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Evening star., 1932-10-09
PHONOGRAPH TRADE
ABSORBED BY RADIO
Former Manufacturers of Talking
Machines Now Building
Receiving Sets.

How the phonograph industry. which
only few years ago ranked among the
industrial giants Of the United States,
has been completely absorbed by the
radio set industry. is told in cold fig
ures compiled by the United States
Census Bureau.
These figures show a drop Of nearly
so per cent in the value Of radio ap-
paratus and monographs made in the
United States in 1881 as compared
with the preceding census in 1929. AT
fob factory prices these sales aggre-
gated sl94,313,602, compared with
SAFE, ,O4l ,054 in 1929
OF the aggregate 1881 turnover, only
about S9,600,000 represented the contri-
button from monographs and records
and blanks. or about per cent Of the
total. Phonograph sales have dwindled
to such an extent since radios advent
in mass production about six years ago
that practically all former manufac-
turers of the machines now in exist
ence are building radios as their main
line. The bureau pointed out that in
making the 1881 census 1t concluded
that radio apparatus and monographs
now form single industry.
Radio receivers for the home, ex-
Guiding batteries and combination ra-
dio and phonograph units. sold during
1881 totaled 3,647, ,499. valued at sll3,-
2l4,A21. In 1929, the peak radio year,
some 100000 such sets were sold
valued at about $3.50. 900 600. All other
receiving set sales in 1881, including
aircraft and automobile sets, had q
value of $4.437,037. Combination radio
and phonograph units totaled 1868
valued at S6,3l0.442 in 1881. compared
with 152,107 units, valued at S22,-
1937 in 1929 Tube sales In 1881
aggregated about 5o,1c"o00 units
valued at about S27.00Oc y, whereas
1929 sales totaled 10000 900 units
valued at S82 100000.
(Copyright. 1882. by the Consolidated Press).
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

candidates on the same basis
that they carry any other spon-
sored programs, that is, on a pay
basis, charging the same fees per
period that are charged CONNER
cial accounts Via the net
works, the Republican and Demo-
cratic National Committees are
spending some $500,000 apiece on
radio. It Is impossible to calcu-
late with certainty the amounts
being spent for local time ONLY,
but they probab.. Ill aggregate
that much more.
THE woman announcer Is a per-
L ennial source of news COPY
for European writer's. While
the question is still being debated
abroad as to whether women an
nouncers are desirable-a ques-
ton apparently decided in the
negative in the United States
generally-their views on all
manner of subjects are eagerly
sought. lie Radio, of Lausanne,
Switzerland, currently publishes
an interview with Nine. Luisa
Marconi, popular lady announcer
at Milan tbut not related to the
noted inventory, in which she de-
nounces radio fans of Northern
European countries for their
Goodness
During my period of announc-
ing" Nine. Marconi told her in
tervieWer, "it was from Spain and
Portugal I received the largest
number of sentimental letters.
The Swiss, the English and the
Germans are infinitely colder,
though passions awaken as one
goes farther south. From the
Swiss, it is true, did receive
chocolate"
1t was because lady announcers
get too many passionate" fan
letters that the italian broadcast
ing authorities some time ago
were considering banning them
altogether, asserting that their
voices attracted too much atten-
ton to themselves and detracted
from the programs.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
robot SPEED COP"
Patrols HIGHWAY
"EIectric.Eye" Trap Being
Tried Out on Boston
Post Road.
BL ROBERT MACK.

