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Evening star., 1931-12-20
NEWS WRITER'S TAKE
WILE'S PLACE ON AIR
Prominent Correspondents Will
Substitute for Columbia Speaker
While He Is Abroad.

Frederic William Vile, political
analyst for the Columbia Broadcasting
System, will sail for Europe January
20 or 20 aboard the s. s. Leviathan to
cover the Geneva Disarmament Con-
ference for the American radio audi
ence. During his absence 10 nationally
and internationally known Washington
correspondents will continue Wiles
series of weekly talks on "The Political
Situation In Washington Tonight"
7:15 pm.
Richard v. Oulahan, chief OF the
New York Times staff and for 40 years
an active writer Of news In the Capital,
will be the first speaker. The evening
of Saturday, January %, Mr.. Oulahan
will devote his attention to current
events in politics.
Other newspaper men who will be at
Columbia's microphone on successive
Saturdays during Wile's absence in
clude Theodore c. Wallen Of the New
York Herald Tribune, Arthur Sears
Henning of the Chicago Tribune. j.
Fred Essary Of the Baltimore Sun:
George R. Holmes of the international
News Service Raymond Sihppcl VI slAe
United Presss Elliott F. Thurston Of the
Philadelphia Record, G. Gould Lincoln
of The Washington Star. Ray T.
Tucker of the New York World Tele-
gram and George A. Benson OF the
Minneapolis Journal. Each OF these
correspondents is at the head OF his
organizations washington bureau and
ranks among TIE leaders Of the Capitals
journalists corps.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.

lIo-Damrosch Symphony Orches-
ira WIZ, WBAL, WBZ,
WWNC and WHO'D.
2:30-The Foamers; Herb;e Kay's Or
chestra and Chauncey Parsons,
tenor - WIZ, WBAL, WHAM
and WBZ
4:oo-Travelogues; Malcolm La Prade,
narrator-WJZ, WBAL, WBz,
KDKA and WLW.
Coughlin of the Church of the
Little Flower-WOR, WGR,
WCAo, WFBL. KNOX, WoRC
and WCAV.
<:30-Musical Showmen; George Mar
tin, newspaper reporter, and
Nat Brusiloff's Orchestra-WJZ,
WBAL, WHAM and KDKA.
b:o0-National Vespers; DR.. Harry
Emerson Fosdick-WJZ, WBAL,
WLW and WSM.
6:00-Raising Junior, sketch Of domes-
tic life-WJz, WBAL. WHAd
and WJR.
6:45-Adventures of Barbara Wayne;
dramatic sketch-WJZ, WBAL,
WBz and WLW.
7:00-Harold Stokes and his Orches-
tra-WJz, WBAL. WsM and
7:30-The Three Bakers and Billy
Artz's Orchestra-WJZ, WBAL
and WJR.
s:00-Melodies; Betsy Ayres, Mary
Hopple and Ensemble-WJZ,
WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WJR,
KDKA and KYW.
e15-Magazine hour; Dramatizations,
Ernest La Prade's Orchestra
WIZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM,
KDKA, WJR and VINO.
s:15-The Stag Party; Raymond
Knight, comedian; Male Quar-
tet and Brusiloff's Orchestra
WBAL. WIZ, WBZ! WBZA,
s. WHAM, KDKA, WJR and
WLW.
10:l5-"The Deserter," war drama
WIZ, WBAL, WHAM, WJR and
= KDKA.
1l:00-David Novalis, violinist, and
Henrietta Schumann, pianist
WIZ, WBAI,, WJR and WREN
13:00-Henry Theis and his Orchestra
WIZ, WBZ, WJR, KDKA.
WBAL and WREN.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

