THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, P. C„ DECEMBER 9, 1928-PART T. 41 two commercial receiving sets at the clubs will take a census of apparatus MAJOR PROGRAMS UNDISTURBED very foot of the Arlington Navy \ 'o now in operation, granting new licenses NATIONALLYKNOWN ARTISTS ON RADIO I RADIO’S FEATURES tower is the best proof that Nav only to those stations which are skill- TODAY. BY NAVY AIR MESSAGES terfercnce is almost nil. fully controlled and prohibiting the use ENGINEERS ADMIT When complaints are received, it of defective circuits which may Inter- ARTISTS FEATURED Church s:3o—Tenth Presbyterian added, a radio man was always sent fere with apparatus. of Philadelphia; sermon by Possibility of Interference Has other Rev. Donald Grey Bamhouse— to investigate, and usually found he WMAL, WABC. WCAU, WNAC, Been Reduced to Minimum could correct all receiving trouble with WFBL, WMAK, WJAS. WADC, “a 15-cent condenser." or by advising j Will Broadcast Dance. ON WOHP, at Arlington Station. a short antenna that picks up less static TONIGHT RADIO SPOTS WMAQ. ‘Drusilla,” BAD WKRC. daughter WRC of Dr. and Mrs. than a long one. 6:30 —Anglo Persians: classical By the Associated Press. Thomas D. Taggart of Atlantic City, orogram—WJZ. WBZ. WBAL, who has distinction a dancer,. Possibility of Navy radio interference wen as Hulda Lashanska, Toscha Many Listeners Complain WHAM, KDKA. WLW. KYW, ; will sing and dance before the micro- WJR. with commercial broadcasting programs RADIO IS CONTROLLED. Romance,” was said yesterday by Navy Department phone in "The Night Club a 7—Werrenrath concert; Schu- CBS chain feature. Wednesday night. and Wilbur Evans That They Do Not Hear WEEI, officials to have been reduced to a min- Seidel mann songs—WEAF, with the completion of altera- Clubs Govern Ether Activities Un- She will perform several clog and tap WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WSCH, imum dances on a special resounding mat. WFI, WRC. WGY, WOR. tions on the transmitters of the Arling- der Ecuador Plans. < to Be Heard. Favorite Stations. ton station. 10:15—National Light Opera: The Navy Yard station here, which "The Crimson Scarf” and “The Radio broadcasting in Ecuador is to I Programs for Housewives. Marriage Under the Lantern”— has been substituting for Arlington dur- be controlled through a series of radio Hulda Lashanska. soprano; Toscha By the Associated Presi. WFI, ing the la3t IQ days, has also reported WGN. Chicago, has arranged Its day- WRC. WEAF. WTAM. change from interrupted clubs which may be located in the capi- programs Geidel, violinist, and Wilbur Evans, bari- With broadcasting stations operating ! WHAS, WSB. a an wave time to fit the radio needs of more accurately on their assigned wave length to a straight, unmodulated one, tals of provinces. Only members of the housewife. Starting with household tone prize winner of the 1927 national which causes practically no interference. legally established clubs will be oer- hints, including a cooking school twice audition, artists lengths there has been a steady im- radio are the featured provement in reception in most parts Navy Department officials and radio mitted to use experimental receivers a week the morning closes with a musi- the Atwater Kent Hour, which WRC of the the operators said that merchant vessels and transmitters. cal. In the afternoon there is a meet- hi country, engineers of Fed- UNIDIRECTIONAL RADIO using sets sometimes in- Interference with governmental sta- of the in conjunction eral Radio Commission declare. They spark cause ing womens club, followed by will broadcast tonight terference, but that the daily use of -1 tions will be prohibited. The radio tea music. National Broadcasting Co., admit, however, that there are still sev- with other eral bad spots. PROPOSED stations. BEACONS Mendelssohn’s Blanketing caused by broad tuning Lashanska has chosen of transmitters heterodyne inter- Wings the Steppe" and “On of Song;’’ “Over by stations failing to bv Gretchaninoff and "Wings of Night” ference caused Engineers Study Effect of One- power/ —. _ . '' . j—_ ... .. keep on their frequencies have been AC the lovely aria "Deputs Mu Genuine bv Watts, adding Charpentier's modern largely responsible for poor reception, Direction Transmission le Jour” from Hulda Lashanska, and Toacha Russian violinist, Several which have been par- French "Louise." Seidel will lyric soprano, Seidel, who i stations opera , tlcularly flagrant offenders have been plav the Beethoven "Romance in F are featured in the Atwater Kent hour tonight over WRC and associated sta- on Planes. Beauty/ warned by the commission to adjust Realism/ Major" and “Rondino;" the Francoeur- tions. Wilbur Evans, baritone, and winner of first place in the national radio “Sicilienne et Rigaudon;" ' their apparatus properly under penalty Kreisler auditions last year, also will be heard on the same program. of losing their licenses. "K. 