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Evening star., 1934-12-30

ing which is usually accompanied by large
headache and disposition to snarl at one S
wife if any. In certain homes the children,
grown wary through experience. have learned
that New Year morning is excellent time
to stay as far away as possible from papa ana
mamma.
This is situation which should be remedied.
and not solely by aspirin, either. 1t calls for
the foundation of good, substantial movement.
Nation wide in its scope-the whole world can
come later-and having for its theme song the
shibboeth Earlier to bed on January L."
No one has yet figured out the reason why
people who behave like reasonably normal
human beings for 364 days of the year have
to go haywire on New Year eve. Accurate
statistics are not available. unfortunately, but
it seems like reasonable guess to say that
the average guest at the average New Year
eve party returns to his own home and bed no
earlier than 6 O'Clock of the morning after.
If you feel like challenging this statement,
we'll compromise at o'clock, which is not
very much of an improvement.
Admitted that custom DEGREES some sort Of
celebration the evening of December 81.
there is nowhere in the statute books law pre-
scribing that it be an endurance contest Ii
we refuse, as a Nation, to be regimented in
our economic life then let us be self-deter-
mining in our revelry.
I EFT us take a New Year day out of the
= life of Mr. Jones, for example. Mr. Jones,
let it be said, is not any individual in particu-
lar; he represents thousands of other Joneses
and Greens and Hemingways and is sometimes
known as the Average Citizen
Anyway, Mr.. Jones finally tears himself out
of bed on the day after the party and comes
downstairs to find that breakfast has lost its
customary appeal. AS he toys with his tomato
Juice or grapefruit he is assailed by deplorable
doubts and msgivings. such as:
l. Did I insult the hostess last night?
9 What did I do, that the wife isn't speak
ing?
g. Was I the one that started throwing the
celery?
a. Did I argue too loudly over the New Deal,
and who was it suggested that I put on the
roller skates?
Mr. Jones darts furtive glance across the
table at his wife, who is slipping her coffee in
stony and forbidding silence. He gulpS, gets
up his nerve, and ventures:
We'll, the next time I stay out that late
hope somebody shoots me-"
Mrs. Jones is still in great need Of sleep.
but she is still quick enough on the uptake to
Evening star., 1934-12-30

would say fell into my plate. Nothing Of the
sort. was just leaning across the table to say
something to Sally Simms. Anyway. I don't
like meringue glace and I never eat it. It's
silly"
$50 is Sally Simms silly. in my opinion but
you seem to like her pretty WELL
Mr. Jones is getting very sore now. "Al
right All right. Well, what else did I do?
with"
But why go on? You know the rest.
The point is not being made that all New
Year ever parties are alike There are wet
ones and dry ones, and there are those which
Evening star., 1934-12-30

might be described as slightly dampish. But
practically all of them last too long The
N. r. A. has shortened the working day. Can't
1t do something for the playing night, espe-
cially at the end Of the year?
There are three ways Of Saluting the New
Year. One is to go downtown and kick the
old one out in a hotel or night club. Another
Is to throw a party at home. Still another
and this has much to recommend its to stay
home and go to sleep.
Two things about the New Year eve party
set it apart from the ordinary Saturday night
or birthday variety. They are the overtime. and
the practice of sounding off at the stroke Of
midnight with a toast to the New Year.
There is much to be said in favor Of the
latter custom and, on the other hand a good
argument can be made against it. For while
it is sporting to sing out a CHEEKY welcome to
the infant year that is coming in, it is con-
siderably less than hospitable to departing
guest to knock the year which is just taking its
departure.
YOU know how it goes. Everybody shouts.
Happy New Year!' And then some one
is sure to observe, II certainly hope it's better
than the old one That plenty lousy"
Perhaps it is just well that We cannot see
into the future, else the traditional observation
might occasionally be reversed and the New
Year instead Of being welcomed with joyous
song and clink of glass, be greeted with some
thing like shudder.
The following topics proposed for early
discussion and action by the society. You un-
derstand, of course, that they will be added
to or amended as various complaints pour In.
l. At that moment when certain males OF
the party go into a hudde over Sweet Ade-
line" and "I Want a Girl" the party can be
fairly said to be slipping. At this point the
contest between those who are politely trying
to keep awake and those who should be chic
reformed is already well under way.
2 Something should be done about the peri
patetic celebrant-the fellow who starts at
Bill Smiths and ends up at Zeke Browns,
after any number of stops in between. This
gentleman Cor LADY, is within his rights, but
he shouldn't complain the next day.
8. No matter how earnest you may be, when
you start pronouncing like Sh, you have
no right to get sore if you fail to command
an attentive and respectful audience.
4. If you are the only Republican among
a party of Democrats. or vice versa, and the
others gang up you in an argument, you are
justified in telling everybody where to go.
S. You are never, under any circumstances.
as big a comedian you think you are. You
but you should realize it earlier
6. When your wife tells you for the fourth
time to take her home take her home.
The foregoing is merely a brief intimation
of the broad, general lines along which the
society will work. The aims of this movement
are not to be confused with those of the abor-
tive stop Having Fun" Society. We will not
tolerate hypocrisy.
Evening star., 1934-12-30

