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Evening star., 1933-07-09
VISUAL RADIO ART
PLACED STEP NEARER
Improvements Marked in Use of
Cathode Ray Tube in
Television.

Improvements In the use Of the
cathode ray tube in television scanning
bring the visual radio art much closer
to the realm. of technical practicabilty.
according to DR.. c. B. Jollife, chief
engineer of the Federal Radio Com
mission
Whether, as a result Of these strides.
television will be introduced on a scale
paralleling broadcasting. however. re-
mains conjectural. DR.. Jolliffe pointed
out that the economic problems con-
fronting visual radio loom just as large
as the technical. and that radio enter
prises engaged in television expert
mentation must investigate the dollars
and cents aspects of such a gigantic
undertaking before placing television
apparatus in large scale production.
Use OF the cathode ray tube in tele-
vision is not new. Dr.. Jolliffe pointed
out. He said the disclosure by Dr.
Vladimar Zworykin. engineer Of the
RCA-Victor Co. that he had designed
an electric camera employing the
cathode ray principle is significant in
that the inventor has now seen fit to
make public announcement of it. Engi-
neers haze been experimenting with
the cathode ray tube in television for
several years, but have been wary about
making public announcements until they
felt their devices were foolproof.
The greatest barrier to electrical
scanning has been the production of
an element which would provide suffl-
ciently brilliant light on the receiving
end to scan the transmitted images
with good quality. In other words.
mist has blurred the pictures. with
the result that their quality has been
comparable to the flicker" stage Of
motion pictures generation ago.
Dr. Zworykin claims his process en-
ables the reproduction Of images of as
good quality as motion picture OF to-
day He believes that televising of out
door scenes. like an inaugural parade.
or sports events. and relaying them to
the public over radio wave lengths are
possible with his electrical scanning
system
Evening star., 1933-07-09

The department of the District of
Columbia will celebrate Santiago day
next Saturday with an excursion to
Marshall Hall. The steamer will leave
Washington at $50 am. l 80. Sis and
$50 pm. Past Department Comdr.
Jere A. Costello is general chairman.
Comdr Chauncey L. Davis presided
at the meeting of Col. Henry w. Lawton
Camp Monday at Pythian Temple. De-
partment Comdr. Charles L. Strobel.
Past Department Comdr Lorin c. Mel
son and Junior Vice Department Comdr
George V. McAlear spoke.
Col. Henry w. Lawton Auxiliary on
Tuesday entertained with bingo party.
Ohdcers of the department and other
auxiliaries were present. The meeting
scheduled for Tuesday will be the regu-
lar business meeting.
National President Anna Jesmeir Of
Los Angeles. Calf. has been a visitor
at national auxiliary headquarters in
the Woodward Building and is making
her f1nal inspection preparatory to the
holding of the national convention to
be held in Los Angeles, beginning
August 81.
The Presidents Club will hold a hay
ride July % to the Summer home of
Department Comdr Charles A. Stro-
bel. at Edgewater Beach. Md Details
may be obtained from President Ella
Ford.
On Sunday officers of the department
and their families, National President
Anna Jesmeir and members of the aux
iliaries were the guests of Department
Comdr. Charles A. Strobel at his Sum-
mer home. A new f1agpole was in
stalled and President Jesmeir hoisted
the flag. assisted by officers Of the de-
partment auxiliary.
Past Department Comdr Lorin c.
Nelson, department travel director. re-
quests all comrades, delegates from the
camps. and those contemplating attend
ing the national convention in Los
Angeles to attend meeting at 8 pm.
July 81 at department headquarters
92l Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
The Lineal Society of the Spanish
War gave a farewell party last Mon
day to Catherine Boss, who is leaving
for Portland. Oreg.. accompanied by her
husband and grandson. At the meeting
held Wednesday in Pythian Temple
Chief Adviser Hannah Weber presided
Helen Rice acted as hostess.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
INTERFERENCE SEEN
CHIEF RADIO PROBL EN-
Higher Power Stations in Mexico
Trouble Many Northern
Sets.

