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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

the fine points Of maneuvering q SAIL
ing vessel under wind power alone, how
ever, naval officials asserted, as the
ancient frigate will be towed from place
to place, following her rehabilitation at
the Boston, Mass, Navy Yard. The
Constitution will be placed in commits
sion, with appropriate ceremonies, at
Boston about July /.
The new skipper Of the Constitution,
who will be the successor of a long lire
of grizZled sea dogs, comes from the
part of the Nation where the ConSti-
tuition has found a home for many
years, for he Is a native of Maine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
CATCHY SONG BRINGS
WRITER $500, 900 LUCK
Ordered to Southern France by
Doctors, Composer Strolls Into
Casino for Big Day.

RIVIERA CN.AN.A.).-"Bathing in
the Sunshine" song with tune that
has already caught on here, is what
Horatio Nichols, the composer, calls
his lucky song. And after all, 100000
($300,000) is something to make a
song about!
Ordered to the South of France by
his doctors for a rest, Mr.. Nichols
strolled into the Casino one night and
after couple of hours play came out
again, the richer by that sum. Very
wisely, he went back to his Nice hotel,
locked himself in his room and COM
pleted a song which had come to him
in the dining car of the blue train on
his way out and which he had hastily
scrubbed on a menu card.
even when I was roughing it out In
the train felt it was going to bring
me good luck. and so it has" says
Horatio Nichols.
Jack Hylton and his band are fea-
turing the new song on their Contin-
entail tour.
copyright, 1881, by North American News
paper AllianceO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
Living on the Deserts Fringe.

The Bedouins have been centuries.
wanderers like the gypsies Of Europe.
but recently efforts have been made,
with some degree of success, to have
them settle, and many OF the tribes
are located in little settlements on the
fringe Of the Sahara Desert. Occasion
ally one Of these tribes will get restless
and 20 on the move again, but the ma
jority have learned that the settled life
is easier and are Inclined to be con-
tented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
CHAPTERS DINE
Don Pierrot Costume Alternately to
"Crash" Partisan Ball.

PARIS (NANA).-The multiple
gate-crasher has made his appearance
and novel and terrible menace he Is.
He turned up at fancy dress ball the
other night in the very useful guise of
a Pierrot, and 1t was observed that he
ate and drank to really incredible
and amazing extent. At length a guest
set himself to the particular study of
this phenomenon He found that the
chauffeurs waiting outside for their
masters and mistresSes had provided
themselves with one Pierrot costume,
and, donning this in turn, had boldly
walked into the party and patronized
the refreShment departments.
Copyright, 1881, by North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
.BENEDICTINES TRY
TO SAVE HOLY CAVE
Crumbling of Cliff Prompts Raising
Of Funds to Restore Site Of
Monasteries.

ROME (NANA).-The holy cave is
in great danger owing to the crumbling
of the cliff, and the Benedictines are
doing all they can to raise funds for its
restoration.
A religious center, a place Of pill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

mains of q brick villa built by Nero,
where he use to fish with a golden net,
400 years before the Benedictines came.
copyright, 1881, by North American News
paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
CULVER TO COMMAND
FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
Commander, Until Recently Execu-
tive Officer of Rochester, Named
"Ironsides' Skipper.

The Navy Department has ordered
Comdr. Louis j. CULVER, U. S. N, I'M
til recently executive officer of the U. s.
S. Rochester, vessel that has been in
Uncle Sans service since before the
Spanish-American War, to command
the U. s. s. Constitution, that fought
in the War of 1912.
Comdr. Guiliyer will not have tn learn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

BY the draining of the zuyder Zee,
which is to be completed next year.
Holland will increase her land area by
$50 900 at a cost of slightly more than
$500 an acre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
KNOCK THAT:
COLD In +:
A JIFF.Y +:
0
Here's Relief Almost
Before You Know It

If you want quick relief from a cold,
go back TO first principles and use
something you kno1O does the business
don't start trying a lot of fancy
ideas or remedies. Even a little" cold
is too dangerous to take chances on.
Get Hills Cascara Quinine. A scien-
tiflc formula made to do ONE THING
WELL-to knock cold in q jify, not
to cure hundred different things.
Take two tablets now. Then follow
directions on box. Drink lots of water,
too-that'S all. Soon those mean, ach-
ing pains in head and body begin to
go; the cold breaks up; poiSons leave
your system. Almost before you know
1t, you feel like a new person.
If it doesn't do that, your money
back. Get a box now. You'll be sur
priSed at the speed with which it works.
Costs only few cents.
.uYTT3C Cascara Quinina
HILL ~ Compound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20

Production restrictions in Japan have
spread to practically all industries, some
being as high as so per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
PRESS is ATTRACTED
TO RADIO ENTERPRISE
Recent Discussions Rouse Interest
in Broadcasting and Lead
to Station Purchases.

