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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

Peter BiljO. Bll1o was born IN
Leningrad. And when he learned to
play the balaiaika he assembled a
troupe of IA other players and one
dancer and came to the United States.
Then followed years of vaudeville
tours. work for the movies, arranging
and synchronizing.
Aside from broadcasting Biljo also
owns a prosperous little book, music
and toy shop IN New York.
\
only two days elapsed between
" Eleanor Phelps addition and her
engagement to play in a recent
performance of "A Story in Song" over
the Columbia network. The part, Incl
dentally, constituted Miss Phelps radio
debut. She is fresh from appearances
or Broadway and on the road in The
Criminal Code" and in Street Scene"
=
A NNOUNCER DON BALLS idea of
"A the perfect vacation from his
duties lies in climbing in a sports
roadster and starting off for nowhere
in particular, as far as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Today on the Radio
IAN time pm unless otherwise rdicatedJ
W7NEAT 475.9 Meters.
W NAL $40 KiIocycles.

12:00m-Jewish art program.
12:30-RebroadcaS from London-Talk
by John Drinkwater, author and
playwright.
12:45-Canadian Grenadier Band.
1:30-Conclave of Nations program
in honor of Persia.
2:00-Cathedral hour.
3:00-New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra.
4:00-Evensong service from the Wash
ington Cathedral.
5:00-Sermon by Rev. Donald G
Farmhouse.
$50 to 6:00-Sweethearts of the Air
7:00-The Golden Hour of the Little
Flower-Religious service from
Detroit.
8:O0-"Devils, Drugs and Doctors" by
Dr.. Howard w. Haggard of Yale
University.
8:15-United States School of Music.
8:30-Kaltenborn Edits the News.
8:45-Piano Pals
9:00-Arabesque; desert play.
9:30-Edgar A. Guest, with Detroit
Symphony Orchestra
10:00-JeSse Crawford organiSt.
10:30-Around the Samovar.
11:00-Backhome hour, from Buffalo.
12:00-Weather report.
12:0l-Quiet Harmonies, featuring Vim
cent Storey's Orchestra.
1890 to 100 - Organ recital by Ann
Leaf
Early Program Tomorrow.
S:0Oa-Morning Devotions.
8:15a-The playboys, Brad and Al.
6:30a-Tony'S Scrap Book.
8:45a-The Dutch Girl.
9:00a-Opening the Morning Mail.
s,@rr
lO;Ooa-"Greetings," by Ida Bailey
Allen.
0:15a-Harmonies and Contrasts.
10:30a-Mr Fixit
10:45a-Melody Parade.
ll:00a-Talk by Mrs. Elisa Yost of
the Republican National Com
mittee
11:15a-Madison Singers.
II :30a-The Biscuit Bakers.
:45a-Three Modern Maids.
12:00-Paul Tremaine's Orchestra.
12:30-Columbia Revue.
l:0C-Musical Aviators
1:30-AmbasSador Orchestra.
2:00-Columbia Artists Recital.
2:30-American School of the Air
Buffalo Bill"
3:0O-Columbia Salon Orchestra.
WOT 22S.9 Meters.
vi 1910 KiIocycles.
l0:00a-"Who Is Your God?" by Judge
Rutherford
10:15a-Earl Carbauh, baritone.
0:50a-Musical program
l:00a-Service of Calvary Baptist
Church.
1900 to l2:l5-Birthdays
3:30-Ralston's Orchestra.
4:30-Stephen Foster Melodies.
500 to 6:00-Catholic radio hour.
broadcast from the Church of
Immaculate Conception
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:30a-Musical Clock
8:00a-Birthdays.
8:10a-Musical program.
10:00a-Talk by Peggy Clarke.
10:15a-Musical program
:30a-Organ recital by Bob West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Rehearsal Recorder Installed.

To enable artists to hear themselves
as others would hear them on the
radio, Station WGY, Schenectady has
installed a film sound recorder, on
which additions and rehearsals are re-
corded. When the film is reproduced
through loudspeaker the performance
is heard precisely as though it were
broadcast. The studio managers say it
is valuable as we'll for announcers and
program directors as for ambitious
singers seeking radio engagements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
HEAR SELVES OVER RADIO

MACON, Ga. (A).-Listeners report
ing in 20 WMAX at Macon recently
heard their own voices returning
through their radio sets.
AS the result of an experimental
program in which the studio telephone
was connected with the broadc2&
equipment, requests for repetition of
the program have been received from
Canada to Texas
The Macon Junior Chamber of Com
merce, sponsoring the program, has
announced that the stunt" will be
repeated early each Thursday morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Papal Radio Has Wide Range.

