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ORIENTAL LEADERS 10 MOM Chinese and Japanese View points to Be Presented in fieneva Program. DR. W. W Yen and Yosuki Mat fuoka, leaders, respectively, ol the Chinese and Japanest delegations at the League ol _ Nations meeting in Geneva Will discuss both sides of the curreni Sino-Japane^e situation in a broadcast today-over WJSV and affiliated Colum bia stations. Dr. Yen will «peak at 12:30 and Mat er ska at 1:15. Both broadcasts will o;:gihate in the League of Nations sta tion In Geneva. The- regular weekly concert of the N:v~York Philharmonic Symphony Or chestra, from 3 to 5 o'clock, will be directed by Iseay Dobrowen, Russian guest conductor, who succeeds Toscanini for four weeks. The program include.· Glinjui'» colorful overture to the opera "Rusjland and Ludmllla'' and Tichai· krwsky's famous "Symphony No. 5 In X Minor." Will Interview Novelist. Thomae L. 8tlx will interview Martha Ortecso, famous novelist, in the program from 6 to 6:15. This will b? the fourth In the series called "America's Grub Btreet .Speaks." Roger Pryor, son of the famous band leader, will be featured in the "Roses and Drums" dramatic sketch from 5 to 5:30,,, This episode will hark back to the clipper ship days, when American vesiels were making and breaking rec ords in China tea trade. WJSV will broadcast at 10:30 the an nual, memorial services of the Order of Elks, symbolizing in song and music its f traditjpnal 11 o'clock toast to departed members. George M. Cohan, the noted actor and playwright, will preside. Β A. RcJfe and his drchestra and Clar ence Whitehill, Metropolitan Opera •tar. will take part in the program. Old-time song hits will be featured In the Parade of Melodies program from 9:30 to 10. The selections include "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'' and "Mighty Lak' a Rose " Eddie Cantor will sing several hew aong hits in his program with Rubinoff and his orchestra tonight over WRC and other Ν. B. C. stations. Rubinoff t· Play. t Cantor's selections Include "I'm Sure ef everything but You" and "Baby." RublnOfT will play as his violin solos "Estrëllita" and "How Deep Is the Ocean?" The Dream Drama program at 5:30 will be based or a Christmas shopping trip.. It will depict the trials and tribulations of a father in a toy shop. The remainder of WRC s program is made up of the usual N. B. C. attrac tions,., These include the dramatic sketch "Moonshine and Honeysuckle," • concert by Wayne King's Orchestra and "the National Catholic Radio Hour. Rosa Pollio Jarman, contralto, will be the gilCst soloist with Harold Veo's Sym phony Orchestra during its concert to nlghfover WMAL. This station's other musical features include a concert by the Çoban Maequeraders and a recital by EDI Carbauh. baritone. Rev. Peter Quinn, Marist missionary, will te the guaet apeaker during the Washington Catholic Radio Hour over WOU. This station also win broadcast the service of the Church of Epiphany and It* usual musical features. 'J.': BroadoMt Λιϋ JUliea. Though passed unaiumouily by the House, the 8enate of the Alabama Leg I islatuje ha· kiUtd the proposed bill to requin all State-owned or State-sup ported colleges and universities to allow theirToot ball games to be broadcast. ~ Brtnly Honor Urged. France's medical profession is prepar ing tO" honor M. Brsnly, who is called the "father of wirelee»" for his inven tion of the coherer. M. Branly, a physi cian;- has already received the honor, rare te the case of a living man, of hav ing ar street in Cannes named for him Efforts are being made to have the Grand· Cross of the Legion of Honor conferred upon him in celebration of the