Probably the most important problem
in diplomacy facing the United States
and Canadian delegates and experts at
the broadcasting waye-length confer
ence opening in Mexico City tomorrow
is the matter of interference to and
from the 5O-odd broadcasting stations
in Mexico. Most Of the Mexican sta
tions are Of low or medium power and
thus nCN-intC: fering in their ranges.
but there are some of higher powers
from which other North American sta
tiOnS have been suffering considerable
interference.
What the other American countries
must accomplish is an agreement with
Mexico. not to forget Cuba and the
Central American republics. whereby
the wave lengths shall be so divided
and regulated as to preclude mutual
interference. The American and Ca
madam radio administrations have long
worked under gentlemen's agreements
as to waves and powers that have more
or less mitieated interference as be-
tween their two countries.
But Mexico and the other Southern
countries have never been parties to
such agreements. chiefly because the
growth CT lfleI DTOdQCaSllIlS StINiCeS
h.s been of relatively recent date. Some
of the Mexican stations and several in
Cuba are known to be backed by Amer
lean capital. in a few instances by
former American broadcasters. who have
been driven off the air in their own
country. bat who have gone to Mexico
and established powerful stations along
the border with the obvious intent OF
serving American listeners.
High-poWer and midchannel operation
on or near waves otherwise used in
the United States and Canada are the
chief cause of interference. 1t is the
limitation of power and the orderly
ALLEGATION of wave lengths among the
North American nations that is the
prime purpose of the conference, to
which the United States has sent as its
delegates Judge E. o. Sykes. chairman
of the Federal Radio Commission: Rep
resentative Schuyler Otis Bland. Demo-
crat of Virginia, chairman of the House
Committee in charge of Radio. and Roy
T Davis, United States Minister to
Panama along with a delegation OF
technical experts.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
ENGINEERS ATTACK
LIMIT ON STATIONS
Davis Amendment Providing
Population Basis for Faci|i-
ties Is Target.

A concerted engineering attack upon
the Davis amendment to the radio
act. which rigidly limits the number
of broadcasting stations according to
the population Of each State. is being
formulated as part of a technical cam
paign for sweeping revislonS OF station
assignments.
More equitable regulation Of techni-
cal radio, founded on sound scientific
principles. is the objective of the cam
paign. If the engineers have their way.
there will be more stations in sections
which can accommodate them without
interference and practically all sta
tionS viii be boosted in power horizon
tally to afford listeners stronger recep-
ton and to override static and fading
Enacted in 1923. the Davis amend
ment has been the target Of repeated
cfTerSivei from engineers on the ground
that it waists radio facilities and de-
priveS many thousands of listeners of
reception to which they are entitled.
Even the authors of the amendment,
Senator Dill of Washington and for
mer Representative Edwin L. Davis of
Tennessee. have turned against the
law. although they maintain it served
its purpose originally
The Davis amendment specifies that
radio transmission and reception shall
be apportioned equally among five
radio zones and equitably among the
States in each zone, according to pop
uiation. In other words. New York,
with its great concentration of popula-
ton is entitled to more facilities
than dozen Western States COM
bined, which have the same popula-
ton. But the engineers say these great
open spaces of the West could accom-
m0datc many times the number of sta
tions III New York and vastly greater
power to afford good service to listen
ers.
The new plan of attack calls for a
scientific study of stations. power and
coveraee to serve as the basis for rec
commended modification of the amend
ment. This study will be undertaken
ov a committee OF five chief engineers of
radio stations one from each of the
five zones. in cooperation with the
National Association of Broadcasters.
When completed, it will be placed be-
fore appropriate committees of Con-
gress with a view to having the Davis
amendment repealed, or at least modi-
fed.
tCopyright 1880
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Behind the Microphone
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