IL, with more than a dozen voices.
OF high officials from as mani .
countries participating in a pro-
gram commemorating the 3Othp-
anniversary Of Marconi's success:
full attempt to span the Atlants-
with a radio signal. N. B. c. is
now planning an elaborate ex-
change of programs with over
seas countries Christmas day.
**++
CHIFT1NG sands Of politics very
- seriously threaten the contin-
uance of Judge Ira E Robinson
as the Republican member of the
Federal Radio Commission from
the second zone. His term ex-
pres February %, and his reap
polntment by President Hoover is
becoming more and more doubt
ful, according to observers proA
tesslng to be "in the know" An
nouncement of the appointment.
is expected from the White House
Immediately after the Christmas
holidays, if not before. It must
be ratified by the Senate. .,~.
Opposition to Judge Robinson
appears to have developed largely
because OF his vote favoring the
Il. c: AS retention of its wave
lengths in the recent ANTITRUST
revocation proceedings. This is
known to have alienated Senator
Dill OF Washington from his sup.
port. Senator CouZens of Mich,
igan is also supposed to be oppos-o,
ing the West Virginian. Neither
has any candidate of his own, so,
far as is known. In Judge Rob-
inSon's favor, many of his friends
-eSteeming him highly as the,
foremost judicial mind of the,
commission and for his independ-.
ence-are eagerly espousing his
reappointment.
If Judge Robinson Is not re-
appointed the likeliest candidate
for his post appears to be Col.
Thad H. Brown, now general
counsel of the Radio Commission,
who, like each of the commits
sioners, draws a $4,000 salary.
Col Brown, formerly Secretary OF
State of Ohio, was the man who
first placed Herbert Hoover in
nomination in the 1923 primaries
and is supposed to rank high in
Republican councils.
Another possibility is Ellis A.
Yost, chief examiner of the COM
mission, like Judge Robinson a
West Virginian. His wife is the
Republican national committee
woman from that State. Still an
other prospect. but one with little
political backing, though he has
long worked with Hoover on radio
and kindred problems, is William
D. Terrell, chief of the Radio
Division of the Department Of
Commerce, whose residence is in
Virginia.
The appointment is for six
year term and must be made
from the second zone, embracing
Pennsylvania. Virginia, West Vir-90
ginia, Ohio, Michigan and Ken
lucky. There is an outside chance
also for Henry P. Joy of Detroit,
retired president of the Packard
Motor Co. and one of the out
standing older amateur radio
fans of the country, who has sew
eral times been mentioned for the
post.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
YUtE GREETING ON AIR
Capital Choir and Rainey Address
Included in Thursday
Program.

Christmas greetings to the Nation
from the National Press Club, with an
accompanying program OF carols by
the National Capital Choir and an ad-
dress by Representative Henry T. Rainey
Of Illinois. majority leader Of the House,
will be broadcast by the Columbia
Broadcasting System Thursday from
1:30 to pm.
The program, broadcas' direct from
the lounge of the club ic- ms. Is the
fourth annual Christmas eve celebration
of its kind. It will open with the choir,
under the direction Of Dr.. Albert W.
Harmed, singing Good Christian Men,
Rejoice" and God Rest You, Merry
Gentlemen" Eugene S. Leggett, Wash
ington correspondent for the Detroit
Free Press and president OF the Nation
al Press Club, will introduce Mr.. Rainey.
Following his address complete pro-
gram of carols will be offered by the
choir.
Soloists who will be heard include
Irene Koehl, soprano; Jessie Masters,
contralto, and Eugene Dahl, tenor.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