T INVISIBLE robot speed cops soon
may begin patrolling the highways
with such unerring accuracy that
L no alibi Of the unwary motorist
will do.
As . matter Of fact, one already is
performing experimentally on the Bos-
ton Post road, leading out Of New York
City, with amazing results. Actually
1t Is an 'electric-eye" speed trap, util-
izing the photo-electric cell, which in
the past few years has become q utili-
tartan In its application to industries,
and which has been adjudged the clos
est approach to the human brain cell
yet devised by man. 1t is a direct off,
shoot OF the vacuum tube, which made
modern radio possible.
On the Boston Post road, this writer
Is informed by Orestes H. Caldwell,
widely known electronics engineer and
former Federal radio commissioner,
speeding motorists sometimes get a
summons when they have thought no
way he explains the operations Of the
phantom robot cop:
Two photo-electric cells are secreted
in the roadway, and when a car passes
s,lccessively over these, bells ring In a
distant police booth, indicating the
elapsed time. If this interval Is too
short. policeman on watch further
along the road orders the car to pull
over and gives the driver a ticket.
At another town on the Post road
powerful loud speakers are now in
stalled, so that the local traffic officer
can issue instructions to approaching
cars q quarter of mile away. Mr..
Caldwell suggests a combination of
these two electronic devices, so that if
the electric-eye combination detects a
car speeding interlocking mechanism
would turn on an amplifier, automatic
ally ordering the driver to pull over and
stop at the next police booth.
tCopyright, lp32)
Evening star., 1932-10-09
BR0ADCASTING HIT
BY BASE BALL LEAGUE
Pacific Coast Club Owners Claim At
tendance at Sunday Games
Is Hurt.

Opposition to the broadcasting of
Sunday base ball games CT the Pacific
Coast League, on the grounds that
they cut into attendance, has develop
ed among the leagues promoters, and
proposal to limit radio to only five
games a week will shortly be con-
sidered by the directors.
Night games. the club owners aver
can be broadcast without hurting at
tendance, but the Sunday games have
a different effect. they claim. Rather
than attend them, the fans prefer to
sit at home and tune in. or perhaps
go auto riding. and listen-in on their
automobile radios.
The San Francisco club already has
a rule permitting only one game per
week to be carried on the radio. Argu-
ments of the broadcasters are chiefly
that radio reports stimulate interest in
base ball and therefore help rather
than deter attendance.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
GEORGE WASHINGTON
RADIO PLAY PLANNED
Dramatic Offering to Depict Epi-
scdes in His Life as
Farmer.

George Washington-the Farmer"
play written by the Princess Anne,
Maryland, Chapter of the Future Farm
ers of America, will be presented over
an NBC network by members of the
organization during the National Farm
and Home Hour tomorrow at II 80 pm.
Originating in the Washington NBC
studios, the dramtic episode depicting
events in Washingtons life as a farm
er, will be enacted by Marion Nichols,
Franklin B-inkley. James Valentine.
Walter Murphy. and Alan Long. jr.. of
the Princess Anne Chapter of the Fu-
ture Farmers.
Three selections by the United States
Army Band will be heard w. A. Ross,
executive secretary of the Future Farm
ers will give bulletin board feature
Of important news.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Foot Ball Games ON Air.

To insure Alabama listeners that
they will hear foot bell games On their
radios, bill has been introduced in
the Alabama Legislature which would
give all Alabama broadcasting stations
the right to broadcast any games
played in the State, and which would
prohibit State-supported colleges and
universities from barring radio, at their
games. 4
Evening star., 1932-10-09
.HE Federal Radio Commits