'Ms. Valuer Dvorak’s "Slavonic Dance in E Minor" Radio engineers at the Bureau of - violin by Fritz Meanwhile the commission has been been specializing Vatue in an arrangement for up of by Standards, who have Kreisler, the well known Brahms’ patching some the weak spots time in the improvement of and allowing stations experimental use of a for some “Hungarian Dance No. 1.” "Solomon’s wireless apparatus for guiding aircraft, of different frequency in an effort to elim- of Aria" from Gounod’s opera “Queen inate are studying the possibilities unidi- Crosley.*~ Sheba;" Curran’s "Nocturne,” the Today on the Radio interference. radio beacons. A large percentage of the protests rectional “Fields o’ Ballyclare.” and Felman’s the bu- listeners are complaints During the development by “Boots” will be the solos by Evans. received from beacon, PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1928 that they do not hear the programs of reau of a directive it appeared “Lohengrin” Scheduled. favorite stations as well as they did that the usefulness of the beacon could (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m. unless under the old set-up or regarding reduc- be Increased by making the radiated The Atwater Kent Orchestra, under otherwise indicatedJ tion in the hours of operation of the field unidirectional. As the operation the direction of Josef Pasternack, for- stations. Much of the dissatisfaction of several beacons is planned, all on mer conductor of the Metropolitan, will is centered, the commission says, in the the same frequency of 290 kilocycles play the brilliant introduction to the rivalry between competitive stations in (1.034 meters) a large amount of In- third act of Wagner’s opera “Lohen- LOCAL STATIONS various communities which are con- terference between the various beacons grin,” which forms a prelude for the testing for a preferred channel time might be prevented by one direction music: or the believe. cathedral scene and the bridal 434.5—NAA—690 allotment. transmission, engineers “Adagietto” from Bizet’s “L’Arlesiemme 315.6—WRC—950 Members of the commission say that Other advantages expected are an Navy intensity In a de- Suite” and "Florindo” from Burgmein’s (Washington Yard.) (National Broadcastng Co.) stations will be shifted from time to increase in signal “Carnival Venetien.” time in the sired direction with a given amount 10:05a—Weather Bureau reports. lla to Interest of better reception pilot The National Light Opera Co. will 11:55a—Arlington time signals. 12 noon—Service from St. John’s and where broadcasters have demon- of power, and the, fact that the Episcopal 1 subject from present a double bill tonight. Two one- 9:ss—Arlington time signals. Church. Rev. Robert -1 strated the validity of their claims to would be less to confusion act operettas are scheduled—" The Mar- 10:05—Arlington time signals. Johnston, pastor, will preach. better channels, but that the general a variety of possible courses. riage Under the Lanterns” by Offen- I:3o—Peerless Reproducers. steup will be The method of obtaining one direc- 2:00 —Roxy Symphony maintained. signals consist in the bach. and "The Crimson Scarf” by 228.9 WOL—I,3IO Concert. Some broadcasters who protested tion beacon Legouix. The former is the story of 3:oo—Dr. Stephen Wise, subject. "Does combined use of a vertical antenna with (American Broadcasting Co.) 1 their assignments when they first went unidi- peasant life in a French village. "The Religion Help or Hurt Men?” on the new frequencies have since noti- two crossed coil antennas. The Crimson Scarf” is a comic opera, the 10:00a—Watch Tower service. 4:oo—Service from Washington Ca- the commission rectional signals are said to increase the from Peter, fied that they like the from the power scene of which is laid in Venice at the 11:00a—Service Calvary Baptist thedral. Rev. G. Freeland new wav.) of efficiency of the beacon Church. Canon of ; lengths. The owner a from time of the decline of the Venetian Re- Washington, will' station in Central California wired standpoint, reduce interference public. 12:15—Meditation hour. preach. other beacons and reduce the number 3:00 to Commissioner H. A. Lafount the day WRC’s other evening features in- 4:oo—Song service from Full s:ls—South Sea Islanders. set-up effect of radiated courses to one. It is be- Gospel Tabernacle. Guide. after the new went into the polar of clude the Stetson Parade, the Acousti- s:3o—Motion Picture that his assignment was "impassible” lieved that characteristics con Hour, and the tveekly song revue s:oo—Program by Christian Science s:3s—Arcadie Blrkenholz. violinist. the radiated field is about the optimum Parent Church. and requested another wave. A few of Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, who 6:oo—Stetson Parade. days later he sent another wire saying for aircraft use. will present a group of Robert Schu- s:3o—Sacred song service.