soprano, will sing Schu-
bert's Ave Maria" as 3 feature of the
contralto, and Thee Karle, tenor, also
will be heard in solo numbers.
A medley of American dance craze
tunes, designed for such enthusiasts
as the "Shimmy," Charleston" and
BLACK Bottom" is included in the
program of Fray and Braggiotti,
Franco italian piano duo. The other
numbers include Chabrier's "Espagna"
and The Indian Love Call"
The orchestral highlight Of the
Symphonic Hour with Toscha Seidel,
violinist, will be the Mozart Sixth
Concerto" Seidel's contribution will
be the "Gavotte" Of Mozart.
VOL viii broadcast the morning
service Of Calvary Baptist Church, an
organ recital and symphony concert.
WJSV has added new musical fea-
ture TO its Sunday program in the form
Of concert by the Shoreham
Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

Round" the anonymous volume
that has aroused so much COM
ment and interest, is to be the
book entitled Behind the Micro
phone" reported to be in course
of preparation and purporting to
be an expose of radios leadln2
personalities in no complimentary
light. Neither author nor pub
Usher has been announced.
Latest of the contributions to
radio literature is How to Write
for Radio" The co-authorS are
Katharine Seymour, assistant con-
tinuity editor of the National
Broadcasting Co., and J. T. w.
Martin, radio writer of the staff
of Batten, Barton, Durstine &
Osborne, New York advertising
agency. Another book on radio
that has just appeared is Broad
cast Advertising; the Fourth
Dimension" by Frank A. Arnold,
director of development OF the
OUTSTANDING coaches from
~ the Big Ten and from lead
ing schools of the East will pre-
sent intimate, behind-the-Scenes
views of the foot ball campaign
in a new Friday evening series,
starting over the Columbia net
work October Is.
Fielding "Hurry-Up" Yost of
the University of Michigan and
Jock Sutherland of Pittsburgh are
among the coaches who are to
participate in the series. Negotia-
tons are now under way with
other famous foot ball coaches.
Each coach win be given free
rein to express his views on the
gridiron situation, the champion
ship possibilities and lack of pos
SibilitieS, of the various teams and
the "all-American" chances of the
various players who rise to star
dom during the season.
y \
CALIFORNIA takes top rank
~ among all the States thus far
reported in the total number of
homes equipped with radios, nosing
out Ohio by q small margin. OF
the 1,61S,5O3 families In California,
the Census Bureau reports, 839, 846,
or 51.9 per cent, had radios when
the decennial census Of population
was taken on April /, 1880.
Ohio several weeks ago had re-
ported that 810,767 of its 1,700,87
homes, or ATT per cent, responded
in the Affirmative when the census
enumeratorS asked whether they
were equipped with radios. Michi-
gan, now ranking third, had 599,-
1876 radios in it's 1888, 157 homes,
or 500 per cent.
Ohio, California and Michigan
are the most populouS among the
AZ States and the District of Co
lumbia thus far reported. The
States remaining to be reported
are New York, New Jersey, MaSsa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Texas. Several of the smaller
States showed higher proportions
of radios to homes than did the
more populous States, notably
Rhode Island, which leads the
column with ST. per cent of its
homes o-equipped, and Con-
necticut, with $40 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
NATIONAL BR0ADCASTING
FORECAST FOR EUROPE
German 1adio Expert Believes
Each Country Eventually to
Have Only One Station.

