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MARCH ll, 192S SUNDAY Oaklanir Crffimtt 7 MUSIC FEATURES POPULAR RECITAL ORGAN RadioCluJj Head N.B. C. Vocalist RELAY GROUP NEW ABTISTS ul REOUEST, Named Eastbayi Made Name in IOaX Schedules An Opportunity. Hour Wednesday ff ast a Contralto LYDIA STURTEVANT who; wit be beard in a group of Irish song oo tbe St Patrick'l Day program planned by the Individual Retail Grocer for Friday night on' KLX. the Oakland TRIBUNE station.

.15 MEETS I TO BE HEARD IIEI'I WIRELESS LAWS eo IIITO EFFECT III 1929 ST i i.l Relay Manager Fratea to iff Charge of Charles BulottL S. F. H'fcri tmiiput From Six Months OVER KFRC of for 2-Year Term. Study LU I IIUII I J. Walter Frates.

4CZR, presld' Qharle Bulottl, tenor, a frequent THE second the newly in angoratee! "Opportunity Hoars'' will be held en Wednesday of this week between 1 and 3 p. m. over KLX, the broad ratting atation of Th Oakland TRIBUNE. On this talent new to tbe air i given a public trial thus giving unrecognised artist an opportunity to gef hearing. Registration may be made with tbe program director io the btuines off ices of KLX on tbe twenty-first floor" of The TRIBUNE tower; Two Singers to Make Bow Before Microphone on -i Morning Program.

Desserer "Will Give Widely Varied Musical Number From "4o 6 P. artist of th National Broad-resting company, 1 a natlv of San f'ranclaco, where he ha achieved brilliant, anocee In music circle. returned recently from Europe where spant six month study-liglng voice, ha a voice of exceptional range with coloring particularly tor "radio work. Of th Oakland Radio bean elected section comrounlcatioi, manager for the Eaatbay -section pi th AmerUan Radio-, Relay league, succeeding P. W.

Dann, ZX, who resigned a jhort time ago, accord' lng to word reaching Oakland from F. E. Handy, communlcatlops' manager of th league, at' Hart- ford. Conn. Th new.

section communication-manager will commence his two. yean term Immediately, chafar of communication work ef Amatenr Intermediates. to Be Eliminated In Mogt Radi-. cal Change. 'Revision in International wire-' leVa communication regulations of a more or less radical nature of interest to government, commercial and amateur operator throughout th world are Included in th rules of International Radiotelegraph convention signed at Washington by the major powers.

Th rule become effective in Hit. One of the most radical of tha re- -i-'-ViV' Charle T. Besserer ha arranged nothar popular program (or Jits ncert today on the organ at the t-eottlsh Kit Tempi which will be broadcast from 4 to p. nv br rain ota control over tha Oak-' land TRIBUNE station. On, of the special offering! will be Gautier'a "Tha Muslo Box" featuring tha Glockenapeil or Gorman belts lit tha another will ba fi9 Clearness 01 anoDciauon no uhoaual ton quality, ar ouUtand- For the purpose of getting all member ot the American Radio Relay League in the Eastbay communities together to discus problem In connection with the coming convention of the Pacific division of the league, a meeting of the Eastbay section ha been called for Thursday evening.

March IS, in the Argyle room at the Hotel Leamington. James H. MacLafferty CRJ. convention manager, has resigned and accepted the position of publicity chairman, and one of tbe first duties of the meeting will be the appointment of a successor to act a chairman of the convention committee. The date of the convention in Oakland haa been set by the committee for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

October- 11. II and It, with Friday as San Francisco "Day, and various committees will begin to function on the preliminary work at once. Plan will also- be made at the meeting for a big "hamfeet" on Friday evening, March 10, when league member and member of the two radio club, the Oakland Radio club and the Central California Radio club, will be hosts- to tbe amateurs of the northern and central section of the state. Proceeds derived from the hamfest will go into the general convention fund. th in the several Eaatbajn niintlM the aeotlonlrf With an enviable record a an has appeared With All renorta of official relay sta Droaawiiig Padfio Coast Opera company one oi Beer' famous Improvl visions; suggested at th conference, ana oiuiuai uowrvtr.