SlUIl has uIlutI COllSlueI
alton an application of Sta
= ton WMAL for an increase
in nighttime power from $50 to
500 watts.
Although it is not generally
known, WMAL uses only $50 watts
after sunset, or just one-half the
power of the daytime broadcasts
The principal purpose OF the
application, according to Milton
r. Baker, manager of the station
is to override interference, be-
lieved to be caused by WGBF in
Evansville, ILL.,, which uses the
$50 kilocycle channel, a regional
frequency also shared by stations
in Columbia and Jefferson City,
Mo. Baker also claims there Is a
heterodyne on the $50 kilocycle
channel.
The only objection to WMAL' S
application came from Station
VOL. This station objected on
the ground that it had made ap-
plication for increased power OH
several occasions and if any in
crease in power is granted to the
Washington stations VOL should
be the first to receive it.
WMAL will go independent
about October 20, when Columbia
begins the operation of WJSV.
Martin A. Leese, owner of the
station, has assured the commits
sion that he proposed to main
tain high grade program stand
ard after the severance of the
stations relations with Columbia
x
A LII through this month, and
"A until the national elections in
November, the radio wave
lengths will reverberate with po-
litical oratory. Ye in spite of the
leading role which radio was ex-
pected to play in this years presi-
Dental campaign, it is evident
from the activities of the candi-
dates that they are not depend.
ing upon the radio alone to con-
vey their respective causes to the
people. The day of studio cam
paigning" has not yet come to
displace personal appearances, as
evidenced by Gov. RooSevelt'S re-
cent tour and by President Hoov-
er'S current campaign trip.
However, practically every one
of their personal appearances
has been or is being broadcast
via Nation wide networks. Theil
spokesmen are also having nearly
all their speeches broadcast, some
times being required to repeat
idential speeches in radio studies
after personal appearances 81
that the time variance will not
deprive listeners in other time
belts of the benefits" of thei,
oratory. Network schedules. UP
to the very eve of the national
elections. November 8. have one o.
more political speeches booked
practically every evening, and
there are many afternoon periods
also reserved for politics.
One thing markedly missing
from this years campaigning Is
the brilliant campaign oratory O.
Charles Evans Hughes, now Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court
and Senator Borah. both of them
bulwarks of the 1928 Hoover cam
paign and both of them among
the finest radio speakers in tbs
land. When the 1882 campaigr
is over, it will probably be thc
voices Of the presidential candi-
dates themselves that will best be
recalled by the radio audience.
Locally, almost every station is
pursuing its own policy with re-
spect to campaign broadcasts
Some few stations are refusing
to carry politics at all, which is
their right under the radio act
But most of them are carryine
local, State and congressional
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Gas to Heat Orchards.

For several years the California fruit
growers have been combating the early
1rosts by burning q smudge in the or
chards, but the experiment is now being
tried to make use Of Q substitute In
the shape Of butane gas, which will &C.
tually heat the orchards without the
annoyance Of the pail Of smoke Bu-
tame Is q part Of the crude oil refining
process which has heretofore been dis
carded, but a process has been devised
for burning 1t as indicated. II the ex-
periments are successful, the gas will be
parts Of the State.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Wins Honorable Mention.

Mrs. Clarence M. Busch Of Miami
won first honorable mention in the
Nationwide contest of the League OF
American Pen Women for having been
active in the radio broadcasting field
in the past season. She lived in
Washington from 1928 to 1890, during
her administration as national presi-
dent cf the Pen Women.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Today on the Radio
IAN programs scheduled for Standard TrneJ
WDC 315.6 Meters.
w NN $50 KiIocycles.

8:00a-Melody Hour
S45a-Eunice and Her Dad.
S:00a-Children's Hour.
10 :00a-Gordon String Quartet.
10 o:30a-Southland Sketches.
ii 1:00a-Impressions of Italy.
II :30a-Maj. Bowes' Capitol Family"
12:30-Organ recital.
100-Biblical Drama.
1:3o-Rainbow Isle.
l:45-Symphony Concert.
2:l5-National Jubilee Singers.
2:30-Moonshine and Honeysuckle.
3:00-Wayne Kings Orchestra.
3:3O-National Sunday Forum.
4:00-Jane Froman.
4:l5-Elizabeth May and Wee Lawn
hurst.
4:30-Road to Romany.
4:45-National Brass Quintet.
5:00-"A Little Journey to the Home
of Great Service to the Bodies,
Minds and Spirits of Washington
Boys and Young Men" by
Elwood Street. director of the
Community Chest.
5:15-Pop Concert.
5:30NDream Dramas.
5:45-Melodic Jewels.
6:00-National Catholic Hour.
630-Weather Forecast.
6:31-Paul Whiteman's Orchestra.
7:00-"Air- % -Torials," by Alan Kauf-
man.
7:15-Comedy Sketch, with Raymond
Knight.
7:30-Orchestral Gems.
7:45-Concert Ensemble and the Dairy
Maid
S:OO-Rubinoff and his orchestra.
9:00-"Our Government" by David
9:15-Album of Familiar Music
9:45-Drama. THE Beach Comber."
1O:15-Last- Minute News.
10:17-L'Heure Exquise.
10:45-Sunday at Seth ParkeriS
1l:l5-OHAU Serenaders
II 80 to II 2:00m-Melodic Sererste.
Early Program Tomorrow.
6:45a-Tower Health Exercises.
8:00a-Pie Plant Pete.
S:l5a-Morning Varieties.
8:30a-Cheerio.
9:00a-Todays Menu
9:l5a-Top O. the Morning.
9:30a-Flying Fingers.
9:45a-Oklahoma Cowboys.
l0:00a-Jack and Jill.
l0l5a-Breen and De Rose.
10:30a-Unted States Navy Band.
II :00a-Melody Three.
IL :15a--Radio Household Institute.
IL :30e-Sonata Recital.
IL 2:0Om-Johnny Marvin. tenor.
12:15-Repubican Committee Program
IL 2:301Correct Time.
l2:3l-National Farm and Home Hour
1:30-Dick Snyder's Orchestra.
2:0o-The Revolving Stage.
3:30-Woman's Radio Review.
4:00-Pop Concert.
4:15-Radio Guild. presenting Anti
gon."
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Majer Radio Features