One Of the Immediately perceptible
effects Of the recent discussions Of radio
In Journalistic circles has been the in
creaslng interest shown by MANY news
paper publishers in the possibility of
entering the field of radio broadcast
ing. Some so Of the 600 broadcasting
stations in the United States are
already owned by newspapers; about
as many more are affiliated with news
papers and applications for new sta
tons are on file with the Federal Radio
Commission from nearly score of
newspapers.
Realizing that they have little chance
If any to obtain permission to erect
new stations, in view of the already
congested condition Of the wave
lengths, some publishers are turning
their attention toward the acuIlisitio,1
OF existing stations. Within thu last
two weeks four stations have been aid
to newspapers and options were obtain
ed on two others by another newsnaner
which is seek 'ng authority to have them
removed into its locality.
The four newly acquired stations are
WHIP, now controlled by the Harris
burg (Pa.) Telegraph; WDBJ. pIr-
chased outright by the Roanoke va
Times-W World; kUCA, of the University
Of Arkansas at Fayetteville, purchased
by the East st. Louis fIll.) journal
and WRAP. Of La Porte, Ind. purchased
by the South Bend CInd.D Tribune for
consolidation with It's WSBT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
RUSSIAN RADIO EXPANSION
PLAN BEHIND IN ORDERS
With Two Years of Set Time Past,
There Is Already Shortage Of
100000 Receiving Sets.

Two years of Russia's Swear plan
for expansion CT its radio system ended
October l, 1880, with the Soviet weak
current trust considerably behind its
orders for receiving Gets, according to
the Communists Almanac for 1891.
There were 100000 radios in use in
Russia on that date instead of the
100000 planned. Only about SIS per
cent of the 10000 sets which were to
be added between October and Janll-
airy /, 1881. were delivered.
Although falling behtad in orders.
Russia is importing very little radio
equipment-at least from the United
States. Formerly one of this country's
best customers for radio supplies, it cut
imports very substantially under its
plan to have its own weak current trust
supply the sets, which are being placed
mostly at points where people congre-
gate rather than in private homes,
1t Is reported that 34,000,000 rubles
are demanded by the various local CEN
tiers for Russian radio sets during 1881,
with the probabilities that this amount
will be granted. A very large proper
ton of broadcasting time in Russia is
devoted to news items and govern
mental propaganda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

France with the A. E. F..
The transport ship was the Pocahon-
tas. When half way across, the dough-
noyS insisted on concert. White could
sing, and Judson House would play the
piano The first number on the pro-
gram was MY Rosary" Nobody knows
whether 1t was the song that finally
goaded German submarine beyond
endurance or whether it was planning
TO attack anyway. At any rate. the
concert was informally postponed. The
auoltlon chose to repel submarines in
Steao. Later the same day, they tried
again to stage the concert. Once again
Rouse played the opening bars of "My
ROSARY" and White sang the first few
notes. Again submarine popped IN
The fourth and last time White tried
MY Rosary" was in Beauval. France
A German plane flew over the sector
ana applauded by dumping Q high
powered bomb square on the roof, II
totally wrecked the impromptu concert
nan. Nobody was hurt, but White
swore never again to sing MY Rosary"
Obviously, radio had no terrors for
White when he got back to America.
HIS was the first voice picked up by
radio in Englaid from the United States.
when one of his concerts over WEAF
was heard clearly in London in 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