ui iu Um SHtiona gi I them auggeated by New1 artist and programs win be heard on the air this week according to the announced -plan ot the stations and th volatile Don Amatzo will go Into temporary retirement unless listeners reach out for KFI or KGW. Among tha Hated change KFRC plan to Introduce two neWcomers, Leigh Harllne and Wlnt Cotton will be' heard on tha Home Sweet Home hour thl morning. The two linger deal la harmony and popular aong solos and have a following In Southern Califorina where Harllne 1 waa program manager -for KPIA for eight months. Other items scheduled by KFRC today are the Sunday -recital from lilt to. 1:16 with Juanita Tennyaon, Luclle" Atherton Harger, Edmund Burke and an tnstumental trio a entertainers; Walter Krausgrlll and his orchestra from 1:15 to 4:16, and Art.Fadden, "the pianist with a personality" from 4:16 to 5 p.

m. The evening will follow the regular ohediile with music dominating. In th section should be made io ana alary umtwrt ot this city. From the studio will emanate four unit- to be broadcast locally: Th Gold Strand group from 1 to I p. m.i the Sunday afternoon concert from I to the Great Momenta in History dealing with the life of Andrew Jackson from 4:10 to and the Standard Symphony, hour 'from 1:10 to 7.

Don Amaleo will' not be handled by eijAer KGO or KPO. Church services and light classical music will be distributed over the other bay city station and tomorrow the week will start In earnest with a group of ''frolic" with entertainer familiar. to th listeners and popular on radio program. The NBC-will have live-program tomorrow concluding with "Broadways and which will be handled by KGO from 10 to 11 p. a period set aside by KPO, the Other local subscribing station.

Tha program will include airs front the- Metropolitan Opera ar In lb San Francisco Opera com-Kany' produefcion of Fra Diavolo In '26. -Bulottl has appeared In the leading tenor role In the' famous Bohemian Orove plays on the new section communications manager at 1(8 Sixty-second street Oakland, It la announced. Plans ara being mad for "the to be adopted by If 29, la the elimination of amateur intermediates. In their calls will be used which -will designate the under new call 'allocation, followed by the standard ranged by Straus, and including arias irom Bo heme," "Rlgolet calling of a league meeting In Oak- various occasions. His concert and to" and "Lucia" with land toxon.id.rctlon jaTtM Cci-t ta 4 CALL SIGNALS.

very well known and has brought other well' known opeiatle aeleo' tions suitable (or organ present' tlon. to stimulate friendly Intercourse. Four type of call signal ar to need, viz: (1) three letter call with other league ctlona on the him into great favor witn tne mu Meal public. r. Padfio Br request of the listeners has also arranged to include for fixed and land stations; (J) chance to "Grow with.

Oak. in nis offering "Memories of an -Txl four-letter call for ship station (t) five-letters for aircraft sta tlons; (4) an international deslna lead" Is in today's TRIBUNE Time bh Air Sold ciasalfled taction realty jolimns. Old Church," a descriptive Offering that attracted -wide spread attention when It -was I rat played a tlo nletter: a figure and a group of kBy 370 Stations not more tnan tnre letters, for ex. month ago by tha soloist. pr1mental a 1 1 privately This selection is in five part and Tim on the air Is old by 179 station and 18 station sell time and transmit direct advertising, it memoes in Ball to worship, Prayer and ''The Is shown by- in analysis of the a'pW oridai "Romance and requiem" and tha a I ft chimes." It bring cat all of the plication filed by broadcasting sta owneo.

1 if this arrangmn Is carrltd out, there Is promised a general shakeup in broadcast station call throughout, th United State, the coming under the three-letter fixed station designations. Where-for 1829 may see the- complete elimination of all four letter call for broadcast station and old time tonal beauties of tha orran and af. fords Beaserer opportunity for th dlnplay of the virtuosity that has piaceu mm in tn foremost rank! A new reauest for ahort wave al or California organist; locations ha been received by the tions Witn leaerai iraaiu cuiii" mission, In which such information now I required. On the oCher band, 111 stations declare they neither sell timet nor transmit direct advertising. Th policy of 117 tatlona Is unknown as yet.

they having failed to glv the Information requested. KPO Offers DaUy Dinner Hour Concert familiar be attached, instead, to shlps'at sea. present free signal tranarril. slon Is considerably limited, accord ICJBS Authorized eaerai itaoio commission rrom the Universal Wlreleaa Commlinlca. tlon Company, a corporation.