BERLIN R.-The end Of the ordi-
nary broadcast station is drawing near
In the opinion Of Count Georg Arco,
German radio expert, and 1t won't be
long before there will be only as many
broadcast stations in all Europe as the
continent has nations
There Is no doubt" Count Arco
says, that in about 5 to 10 years the
whole European radio and broadcasting
system VIII be entirely recognized. A
few giant senders with energies up to
10000 kilowatts will supply the whole
European continent.
This arrangement will automatically
solve the big problem Of the proper dis
tfibution Of wave lengths.
There will be no dificulties at all
In receiving these stations with even
little means, because the existence Of
q few high-powered stations permits a
wide enough margin in the distribution
Of wave lengths"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
NETWORKS and independent
broadcaSting S t a t o n S

n NETWORKS and independent
| M broadcaSting i n
| throughout the United
States will expend a record
total of 100000 on program
talent alone during the 19S1-32
radio season now under way, it is
estimated by o. H. Caldwell, for
mer Federal Radio Commissioner
and now editor of several radio
trade publications in New York.
This figure may be compared to
| the $35,000,000 gross income from
| the sale of time alone which the
National Broadcasting Co. and
Columbia Broadcasting System
will realize during 1891.
The cost of talent on sponsored
programs runs generally from 20
| to go per cent of the cost Of time,
though in a few instances of eX-
ceptionally high quality programs
| talent costs exceed time costs. Such
costs are always borne by the
program sponsor. Networks and
stations bear the cost of sustain
ing of non-commercial programs
themselves.
Preceding seasons in broad
castings short history" says Mr..
Caldwell, have witnessed notable
outpouringS of money, talent and
resources. But this Fall the pro.
grams about to be inaugurated
will eclipse anything the past has
afforded. The emit re r tainment
markets of the world have been
secured for unique novelties and
interesting features. News events
from every corner of the globe
will be first-hand affairs to every
listener with a good set. Mean
while, educational programs and
cultural topics will have a new
place in the sun this season as
the broadcasters, under sharp
political pressure, give increasing
attention to educational require
ments."
IN less than a year, George d.
i Porter of Des Moines, Iowa, has
risen from junior attorney on the
legal staff of the Federal Radio
Commission, to an assistant gen.
eral counSelship on that agency.
Porter, a Democrat, son OF Com
missioner Claud r. Porter of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Joined the Radio COMMISSIONS
legal staff Just eight months ago.
His appointment as assistant gen.
eral counsel becomes effective
November /.
Thirty-one years old, Porter
succeeds Paul D. p. Spearman OF
! Jackson, Miss, who resigned re-
Gently to return to private prac-
tice of law. He was born at
Centerville, Iowa, and was edu-
Gated in the grade and high
schools of that town. Graduating
from the State University OF Iowa
in 1923, he came to Washington
and studied law at the George
washington University Law
School, obtaining his degree three
years later. From 1928 to 1927 he
was employed by the telephone
company in Washington, but re-
turned to Des Moines in 1929 to
practice law. In 1929 he was ap-
pointed to the Interstate Com
merce Commissions legal staff,
holding that position until his
appointment to the Radio Com
mission.
COMEWHAT along the lines of
~ 1.-The Washington Merry Go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
RADIO ALLEGATIONS
CHANGED BY CENSUS
New Alignment Is Hardly Visible
to Naked Eye" Commits
sion Admits.

A paper shift" in the assignment Of
bFoadcasting facilities In SO States has
been wrought by the Federal Radio
Commission through the adption Of the
ofiicial 1880 census figures, but the
changes, according to the commissions
own admission, are hardly discernible to
the naked eye.
Under the radio law the commission
Is required to use the latest official pop
ulation figures In determining the
quotas OF the various States with re-
spect to the number of radio stations,
amount of power and total hours of
operation to which each is entitled. AS
signment Of facilities is based on the
population OF each area, the law speci-
flying there shall be an equitable dis
tribution Of facilities according to popu-
lation.
Up to this time the commission has
used preliminary figures" of the Cen
sus Bureau as q means of computing
the quotas of States, and there has been
q good deal of criticism, not alone
against these figures, but against the
method employed by the commission in
arriving at the quotas. About one-half
with the remainder delinquent. Some
day the commission hopes to bring
about the equalization" It feels Is de-
manded by the law.
In any event, the commission adopted
the new official population figures. The
difference in unit values showed no gain
or loss greater than 0.05 of one unit,
which might mean the gain or loss of a
few watts power or a few hours time on
the air for any particular State. A unit
is the equivalent of one station Of ], 900
watts, operating full time on a regional
channel. BY the same process, the COM
mission values a cleared channel sta
ton, like the network keys, using 5000
watts power or more and operating full
time, at five units.
BY virtue Of an increase In popula-
ton, as shown by the figures, the Dis
triet Of Columbia gained 0.02 of q unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Ocean Phone Service Aided.