CLASSICAL.
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra, WMAL. 800. Barbara
Maurel and New World Symphony,
WMAL, 7:15.
VARIETY
Rubinoff's Orchestra. WRC, 500: Will
liam Vincent Hall and Do Re MI
Trio, WMAL, 800; Parade of Melo-
dies, WMAL. $50; Ohau Sere-
naders, WRC, 11:15.
DRAMA.
Roses and Drums, WMAL, 500;
Dramatic Labratory WMAL. 900;
The Beach Ccmber," WRC, 9:A5.
S2EE C4Z@.
C,.-rlcs ?. Reward. VITAL, 100: Dr..
Ju,.u5 Klein. W-IhL, 7:00; David
Lawrence, WRC, 900.
HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE.
2:3O-The Foamers; Charlie Agnew'S
Orchestra-WJZ. WBAL. WHAM
and WBZ.
3:OO-Our American Music - WIZ,
WBAL, VICAR and WHAM.
3:30-Highlanders' Military Band
WIZ. WBAL. WLW. WMAQ and
WJR
5:oo-World of Religion; DR.. Stanley
High; music - WIZ, WBAL
WLW and WSM.
7:OO-Pickens Sisters, harmony trio
WIZ. WBAL, WHAM and
WREN.
T:3O-"Great Moments in History /;
dramatic sketcn-WJZ, WBAL,
KDKA and WLW.
s:OO-Radio Luminaries; variety pro-
gram-WJz, WBAL. KDKA,
WLW, WJR and WHAM.
8:15-"Eclipse Adventures" by Clyde
F'isher-WJZ, WBAL, KDKA
WIS and kWK.
9:00-Melodies, Betsy Ayres, Mixed
Quartet and Orchestra-WJZ,
WBZ, WBZA. WHAM. WJR.
KDKA and KYW.
i0:l5-Old Singing Master, program OF
old sorgs-WJz, WBAL. WBz
WHAM and KDKA,
|10:45-Three Keys, harmony trio
WIZ, WBAL, WMAQ, KDKA
and WHAM.
| II :O0-Mystery orama - WIZ. WBl,
WBAL, WHAM, KDKA and
WJR.
II :30-Frank Masters Orchestra. dance
music-WJZ, WBAL, KDkA,
VICAR and WJR.
i2:30-Castle Farms Orchestra, dance
music-WJZ, WLW. WHAM
and WJR.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
FLOYD GIBBONS SERIES
Will Relate Experiences of Mr.
and Mrs, America.

Floyd Gibbons. who has brought the
radio audience first-hand tales of ad-
venture, battles and important events
in every part of the world. is going to
turn the tables and tell of the thrilling
adventures that befall the average man,
woman and child.
AS acting head and chief correspond
ent of the Adventures Club, Gibbons
is going to relate the most dramatic
and unusual experiences in the lives of
Mr.. and Mrs. America each Friday
night at 1O:30 o'clock over a coast-to-
coast N. B. C. network, beginning
Friday.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Fifth Season of N. B. C.. Hour
Stars Friday.

The N. 3. C. Mu:ic Appreciation
Hour, the worlds largest music class,
will be called to order for the fifth con-
secutive season over combined National
Broadcasting Co. networks Friday at
IL am.
Walter Damrosch, celebrated musical
authority and dean Of American con-
ductors, who inaugurated the series
four years ago, will again direct the
weekly brcadcasts.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Col. Grant on S. A. R. Program.