Those who possess short-wave re-
ceiying sets should. in some parts of
the country at least, be able to tune-in
the broadcasts of HJV, the new papal
radio station at Vatican City, whose
transmissions on 1894 and 50.26 meters
were not only to be picked up by the
national networks on Lincoln's birth
day, but will be on the air regularly
hereafter. The station, built by the
British Marconi, uses $4,000 watts
power, which, except for skip-distance
effects, ought to make it heard far and
wide throughout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Major Radio Features
SPEECHES.

SPEECHES.
abraham Lincoln" by John Drink
water, rebroadcast from London:
WMAL. 1890; Persia and It's Insti-
tutions," by Abdol Vahab Baoer, in
the Conclave of Nations program.
WMAL, $780, Devils, Drugs and
Doctors" by DR.. Howard w Hag-
gard, professor Of physiology at Yale
University, WMAL. 800; Our Gov
eminent" by David Lawrence, WRC.
900.
CLASSICAL.
Roxy symphna. Orchestra. WRC. 1880
am; Nitional Oratorio Society,
WRC, 100; Cathedral Hour, WMAi,
200; New York Philharmonic Or
chestra, WMAL, 900; Richard
Crooks, tenor, WRC, $3.50: Mischa
Levitzki, piano. WRC, 7:30. Fred
erick Jagel. tenor, and Josef Pastar-
nacks Orchestra, WRC, 9:l5: Detroit
Symphony Orchestra and Edgar
Guest. WMAL, $50: Martha Atwood,
soprano, WRC., 1890.
VARIETY.
Jack Ralston's Orchestra. VOL, $50.
Capitol Family WRC, 1901; Choral
Orchestra, featuring Maurice Che
vaiicr, WRC, $50, Jesse Craw-
ford, WMAIs 1000; Muri2l and Wee,
vocal and instrumental quo, WRC,
1l:l5.
DRAMA.
Noonshine and Honeysuckle, WRC,
200. Big Brother Club. WRC, 700;
Arabesque, WMAL, 900; Earth, In
corporated,' WRC, 1918.
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
4:0O--New York Philharmonic Orches-
tra-WABC. WCAU, WEAN and
WNAC.
6:3O-The Dandies; Betty Smart, con-
tralto: Ben Alley, tenor. and
freddie Rich's Orchestra
WABC. WFBL. WEAN, WNAC
and WCAU.
7:0o-Harbor Lights; tales Of an old
sea >lptain WIZ. WRVA,
KI "A, WREN and WSUN.
S:00--Pcr rod Boys-WTIC.
S:00-Melodies, Betsy Ayres, Mary
hopple and Wilworths Ensem-
b,e--WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM,
WJR. KDKA and KYW.
S:15-Magazine hour; talk and dra-
matte sketch - WIZ, WBZ
WHAAf, KDKA. WJR and VINO
9:I5-Band concert-WRVA.
9:30-"World Adventures with Floyd
Gibbons"-WJz, WBz, WBZA
WfAM. KDKA, WJR and WLW
1O:l5-Andy Sanella and his novelty
orch stra--WJZ, WFAhd. WLW
WBZ, WJR, KDKA and WRVA
:30-Slumber music; Ludwig Laurier'S
String Ensemble - WIZ, WBZ
WBzA. WHAM, KDKA, WJR
and WJW
IL :00-Vaudeville
1l:30-South Sea Islanders; string
orchestra--WJZ, WREN, KWK
KDKA and KFAB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