lengths. 1t was this huge increase
in amateurs that forced the COM
mission last month to alter its
regulations to issue combination
station operator licenses rather
than separate licenses so as to re-
duce the clerical work required in
handling amateur applications.
Lieut.. Jett believes the depres-
SIGN was largely responsible for
this unusual increase. Thousands
CT unemployed. young and old. de-
c-dcd to learn r1dio curing their
idlc ECurC. he said. and many of
thc yCut2S wee cnccu-aged to Go
81 bv tnci' CGran.T. The C are
also r1ccc thEn 3G0 Il" or young
lcc ~ rc do cc7ctcu-E. The hams"
IS they are known in radio par
lance. Grc allotted certain wave
icn2 ths Cn which TO conduct code
and voice communication with
enc Gnottc-. and often they carry
messages for their friends. for
which they cannot receive COM
pensation
During 1892 the amount of
traffic on the amateur wave
lengths totaled nearly 100000
messages. This compares with
less than 100000 messages han
died by about 5000 amateurs only
five years previously-in 1925.
Most of the amateurs build their
own transmitting and receiving
stations at very low cost, and
Lieut.. Jett estimates that about
80 Per cent o. them live in small
towns OF suburbs.
It is estimated that there are
not many more than 10000 radio
amateurs in all the world. which
would mean that two-thirds of
them reside in the United States.
A few countries prohibit anna
teurs, but most of the English
speaking countries, like the United
States, encourage the hobby as
one way of developing future radio
scientists and executives.
A FTER experimenting with
\ new name for the Mills Blue
Rhythm Band which replaced
Duke Ellington at the famous
Cotton Club in Harlem. Irving
Mills, manager for the noted COL
ored musical organization. cabled
from Glasgow. Scotland. to put
the original name back. The
name Mills Musical Playboys
passes into oblivion and the Blue
Rhythm Band comes into it's own
again.
With the return of its name. the
bands original radio signature,
Star Dust is again to be heard
over the N. B. c. networks with
Delta Bound" it's newer sigma
ture out. Eddie Mallory will con-
' tinue to lead.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
\ Ado listeners will be &C
> corded greater diversified
\ ton of radio programs,


~ corded greater diversified
/ \ ton of radio programs,
particularly through indie
pendent stations, by the opera
tion of a program exchange
which all stations can tap for
ideas and continuities.
Agreement to create such q
clearing house he's been reached
by the National Association Of
BroadcaSters with member Ste
tons and will be placed in occ-.c-
ton as coon aS sufficient material
is gathered. A round robin pro-
gram interchange Is ccltcn2-
plated. All stations Will be asked
TO submit new program ideas Or
scripts of programs to the asso-
citation headquarters.
Thus, when Station XYZ, in
Podunk, creates a local program
that clicks" with its audience. it
will send the continuity to the
association. The latter will list
the program idea in its regular
data sheets sent to its member
stations. which then can call upon
the station or the association for
it. With some 800 to 400 stations
submitting ideas and continu.ties,
it is expected that program stand
ards will be raised.
Too much sameness Of pro-
grams has been a source OF COM
plant from listeners virtually
since the beginning Of radio a
dozen years ago. Smaller stations
for the most part, have featured
phonograph records of electrical
transcriptions, interspersed with
speeches and dance orcheStraS
Little in the dramatic line has
been offered.
BroadcaSterS themselves have
complained about the dearth of
good program ideas adaptable for
the air. They point out that it is
real task to present from II to
l0 hours of continuous radio en-
tertainment without resorting to
duplication of program types.
x x
TWO years of depression-and
L possibly of enforced idleness
have seen the American army
of radio amateurs increase nearly
twofold, jumping from 22,739 on
July !, 1881, to 30,374 on July l
1882, and to approximately 41.000
at this writing. These figures are
revealed by Lieut.. E. K. Jett. as
sistant chief engineer of the Fed
eral Radio Commission. in charge
! of all non-broadcaSting wave
Evening star., 1933-07-09
OFFICIAL URGES LOW TUNING
DURING OPEN-WINDOW SEASON
Lafount Tells of Complaints of Roaring Sets, and
Fears Epidemic of Radio
Insomnia.