4 good, substantial moue-
mena having for its theme
song the shibboleth. Earlier
to bed on January L."
A ND then. just at the precise mo-
~ ment when silence seems most
precious Mrs. Jones skaters it.
"I suppose" she says acidly. "you
remember running your dinner coat"
Ruined whose dinner coat?" in
dignantly. II certainly do not. Ill
admit" says Mr.. Jones, that it needs
cleaning. There's some white sticky
stuff on the lapels that I can't seem
to get Off"
I'm not surprised" says his wife.
you fell into your meringue glace."
''I fell into-what?"
"You fell into your plate. Right at
the table while we were eating des-
sert That is, the rest of us were
eating ours"
OF course, this is exaggeration. Mr..
Jones knows it. And he hates it. "You
Evening star., 1934-12-30

move in on this one She says. I'D GER
tainly be better Off" And then she
says, "Hmff!"
1t isn't so much what she says as
the way she says it. After all when
you take "Hmff!" out of its context
you have practically nothing. But as
Mrs. Jones delivers it, it is one of the
most eloquent words in the English
Evening star., 1934-12-30
"Did I argue too loud over
the NeU Deal, and ,uhO
,oas it suggested that ! put
on the roller skafes?"
BY ERNEST LYNN.

ENERAL1Y speaking. there are just
three things which mark the advent
of New Year day in the life of
! the ordinary citizen, day off. an
unfamiliar looking calendar in the
kitchen and a soggy, depressed feel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
RADIO AUTHORITY GETS
TWO new APPLICATIONS
Stations Seek to Broadcast on Elk.
perimental Wave Lengths in
Band Recently Opened.

Two more applications for new
broadcasting stations on the three ex-
perimental wave lengths in the band
from $500 to 1000 kilocycles, recently
opened for new broadcasting services
by the Federal Radio Commission. have
been filed with the commission, bring
ing to five the total number received
thus far. One is from L. M Kennett,
manager of VISIT, South Bend, Ind,
who seeks 1000 watts on 1880 kilo-
cycles for a new station at Indian
apolis. The other is from Fred w.
Christian, jr., and Raleigh w. Whit
son, seeking 1000 watts on 1870 kilo-
cycles for new station at Morco, Calf.
Other applications on file with the
commission are those from the Water
bury, Conn.,, American-Republican
seeking 1880 kilocycles; John v. L.
Hogan, New York radio engineer, seek
ing 1850 kilocycles. and the United
School of Christianity, Kansas City,
seeking 1880 kilocycles-au with 1000
watts in the cities named.
The commission will probably hold
hearings to determine whether the ap-
plications are technically and finan-
cially equipped to undertake the ex-
periments proposed in the newly
opened bands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Two CHAINS PLAN
BIRTHDAY PROGRAM
Famous Entertainers Will Be on
Air in Honor of President
Roosevelt.