jubilee of his invention. Major Radio Feature» CLASSICAL. New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, WJSV, 3:00; Barbara Maurel. WJSV. 7:15: Utile Sym phony Orchestra. WMAL, 8:30. VARIETY Capitol Theater Family. WRC, 11:30a; Vee Lawnhurst, WRC. 4:15; Rubi nofl's Orchestra, with Eddie Cantor, WRC, 8:00; Parade of Melodies, WJSV, 9:30; Jack Benny and Ted WèVrns' Orchestra, WJSV, 10.00; Theater Review, WMAL, 11:30. DRAMA K-7 spy drama. WRC. 1:00: Roses and Drums. WJSV, 5:00; Dream Dramas, WRC, 5:30 SPEECHES. Dr. W. W. Yen. WJSV, 12 SO; Yoauki Matsuoka. WJSV, 1:15; Elwood Street, WRC, 5:00; Dr. Julius Klein, WJSV, 7:00; David Lawrence, WRC, •:Q0. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHEKK. 10 30a—Fiddlers Three—WJZ, WBAL, WLW and WBZ. 1100a—Morning musical·—WJZ. WBZ, WBAL, WLW and WHAM. 12:08—Mexican Marimba Band—WJZ, WBAL, WHAM and WLW. 1:00—Roxv and his gang—WJZ, " WBAL. KDKA, WBZ and WHAM. S 10—The Foamew; Charlie Agnew'i Orchestra—WJZ, WBAL. WHAM and WBZ. 1:00—"Our American Music"; Thomas Belviso's Orchestra — WJZ, WBAL. WGAR, WRVA and WWNC. J:30—Manhattan Merry Go Round; Gene Rodemieh'i Orchestra and soloists — VfJZ, WBAL, WLW, - - WMAQ and WJR 4:10—Address by Preadent Wilhelm Miklas of Austria—WJZ, WBZ, KDKA and WHAM. 1:00—National Vespers. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick—WJZ, WBAL, • WLW and WSM. 6:00— Paul Whiteman's Rhythmic Concert—WJZ, WBAL. WBZ, KDKA, WLW and WHAM 7:00—Eva Jessye Choir—WJZ, WBAL, WGAR and WREN. 7:30—' Great Moments in History"; ~ ' dramatic sketch—WJZ, WBAL KDKA and WLW. • :00—Russian Gaieties; Balalaika Or - chestra—WJZ, WBAL, KDKA • WLW. WJR and WHAM. 9:00—Melodies, Mixed Quartet, Ralph Klrbery and Orchestra — WJZ WBZ, WBZ A. WHAM, WJR KDKA and KYW. • 30—Walter WlncheU—WJZ. WBZ • WBAL, KDKA and WHAM. • :45—Lifetime Review; Spitalny's Or· chestra and male quartet—WJZ WBZ. WBZA. WHAM. WJR KDKA and KYW. 10:11—Old Singing Master, program o: old songs—WJZ, WBAL, WBZ WHAM and KDKA. 10 :#0—Testimonial Dinner in honor ο Morris Ε Rothenberg—WJZ WBAL. WHAM, WGAR, WLV and KOIL. 11:00—Sam Herman, xylophonlst—WJZ WBAL, WMAQ, KDKA an< WHAM 11:00—William Stoess and his Flylni Dutchmen — WJZ. WQAB WLW, KOIL and W8B. Rise to Radio Stardom Rapid for New Artiste TWO SINGEES BOOKED FOR REGULAR NETWORK BROADCASTS AFTER RADIO DEBUT. Ψ ■ " ■■■■ ί 1 ' - 1 1 ■ '■ ι ■■■ ■■■ ■■ ^ 1 DORIS ROBBINS (left), called "The Angel of the Air." who will appear as soloist with Orche.tr. OVW WBX -—- -—- ·— ever WJSV and other Columbia stations. THIRD CRUSADED IS MEN OFF 1 Shuler Joins Brinkley and Baker in Silence as Court Denies His Appeal. The third of the coterie of radio crusaders, whose broadcasting stations were ordered silenced by the Federal Radio Commission and who then not only appealed to the courts for rein statement, but sought election to polit ical offices, has lost his court as well as his political fight. Though he raised the issue of free dom of speech by radio, Rev. Robert P. Shuler, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church South and owner of KGEF. Los Angeles, this week lost his appeal to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia from the commission's de cision last year that silenced his sta tion. He and his station thus go the way of Dr. John R Brinkley and Nor nmn T. Baker, whoee stations were aimilarlv silenced by the commission, which wm upheld by the same court. "Net In Public Interest." Completely sustaining the commission, the court held it was right in dropping KGEF from the radio rolls because "the evidence abundantly sustains the conclusion of the commission that the continuance of the broadcasting pro grams of the