of these relays were of much less
importance, since because of the
greater range of code signals an
East or West coast station could
communicate directly with a sta
ton on the opposite coast. In
general such messages were
handled with fewer intermediate
relays, and the time taken to send
them across the continent and
back averaged about five minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
CHURCH SINGERS SCORE
IN BROADCAST OF HYMNS
Programs of Sacred Songs Over
Jacksonville Station Catches
Ears of Listeners.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Up.-The Sa-
cred Song Choristers, group of singers
selected from the city's best church So
loists, have caught the ears of listeners
throughout the South.
The program has been a regular Fri
day night feature of WAX for thu past
nine months and consists only of sacred
hymns requested by listeners. Nothing
but the simplest of hymns are sung,
as solos, duets, male or mixed quartet
numbers. All members of the group
have trained voices and have been in
church work for many years
Fan mail indicates that the group
has a strong following as far away as
Pennsylvania and the Carolinas The
wishes of the listeners in various sec
tions of the country do not vary a
great deal, as practically all ask for the
same old hymns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

perienced speakers, however, fire.
quently are heard to the accom-
paniment of a loud rafting of
their papers.
a glossary listing words and
IA phrases peculiar to radio
engineering has been compiled by
Engineer Irving Reis-the DR..
Vizetelly Of the Columbia Broad
casting Systems technical staff.
Some of the words and def
nitions follow:
Woof-A signal to start a pro-
gram or to check the time.
MISUNDERSTANDING or talking in
a powerful tone directly into the
microphone.
Hop-Power supplied to the
microphone and loudspeakers.
HitS-NoiSes produced by Jar
ring the microphones.
BottleS-High power vacuum
tubes used in last stages of trans
mission; so called because of their
size.
Soup-Current fed to antennae
Cans-Headphones.
Hot Neutrality-suspicious. with
current applied A dead mike
is one that is shut off.
Dead Adolescence of broad
casting.
INCORPORATING - Allowing vol
ume level of microphone to fall
below proper level, producing
sound similar to that of a motor.
On the NoSe-On time within
three seconds.
Hogging - Monopolizing or, as
one OF a group, edging closest to
the microphone
4 X
a MATEUR radiotelephone proved
"A it's worth as the most rapid
medium for the transmission of
messages under perfect conditions,
as the outcome of the transconti-
mental message relay contest
which has been sponsored during
the past month by the American
Radio Relay League, the national
organization of transmitting radio
amateurs, while radiotelegraph
demonstrated that it continues to
| excel in all-around reliability.
The competition, which was an
outgrowth of the ancient rivalry
between the telephone and tele-
graph men, was held during three
Sundays in January.
A victory for the radiotelephone
operators on the basis of greater
speed in handling messages re-
suited from the first of the tests,
while in the second the code men
won by successfully relaying a
larger number of messages to the
opposite coast and back to the
originating station The result of
the final contest is not definitely
known as yet, but another victory
for the code men is indicated.
The three points considered in
judging the outcome of the relay
were speed, the number of relays
and the percentage of messages
returned to their starting point.
Over the period of the contest
telegraph stations returned more
messages and averaged the highest
speed. In comparing the effec-
tiveneSS of the two methods of
communication, however, it must
be remembered that the phone
operators were outnumbered and
were faced with relatively ire
mendous technical difficulties.
OF the % messages started by
phone stations on each coast of
the United States six were salts
factorily relayed entirely across
the continent and back the same
day. Representative messages
made the journey in from 80 to 48
minutes, passing through from
four to seven stations en- route.
OF the 36 messages started by
radiotelegraph stations II re-
turned successfully to the starting
point. This represents a ratio of
two to one as against the result
obtained with phone, but many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Television Equipment Price Cut.

NEW YORK (P.-Reduction in the
price of teievision receiving equipment
has been announced by Jenkins. The
cut affects both kits and completely as
sembled sets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Folks Behind
the MicrOphOne
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

1.-TWO years ago a program official
of the Columbia Broadcasting
System went to a Russian
i restaurant in downtown New
York in search Of a new broad
casting feature and found his old
friend Peter Biljo.
At first Biljo refused to broadcast.
Too many orchestras of all sorts were
on the air he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15


and the restaurant
and its clientele
thought W ell Of
him and his bala-
i a i X a orchestra.
Moreover. he had
tried radio once
b e fore and he
didn't think the
balalaika was a
G I'd instrument
for it. so why
should I go on the
a i r?" he asked.
But after Mech
persuasion, and an
attractive offer,
Biljo consented to
broadcast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
RADIO PATENTS ISSUED
Inventions of Westinghouse Are
Granted Recognition.