4 brilliant hour Of entertainment
featuring some Of the greatest names
Of radio, stage and opera, will be heard
over the combined Columbia and N
B. O. networks Tuesday, starting at
11:15 pm, running one hour in the
special broadcast honoring President
Roosevelt on his SD birthday anniver-
sary. The program will link together
the thousands of parties being staged
all over the country in connection with
this gala White House occasion. The
Chief Executive is expected to speak
briefly at approximately 1870 pm.
Among the outstanding features will
be greeting by short wave from Ad-
chairman Of the Little America Com
mittee for the presidential birthday
celebration
From the world of opera and con-
cert Columbia's Nino Martini and Eliz-
abeth Rethberg will come to the mi
crophone. Another noted classic artist
to appear will be the famed violin viz
tuoso, Mischa Elman. These distin-
guished performers will be accompa-
MED by Howard Barlow and the Co.
lumbia Symphony Orchestra.
Two Of radios most popular dance
bands, Raymond Paige's and Paul
Whiteman's, will be heard in medleys
Of tunes ranging in variety from the
stately waltz and the sophisticated fox
trots to rural melodies for "hoeing it,
down on the farm.
A transcontinental barrage of humor
will pierce the air waves with Column
bias dumb crackers, Burns and Allen.
representing the Pacific Coast, and
New Yorks famous song dance
man, George M. Cohan, upholding the
honor of the Atlantic seaboard. Still
another unique feature will be choral
numbers by the Fiske Jubilee Singers
from Nashville. The Army, Navy and
Marine Corps Bands will each be heard
IN several selections from Washington.
Brief addresses will be made by
Henry L. Doherty, head of the Ma
tional Committee for the Presidents
Birthday Ball; Col Carl Byoir, gen.
eral director Of the committee. and
Keith Morgan. director of the Warm
Springs Foundation. Part of the pro-
ceeds from each Of the local celebra-
lions will constitute gift to the Presi-
dent from the American people to be
expended in connection with the Warm
Springs institution which he created
IN 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
BUDAPEST STATION
HEARD IN AMERICA
Broadcast From Tallest Tower in
World Can Be Heard on
Good Night.

Tallest of all the broadcasting sta
lions in the world is the single-mast
tower Of the new 12O,0OO-watt Radio
Budapest, which American listeners
with flair for distance tuning may be
able to get on exceptionally good nights
on its new wave length of SAG kilo-
cycles. This wave Is a trifie below the
lower limit of the North American
broadcasting band, which is $50 kilo-
cycles, but the fact that it is tunable
by most radios in use in America is at
tested by the recent assignment of two
stations in Canada to the 540-kilocycle
wave.
The tower itself is 932 feet high, but
at its upper end it has a telescope
shaft which can be extended up to
1,022 feet. 1t thus is higher than the
Eiffel Tower. which is also used for
radio in Paris, and considerably higher
than the two tallest radio masts in
the United States, which are those OF
WSM, Nashville, and WLW. Cincin-
natl, both extending something over
800 feet.
Radio Budapest drew what is re-
garded as one of the prize wave lengths
in the big reallocation of European
broadcasting, which took place January
Is in conformity with the Interna-
t1onal Radio Unions So-called Lucerne
plan. The lower the wave lengths, the
better are their carrying capacity, and
Europe assigned most of its high-power
stations to the lower frequencies.
In fact, under the Lucerne plan, Eu-
rope assigned 81 stations to waves be-
tween $50 and 300 kilocycles, including
the 500,000-watt station at Moscow, the
50,000watter in Poland, the 100000
waiter at Warsaw, the three 100000
waters in Russia the $4,000 watt Radio
Paris, the 75,000-watt Koenigswuster-
hansen station in Germany and the 3d.
000-watt British station at Daventry.
These long waves are not used for
broadcasting in North America, nor are
the six channels between 300 and 500
kilocycles on which the Lucerne allo-
cation placed 10 other European sta
tons.
All of the rest of Europe's stations
are staggered on the various wave
lengths between 500 and $500 kilocy-
Giles, Europe thus widening the broad
the United States recently Widened it
nels between $50 and 1900 kilocycles.
To protect the 5O0-kilocycle interna-
tional distress (SOS) frequency, how
ever, Europe began her ALLEGATIONS at
SIG kilocycles
The European reallocation has been
in effect only few weeks, and few re-
ports have been received as yet as to
how it is working. Up to the time of
its effective date reports were current
that several nations would refuse to
abide by it, using channels of their own
choosing and threatening to upset the
entire ALLEGATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
CRUISE WILL SURVEY
FOREIGN RADIO TRADE