commission, unfortunately, has no con-
troll
Many ardent radio fans, unmindful
of the fact that their neighbors may
be trying to sleep. keep twirling their
dials until late night or early morning,
while their windows and doors are open.
There are also listeners who like to
arise early these Summer days and
take their radio setting-up exercises be-
fore an open window, with their radios
in high gear.
Those early morning and late night
Summer broadcasts are comparable to
swashbuckling political orator or
jazz band standing outside your neigh
boris door. Just multiply that ever
hundreds Of thousands of radio loud
speakers and one gets an ides-of the
possible nuisance that can be caused"
Evening star., 1933-07-09

A plea to radio listeners to keep their
radios in low gear during these swelter-
ing days, when windows are wide open.
so they won't become a nuisance to
nei2hbors, was made yesterday by Fed
eral Radio Commissioner Harold A.
Lafount
In Summer, the commissioner said,
radio officials are always besieged with
complaints from irate citizens protest.
ng against a neighbor's roaring radio.
He is making this new appeal to stave
off an epidemic of radio insomnia" or
sleepless nights, caused by the intrusion
of somebody's loud speaker.
This matter may seem humorous IN
way" Mr.. Lafount said~1.~but 1t Is
really serious problem, over which the
Evening star., 1933-07-09
VATICAN SENDS OUT SETS
Eauips It's Embassies Abroad With
Radios.

So that Pope Plus papal nuncios and
apostolic delegates at the capitals OF
the world can tune in the regular
broadcasts from the Vatican City radio
station installed last year as gift from
Guglielmo Marconi. the Vatican has
sent short wave radio receiving sets to
ell it's embassies abroad.
This was learned when the apostolic
delegate at Washington recently re-
ceived one of the sets, which like the
transmitting station, are believed to be
of British Marconi manufacture. The
delegate at Washington. however, ad-
n1its that he has never been able to
get the set in working order. possibly
because the American capital may be
dead spot for reception of the partlc-
ular wave lengths radiating from
Vatican CITY,
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Major Radio Features

VARIETY.
Capitol Theater Family. WRC, 10:15a;
Roxy's Concert. WMAL. 1l:15a; Wee
Lawnhurst, WRC, 3:15: Rubinoff' S
Orchestra, WRC, 700: Headliners,
WMAL, 800; Fireside Songs,
WNIAL, 9:45.
DRAMA
Folks from Dixie WRC. 1890; John
Henry-Black River Giant" WJSV,
9:15.
SPEECHES.
q. Y. Kaltenborn, WJSV, $50: Col
Lewis McHenry Howe, WRC, 900.
CLASSICAL.
Symphonic Hour, WJSv. 200; Russian
Symphonic Choir, WRC, $50: Phil
ads]phia Summer Concert, ,WJSV,
{ 7:3e.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
l60,000,000 Listeners.

Estimating an average OF four persons
per set. Mr. Burrows calculates that the
total world radio audience at the be-
ginning Of 1888 was at least 100, 900 900
and today is considerably more.
Nearly half Of these sets and listeners
are in the United States, but little Den
mark takes the lead over all other
countries in the per capita number Of
radios. For every 900 persons in Den
mark there are l40 radios, or Sc radios
in every 100 homes. For every 1000
persons in the United States there are
1873 3 radios Great Britain shows IT'S
per 900 of population. No other coun-
try approaches these figures, the next
nearest being Sweden with 988 radios
per 900 persons.
The international bureaus radio
census shows that. in SO far as total num-
bers of radios are concerned, the United
States is far and away in the lead. CAL
culations based on the II 100000 or
more sets counted in the 1880 census
bring the American figure forward to
II. .014 7Sl in 1898. The next greatest
total is shown in the British registra-
tions of 5.262.95 sets. Germany ranks
third. with 4307,722.
2,385.o Russian Sets.
Next in order as the principal broad
cast listening countries of the world
are Russia. with 1885, 900 radios 'the
first official figures ever furnished by
the Soviet: Japan. 1.343.186; Canada.
684 867: Sweden sos 624: Holland. $780,
ISL; Denmark. 1925: Czeohoslovakia
472,187; Argentina, 100000 and Au-
stralia. 4l9.l80.
Mr. Burrows found that all Europe
in the last four years. during which
broadcastirg methods there were con-
siderably improved. actually increased
its radios from 7,281.0l9 to 14,312c77,
or nearly 100 per cent. He calculates
the increase in the United States dur
ing the year 1892 as about 5000 new
homes with radios. Japan added 377 900
during the same period Little Siam,
whose King visited the United States a
little more than year ago and evinced
great interest in radio. showed the
greatest proportional increase of any
country during the year. jumping its
radio audience nearly $50 per cent.
A direct relation between the quality
of broadcaSting service and the size of
radio audience is dscerned by Mr..
Burrows. as well as peculiar local con-
ditions that conduce to listening. For
example. Iceland is generally overlooked
in broalcasting considerations, yet it
ranks eighth among the nations in the
European zone in respect to the relation
Of listeners to total population. This
is said to be due to the long hours of
unbroken darkness there during the
Winter months.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
NEW SERIES TO BEGIN
"Drake's Drums" Will Be Twice a
Week on N. B. c. Net.