tally responsible for the fact that
people are not buying radios in as
large numbers as they should.
Therefore Radio Retailing offers
the following recommendation as
IAN unbiased consideration of
this subject from the standpoint
Of practical expediency rather
than the viewpoint of righteous
indignation"
/. That the American system of
commercially sponsored programs
but tax-free Sets-iS preferable
to that in vogue in England and
continental Europe.
2. That a reasonable amount of
advertising on the air is neces-
Sary, under our policies, and is not
Objectionable provided it does not
occupy more than per cent of
total program time and is free
from Objectionable statements.
3. That the way to cure present
abuses Of purchased air time is
through individual contact with
the offender.
4. That this may, and should,
be done in any of the following
ways: BY organized local radio
dealer protest to the offending
local station or chain and by
direct protest to the president and
advertising manager Of the adver-
tiser in question, by an authorized
letter from the Radio Manufac-
turers' Association directed to
these same individuals, or by a
specific statement to this mag
aZine, outlining the nature of the
breach of good taste. the program
name and schedule, and the name
and address of the advertiser,
Radio Retailing has reason to be-
lieve that formal protest of this
nature will not go unheeded and
that. in most instances, they will
prove effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
TELEvISION SERVICES
ENGAGE RADIO STARS
Two National Chains Announce
Plan to Broadcast Artists
in Visual Programs.

With the outcropping Of experimental
television programs as a regularly
scheduled service in New York City,
the two national networks. N. B. C. and
Columbia, announce that they will tele-
wise established radio stars in their
visual brOadcastS. The N. B. G. is
already on the air with television
station (W2XBS) in Gotham, and Co
lumbia expects to inaugurate W2XAB
in conjunction with WABC, Its New
York key. somewhere around June /.
Thus those radio fans equipped with
the television apparatus now on the
market will be able to tune in pictures
Of Dorothy Knapp, Ziegfeld show girl
and one-time winner of the Atlantic
City beauty pageant, who has been
chosen as the experimental artist" OF
N. B. C.'S television tests, and on an
other band of wave lengths they will
be able to pick up features of such
Columbia stars as Morton Downey, the
Dodge twins and Natalie Towers.
The only station in metropolitan New
York now transmitting sight and sound
simultaneously Is WGBS, which inau-
gurated the service with jenkins equip
ment about month ago. Both N. B. G.
and Columbia will synchronize their
visual tranSmissions with voice broad
casts to enable those properly equipped
to hear as well as see the televised
artists. The two chains are using RCA-
Victor tslevision apparatus.
1t is estimated that about 10 900 tele-
vision sets are now in use throughout
the country, large proportion of them
in the New York metropolitan area.
The service is still officially labeled by
the Federal Radio Commission as ex-
per1mental visual broadcasting, and the
television experimenters are still pro-
htbited by the commission from COM
mercializing or selling time" to adver-
tisers who may want TO employ televi-
sion in its present state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Milwaukee SUBURBS
ARE RADIO MINDED
Eight to Nine Out of Every Ten
Homes in Sherwood and Wau-
watosa Have Receivers.

To the two Gold Coast suburbs Of
Milwaukee, Sherwood and Wauwatosa,
belongs the distinction Of having the
highest proportion of radios to homes
OF any communities among the 20
States whose radio censuses have thus
far been compiled by the Census Bureau
OF the 1865 families in Sherwood
1892, or 87.1 per cent, reported having
radio sets when the census was taken on
April /, 1880. OF the $500 families In
Wauwatosa, 4,597, or 83.5 per cent, had
radios. In other words, there were
radio receivers in eight to nine out of
every 10 homes in those communities.
No community in any other reported
State comes within Is per cent OF that
record, but Is cities or villages have be-
tween so and 10 per cent of their homes
radio equipped. Fourteen of these are
in Wisconsin, the one other being SIAM
ford, Conn, with 60.8 per cent. Mil
waukee, with 90,3ll sets, has 62.8 per
cent of its homes radio equipped and
leads by far the larger cities thus far
reported.
In fact, Wisconsin's is the best record
achieved by any of the 20 States, with
364, 425 Of its 713,576 families, or 81
per cent, having radios. The pfopor-
ton, but not the total, is exceeded
somewhat by Connecticut. where 213.821
of the States 399, 796 families. or $40
per cent, have radios. In the District
Of Columbia, the proportion is $50 per
cent, or $3.50 out Of 1904 families.
Iowa runs second to Wisconsin in
total but its percentage is 48.6. There
were 636.905 families counted in Iowa,
and 500, 327 reported owning radios.
Connecticut, Wisconsin and the Dis
trict Of Columbia alone among the
49, a. - - = "a
set populations" in excess of so per cent
Of the homes. Some of the most popu-
lous States, however, remain to be re-
ported, including New York. New Jer-
sey. Massachusetts,, Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Illinois. Missouri and California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
HIGH-POWER RADIO
Is NEARER COURTS
Commission Takes Yost Recon-
mendations on Objections
Under Amusement.