chronizing experiment with the
New York key stations of the net
work as means of securing full
time in lieu of their previous
time-sharing arrangement on the
clear channel OF 1000 kilocycles,
which formerly kept each off the
air half time.
Presumably following out the
policy it laid down in denying
Columbia authority to erect
booster station in Washington to
carry the programs of WABC,
New York, the Columbia key, on
the WABC clear channel, the
commission is instituting the in
quiry to determine whether syn
chronization really works. It's en-
gineers say they are unsatisfied
with the results thus far, espe-
ciaily inaSmuch as the tests an
pear to have cut down the serv-
Ice areas OF all four stations and
necessitated an appreciable low
ering Of the powers of VITO and
WBAL when they are synchro-
nizing with New York. Pending
the hearing. the commission has
issued only temporary license ex-
tensions until February / to the
synchronizing stations.
RROADCASTS from foreign
~ lands have been coming
through on the short waves with
such remarkable clarity in recent
months that the networks are
laying more extensive plans for
the radio coverage of big events
ty speaking reporters stationed
across the seas. The latest radio
reporter to be assigned to Europe
is DR.. Max Jordan, formerly
Washington correspondent of the
Berllner Tageblatt, who sailed on
the S. S. Europa December IS to
become the Central European
representative of the N. B. c.,
with headquarters in Basel, Swift
zerland.
Frederic William Vile, for Co.
lumbia, and William Hard for N.
B. c., will leave shortly for Geneva
to broadcast to the American
audience from the Disarmament
Conference scheduled to start
February 2. Cesar Saerchinger,
appointed by Columbia more than
a year ago as the first American
radio correspondent to be as
signed abroad, recently completed
an American visit and returned
to his headquarters in London.
He is now en- route to Paris, Ber-
lin and Rome to arrange special
broadcasts from there and also
to arrange pick-ups abroad of
Columbia programs.
DR.. Jordan is the second Ger
man alliance the N. B. C. has
made. Kurt Sell, Washington
correspondent of VOLTS Tele-
graph Agency, German counter
part of the Associated Press, is
broadcaSting from Washington
via Schenectady every other Fri
day afternoon to the Reich net
work and to various stations in
other countries of Continental
Europe. DR.. Jordan will arrange
new series of broadcasts from
Germany and other countries to
the N. B. G. networks. He is leav-
ing newspaper work following
recent trip around the world for
the Berliner Tageblatt.
N. B. c. also has its lines out for
possible broadcast from Floyd
Gibbons, now in Manchuria for
the International News Service
The remarkable reception from
Toxic of the voice of the Toxic
correspondent of United Press
few weeks ago gives high prom
ise that Gibbons voice may clear
through directly from the Man
churian scene. N. B. c. officials
are highly elated with the results
Of their exchange of greetings to
Marconi for two and one-half
hours the afternoon of December
Evening star., 1931-12-20
LONG established institu.

4 LONG eSCabnShed 1nStitu-
~ ton Of the broadcasting
~ studios has been swept
4 n into oblivion by old demon
efficiency. It is the system of
unrestricted additions which per-
mitted any one, regardless of
previous experience or lack of
any, to try for fame on the broad
casting networks.
The new system, recently
inaugurated by the National
BroadcaSting Co., restricts audi
tions to persons with experience,
training, or both, or persons sup
ported by the Endorsements of
recognized authorities. Limited
additions. a system less altruistic
than a wide open policy, is far
more practical and will prove of
greater benefit to artists and lis
teners alike, it is believed bv Les
lie Joy, N. B. @. additions director
The revised procedure undoubt-
edly serves its purpose of in
creasing the departments eff
cheney, but at the same time it
has eliminated one of the most
interesting and colorful features
OF the studios, the heterogeneous
crowds of waiting hopefulS.
Heretofore, many thousands of
additions have been granted
monthly in the N. B. C. studios.
approximately 3 per cent of the
applicants passed the preliminary
test, but less than one out of
every hundred actually got on the
air. This percentage seemed too
low to justify the great expense
and time devoted to the quest of
new material. The system was
based on the theory that the
broadcasters should never over
look an opportunity to discover a
new voice.
A careful study of the audi
tions records for several years re-
vealed that all applicants who
successfully passed the initial
trial were persons with some
training or experience. The ex-
ceptions were so few as to be
negligible. The present system
was then devised and put into
effect.
The aspiring musician, whether
vocalist or instrumentalist, must
present his application in writing
answering questions as to train
ing, experience, style and. if the
aspirant is vocalist, quality and
strength of voice.
This application is studied care
fully by Joy and his staff. If the
facts indicate possibilities. the
candidate is asked to appear for
an addition.
Joy and his assistant, who
have not seen the aspirant, sit in
an office below and listen before
a speaker. They hear only what
the radio audience must hear, the
sounds reproduced by the speak
er. The successful candidate is
given a second addition for a
group OF program executives. If
they approve, he then is listed
among those available and will
be put on the air if an opportu-
nifty arises.
a FTER less than a years test,
4 4 the synchronized operation of
two or more stations carving
Identical network programs on
the same wave length faces an
official scrutiny that may pos
slbly lead to its swan song. The
Federal Radio Commission has
ordered a hearing January II on
Ihe progress achieved by VITO,
Hartford, which by arrangement
with N. B. c. has been synchro-
nlzlng on the clear channel of
WEAF, New York, and by WBAL,
Baltimore, which has been svn-
chronizing with WIZ, also New
York. "
The Hartford and Baltimore
stations entered into the syn
Evening star., 1931-12-20
CHRISTMAS BROADCASTS
TO ENCIRCLE WORLD
N. B. C. Yule Series to Be Carried
Over oceans-Sistine
Choir on Program.