appellant is not in the public interest." Shuler was charged with using his radio station to villify and abuse public officials and institu tions and private citizens and attempt ing to "incite religious prejudice." Unless he carries the case to the United 8tate« Supreme Court on the freedom of speech issue, as his coun sel, Louis O. Caldwell, has indicated he probably will, and secures a re versal. Shuler's station must remain off the air permanently. The court's de cision very clearly calls him to task for his broadcast utterances on cases pend ing trial in Los Angeles, which twice caused his conviction for contempt of court, and generally deprecates his charges of improper conduct and im moral acts against judges and citizens. The court's opinion also decries his slighting references to Jews »nd Ro man Catholics. Frequency Right Denied. That Shuler has no property right in the wave length he used also is affirmed by the court, which held he was not deprived of any property right in view of the merely "permissive" right given him by the Government to use a radio channel. Shuler In the November elections ran as an Independent prohibition candi date for the United States Senate, but was defeated by William G. McAdoo. Dr. John R. Brinkley, the Kansas medico-broadcaster, whose station li cense also was revoked by the Radio Commission last year on the grounds that his medical broadcasts were inim ical to the public health, was a candi date for Governor of Kansas last month, but also was defeated. The same court also upheld the commis sion in ordering Brinkley's station off the air. whereupon Brinklev built the high-powered XER in Mexico. The third of the depœed broadcast ers who ran lor office after the com mission had silenced his station, also because of medical broadcasts, was Norman T. Baker, owner οί Κ TNT, Muscatine, Iowa. He was unsuccessful In seeking the governorship of Iowa. His station was silenced because he was charged with using it as a personal mouthpiece to attack individuals, espe cially the medical profession, and be cause of its cancer cure advertising. EDUCATIONAL GROUP URGES FEDERAL PROBE Investigation of Whole Subject of Broadcasting- Is Urged of Congressmen. Apparently objecting to the conclu sions of the Federal Radio Commission in its report on American broadcasting in response to the Couiens-DiH resolu tion. which favored the present system, the National Committee on Education bv Radio, consisting of representatives of nine educational associations, has passed a resolution urging Congress to conduct a general investigation of "the whole subject of radio broadcasting" by a committee of Congress created for that purpose. This organization is demanding that 15 per cent of the available wave lengths be made available to educa tional institutions under State auspices and has been conducting a vigorous fight against commercial radio. One of the bases given for its resolution is the fact that Canada this year has ordered a reorganization of radio under govern mental auspices. American broadcasters have been con , slstently at odds with the committee, which is headed by Joy Elmer Morgan of the National Education Association. They contend that to grant its demands for a share of the channels would mean the elimination of an equivalent number of existing privately owned stations, without even then making available enough radio waves to enable all educa p tlonal Institutions to operate their own stations. Moreover, they claim, moat ol r the 50 or more radio stations now owned and operated by educational In stitutions sell time to support them i selves and are conducted like any othei commercial station. Automobiles hi Palestine now tote! 1,3ββ. * Today on the Radio All program* scheduled for Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change without notice.) ipiCV *85.4 Meter·. "J*3' 1.480 Kilocycle·. 