Markets abroad for American-made
radios and other electrical equipment,
toward which manufacturers have been
turning hopefully during the depres-
sion, will hereafter be surveyed and
watched by a new chief of the elecs
trical equipment division of the De-
partment Of Commerce. He is An
drew A. Cruise, an electrical engineer
ing graduate of the Naval Academy
who until recently was with the In
ternational Telephone & Telegraph
Co. as a commercial engineer in va
xious South American countries.
Mr.. Cruise has been appointed by
the new administration to succeed
Marshall T. Jones, who has been trans
ferred to another division. His expe-
rience in the communications and cleo
trical fields has been wide, particu-
larry In the radio. cable and telephony
branches. Lawrence D. Batson will
continue to handle radio export data,
which includes the furnishing of in
formation regarding broadcasting in
foreign countries as well as about mar
kets for radio equipment sales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
LONDON BROADCAST
Bruno Walters Orchestra to Be
Heard in America,

Afternoon symphonic concerts over
N. B. c. networks during the coming
week are headed by an international
broadcast from London on Wednesday,
which will bring to American listeners
q performance of the British Broad
casting Corporation Symphony Or
chestra under the baton of the noted
conductor, Bruno Walter.
The first three movements of the
Symphony in E minor, by Johannes
Brahms, will be heard in this short
wave program from Ais to pm.
Walter. who has often conducted lead
ing orchestras in this country, is con-
sidered one Of the outstanding con-
temporary directors. The B. B. G. Or
chestra, a weekly feature on the Brit
ish air, will broadcast the Brahms work
from Queens Hall in London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28

entinc researches to serve the needs q
all agencies" -.
Hourly weather information and
the four-hour teletypewriter weather
maps which now are moved over leased
wires along the Nations airways soon
will be sent by radio on the Washing
ton-New York airway in the beginning
Of an important series of studies by the
Department Of Commerce which may
result in the use of radio to replace
$4,000 miles OF leased wires In this
country
The substitution Of radio for land
wires would involve not only the send
Ing OF routine weather information, re-
ports and forecasts by radio, but also
would necessitate the operation by radio
OF the automatic typewriters upon
which the aviation weather maps are
received every four hours for dissemi-
nation to airports and airmen
The work Is being done under direc.
ton OF Rex Martin, assistant director
OF aeronauticS of the Department Of
commerce, in charge of air navigation.
He Is assisted by a committee composed
OF fau! GoIosooro, president Of Aero
nautical Radio OF Washington; w. H,
g. Finch, secretary and chief engineer
OF American Radio News, New York.
and Eugene Sibley. chief of the com.
munlcations section, and w. E. Jack.
son, chief OF the radio section of the
Department OF Commerce, aeronautics
branch.
The Washington-New York RADIO
operated teletypeWriter circuit will par.
allel the existing land-wire circuit,
Both systems will be in operation, for
trial period.
Mr.. sibley will be in charge of the
nh
Mr.. Jackson will deal with the tech
meal radio aspects, Mr.. Martin eX.
planned. Mr.. Finch will give the bene-
NJ OF experience in transmitting press
dispatches by acknowledgements be.
tween New York and Chicago, and MIR.
Golosboro will be adviser on co-ordi-
netion Of radio activities along the air.
ways. Joseph Hromada, Department Of
Commerce radio expert, has been called
here from Chicago in connection with
the installation Of the system.
Washingtonian Wins Medal.
One Of the two outstanding annual
awards for engineering work in ad-
vancement Of aviation has Just been
presented to e. N. Jacobs Of the Ma
tional Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics. The Wright Brothers' Medal,
which he received Friday in Detroit. Is
awarded each year to the author Of
the best paper on aerodynamics or
structural theory or research, or air
plane design or construction"
The other engineering award, the
Manly Memorial Medal. was presented
at the same time to A. H. Roy Fedden
Of the Bristol Aeroplane Co.. England,
for the best paper of the year ''relat-
ing to theory or practice in the design
or construction of, or research on. areo-
, nautic power plants or their parts or
accessories.
Both winning papers were presented
at the International Automotive Engi-
neering Congress, sponsored by the So
ciety of Automotive Engineers, and held
in Chicago last August.
Mr.. Jacobs paper dealt with CORE
lation Of the theory Of airfoils, and was
described as an exceedingly able trea-
tise on the aerodynamics of various
wing sections for aircraft. The paper
which won the Manly award for Mr..
Fedden was discussion Of the possible
future development Of air-cooled avia-
ton engines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Advertisers Seek
To Use Presidents
Voice on Programs