Col. U. S. Grant, Sd. director of pub
lie buildings and public parks, will talk
on ITO Keep America American" ct
GAS Wednesday on WMAL. The pro-
gram has been arranged by the Sons
of the American Revolution.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Plan New Forum Discussion.

A new forum of civic discussions will
begin en- WMAL at 6:15 pm. Thurs
day. The series will be sponsored by
the Federation of Citizens' Associations.
A. E. Stephan. delegate from the Col
umbia Heights Association, will speak
on the opening program.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
STEBBiNS END SERIES

Concluding Broadcast Is Set for
October FL.
NEW YORK, October R.-The
Stebbins boys. after about years run
on NBC, will terminate their present
series shortly.
The brothers, the principal charac-
ters, are played by Arthur Allen and
Parker Fennelly. The concluding
broadcast Is set for October 81.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
TODAY'S BIG
MINUTE PROGRAM
That Saves You Mealtime Money
Tomorrow
OLMSTED GRILL
Free Parking
See Ad on This Page

l2:15-Popular Song Composers.
Greetings.
12:30-In Funnyland
1:00-Recordings Of Anson Weeks Or
CheStra.
1:15-Crazy Crystals Quartet.
1:30-Rodney Hart's Vikings.
200 to 2:30-Boronno Brothers.
4:0G-Dave de Grandeis Orchestra.
A:30-Salon musicale.
500 to 6:0o-Washington Catholic
Radio Hour. =
Early Program Tomorrow.
7:00a-Musical Clock. .
8:00a-BirthdayS.
8:05a-Musical Clock.
9:55a-Police Bulletins.
10:00a-Voices on the air.
misunderstanding Of Jesse Crawford.
10:30a-FeStival Of Music.
II 1:00a-Recording of Jacques Renard.
II :30a-Songs We Love.
IL :45a-Tango Argentina.
II 1:59a-Weather Report.
IL :C0m-Edith Lorand'S Orchestra.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
A Radio Hot Dog

Add to the potentialities of the ultra
short waves: Westinghouse engineers
recently placed a frankfurter within
the beam" path Of one of these radio
waves. and within short space it was
a hot dog"
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Broadway Echoes on Air.

Answering plea for lighter music
at breakfast time, WMAL viii inaug-
urate new feature, Broadway
Echoes" at $50 am. tomorrow. The
programs will bring Ethel West and
Jimmy HARRISON, on q weekly schedule.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
wNH 475.9 Meters.
W NAhA $40 Kilocycles.