8:00a—Michaux'* Radio Revival. 9:00a—Columbia Junior Bugle. 10:00a—Columbia Church of the Air. 10:30a—The Comlnsky Trio. 11:00a—Rhoda Arnold and Charles Carllle. 12:00m—Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir and Organ. 12:30—Address by Dr. W. W. Yen, leader of the Chinese delegation at the League of Nations. 12:45—Cathedral Hour. 1:15—Address by Yosuki Matsuoka. leader of the Japanese delega tion at the League of Nations. 1:30—Columbia Church of the Air. 2:00—Smiling Ed McConnell. 2:15—Michaux's Radio Revival. 2:45—The Hoosier Editor. 3:00—New York Philharmonic Sym phony Orchestra. 5:00—Roses and Drums. _ 5:30—Ballad Hour. 6:00—Thomas L. Stix interviews Mar- ' tha Ostenso. novelist. 6:30—William Hall, baritone. 7:00—"The World's Business," by Dr. Julius Klein. 7:15—Barbara Maurel, contralto. 7:30—Memories In Melody. 7:45—"Your Child," by Angelo Patrl. 8:00—Helen Board, soprano, and male chorus. 8:30—Roxy Theater Ensemble. 9:00—Bath Club Revue. 9:30—Parade of Melodies. 10:00—Jack Benny, comedian, and Ted Weems' Orchestra. 10:30—Elks' Memorial Service. 11:00—The Gauchos. ^ 11:30—The Globe Trotter. 11:45—Eddie Duchln's Orchestra. 12:00—Ben Pollack's Orchestra. 12:30a—Bernie Cummins' Orchestra. 13:45 to 1:00a—Hal Kemp's Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:00a—Michaux's Radio Revival. 8:00a—Salon Musicale. 8.30a—Rhythm Kings. 8:45a—Njws dispatches. 9:00a—Rets and Dunn 9:15a—Gypsy Music Makers. 9:30a—Tony Wons. 9:45a—The Merrymakers. 10:00a—Artells Dickson. 10 : fta—Melody Parade. 10:30a—Fred Berrens' Orchestra. 10:45a—Vocal Art Trio. 11:00a—"Along the Corridors of Con gress," by Frederic William Wile. 11:30a— Academy of Medicine program. 11:45a—Ben Alley, tenor. 12:00m—Buddy Harrod's Orchestra. 12:30—Concert miniatures. 1:00—George Hall's Orchestra. 1:30—Atlantic City Musicale. 3:00—National Student Federation program. 2:15—"The Well Tempered Clavichord," by Sylvia Sapira. 2:30—American School of the Air. 3:00—Elizabeth Barthell. 3:15—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 3:30—Sam Praeer Dianlst. and Helen Nugent, contralto. 3:45—The Etftn Boys. 4 :00—Prank Westphal's Orchestra. 4:30—Columbia Artist Recital. I 5:00—Tamara DimitriefT. pianist. 5:15—"Today and Yesterday." 5:30—Skippy. 1PM il 4*5.9 Meters. Y¥ .tl.Al, 6J0 9 00a—Musical Varieties. 9:15a—Robert Allison, baritone. 9:30a—The Christehsen Players. 9:45»—Selected Readings by Dee Shannon. 10:00a—"Starting the Week Right." by Rev. Frederick Brown Harris. 10:15a—The Leef Brothers. 10:30a—Watch Tower Service. 10:45a—Studio Program. 11:00a—Services from National City Christian Church. 12:00m—Norman Brokenshire'i Ha waiiens. 12:15—Band Box Review. 12:30—Colonial Club Orchestra. 12:45—Ben Bernie's Orchestra. 1:00—National Dance Marathon. 1:15—Harold Veo's Orchestra. 1:45—Children's Program. 2:30—Choral Hour, with the Choir of Calvary M. E. Church. 3 :00—Drama. "The Sign ot the Cross." 3:30—Old Hymn Book Hour. 4 :00—Thomas Costagginl, tenor. 4:15—Sunshine Charley. 4:30—Studio program. 4:45—Grace Oroves, soprano. 5.00—National Dance Marathon. 5:15—Mary R. Williams, soprano. 5:30—Pete Maclas' Orchestra. 6:00—Robert Ruckman, organist. 6:30—Earl Carbauh, baritone. 6:45—The Modernists. 7:00—The Cuban Masqueradera. 7:30—Norman Frauenheim, pianist. 8:00—Harmonious Quartet. 8:15—Character sketches by Marjorle Webster. 8:30—Little tiymphony Orchestra. 9:30—Robert Ruckman, organist. 10:00—News Flashes. 10:15—Dance Marathon. 