Two reasons were given to the
sponsors OF the March of Time"
program for the request from the
White House that Bill Adams,
impersonator of President Roose-
velt's voice on the radio, should
quit doing so.
First, other advertising sponsors
wanted permission to use the
Presidents voice, either imper-
sonated or from records, In their
programs. Secondly, 1t was felt
that many people tuning In late
might think they were actually
hearing the Presidents voice.
The sponsors accepted the die
tum in good grace. feeling 1t was
an indirect tribute to the re-
markable stimulation Of the presi-
dental voice by the man playing
the role in the weekly perform
ance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
MAJOR FEATURES AND PROGRAM NOTES.

OF, Bed with a Smile" Lullaby Lady"
and Lonesome Road"
The Saint-Saens Symphony in G
Minor, No. 8" will be featured by the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra dur
ing its concert from 3 to s over WJSv.
Arturo Toscanini will direct the Or
chestra.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" will be
Rubinof's solo on the program with
Eddie Cantor which WRC will broad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
5000 VISIT STATION
Popularity Of Radio City Tours
Reaches New Peak.

Popularity Of the conducted tours
through the National Broadcasting
Co.'S Radio City studios reached q new
high over the last week end, when
nearly 5000 persons went through the
headquarters in the r. c. A. Building.
The tours. conducted by uniformed
guides, take about an hour to complete,
and include all points of interest in the
studios and main control rooms, giving
a comprehensive picture Of how the
worlds first and largest network organ
ization operates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28

Josef Holman, celebrated pianist.
will make his first radio concert ap-
pearance in several years as the guest
artist with the Symphony Orchestra on
WMAL tonight at 6. He will play
Rubinstein's first movement In the
piano Concerto and LISTS I'VE
nezia's Napoli"
Singin' Sam will contribute to the
program Of Ted Weems' Orchestra on
WMAL at Z. He will sing Roll Out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28

cast from 8 to 9. The orchestra will
feature an overture of melodies from
the new ziegfeld "Follies" and 1.-THE
Old Spinning Wheel"
Mayor La Guardia Of New York will
be the principal speaker on tho "Our
American Schools" program which
WRC will broadcast from $50 to Z.
He will discuss Education in . New
Era"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28

cessor, and will permit New York taxi
cabs to be equipped with radios. OBJ
jections had been raised that radios
In taxicahs cause traffic trouble and
are sometimes . nuisance while the
taxis are parked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Atlantic Seaplane Service
Due to Begin Next Month
.ye9
Luft Hansa. Subsidized German Transport Sys.
tenn. Reported Ready to Fly e,70o-N1ile Route
From Berlin TO Rio de Janeiro.
BY JOSEPH 8. EDGERTON.

)ANs Of Luft Hansa the subsidized German transport
system to the South Atlantic with regular seaplans
service using mdocean base the recondtioned
Westfalen loom the most important aeronaucal
developments of early 80
The Germans have made elaborate preparations for the
service They have conducted service trials With the WeSfan
the South Atlantic and in northern waters The service trials
ment and handling facilities of the Westfaen.
It is the plan institute the month
the 6O0-nie route from Berlin to Rio Janero
flying boat intended.
Luft with aerial activities in South America and
step In the attempt develop for German industry
American markets - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Taxicab Radios Permitted.

Holding that the volume Of sound
can be limited and that the radios can
be kept mute while parked. Police Com
missioner Organ Of New York City
has reversed the ruling Of his prede-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Crosby Faces Problem.

Bling Crosby has been urged to fly to
Washington for President Roosevelt's
birthday ball Tuesday. He can't figure
out, however, how he can broadcast
from Los Angeles tomorrow night and
get In Washington the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
Koran Read on Radio.

Daily readings Of the Koran are
being featured on the radio in Egypt
by arrangement between the governs
ment and the broadcasting authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAMS

Eastern Standard Time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
RADIO TELEGRAPH
PLAN IS REVIVED
Two Companies Race to Es.
tabIish Inter-City Service,
Using Short Waves.
BY MARTIN CODKL.

~ NOE projected on a nationwide
scale by an independent COM
domestic that met bankruptcy,
~ do nestle autobiography, or