9:00a-Columbla Junior Bugle.
10 :0oa-Columbia Church Of the Air.
0:30a-Community Center Faculty
Recital.
II :0oa-Julia Mahoney and Charles
Carlile.
II: 3oa-Watch Tower Service.
IL :45a-The Melody Makers.
12:oom-Salt Lake City Tabernacle
Choir and Organ.
l2:30-"American Principles and Eu-
ropean Policies" by j. Alfred
Spender from London.
12:45-Reis and Dunn.
1:00-"Collective Bargaining" by
Charles P. Howard. president of
the International Typographical
Union.
1:30-Columbia Church Of the Air.
2:OO-Catheora Hour
3:OO-New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra.
4:OO-Evensong Service from the
Washington Cathedral.
5:00-Roses and Drums.
5:30-Character sketches by Marjorie
Webster.
5:45-Harmoniou Quartet.
6:00-Poet's Gold.
6:15-Little Jack Little.
6:30-Irene Beasley and Round Town.
erS.
7:oo-"The Worlds Business by DR..
Julius Klein.
7:15-Barbara Maurel, contralto, with
New World Symphony.
7:30-Musical Memories.
7:45-"Your Child" by Angelo Patri
8:00-William Vincent Hall, baritone,
and Do Re Mi Trio.
Do hrio ond tho pnyy
Concertiers.
9:0O-Columbia Dramatic Labratory.
9:30-Parade OF Melodies.
1000-Ernest Hutcheson. pianist. and
Howard Barlow's Orchestra.
10:30-The Gauchos.
IL :00-Meyer Davis Orchestra.
IL :30-Theater program.
II 2:00m-Weather Forecast.
Early Program Tomorrow.
8:00a-Salon Musicale.
8:15a-Morning Devotions.
8:30a-Broadway Echoes.
8:45a-Rhythm Kings.
9:00a-Little Jack Little.
9:l5a-Gypsy Music Makers.
930a-Tony Wons.
9:45a-The Merry Makers.
:OOa-Artells Dickson.
10:15a-Sammy Brown and Frank
Young in melody. rhyme and
rhythm.
10: :30a-Fred Berren's Orchestra.
O:45a-"Home Economics" by Alice
Stewart.
II :00a-Morning Moods.
II :30a-Yom Kippur services from
Eighth Street Temple.
Revue.
1O0-George Halls Orchestra.
1:30-Madison Ensemble.
2:00-National Student Federation pro-
gram.
2:15-Ann Leaf at the organ
2:30-Songs by Eliza abeth Barthell.
2:45-CclUmbia SalCn Orchestra.
3:3c-Sam Prayer, pianist.
3:45-Mcntague Handicap.
4:OO-Frank Westphals Orchestra.
4:20-"To a Highbrow," by j. B.
Priestly
4:40-Columbia Artist Recital.
5:00-Grace Shannon, pianist.
5:15-Sciencc News.
5:30-"Skippy."
WOT a2s.s Meters.
"OA 1.3lo Kilocycle&
9:55a-Police Bulletins.
10 :0Oa-"Word Songs" by Dad"
10:15a-Bernard Milofsky, vioGnist.
0:3oa-Organ Reverie-.
10:45a-Jimmy Harrison. pie mist.
.0Oo Cer1,ioor Of tho Church 0f
Evening star., 1932-10-09
MOT 228.9 Meters.
" OA 1910 Kilocyclez,

" 1,3lO kuocycle8.
9:55a-Police Bulletins.
10 :0Oa-"Word Songs" by Dad"
10:15a-Bernard Milofsky, violinist.
0:3Ga-Organ Reverie-.
10:45a-Jimmy Harrison. pie mist.
II :OOa-Services Of the Church ot
Epiphany.
The Washington times., 1932-01-06

joke. Instead everybody kept
crunching away as if nothing had
been said.
Finally, Sam Jones, the sup
posed sad one, broke the silence
Did you fellows know we
had a new pair of sisters on
this Club?"
Everybody rOared "WhO?"
"Marberry and Myer!" yelled
Jones. "Why, they're the great
est act in this racket. West
and HadIey don't compete with
them. Pass the sugar will
you, Buddy or Fred, it doesn't
matter. Maybe, both of you
will pass it. Oh, hello Buddy,
hi! Fred"
The loudest laughs heard on
the car came from Hadley and
West. They walked proudly tc
their seats in the other section
of the train, eXonerated Of all
title, knowing that they wouldn't
be the subject of the kidding in
the future.
Myer and Marberry sat as far
apart as possible for the re
mainder of the trip confused in
being found out" 1t was al
most the end of a beautiful
friendship,
The Washington times., 1932-01-06
CALLS
6. j. TRACKMEN

Jimmy Mulligan, Georgetown
U. track coach, will gather his
tracksters tomorrow afternoon on
the new cinder path back of the
medical school building on ReSer.
voir Road. Inclement weather,
such as today. will force a post.
ponement until favorable weather.
Mulligan is counting heavily
upon the remnants of last years
varsity together with the addi.
tion of one or two promising
candidates from the freshmen.
Outstanding is Al Kelly. TO-
yard Eastern intercollegiate in
door champion; Capt. Jim Kelly.
Art Briggs, "Chuck" Carlin, Jack
Mara. Victor Burke and Bernie
Bonniwell.
Wilmer Bradley is the most
conspicuous of the yearlings who
have donned varsity track suits
for the first time. He is a
quarter-miler and, it is said, can
travel the route around so Sec
onds.
No indoor track meets have
been arranged for the Hilltoppers
as yet but it is certain that the
Blue and Gray colors will be seen
in several of the winter events