10:30—Boernsteln's Orchestra. 11:00—Meyer Davis' Orchestra. 11:30—Theater Program. 12:00—Weather Report. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Reveille. 8:15a—Morning Devotions. 8:30a—Johnny Salb, organist. 8:45a—Broadway Echoes. 9:00a—High Spots. W:J0a—Ellen H. Wheatley, pianist. 9:45a—Musical Varieties. 10:00a—National Troubadour·. 10:15a—Elsie J. Reilley, soprano. 10:30a—Mirth Quakers. 10:45a—Home Chats by Alice Stewart. 11:00a— Cuban Maaqueraders. 11:30a—Phil O'Brien and Jimmy Bar.t meyer. 11:45a—Josephine Noel, pianist. 12:00m—Robert Ruckman, organist. 13:10—Boernsteln's Orchestra. 1:00—Lee CoMn's Orchestra. 1:45—Monologues by Mary Ruff. Vf r Ρ Γ S15.6 Meter·. " nlj 950 Kilocycle·. 8:00a—Melody Hour. 9:OOa—Children's Hour. 10:00a—Musical Art Quartet. 10:30a—Impressions of Italy. 11:00a—Russian Symphonic Choir. 11:30a—Maj. Bowes' Capitol "Family." 12:30—Five-Minute program. 12:35—Poditary Society program. 12:40—Five-Minute program. 12:45—Organ Recital. 1:00—K-7 Secret Service drama. 1:30—Rainbow Isle. >1:45—Pop Concert. 2:00—By the Fireside. 2:15—National Jubilee Singers. 2:30—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. 3:00—Wayne King's Orchestra. 3 :30—Hour of Worship. 4:00—Jane Froman. 4:15—Elizabeth May and Vee Lawn hurst. 4:30—Eunice's Peanut Party 4:45—National Brass Quintet. 5:00—"A Little Journey to the Home of Great Service." by Elwood Street, director of the Commu nity Chest. 5:15—Melodic Jewel». 5:30—Dream Dramas. 5:45—"Bringing 'Em Back Alive," by Frank Buck. 6:00—National Catholic Hour. 8:30—"Our American Schools;" music and addresses. 7:00—Weather forecast. 7:01—"Air-o-Torials," by Alan Kauf man. 7:18—Comedy Sketch, with Raymond Knight. 7:30—Quartet Hour with Ruby Kay. 7:45—Concert Ensemble and the Dairy Maid. 8 00—RubinolT and his orchestra, and Eddie Cantor, comedian. 8:00—"Our Government," by David Lawrence. 9:15—Album of Familiar Music. 9:45—Ohman and Arden, piano duo. 10:00—Balkan Melodies. 10:15—Last-Minute News. 10:17—L'Heure Exquise» 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 11:15—Donald Novis and orchestra. 11:30 to 12:00—6ilver Slipper Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower Health Exercises. 8:00a—Gene and Glenn. 8:15a—Morning Varieties. 8:30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Three Mustachloe. 9:15a—"Current Events," by Anne Hard. 9:30a—Jack and Jill. 9:45a—Meditation. 10:00a—Flying Fingers. 10:15a—Breen and De Rose. 10:30a—United States Navy Band. 11:00a—Melody Three. 11:15a—Radio Household Institute. 11:30a—Sonata Recital. 12:00m—Johnny Marvin, tenor. 12:ι»—on wings οι Bong. 12:30—Correct Time 12:31—National Farm and Home Hour. 1:30—Emerson Gill's Orchestra. 2:00—The Revolving Stage. 3:00—United States Marine Band. 4:00—Radio Guild, presenting "The School for Scandal." 5:00—Whispering Banjos. 5:15—Aunt Sue and Polly. 5:30—The Plying Family. tj;/ΛΙ 22ft.9 Meter». w Ulj 1,310 Kilocycles. 9:55a—Police Bulletins. 10:00a—Light Concert Gems. 10:30a—Old-fashioned Gospel Taber nacle. 10:45a—Organ Reveries. 11:00a—Services of the Church ol Epiphany. 12:15—Popular Song Composers. 12:30—In Funnyland with Uncle Jerry. 1:00—Rhythm Symphony. 1:15—"Stamp Romances," by Albert F. Kunze. 1:30—Rodney Hart's Vikings. 2:00—Operatic Arias. 2:30—Bonanno Brothers. 3:00—"Shadows and Dusk," by Alar Moore. 3:30—Golden String Ensemble. 4:00—Sermon by Father Coughliri from the Shrine of the LlttU Flower. 5:00 to 6:00—Washington Catholic Radio Hour. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:002l·— Musical Clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8.05a—Musical Clock. . 9:55a—Police Bulletins. 10:00a—Maurice Gansky Recordings. 