Christmas echoes will reverberate
throughout North America. leap the
Pacific to Hawaii, and encircle the world
in a series of special broadcasts ar
ranged by the National Broadcasting
Co. in observance Of the season. Both
N. B. c. networks will carry Christmas
programs brought to American listeners
from London and Rome as well as from
various parts of the United States.
Chief az g the broadcasts Is the
first radio presentation of Metropolitan
opera from New York on Christmas
day. "Hansel and Gretel" will be sung
for a coast-to-coast audience from the
stage of the Metropolitan over combined
N. B. c. networks from to $40 pm.
Wednesday the worldfamous Sistine
Choir, singing in Rome, will be heard
at $50 pm. in a special Christmas
program.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Major Radio Features

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTS.
christmas Made in Germany" by
Herr Luppe, WMAL, 1890.
SPEECHES.
''The Menace of Paternalism," by Sen
ator Metcalf of Rhode Island, WRC,
100; The Bugbear of Bureaucracy
by DR.. Julius Klein, WMAL, TOO;
Devils, Drugs and Doctors" by DR..
Howard w. Haggard, WMAL, 500;
"Our Government" by David Law
renee, WRC, 900.
CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Symphony Or
chestra, WMAL, 800; the English
Singers. WRC, $50: Through the
Opera Glass, WRC, 6:31; Roxy
Symphony Orchestra, WMAL, s:15.
VARIETY.
The Frolic, WRC, 400; Rubinof's Or
chestra, with Eddie Cantor, WRC.
500; South Sea Islanders, WRC,
11:17.
DRAMA.
Moonshine and Honeysuckle, WRC,
2:30; Club Of the Air. WRC, 7:30;
Adventuring with Count Won Luck
ner, WMAL, $50.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
WJSV Plans Feature,

WJSV will begin the New Year with
a new feature called "The Breakfast
Club" It will consist of music, the
correct time and advertising features,
similar to the Musical Clock program on
VOL. The club will be daily feature
running from to am, with Fraser
S Gardner in charge.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
CAROLS TO BE SUNG
Ladies Quartet to Entertain Tues.
day Over WAX

The Ladies Quartet Of the Lyons
Studios will present special program
OF Christmas carols from 9 to 10 o'clock
Tuesday night over the Jenkins tele-
vision station W3XK.
The quartet is composed Of Sarah
Neifert. Lucy Hopkins, Beatrice Aitchi-
son and Gertrude Lyons. Gertrude
Dyre will be the accompanist.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Pelzman Plans New Series.

Fred Pelzman, Washington merchant,
will sponsor new series of musical
programs which begin over VOL this
afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. A prominent
Washington dance orchestra will pre-
sent the program.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
WAGNER WILL SPEAK

Senator TO Address Radio Audience
Thursday Over N. B. C.
Senator Robert F. Wagner and VIII
liam H. Hicken, president of the Ma
tional Democratic Club, will speak over
an N. B. G. network Thursday, at 3
pm, from the Democratic Clubs
Christmas Festival in New York.
Yuletide greetings from Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and Mayor James J.
Walker will be read. The musical por-
tion of the program will be provided by
Miss Helen Schafer, contralto the Aida
Brass Quartet and the New York Police
Band and Glee Club.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Sousa Wears Navy Suit.