High power for broadcasting Ieaped
another hurdle on its way to the courts
when the Federal Radio Commission,
after hearing final arguments last week
on exceptions" by stations rejected in
their applications for $4,000 watts in
the second report of Chief Examiner
Ellis A. Yost, took the Yost recommen-
dations and the legal objections to
them under advisement.
Two weeks were given counsel for all
stations to file rebuttal briefs, so that
the decision of the commission may be
expected early In May
Since it appears to be unlikely that
the commission will recede from its
determination to limit $4,000 watts to
only four clear channels in each of the
flve zones, or 20 in all, 1t Is expected
that the commission will adopt the sec
ond YoSt report in whole or in part.
In doing so 1t will choose eight sta
lions for elevation in power to so 900
watts, since IL channels are already
thus occupied.
The commission will probably reject
the YoSt recommendation that all other
clear-channel applicants be granted
10000 watts. In his original report,
which was remanded to him by the
commission, Yost proposed allowing all
clear-channel occupants to go to 5000.
BY many Of the applicants it is believed
that this view win ultimately be forced
upon the commission by the court.
which, 1t is assumed, will be swayei
by the overwhelming technical testi-
mony in favor Of such power offered at
the hearings last Autumn.
Having been rebuffed in his attempt
to boost all clear channel stations TO
$4,000 watts and thus limited to only
eight selections, Yost made the follow
ing choices: WIZ, New York; WCAU,
philadelphia; WSB, Atlanta: WSM,
Nashville; WGN, Chicago, WCCO, Min
neapolis; KOA, Denver, and KPO.
San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Canadian Listeners Increased.

Canada added more than 10000
licensed listeners TO the Dominion radio
audience. during the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1881. Official reports from
the Canadian department Of marine,
which administers radio and collects
the 81 ger year tax on radio sets, show
that there were 5l4,70l licensed sets on
that date. to compare with 424,l46 the
year before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
1nterisland Radiotelephone.

Using the ultra high radio frequencies
around 5 meters, the Mutual Telephone
Co. of Hawaii has begun construction
Of an interisland radiotelephone sys-
tenn on four islands, and expects to
have the service in operation before the
end of this year. This Is the first such
use of the extremely short waves au-
thorized for such purposes by the Fed
eral Radio Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Variance Seen in New Set.

Pilot Radio & Tube Corpora ton has
introduced new radio receiving set
designed to tune in all radio waves be-
tween Is and $50 meters without
changing coils. Listeners on such sets
will tune in most short-wave transmits
sionS and some of the long waves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
TELEVISION PERMITS
st. Louis Makes Three Applica-
tions for Visual Broadcasting.

st. Louis apparently intends to be-
come an important way station in the
westward course Of television. No less
than three applications for expert
mental visual broadcasting stations
have been filed with the Federal Radio
Commission by st. Louis applicants, all
of them broadcasters.
Stations KNOX, KWK and Will all
have indicated TO the commission that
they want TO broadcast sight along with
sound in the near future, and will
shortly appear before the commission
to present their plans at the required
public hearings. From Baltimore have
come two teleyision applications. one by
station WCAO and the other by lead
ing department store not now connected
with radio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Folks Behind
The Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

<HERE is one song Joe White, the
Silver Mask tenor" never will
sing. He's not superstitious
\ Dire things happened every
time he sang It. The 'jinx
song" is Ethelbert Nevin's My Rosary
Four times in his life has he sung it.
and every time with disastrous results.
The first time was before his radio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24

WarDllng Tor the
N.B.C. network had
made him famous,
when he was plain
Joe White, a tow
headed youngster
playing with hts
pet goat in the
yard of the Whites
Jersey home. The
goat was also very
young, and little
Joe Rugged it In
his arms as ne
sang My Rosary"
Less than a week
later the goat died.
The second and
third time be sang
My Rosary" White
was On bfS NAV IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
RESCIND BUILDING PERMIT
KNX, Los Angeles, Loses Right to
Increase Power.