Because Great Britain's suspension of
the gold standard led to so many tele-
phone calls between the United States
and England, the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. last week asked, and
obtained, leave from the Federal Radio
Commission to relieve the traffic con-
gestion on its transatlantic radio
telephone circuits by utilizing its South
American radio-telephone wave lengths
for the European service for period
of 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
RADIO FANS LETTERS
REVEAL GREAT ,PATH0S
ny the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-A great deal of pathos
Is to be found in letters listeners write
to broadcast stations.
A wABC &C. B. 81 entertainer re-
ceived one which read:
when / heard your voice for the
first time, was sure that it was my
brother John singing. have not seen
him in several years; therefore you see
II is both sorrow and a pleasure in
waiting and listening to you, wondering
all the time II it could possibly be John.
Would you be so kind as to answer
and give me q great happiness or else
q keen disappointment. I feel that
must know"
The letter came from Savannah, Ca,
and was signed by woman.
However. the singer was not John. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Chicago Postpones Show.

Chicago's Radio Electrical Show.
counterpart Of the electrical
Worlds Fair, held in New York CITY
last week, has been postponed from its
scheduled date in October to January
1925, inclusive 1t will be Q cornbina-
ton trade and public show, this being
decided upon as the most effective and
speedy method Of getting new mer-
chandise into channels of distribution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Programs on Radio
. An Hour Later
Starting Today

New York returned to standard
time today, causing q drastic re-
arrangement of the radio pro-
gram schedules. All network fea-
lures will come into Washington
an hour later than usual.
The programs of WRC and
WAGAL are affected by the
change. VOL and WJSV will
continue to operate on the regu-
lar schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Major Radio Features

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS.
1.-THE International Problem" by Aga
Kahn, WMAL, 1890.
SPORTS.
Base ball scores, wJSv, 400; wRC,
5:54.
SPEECHES.
"Debunking Big Game Hunting in
Africa" by Carveth Wells, WRC,
100; The Worlds Business" by
DR.. julius Klein, WMAL, TOO; This
Winters Unemployment Relief Prob
lem," by Walter S. Clifford, WRC and
WMAL, 7:15; Devils, Drugs and
Doctors" by DR.. Howard w. Hag-
gard, WMAL, 500; Our Govern
ment," by David Lawrence, WRC,
900.
CLASSICAL.
Kent Hour. with Nanette Guilford,
Fred Jagel and Richard Bonelli,
WRC, 9:15; Ernest Hutchinson, pian-
ist, WMAL, 1000.
VARIETY.
Choral Orchestra, with Eddie Cantor,
WRC, 500; Music Along the Wires,
WMAL, S:15; The Masters, WMAL,
900; Jessie Crawford, organiSt, WRC,
1880.
DRAMA.
Club Of the Air, wRC, 7:30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Patent Granted Young Hammond.

Letters patent on radio-dynamic
control of gliding bodies. covering
method of taking off, flying and bring
ing down an airplane or glider without
pilot, have been granted by the Patent
Office to John Hays Hammond, IT,, Of
Gloucester Me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Today on the Radio
TAU Programs Scheduled for Eastern TimeJ y
475.9 Meters.
w MA $50 KiIOcycles.