A new dramatic series called Drake s
Drums" is to be begin tomorrow on
N. B. C. The feature will be heard
twice weekly. on Mondays and Satur-
days, and will combine the story of a
cabin boy who sailed with Sir Francis
Drake with songs typical of the period
James and Marjorie Jacobsen are
the authors of the script, which is de-
signed primarily for children. but will
appeal to adult listeners as we'll Both
weekly broadcasts are at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Brazil Has Work in Fields.

Following the announcement of the
director Of agriculture of Brazil that
there is work on Brazilian farms for
people from all parts of the world,
Japan Is sending $4,000 workers to
that country. aiding their passage by
q subsidy. The move Is sanctioned BY
the Brazilian government.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Roman Exercise Discs Found.

Antiouarians have identified curious
relics found recently by forestry work.
ers on the old bowling green of
Gwydyr Chapel in Llanrwst. Wales. as
disks used in exercising by Roman SOL
diers. They resemble quoits and were
as popular among soldiers of ancient
Rome as fos& ball is to soldiers Of
today.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
WnI $3.50 Meters.
W VII 1910 Kilocycles.

Flashes.
1:0o-Church of the Air.
1:30-Tango Argentina.
1:45-Gilbert Fraser. tenor.
2:O0-Operetta Gems.
2:15-Watch Tower Program.
2::3O-Cherry Blossom Kids.
3::3O-Orchestral Gems.
4:O0-Variety Program.
600 to 6:05-Base Ball Scores.
Early Program Tomorrow.
:0Oa-Musical Clock.
8:O0a-Birtndays.
8:05a-Musical Clock.
9:55a-Police Bulletins.
lO:O0a-Nell Paxton. organist.
lO:3Oa-"This an That
IL 1:OOa-Mothers' program.
II :30a-Songs We Love.
1:45a-Tango Argentina.
l:59a-Weather Report.
II :00m-Tunes of the Times.
12::30-Midday musicale.
12:45 to :00-Church OF the Air.
3:0O-Variety Hour.
3:55-The Book Man.
4:00-Forget-M t-Me-Nots.
4:30-Organ Echoes.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
Spanish War Veterans
MEETINGS THIS WEEK,

Camps.
Tuesday-Col James S. Petit.
92l Pennsylvania enue
southeast.
Friday-Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Pythian Temple: Admiral
George Dewey Naval, North
east Masonic Temple.
Auxiliaries.
Monday-Col. James S. Petit,
Naval Lodge Hall.
Tuesday-Henry w. Lawton,
Pythian Temple.
Friday-Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Pythian Temple.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
SWISS HAVE PROBLEM
OF RADIO IN POLITICS
Ban on Controversial Broadeasts,
Which Includes Political
Speeches, Causes Strife.