John Philip Sousa, the march king,
wears the uniform Of lieutenant COM
mander in the U. S. Navy when he
leads his band in broadcasts ~
Evening star., 1931-12-20
YULE SERVICE ON RADIO
Christmas Sunrise Program Over
WJSV Next Friday,

The first Christmas sunrise service
Of the Washington Street Methodist
Episcopal Church South of Alexandria,
Va, will be broadcast in its entirety
over WJSV at 6 am. Friday.
Rev. Ernest w. Aaron, pastor, will
deliver the sermon titled THE First
Christmas Sunrise Service" The
Young Peoples Choir under the direc-
ton Of Edwin Dunn will contribute the
musical program.
Evening star., 1931-12-20

Establishing new billiard record for
women. Miss Thelma Carpenter recent
n made q run Of 81 at Borrnefnouth,
EnglAud.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
Today on the Radio
IAN Programs Scheduled for Eastern Standard TimeJ
WDC 315.6 Meters.
VNN $50 Kilocycles.

.VVA-MeloQy hour.
s:00a-Children's Hour.
s:3oa--"The Messiah" from Mormon
Tabernacle.
l0:30a-Clyde Doerr and his Saxophone
Octet.
II 100a-Neapolitan Days.
11:30a-Maj Bowes and his Capitol
family"
12:3o-Tales Of the Emerald Isle.
1:00-"The Menace of Paternalism,"
by Senator Metcalf of Rhode
Island.
1:15-Trioka Bells.
l30-The Silver Flute.
l:45-American Singers. with william
Wirges' Orchestra.
2:15-supday Bright Spots.
2:30-Moonshine and Honeysuckle.
3:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra.
3:30-Dr. S. Parkes Cadman
4:o0-The Frolic, with Ferdie Grofes
Orchestra.
4:30-Wonder program, with Ruth
Lyon and Roy Shields Or
chestra.
5:oo-National Jubilee Singers.
5:15-Jeweled violins.
5:3o-Twilight Hour, featuring the
English Singers.
6:00-National Catholic hour.
6:30-Correct time.
6:3l-Through the Opera Glass.
7:l5-Jolly Time Revue.
7:30-Club of the Air.
8:oo-Rubinoff's Orchestra. with Ed
die Cantor.
s:oo-"Our Government" by David
Lawrence
9:15-Album of Familiar Music.
9:45-The Revelers.
10:15-National Oratorio Society.
l0:45-Sunday at Seth Parkers.
Il5-Last-minute news
1l:17-South Sea Islanders.
II :30-Weather forecast.
II :31-JeSse Crawford, organist.
1900 to 1:0oa-Palais dor Orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Gene and Glenn.
8:l5a--Morning Devotions.
8:30a-Cheerio.
9:00a-Le Trio Charmante.
9:l5a-Tom Warnings Troubadours.
9:45a-Food program.
10 :00a-Mrs. Blakes Radio Column.
10:15a-Dr. Copelands Health Clinic.
30a-Breen and de Rose.
10:45a-Ray Reid, contralto.
IL :00a-Sonata recital.
II :30a-Hugo Mariani's Orchestra.
l2:00m-The Home Circle.
12:15-Black and Gold Orchestra.
Farm and Home Hour.
1:30-Palak dor Orchestra.
2:o0-"Fatigue In Children" by Or.
I. H. Goldberger.
2:15-The Nomads.
2:45-Henrietta Schumann, pianist,
3:00-United States Marine Band.
4:00-Wesleyan University Glee Club.
4:15-Piano Duo.
4:3o to -Spitalny's Orchestra.
Evening star., 1931-12-20
"SEADEV|L' u MAKES
HIS DEBUT TONIGHT.
Count Won Luckner to Be
Heard Over WMAL
in New Series.

~OUNT FELIX Won LUCKNER,
famous German sea adventur-
er, whom Lowell Thomas called
~ the sea devil" makes his ra-
din debut fnnipht in a new dra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
SKINKERS GAIN TIE
FOR LEAD IN LOOP
Get Even With French Quintet by
Beating Air Station-Stewart
Team Easy Winner.