10:15a—Recordings of Jesse Crawford. 10:30a—Mother's program. 11:00a—The Music of Nat Shllkret. 11:30a—Songs We Love. 11:45a—Tango Argentina. 11:59a—Weather Report. 12:00m—Luncheon Concert. 12:30 to 1:00—Songs of the Time·. 3:00—Variety Hour. 3:55—The Book Man. 4:00—Children's program. 5:00—Paul Gable, organist. 5:30—Something for Every On·. Tickets Sold in Palace. Once the palace of the powerful Ho henstein-Thun family, a building in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where kings, emperors, princes and Popes were guests, has been leased by a local steamship company. After royalty left, the pal ace became a hotel. Lord Nelson stop ped there during one of his European trips. Better Used Cars Low Very Down jnnn e*«t Payment Term» NOLAN MOTOR CO. 1111 18th at. N.W. Cm*. In. ft Ν at. 1 Anniversary Lucille pierce ferouson, pianist-composer, who will begin her second year of broadcasting today over WRC. She is fea tured on the program with the National Jubilee Singers. GALA ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM IS PLANNED Lucille Pierce Ferguson and Jubilee Singers Complete Two Years in Washington. Lucille Pierce Ferguson, concert pian ist and composer, and the National Jubilee Singers will present a gala an niversary program over WRC at 3:16 this afternoon. Today's broadcast malrks the beginning of their second year on the air in Washington. In celebration of the event they will repeat their program whfch was pre sented one year ago today. Mias Fer guson will play "Scherzo," a composi tion of her own, and "Novellette," by MacDowell. The Singers will present "Good News," "Scandalize My Name" and "Little David." Lee Butler will speak on the program. During the past year Miss Ferguson has played 52 compositions of her own, besides arranging for the piano many of the old folk tunes ot different nations. Miss Ferguson is not only featured artist on the program, but she is also director and arranger for the Jubilee Singers. During the past year she has made 156 special arrangements for the Singers, including many Southern num bers which she arranged for the first time in quartet form. A collection of these special arrangements will soon be published in book form. FRANCE WILL NOT END CENSORSHIP OF RADIO Still considering reorganizing the broadcasting system of France along lines of the plan submitted by the late Gen. Ferrie, the French cabinet is not, however, planning to eliminate radio censorship. The need of a broadcasting ι censor has been recognized in France since the early days of radio to protect I the "young and susceptible" from racy amusement in certain French plays, musical comedies, etc. The censor usu ally reads scripts before they are en acted, but also has the right to switch off the microphone at his discretion. France's radio system is partially gov ernment operated and partially in the hands of private enterprisers, the latter operating their stations somewhat along American lines. At present the gov {ernment is considering imposing a so ' called wireless tax of about $2.50 a year on tube sets and about 75 cents a year on crystal sets. The only tax now is a nominal one of one franc, which is less than 5 cents a yeaif Φ MMOKRNCE WE TEST φ Speaker ^ Chassis ® Ground Φ Antenna φ Analysed AU Soldered Con nections Complete φ Tubes Testa (ft Dial Call Lights DIst. 4700 9 Minor Repairs STAR RADIO CO. 40» 11th St. N.W. Φ I ■■■ Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. How ean Eddie Cantor, Ed Wynn, Jack Pearl, ^k»iiBenny* Burn· fn „ . and et al., continue to grind out the grist of "gags" and nonsense that has made them so popular with the radio audi ! ence ? t a slmP,1e answer