TV Double Po wer ing to the In place of in procea ot organisation with Acting on advice from th radio headquarters at 1726 Liberty Bank buiiaing; Buffalo. The company new and "different" orchestra commission at Washington, KJBS, tha local Brunton-WUlard station, will be heard on the air with an Increase of power to 109 watt. Th present wave length will remain desires it short wave for -uaa In communicating among these cities. Buffalo, Indianapolis, Springfield. 111.

I Columbus. chlcaao. Kansas feature I blng preseniea aaujr xoapt Sunday from KPO, the Half Chronicle atation at San FranciswVj at dinner hour beginning at th general exchange between sta tlons In various countries, communications between privately owned experimental station of different countries wilt be halted where on of th governments objects, The service must, also "unlm and limited to uqh matter, a ordinarily do not Warrant the use of the telegraph. This i a 'blanket provision which make poaslbl a complete munllng o( all experimental communication be City, Utile Rock, Austin Oalvmton, uawaa, jjanver, Bait Lak City, Cheyenne, Bant re. San Fran ft 111 be called "The Daily ep-logu with Dinner Music by tha Ran Wolverine." and Is pre cisco, Seattle, Los Angeles' Pittsburgh.

Detroit. sented through the courtesy Kf the-i Cleveland. New York City, Aiuany. new fiaven. r'niiaaaiDnia.

Reo Motor Car company 01 uauj fornla. 1 Wahington, Charleston. Norfolk. tween countries on the theory that 81 nee last October, the new transmitter which waa installed at that time has been operating with 60, watu, Just halt its rated output. The station officials be liev increase in' power, will aid materially In providing better reception of KJBS' programs to out-of-town listener and also certain sections of San Francisco, as preliminary tests have been mad with vary gratifying results.

Abas Develops Baltimore, Atlanta, Jack- KCO Pianist Back I aonviue, raim Birmingham, New Orleans, Mobil. In its aDDlloatlon tha. eamnanv it is in oonf net -witn teiegrapn servicer already established. BANDS' RESERVED. The amateur allocation table has been scattered between" mobile services and fixed' service in the na After Operation Admirer of Eva Garcia bay declared that th asstgnabl short ture ot a series of alternations, with been- expressing their -gratification that the KOO pianist I back on the air.

Mis Garcia had her appendix removed and during her month' gtaff in th hospital she had her Radio Orchestra wave lengths snouia hot be given to private Interest because th wlr telegraph companies ''ara not able to accommodate the demand of bustnes and industry for high, speed transmission 'of in The stieoes of the Standard symphony orchestra, conducted by Na certain- reservation in th short wave band fdr broadcasting. This 1 a -new regulation, broadcasting stations not heretofore' having had any International representation in tha lower bands. The' short wave in Love' tells the story of Daphne Howard, her roommate, Sylvia, and the other young women and young men who work for the aggressive Eureka Motor Truck Company pi Oakland, under Steve The plot unfolds among the places "known by every TRIBUNE readerthe Alameda Beach, Del Monte, Napa, Sacramento, all the roadhouses and parks in Oakland. me country, p. mill I 1 11" radio set going rrom i to je nours a day, She, return to the studio full of new.

Idea a Jo radio teclv-nlque the lUtener'a point, of view v'-" 1 than Abas, markajJtat organisation aa one of tha -moat 'outstanding broadcasting unit on tha Abae has developed an. orohestra that Radio Advertising. band waa developed entirely by I amateur, who now witness Innovation Started Ipectacle of their research work An Innovation In i th form I of being commercialized against their Willi Th broadcast reservations In- no'i a--; radio advertising waa Inaunrurated deavored to allocate' thi band ta commercial and governmental use, Clude! tO to meters; 1.6 to at KMIC. Inglewood recently, according to afivloes from, station, 31.2. meters: .26.8 to 26.

2 meters: 1 1 8 6 to titl meters 10,9 to 18.M' to 18.0 meters. almost entirely, to be used for service between fixed point. Th rule of the'- convention, if carried out, beginning January 1, 1829. will bring a new type ot radi Direct advertising, sales talks and business announcements are no longer sanctioned. In place of business announcements! KMIC is to Thia predicates a complete revision in broadcast' Instruments, to enable ltotener to 'get to these lower wave bands, not hear-able by the present Instruments receiver on the It must borne in mind that as the length of a radio wave grow Its rate of oscillation Increase.

That 1. contain everything necessary to radio broadcasting and 'is qualified to render the entlr field of syra-phonle composition. In the opinion of many coast radio- critic th Standard symphony excels anything heard on the coast aa a radio feature, i U. C. Historian's Work Lauded by English Revieds Velcome'Nev Light Thrown On Very Dark Period.