Letters patent on new radio signaling
apparatus were issued by the Patent
Office last week to DR.. Louis Cohen and
August Humid, collaborators, and Mai.
Gen. George o. Squier. retired, chief of
the Army Signal Cor1s.
The Patent Office also issued a patent
on communication system to Edward
N. Dingley. jr., of Washington, and on
q thermostatic electrical control circuit
TO Alfred Crossley, also of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15
Color Attachment Invented.

color attachment for radio receiv-
ing sets, consisting of colored electric
lamps responsive to the different tone
variations of the loud speaker. has been
invented and patented by Richard M.
Craig of San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

The MIC Red Network brOadcasts the "(sarden I I
I Hour Sunday afternoons. $780, Eastern Time;
J Thursday mornings lOl5-lO;3O Eastern Time: } }
I WEAF, WEEP, WAR. WTAG,, WCSH, WRC, WHEN, I
/ WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, voc, WHO, WOW,
} WDAF Sundays only; WILT, WGY, KYW, KSD u
Thursdays Onlys WIFI, WHO. *
The Master Gardener will be regular tvvice,a-
week feature of the Garden Hour Today he will start
you a road to gardening Next Thursday
he will tell You how to plan your garden. Hear him
each Sunday and Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
GROCERY
Will Be HOST
ON SATURDAY

Formal opening OF the Home
Cash Grocery and Market, sos w.
Elizabeth St., is announced for
Saturday, Oct. 81, by Leo Wise,
manager.
In addition to an attractive list
OF sale prices celebrating tne
opening Of the new store, special
demonstrators for the various mes
carried will spend the day at u
store. and all ladies OF the com
munity are invited 70 attend the
opening and to visit the demonstra-
tors tables. Attractive souvenirs
will be distributed.
The latest addition to Browns
ville,s erocery trade Is stocked with
a most complete line OF staple
and fancy groceries. and Is under
the management Of a veteran
Brownsville grocery man. Mr.. Wise
having been In business in Browns
Vile for the past Is years.
Building occupied by the Home
Cash Grocery and Market has beer
completely remodeled, giving ths
store one OF the most modern ant
up-to-date homes occupied by an.
grocery store IN the Valley.
Owned by local interests Vale.
products will be featured.
A most cordial invitation TO tn
Brownsville and Valley communit'
is issued by Mr.. Wise TO visit TN
store Saturday to get acquainte'
with the management and tax
advantage Of the sale prices Il
effect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30

Two Missions OF the American
Lutheran Church." or at Mercedes
and the other at Alamo hope 70
consolidate with a Mission OF the
Norwegian Lutheran Church Of
America" A commission OF six able
men are completing the plans and
hope TO consummate the entire mat
ter within a few weeks.
Rev. Z. A. Sagebiel. president OF
the Texas district OF the Amer
lean Lutheran church arrived Sat-
urday to investigate the proposition
and expressed pleasure In the work
thus far accomplished. He advised
that an entirely new organization
be established with a new consti-
tuition and new officers. He also
promised what ever financial aid
the church might be able to offer.
Until a permanent location can
be arranged. George Reck. pastor
Of all three congregations. will con-
duct Joint services at the city hall
auditorium Of Weslaco each Sum
day morning, beginning Nov. J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
FAIR VISITORS
TO SEE REVUE