to this oft-heard auestion. it is fur nished by the radio fan period ihPiV ^ °U u®' wh,ch reveals time ' writer." for th· flnt i Jhat these comedians use IrnT Ï1 t° fashion their broadcast material casta no re flection on them. It would be a Sîrîî «!,f1^?0MibUlty ,0Γ them tO turn oat the amount of jokes and funny repartee that radio "con " »Ok they naturally tSm profession and 'velihopd It is to write the stuff that brings the chuckles. a ? no laughing matter this Joke business," Raûio Guide talis us· It Is nerve-wracking and βνβη for the pro fessionals. Who are these men? D ®°wberg, who does the TZ Tr> *ren acr'P^ de^n of the ghosting corps. He i* an ex-Hollywood director and gag « iri, r ,who Ured of the life of the film colony and turned his talents FrfrtuH?' fD*vld. freeman writes <?™dle cantors stuff. Ed Wvnn's "Fire Chief" sillies are turned out by Ed Prebbles. but are not heard ^Lth°ut. considerable editing by 'the Perfect Fool," who is no mean wortT ta- STt"· ™'"n ux«u PJ Jack Benny, Billy Pearl's tall fibs as Baron Munchausen," and Eu doM jay moUoήK5 t° .tbe fact that writing for the radio Is strenuous in the extreme ky o^P^iaon with writing for stage and screen. The rruJivn <· ki*1 V 80 much more copy must be turned out, for their principals go before the micro fhr«e Γ06, twicf and sometimes tir»? ι» weekly—and repetl radio a misdemeanor in Occasionally, a radio principal SLW his own stuff· but such cases are exceptional. Fred Allen for example, writes his own gaits' There are so few others that they cannot be called to mind d° *»<"<> In their daily routine if thpv be/'nf Uhh 3 ^ίη?· a certain num latin/.h«urs 15 alloted to 'circu frienH« m.en must meet their friends and mix around, for here If ι!8* 1 ,he mosfc fertile sources U A chance remark, a bit of repartee, a rare new ioire thaternnPLan °.ff"xColor anecdote ™ J=an be sent to the laundry and cleaned up for the air . ^ whi^€iu are raw material froni llhMp'Sdu??85'" bUlItU hl! Some of the ghosts devote ST-W studying old humor ous books and material written years ago with a view S dustin? Polishing and modernizing what they find. This source, however must be handled with care for the ghoet is responsible if the gag fall! flat. And, unlike vaudeville a li SÎL5? u*ce *tudy it, improve or dress it up once the microphone has taken it. i„^otlî?r I**50" r*dio is rush ing the tired gag ghosts to their consumes mate rial with a bottomless appetite. A vaudeville routine could be writ ten, tested and used from coast to coast for several years, some times for a lifetime with slight revisions. But one good coast-to cc*8t chain will put a good gag high on the shelf for many moons and "e*t week new material Is needed. "Another worry of the funny "I®*1 », 'unny men is the matter of collecting for their brain-chil dren. Thefts and piracy are not uncommon, and many court eneued· Then often, the headliner gets careless or goes broke, and then what about the poor gag ghost?" * » * * Τ ISTENERS throughout the country are getting their radio program more clearly this Fall and Winter than ever before as 1 of the, rederal R,d" Commission regulation requiring ?i „br?ud,CMtlng stations to main ÎÛÎi £ respective frequencies SSÏt CyC 0ί ωδ1βη ♦»»ThD Si**" 13 omcially made by the Radio Commission after ob SSZSm of several months of operation under the new antl 7tlun^°bhUne rule'· formerly stations were permitted to devi m r£?slgned channels as much as 500 cycles. New regu lations require Installation of an ^??v,ved/r*quency monitor to as M-cyd.'Si0" *° "" .