Critics Comment substitute requests which will-Include only nam and address and no telephone number, or details. which function In th main between uo ana obo meters. It frequency Increases. The long 26,000 meter Waves oscillate -with During daylight hour a certain The Particular deslrabllltv of tha percentage of th vocal and Instru hort waves broadcast work lies in tha fact that transmission mental number will be Played at a long, comparatively iow pendulum swing. Th short wave travel, with a terrific frequency or rate oscillation because of their' ness.

'i to enormous distances with a small amount of, powder la possible with tha certain business interests and merchants. 1 KPO to Advance The btoadcast receiving instruments today are designed to cover a medium band Of waves. Ordinary in snort, waves. Stations which normally can be haard only a spare 1000 mile on the 200 to 660 meter band. w(th their present power, could he heard from coast to coast without the slightest difficulty If Insulation will suffice tor these.

Bub VUIIG VlCf IIUUI Owing to the Importance at- when short wave ar received, rate ot oscillation 1 so muW tachlng to the activities presented opermea on snort waves in tn It, -11 or 4 meter At the greater that the high frequency currents oreep alf over lnaulati; daily by Ye Town Kru is ad'vanctng th broadcasting of this present time. WGY. Bchnectadv. N. Is heard In the San Francisco that is anipiy auinoient tor oroap.vi cast Instrumental of -the, present servlc from 6 p.

m. to. 4 p. m. except- Sunday.

Another Chang affect' Gypsy -and Marta bay district on Sh'ort waves with BERKELEY, March I. Prof. 1 University of California historian, has just received a trlbut from English' scholars In the form of a review of hi latest work, published in the weekly 1 aaagaslna of Oxford university, The work, which was 'highly -praised by, the English reviewers. type." As at result: receiving lnstru- ment which will receive short Wave broadcasts, must be specially' the simplest sort of a two-tube set, where the finest kind of a stand ard broadcast receiver' picks it up who are to be presented every morning from KPO, from 11 to 11:80. They are being presented designed, with special colls.

con densers, and insulation. 1 by the Charles Arnao company. on me regular wave with great difficulty or not at all. The amateur reservations In tha Two KFRC Stars ahort wave band are as follows: 175 to 150 meters; 86 to 76: 42.8 to 41: 21.4 to 20.8; 10.7 to 10, divided between amateurs and the experi To Make Records The 'voices of two of KFRC'a mental stations; 6.35 and 6. the most popular radio stars will soon be available on phonograph records At the present time considerable short wave broadcasting is being tried out.

WGY, at New KDKA and a number of other stations are "shooting" on short wave which', the ordinary never hear. 'This is don simultaneously with th regular broadcasting. KGO, it is understood, will shortly begin the same thing on the Pacific Coast, with an added feature ot the television broadcast of programs and pictures of the' radta artist themselves, a-a test of re is an editing and translation of the "Morale Bcholarlum," by "Garland, one of the earliest known English writers, born about 1196 "The long and admirably docu- mented introductory essays which preface th text remove much of the legendary vagueness and cons' fusion in which the identity and history of the author have hither-to been wrapped and throw very I welcome light on a new corner of very dark period," the reviewers declare. eane division. Below 6 meters, there Is no reservation.

18 AND 80 METERS GUARDED. 'Research' has shown that waves according to a recent announcement that Robert Oleen, tenor, aad the well-known "Mac and Mac Knd his Gang" fame, have been signed by the Victor company to record several "sides" within the next few weeks. between IS and 60 meters, or IS 000 to 8000 kilocycles frequency are the best for long distance trans mission, and the convention en- ular service to be developed later. ACTIVITIES AMONG NEGROES BY DELILAH L. BEASLEV Vl which a segregated school can lengrniy accounts 01 me ooaervanctt ot interracial Sunday this year.

never give to any group of children, and never anywhere to colored children. The spirit of good will manifest nine targe cities it was join uy celebrated with the awarding of three, Harmon awards and while It was not generally observed in 'the East-bay distriot, the announcement that the colored clubwomen would meet ed during the entire Institute amply personal welcome of the chairman of the Institute was concrete evidence of the value of a friendly press In creating public opinion through which a better understanding between the races has developed In Oakland. INSTITUTE SESSIONS The apeaker of the evening the Honorable M. A. MacDonald, Justice of the court of appeals, British Columbia, n.ioke on "Public Opin Th Institute of International Relation by the Alameda county and district of the California Federation of Women's clubs ha been of great value to the Negro peoples of Oakland and eventually of the United States.