While a score or more broadcasting
stations in various parts of the United
States were anMiously awaiting the Fed
eral Radio Commissions decision re-
garding an extension of high power,
station xxx. Los Angeles, was forced
By the commission last week to default
the construction permit it has held for
more than year TO erect a new $4,000
watt transmitter.
The forfeiture was ordered upon adj
vice from the district radio supervisor
that the operators of KNX had not
begun construction on the station. It's
construction permit having been ex-
tended from time to time, Station
xxx was cited for hearing before the
commission on May 10, hut failed to
put in an appearance. 1t asked instead
for a postponement which the commits
sion refused to grant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
VARIETY
HIGH LIGHTS ELsEWHERE.

s:oo-The Fur Trappers; rebroadcast
from Paris, featuring Mary Lewis,
American opera star-WABC,
WNAc, WCAU and Wink.
B:30-T'he Dandies; Betty Smart, con-
tFalto; Ben Alley, tenor. and
Freddie Rich's Orchestra =
WABC, WFBL, WEAN, WNAC
and WCAU.
s:co-victor Herbert Memorial pro-
gram-Fritzi Schef. Olive Pal
mer and Jessica Dragonette-
WIZ, KDKA, WGN, WRVA
and WSR
T:Oo-Melodies; Betsy Ayres, Mary
Hopple and Wilworth's Ensem-
bIe@WJZ, WEB, WBZA. WHAAd,
WJR, KDKA and KYW.
T:l5-Magazine Hour; talks by George
McManus and Gerard Swope
and dramatic sketch - WIZ,
wBZ, WHAM. KDKA, WJR and
VINO.
s:l5-The stag Party: Elinor Smith,
ayiatrix-WBAL, WIZ. WBZ,
WBZA, WHAM. KDKA, WJR
and WLW
s:45-The Salute; James A. Farrell,
president OF the United States
Steel Corporation and Zoel Pa
rentean's Orchestra.
e:l5-"World Adventures" by Floyd
Gibbons--WJZ, KDKA, WBAL,
KWK and WBZ.-
e:30-Slumber Music, Ludwig Lau-
rier's String Ensemble-WJZ,
WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA,
WJR and WLW.
10:0O-"Gangland," by Charles Francis
Coe-WJZ, WBAL, WHAM and
wGR.
Io:3o-Los Argentinos: tango orchestra
WIZ, WBZ, WJR, KDKA. VIDAL
and WREN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
Trip to Europe Planned.

William S. Paley, president, and
Lawrence w. Loman, supervisor of
broa dcasting of the Columbia Broad
casting System, will sail for Europe
June for survey of European radio.
They will be gone several months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
1000 Calls Per Minute.

In order to conduct what it describes
as radio auction" station KMTR,
Los Angeles, has ordered new tele-
phone switchboard capable of handling
1000 calls per minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
West Is Ideal for Radio Sales.

That the wide open spaces of Amer
lea still offer ripe market for radios
is evidenced by the fact that only 81
per cent Of the families ia Wyoming
and sos per cent Of the families IN
Idaho have radio sets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
WICU 2O5.4 Meters.
w J0 ' 1,460 KilocycleS.


1l:o0a to 12:30a-Ssrvices Of the Fourth
Presbyterian Church.
2:l5-Church Of the Air.
3:45-Organ Melodies.
6:00-GospeI Spreading Association.
7:00-Twilight Hour.
7:30-RoIand Wheeler, tenor.
7:55-SerVice at First Church OF
Christ Scientist.
9:05-Ralph Gauker.
930-Song Story.
9:45-Margaret Ringrose, soprano.
10:00-Studio feature.
10:l5-L. z. Phillips, trombonist.
10 :3o-BToadcast from the Free Meth
odist Church of Alexandria.
IL :00-Weather report.
Early Program Tomorrow.
8:30a-Old King Tut.
30a-Weather report and Grand
fathers Clock.
9:40a--Hints TO Housewives.
9:45a-Spring Parties.
10 :00a-EliZabeth Chamblin, soprano
10:l5a,-Fashion talk.
l0:30a-Program by Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
IL :00a-Sacred hour.
IL :00m-Correct time.
12:02-"Down in Sleepy Valley"
12:45-Abilio Martins Orchestra.
1:30-Old King Tut.
2:30-Afternoon musicale
3:00-2ius cal program arranged by
E5ith Y. Smith.
:30-Sunshine hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-24
CHS. GETS BIG CONTRACT
Reynolds Tobacco Co. Will Broad
cast Six Times Weekly.

Probably the largest contract for time
alone ever signed by radio was obtained
by Columbia Broadcasting System when
it signed the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
Co. for broadcast over most Of the
network six times weekly, beginning
June /.
The figure was not announced, but 1t
was said to exceed by considerable
amount the American Tobacco Co.'S
program, which calls for an expenditure
of $l,6ll 900 for time alone during one
wear