Λ°η!? reception "is appar ent to listeners by th· absence in ^b1· or squeals reception of stations on duplicated channels." the enm mission «Uted before the^E actment of th· 00-cycle rule a reading within an ar£ 8. or 10 miles from a 350-watt tiïÎahipm?.y+have recelv*d objec tionable heterodyne or squeals from other stations on that chan mol * ky the new frequency maintenance this heterodyne or squeal is entirely eliminated, per mitting the stations to service that area 12 to 15 miles away very satisfactorily, whereas the pre vious service area was unsatisfac Î7 or, mat€riaUy impaired." in^e«f naU °lthe 615 broadcast ing stations have installed ap proved monitors by now desoite extensions allowed by the com mission, and the delinquent sta the most part those which have applications for re in *ourt!Waitlng hearings or cases * * m * 'pHE depression appears to have cn,,rQe^°U^ged rather than dis J growth of "ham" ra<"o stations. The last report ÂZ 7?r€U· dlrec^ s® radio division, Department of Commerce, which last July was transferred to the Federal Radio Commission, reveals that the ? amateur transmitting tht increased from 22,729 in /L year 1931 to 30.374 dur f>w?e year ended June 30, 1932. amateurs has operated its stations in an or ? manner and wlth little of ficial supervision and very few violations of the law or régula tien», the report uyi. Juat mad· public, the report revente «h»i the uie of radio m an aid to air navi gation h tu become universal. Αι of June 30 last, there were 121 aeronautical ground stations and 350 alreraft radio stations. The radio division, whose func tions are now conducted by the division of field operations of the Radio Commission under Mr Ter rell. made 14,477 Inspections of radio apparatus on ships and 3,339 inspections of radio stations on land, mcludin^alrcraft, broad casting and amateur. CANADIANS PREFER AMERICAN STATIONS Only Slight Progress Made in na tionalization Program of Dominion. BY ROBERT MACK. Only slight progress has been by Canada In lta program for "nation alisation" of Its broadcasting through transfer of station ownership from pri vate to public hands, according to re ports received here from the Dominion. The great mass of Canadian citizens itlll tune in American stations and the four Canadian stations whleh broadcast American network programs. The Ottawa Parliament adopted the nationalization project last May and created a broadcasting commission to place it in effect. It did not, however, appropriate funds for building the pro posed new stations or for the arrange ment of programs designed to b« so at tractive that they would win over the home audience from the station· en American soil. According to observer·, it will take five to ten years to make the Canadian nationalisation scheme effective. Row much money will be required has never been estimated. Some Idea of the amount can be gleaned, however, from the broadcasting bill of this country, which for program presentation and station maintenance alone, exclusive of investment in stations, amount· to about $75,000,000 & year. In the United States ths bin is paid by commercial radio sponsors. In most European nation· the government-op era ted systems prohibit oommerclal broadcasting, but defray maintenance costs by taxes on radio receiving sets, which range from about $2 to $25 per year. The Canadian project calls for a com bination of the two method· of financ ing. It now collects an annual license fee of $2 per set from about 600,000 Ht owners yielding revenue of 11,200,000. It Is also proposed over the government system to permit a limited number of commercially sponsored program· In which the advertising would be severely restricted. <CoP7rlsht. 1*92. by the Consolidât·* Press). 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