Shortly, "after Mrs. Henry Francis Grady and the club women associated With her had decided to an Institute of International Relations, ans Invitation was extended to the colored club women with the clubwomen In the Insti tute of International Relations by repaid those who attended. The educational advantages of listening to the international questions expounded by master-minds at all times were unusual. The club women of my group were pleased with the manner in which they were at all times received. Mrs.

Henry' Frances Grady, whose personality made the Insti their invitation ha been- reeog-' nlzed as a gesture of Interracial good will. The following letter is What is "Daphne's in Love?" It is a story of a business girl's life and problems in Oakland, which Negley Farson has just completed for The Oakland TRIB- UNE, and which will run serially in this paper starting Monday, February 27th. There is, a thrill in every installment, and no reader who starts the story will want to'leave off before he knows how Daphne makes her choice, i Advance Chapters Free You may secure a reprint of the first eight (8) installments by phoning the Circulation Department of The TRIBUNE, Lakeside 6Q00J "Daphne's In Love" started Monday, February 27. These been printed for you and any of your friends who have missed the first part of the story. reproduced by special request of the officials of the recent Institute of International Relations: 1.

PRAISES TRIBUNE." "Among the hundreds of cHpfi tute possible, has asked that the pings that come to Its from th. ion una international Uood Will." He repeated several times the value of an honest prewi In creating public opinion." The daily press gave such lengthy accounts of the Institute It la not necessary to repeat. Sufficient Is It to state: the address of the-. greatest value to the Negro people of the United States was thut delivered by Dr. Aurella Kelnhnrdt, president of Mills college who, in a round table address on "Educational organizations for International Cooperation," among other things suid: "One of the greatest means of nro- newspapers of the country on race, relations, we receive from time time articles and news items of th following nppearvin this column.

EXTENDS GltEETINGS Miss Delilah Beosley: As you already know, because of the Better understanding of the Negro peopleo of the United States gained through reading your articles In The Oakland TKIBUNE. some time ago the Alameda county district of the California Federated V'oraen' club invited the colored women's clubs to atten dthe first Institute of International Relations ever' held In northern California. Please extend to these club women by sincere appreciation for their to attend the forthcoming Institute. A representative of the Alnmeda County, and District of Federated Women' club addressed the colored, women's club at a reciprocity meeting early in January, held In the Beth Eden Baptist church, informing them that the federated club wished these, club wpmen to attend this institute. COLORED WOMEN RESPOND The colored club women readily purchased tickets to attend and also engaged a table at the Ambassadorial dinner.

Mrs. Henry Frances Grady, chairman of the affair, welcomed the group of Negro women at the dinner. And Mrs. George Klggs who acted as mlstres of the evening. In her opening remarks, aid; "Around this festive board are gathered all races and representatives of all the peoples of the earth.

We are joining hands, as It were. In a spirit of good will hoping that through this contact a better- anderstandin? may ba gained." One often read of the power of the press or th value of a friendly pre. But tbia autamcnt svnd th motlng International good will Is tnrougn education, and especial the friendships made by school Oakland TRIBUNE. We have been, especially; gratified at the treatment you have given to the work of Miss Delilah L. Beasley in reporting the better side-of Negro lite and thje better relations of the races.

I appreciate especially your capitalization of the word Negro and your vigorous editorials against the lynching evil. At th present time we are particularly interested in the Institute of International Relations, partly because of the fact "that white women have Invited the colored women to join them in helping In the Institute, which came aa a result, I understand, of reading Mis Beasley's articles in your Journal." (Signed) George E. Haynea. 8eo chliaren in the public schools. Is of such great value there should never De any place in Us system aklatiu cooperation.

Their presence has inspired me to hope that this contact of the races during the institute will be the means of breaking down the barriers. For after all we are all human beings." ror segregated schools." She repeated the statement, because she said the United States had far more segregated schools now than In the past and it should not be ullowed. These words will bo welcomed by the' peoples of my race throughout America. They thirst for an equal ohaao la educational facilities. (Signed) Mrs.

Henry Frances Grady, chairman. RACE RELATIONS SUNDAY. retary Federal Council ot Churches. The eastern newspaper give 01 t-nrist in i. JL.

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