9:00a-Dr. Charles Fleischer.
9:10a-Land o. Make Believe.
10 Columbia Church Of the Air.
30a-Quiet Harmonies.
IL :00a-Duets by Julia Mahoney ana
Charles Carlisle.
IL :15a-Watch Tower Service.
11:3ca-Voice of st. Louis.
I2:30-Rebroadcast from London-"The
Indian Problem" by Aga Khan.
12:45-The French Trio.
1:3o-Rhythmic Melodies.
1:30-The Singing Violins.
2:00-Sons of Eli.
2:30-Columbia Church Of the Air.
3:00-Symphonic hour.
4:O0-Service from the washington
Cathedral.
500 to 5:30-Pastorale.
7:O0-"The Worlds Business" by DR..
julius Klein.
7:15-"This Winters Unemployment
Relief Problem" by Walter s..
clifford.
7:30-The Success Reporter.
7:35-Fray and Graggiotti, piano duo.
7:45-The Boswell Sisters.
8:00-"Devils, Drugs and Doctors" by
DR.. Howard w. Haggard.
.8:15-Music Along the Wires.
S:45-"Your Child" by Angelo Patri.
9:00-The Masters.
9:30-Around the Samovar.
10:00-Ernest Hutchinson, pianist, and
concert orchestra.
Gauchos.
IL :00-CorItinental String Quartet.
IL :30-Red Nichols Orchestra.
forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
Morning Devotions.
~ afhincp for EVcFvOnc
8:45a-The Dutch Girl.
9:00a-Opening the Morning NAH.
9:30a-Tony's Scrap Book,
9:45a-Melody Musketeers.
Thinking Through" by Ida
Bailey Allen.
10:15a-Harmonies and Contrasts.
10:30a-Artells Dickson, THE Singing
Vagabond"
Melody Parade.
Madison Singers.
IL :30a-"Front-Page Personalities" by
Anne LaZar.
IL :45a-"Character Education, by
Harry p. McKenna.
12:00m-Don Bigelow's Orchestra.
IL: 30-Columbia Revue.
1:00-Taft Orchestra.
1:30-HSrry fuckers Orchestra.
2:00-Ann Leaf at the organ.
2:30-Rhythm Kings.
3:0O-Columbia Salon Orchestra.
3:30---The Three Doctors.
3:45 l. 4:00-Ben and Helen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.


5:O0-Sabbath Reveries-Dr. Charles
l.. Goodell, organ quartet; sa-
cred music-WJz, WBAL, WLW
and WSM.
6:30-John Barclay, baritone, and
Dagmar Rybner, pianiSt-WJZ,
WREN and VIDAL.
T:00-"Over Jordan" Negro Bible
stories. dramatized-WJZ, WSM
and WJR.
T:30-Candleligh Musicale: Alexander
Basey's Orchestra-WJZ, WBAL
and WJR.
e:0o-Melodies; Betsy Ayres. Mary
Hopple and Ensemble-WJZ,
WBZ, WBzA. WHAM, WJR,
KDKA ana KYW.
Educational Radio Revue; Uncle
Henry and Ernest La Prade's
Orchestra--WJZ, WBZ, WHANd,
KDKA, WJR and VINO.
el5-The Stag Party; Mickey Coch-
rane Of the Athletics and Net
Brusiloff's Orchestra - WBAL,
WIZ. WBZ, WBZAs WHAAI,
KDKA, WJR and WLW.
IL 00-BAlkAn Mountain Men-WJZ,
VIDAL, WHAM and WGR.
l2:00-Henry Theis and his orchestra
VIZ, WBZ. WJR, KDKA,
VIDAL ard WREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
Irwin Cobb to Talk.

irwin Cobb is to be interviewed be-
fore the microphone in the sports pro-
gram over WRC and other N. B. C.
stations Wednesday night at $50
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
MOI 1888 Meters.
w OA 1910 KiIocycIes.