~ KINKER EAGLES today are in a
flrst-place tie with French A. G.
~ in the Independent League race,
each having won three games in
as many starts. The Birds latest VIC
tory was over Naval Air Station by So
to 80 last night in the Silver Spring
Armory
Stewart Photographers trounced Ma
rine Barracks, At to IL, in another
league game. The Photographers stand
third in the pennant chase with four
wins against one loss.
Essex and Hoffman tossed in foul
shots that gave Eastern Whirlwinds a
21-19 triumph over Mercury A. G. last
night IN the Community Center League
CloverS took the measure Of Company
E, District National Guard, 20 to Is, in
another league tilt.
Those little s5-pounders in the Boys
Club League may not do so much scor-
ing, but they certainly put on red-hot
battles. Nye House last night con-
quered Noel House, to 6.
In other games in the league Aztecs
scored over Optimists, "a to is, in the
130-pound class, and knights of Co
lumDuS split with Noel House, losing
one game, % to 81, but winning an
other, 80 to 80.
Games with teams in their class hav-
ing floors, are sought by Texans, u.s.
Founders. K of c. and Y. M. c. A. are
especially challenged Call North
1921.
Palace-D. G. S. basketers will face
fremont A. C.. tonight at Mcfarland
Junior High School at 8 o'clock.
A contest with a 140-pound team to
be played here any Saturday night in
February, except February 7, or any
Sunday afternoon in that month Is
wanted by the Falcon Club of Balti-
more Address Louis Hack, 144 Equi-
table Building, Baltimore.
Some scores last night:
Ingram Presbyterian, 81; Western
Presbyterian, 80.
st. Stephens, 20; Peck Memorial, 81
Peck Memorial, So; D. c. Flashes, IL
Olmsted Grill, 80; Georgetown A.
c., II.
Woodside, "a; Swan Motor Co., Is.
Union Printers, %; HowitZerS, 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
BY a STAFF Correspondent.

BY a STAFF Correspondent.
~ ROVIDENCE, r. l., January q
- (N.A.N.A).-The Evening Bull
letin, in copyrighted story
says that it Is in possession OF
correspondence showing an attempt tc
recruit Kenneth Goff, Rhode Island
State College backf1eld star, for the
West Point foot ball team. Goff in the
past season was second highest scorer
in the East.
The Bulletin prints photostatic copies
of letters to Goff from w. T. Wright
son of New York City advising the
player, who Is Brockton, Mass. man
to apply for appointment to West Point
from the Worcester district telling him
to communicate with Representative
George R. Stobbs there.
In another letter, incloSing a "sug-
gested letter" to Representative Stobbs
Wrightson advises Goff to say, II used
to live in Brockton, Mass, and prepared
at the Brockton High School, but for
the past year have been living with Capt
McEwan at the Hotel StandiSh In
worcester, Mass, where go to spend
my Summers and my vacations"
GOI never uV6Q III worcester. he
came to Rhode Island State from
Campello, a Brockton suburb, which
still is his home.
Capt. McEwan is John j. McEwan
Holy Cross, coach, West Point alumnus
and former foot ball star. From 1928
to 1925 he was head foot ball coach at
West Point.
McEwan Sought.
Capt. McEwan, in a statement, said
he had been asked by Wrightson, who
is a friend of his, to recommend the
Rhode Island State player for appoint
ment to West Point. He denied recon-
mending Golf to Representative StobbS
but admitted granting the foot ball
star an interview about COTS desire
to enter West Point
Representative Stubs said he knew
Capt. McEwan well, but had never heard
of WrightSon. He said that Goff had
come to see him last Saturday morning
in Worcester after WrightSon had ar
ranged for an interview, and that after
some conversation the Rhode Island
State player frankly admitted that he
was not a resident of Worcester. The
Representative said he Immediately told
Golf that put him out of the running,
as he would appoint man from his
own district.
WrightSon, who is eastern sales man
ager of the Garden City Fan Co., told
the Bulletin that Cadet Paul Carroll,
manager-elect of the Army foot ball