Often pointed out as the most demo-
cratic government in the world. be-
cause the people themselves pass i'm
portant laws by referendum. little
Switzerland has had its problem Of
radio in politics. Last February the
government banned all programs OF a
controversial nature, which naturally
excluded political broadcasts. &
Swiss broadcasters protested in the
name of democratic freedom. The re-
suit was that the Swiss Bundesrat in
May decided that, though absolute
neutrality on all issues must be main
tanned on the air. there may be speeches
by each side of an issue over the radio
system.
These speeches must take place the
week preceding a referendum and are
limited to a half hour for each side.
Each speaker may see the others
manuscript beforehand, but the pro-
ponent of the law up for vote will
always have the last word
Evening star., 1933-07-09
TODAY ON THE RADIO
WTISN 2O5.4 Meters.
w JoV 1,46O KilOcycles,
ARTISTS WHOSE POPULARIT


T30a-Elder Michaux.
30a-Columbia Junior Bugle.
:45a-Catholic Evidence Guild.
:0Oa-Melody Parade.
9:45a-Leo Lingo and Polly.
10 :OOa-Rhoda Arnold and Charles
Garlic.
10: 3Oa-Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir.
II 3Oa-New World Salon Orchestra.
l. 00m-Fred Feibel. organist.
- 2:3O-Compinsky Trio.
1O0-Smiling Ed Mcconnell.
1:15-The Playboys.
:3o-National Conference Of Jews and
Christians.
1:45-Manhattan Moods.
2:00-Symphonic Hour.
3:00-Cathedral Hour.
4:O0-Poet's gold.
4:15-Songs BY Vera Van.
4:30-Frank Crumit and Julia Sander
son.
5Oo-Eddie Duchin's Orchestra.
:30-Chicago Knights.
6:OO-The Gauchos.
6:3O-H. V. Kaltenborn, from London
6:45-Gertrude Niesen.
7:OO-Chicago variety program.
7::3o-Phladelph Summer Concert
from Fairmont Park.
s:15-"John Henry-Black River
Giant
9:30-Rhythm Rhapsody.
100O-Guy Lombardo's Orchestra.
O:SO-Jerry Freeman's Orchestra.
IL 00-Isham Jones Orchestra.
11:30-The Globe Trotter
11:45 to 12:00-Johnny Hamp and his
orchestra.
Early Program Tomorrow.
s:30a-Elder Michaux.
7:0Oa-The Sun Dial.
30a-Health Talk.
8:45a-ReiS and Dunn.
9O0a-In the Luxembourg Gardens.
9:15a-Bill and Ginger.
9:30a-The Merrymakers.
9:45a-Summer Dreams.
10:0oa-The Voice of Experience.
1O:l5a-Morning Moods.
10 :3Oa-Carlile and London.
1O:4sa-Pedro De Cordoba and Will
Osborne's Orchestra.
II :00a-George Halls Orchestra.
IL :3Oa-COncert Miniatures.
y :OOm-Columbia Miniatures.
l2:l5-Jack Griffin's Orchestra.
IL 30-Russian Gypsy Orchestra.
1:OO-The Round TownerS.
1:l5-The Captivators.
l:45-Ann Leaf at the Organ.
2:15-Fred Berren's Orchestra.
230-New World Salon Orchestra.
3:OO-Billy White. tenor.
3:3O-Columbia Artist Recital.
355-Virginia News.
4:00-Animal Stories. by Don Lang.
4:15-Syracuse Orchestra.
430-Summer Dreams.
445-America' Grub Street Speaks.
:0O-Colunbia Miniatures.
5:15-Freddie Martins Orchestra.
5:30-Skippy.
Evening star., 1933-07-09
NAVY SAVES ON RADIO
Brownsville Station to Be Handled
by the Army.

An Army radio station hereafter will
handle the Gulf of Mexico ship-shore
naval radio at Brownsville, at the
southern tip of Texas, where the Navy
Department in the interests of economy
has abandoned its regular long wave
stations, effective July l.
The little community of Brownsville
which gained fame during the Pancho
Villa raid of some years ago. not only
has had both an Army and a Navy
radio station, but may shortly look
across the Rio Grande to the towering
masts of a 500.000-watt broadcastine
station. which the Mexican government
has authorized to be built there.