WnT Z28.y Meters.
VI 1910 KiIocycles.
10:00a-Organ melodies.
10:30a-Symphony orchestra.
IL :00a-ServiceS of Calvary Baptist
Church.
12:25-Birthdays
12:30-In Funnyland With Uncle Jerry.
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Musical Clock.
8:00a-Birthdays
8:05a-Musical Clock.
10:00a-Organ melodies.
0:15a-NoVeletteS
10:45a-March of Music.
11:00a-With the Composers.
IL :30a-Hawaiian Memories.
Discrimination music.
12:15-The Hawaiians.
1890 to 1:00-Dance Music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

COMEWHAT along the lines of
- 1.-The Washington Merry Go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

Copyright, 1o3I)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

mo key In it. Couldn't start her"
Nobody in your house heard anything?"
mot a sound" replied the farmer. And
that's queer, too cause Abbie, my wife, was
awake all that night with a toothache. Never
heard q sound"
THE professional briar began to emit blue
clouds.
May I see the car, Mr. Perkins?"
The professor went all over the car, exam
ined every inch, finally picking up two small
articles and putting them in his pocket-a bit
Of coarse brown thread and a small shaving
of wood He turned TO go, and drove slowly
back to the village. There he sat sim in his
car, lit his pipe and frowned thoughtfully.
Sunny" he muttered. 1--WE got nothing
whatever for q lead Now, supposing Scaretti
came along down that road alone, he wouldn't
get out and disappear in thin air. And if
he'd been with somebody and that somebody
had made him get out, say to kill him-wen,
1t would seem the car shouldn't be where it is.
Amy rough stuff would have been heard
without doubt by this Perkins lady. And
what on earth would Scaretti get out of his
car for at this spot anyhow, granted he was
alone? Hum. Well, my lucky star win lave
to guide me. 1t never fails"
He allowed the car to drift down the long
HIN beyond the village. Hardly a soul was out
on this quiet afternoon. AS he gathered mo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08
"Pretty face $,
nlumbLed the her.
NIT. al faces are
just skulls

there for?" he asked.
ct don't know" grunted Scarett. The last
heard Of him he was in Montreal"
"Not much to go by" unused the professor.
"But III take the case. need bit Of relaxa-
ton. In fact, there's vacation coming TO me.
I'll shoot up there tomorrow"
Scaretu pulled out roll Of bills and peeled
of 10 of them. There's a grand on account,
Just 10 show I'm ON the up and up. Go the
limit and you can wire me anything you knock
down at this address"
Scaretu handed the professor card and
the money. Doremy pocketed both. Scaretti
bored him with his hard, black eyes for a mo-
ment, then turned and left without another
word The professor had not moved.
It was some "A hours later that the chubby
professor was shooting his roadster up through
the green hills and valleys Of Vermont Once
in Gilweller he stopped only to ask the loca-
ton Of the Perkins farm, which he found at
the bottom Of Three Mile Hill which led out
of town.
tall, gaunt man answered the toot Of his
horn.
mfr. Perkins?" greeted Prof. Doremy. "My
name is Doremy. I'm up here to find out a
few things about q car found in your yard last
week. Represent the brother of the man who
owned it."
"Oh," nodded the farmer. well, all know
Is mighty little. We woke up one mornin'-
guess it was q week ago yesterday-and here's
this auto over under that elm"
Where is 1t now?"
I'm one of my sheds out back. We pushed
1t in"
why didn't you drive IT. see you have
q car Of your own"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-08

fessor, could you forget for a time that we're
on opposite sides-for q good reason?"
Explain, please. Er-have a cigar"
Scareth nervously lighted the perfecto. 20.
K. Now here's the law. I've got to have some
body can trust. This is private stuff no
booze or racket business in this case"
"well2 What is ftp"
MY brother Tony-is lost! You probably
don't know him. Him and me don't travel
together at all-but have to look out for him
just the same He's dumb and he'd never do
for my mob"
whats happened to him?"
Just disappeared. His car was picked up