The Black and Gold Revue fea-
turing some OF the same acts which
recently were staged at the State
Fair in Dallas, has been announced
by John T. Floore, Valley Free Fair
manager, as one OF the auditorium
attractions during the fair which
will be held at Harlingen. Nov. 2lSt
TO 10Th inclusive.
MI. Floore announced simultan-
eously that a pageant and corona
ton would be held or the first
night OF the fair and that the
checker tournament idea will be
continued this year.
The company presenting the
Black and Gold revue has played
various major vaudeville circuits as
well as large fairs and Chef Wilson
late OF the Lasses White Ministries
and said to BIZ AmeriRs best
dancer. will be seen in late songs
and acrobatic dances.
The Bell Brothers, who Just COM
pleted a seaSon with Barnes az
Carruthers who played the state
Fair last week. arc a feature act
as are the Dumont sisters and
Barbara Jennings who will be seen
in the latest Broadway dances.
Queen Prosperity will be crown
ed the first night. according to Hal
e. Worth or Dallas, director OF the
Fat Stock Show, r.. Worth. Fur
Show al Toronto. Cotton Palace,
Waco. etc. Mrs. S. r. Jennings OF
Harlingen will be pageant chair
man.
Special scenery will be brought "a
Harrington for the pageant and
coronation and the setting will be
mos. picturesque.
A rainbow court will attend the
queen. Girls representing all the
cities OF the Valley will wear beau
tiful colored rainbow trains Ia
harmonic with the queens gown
Each Valley town Is expected TO be
represented by from 10 to IS girls
Entries for the checker tourna-
ment are being taken by Tom Foste
Of Harrington. Entry fee will bt
$l.00. Play will take place from {
a. m. to 4 p. m. daily. First prize
will be a silver loving cup. second
prize will consist OF two-thirds o.
the entry fees, and third prize Of
one-third Of the entry fees.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
COURT DECIDES
ON ORDINANCES

AUSTIN, Oct. 30-Pl-The SUI
preme court has clarified the situa-
ton that obtains In many cities
over the right OF municipalities TO
pass ordinances forbidding con-
structiOn of gasoline filling sta
tions in certain districts.
In passing on the right OF cities
20 bar such business enterprises
from restricted residential areas.
the court decided a case that came
to II from Wichita Falls.
The opinion. written by Judge
Joseph Ryan, member OF the COM
mission of appeals, and approved
by the supreme court. said the
law a not and does not under
take to deny the ordinary right OF
an owner TO use his property as he
pleases upon a consideration thus
purely aesthetic, even though II
does result in pecuniary loss"
However. the opinion clearly
stated that the court was not
passing on any coming questions.
THE fact that owners have In
vested hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars in homes around the pro-
posed filling station site. that the
presence in the neighborhood OF
structures as that ~contempla. ID
t~referring to the Wichita Falls
filling station) renders less desir-
able, and even less valuable. their
property for home purposes does
not constitute the proposed struc-
ture a nuisance so as 10 enjoin its
construction as m unlawful in.ar-
ference with the rights OF such
home owners" the opinion said.
'rThe same result might follow from
the construction OF a number OF
cheap and undesirable residence
cottages in the same neighbour
hood"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
Suspects Arrested

TEXARKANA. Ark, Oct. 30-tR
Arrangement Of Gyp Barton,
Garland City filling station oper-
ator, and j. p. Grantham. Lewis
vile barber, OF charges OF being
accomplices In the Lewisville bank
robbery was planned today.
The men were arrested on allega-
tons they were riding in the auto
mobile which picked I'D the robbers
after they abandoned their machine
six miles ssoath OF L~ewisville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30

AUSTIN, Oct. S0=P1-The state
railroad commission had been
sustained today In It's authority To
conserve Texas natural gas supply.
A Travis county district court
yesterday granted the states count
er petition for an injunction To
restrain the II M. Deal Oh and
Gas company OF Amarillo from op-
Grating certain wells In Hutchinson
county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
Biology Classes
Make Field Trip

The initial field trip Of the three
biology classes OF the Brownsville
high school was made Wednesday
when the students motored to the
Olmito Fish hatchery. operated by
the Texas Fish, Game and Oyster
commission.
Sally Haines, superintendent OF
the hatchery, lectured on raising
fish and how they are transported
10 stock waters in different places
which have become depleted. Hahn
e. endeavored to encourage the
students who live on resacas to
raise their own fish and told brief
" how this could be done.
Seventy five students made the
trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-30
Oil Companies Sue

OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. 30-tR
Angry oil companies have turned
on their accusers with three libel
suits. arising out OF charges OF
irregularities In the Oklahoma City
field.
The Indian Territory Illuminating
Co. was the plaintiff In two suits
asking $4,000 damages. Oils, Inc.
asked 10000 In the third libel &C.
ton and. in addition, sought q tax
return Of s~i.0l7.i7, paid under
protest.
O. N. Jaye. and other officials
OF the Royalty Owners Protective
Association, and the editor OF the
Oklahoma City oil journal. we're
made defendants In the I. 7. I. O's
$4,000 libel action.