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36 RADIO TUBE PRICE DROP IS FORECAST Supreme Refusal to Act in Case Ends Litigation. BY MARTIN CODEL. Refusal of the Supreme Court of the United States to review the decision of the lower courts in the famous "Clause 9" radio tube litigation throws wide open the field for the manufacture and sale of vacuum tubes for radio receiving sets. The resulting competition in a market for some $70,000,000 worth of annual business may force down the price of tubes, now one of the most expensive items in set upkeep. The Supreme Court made short shrift of the case, just as it did in deciding the feedback circuit case in favcr of Dr.

Lee De Forest only a few weeks ago. It simply denied the writ of certiorari sought by the Radio Corporation of America and affiliated companies. This made final the September decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals at Philadelphia, which upheld Judge Hugh M. ruling of last in the Federal District Court of Delaware. Judge Morris held that the clause in the patent license agreements between the Radio Corporation of America and some 25 radio manufacturers providing that they should inicially install only Radio Corporation of America tubes in the sets they produced was invalid because it violated the Clayton anti-trust act.

Decision Is Upheld. The appeal taken to the Philadelphia court upheld him, two to one. Five independent tube makers sued to test the Radio Corporation of restrictive clause, contending that it prevented the producers of about 95 per cent of all radio sets from equipping those sets with tubes made by other concerns. They complained that the effect of the clause was to build a monopoly of the tube business and restrain trade. The Radio Corporation replied that Its license contracts were properly made with the smaller manufacturers to cover their use of its patents.

It claimed that it had established complete ownership of the audion tube, and that instead es insisting upon a monopoly it had licensed the other manufacturers to use the tubes. The contention was also made by the Radio Corporation of America counsel that tubes of the Radio Corporation of America manufacture were "component patented of the sets manufactured with its patents. This was denied by Judge J. Warren Davis and Judge Victor Woolley in their opinion in the Philadelphia' court. Judge Joseph Buffington dissented, holding the Radio Corporation of America within its rights In imposing the tube clause upon the users of its patents.

Shortly after this decision a suspension of was declared, and immediately a boom in the advertising and marketing of independent tubes was observed. Radio Corporation officials declared, however, that their business in radiotrons and Cunningham tubes did not suffer perceptibly by the removal of the restriction. Injunction Likely. The Immediate result of the case will probably be the issuance injunction permanently invalidating the tube clause. This will represent a complete victory for the complainants, who were Arthur D.

Lord, as receiver for the De Forest Radio the Northern Manufacturing the United Radio Electric Corporation, the Televocal Corporation and the Sonatron Tube Corporation. On the other side were the Radio Corporation of America, General Electric and American Telephone Telegraph Co. It is expected that the Supreme action will preclude any sity for the Federal Trade Commission to press its entered against the Radio Corporation of America some months before the Philadelphia decision. This charged violation both of the Clayton and the Federal Trade Commission actsT 1928. by North American Newspaper Alliance.) TENNESSEE TO DEOICATE MOONEY LIBRARY TODAY MEMPHIS, November library building, erected by the University of Tennessee in honor of C.

P. J. Mooney, late editor of the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, was ready for dedication today, with a large number of educators, Government officials, newspaper executives and clergymen on hand for the Visitors included Dr. David Kinley, president of the University of Illinois; Dr. Harcouit A.

Morgan, president of the University of Tennessee; Gov. Henry Horton, J. N. HeiskeU, editor of the Arkansas Gazette, of Little Rock; the Right Rev. John B.

Morris, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock, and many others. Until his death in 1926, Mr. Mooney was an active supporter of the University Medical School, in Memphis, and was one of the trustees of the School of Arts at Knoxville. The library, which cost $250,000, bears a stone slab with the legend P. J.

Mooney Memorial over the main entrance, which will be unveiled today. MAJOR FEATURES TONIGHT 7:30 p.m.—Soconyland: Birth of the Red WEEI, WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WGR, WGY. 8:30 p.m.—Michelin Men; varied WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, WJR, KDKA, KYW. 9:30 p.m.—Minstrels: popular songs WBZ. WBAL, WHAM, KDKA, WLW, KYW.

9:30 p.m.—United Light Opera; WFAN, WNAC, WFBL. WJAS. WADC, WKRC. WGHP, WSPD, WHK, WLBW, WMAL. 10.30 p.m.—Vaughn De Leath, with Novelty Orchestra; rustic WFI, WCAE, WWJ.

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Today on the Radio PROGRAM FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928 (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m. unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS 434.5—NAA—69#. (Washington Navy Yard) Bureau reports. time signals.

Bureau reports. 228.9 (American Broadcasting Co.) fj Town Crier. concert, i on the Washington Community Chest by Newbold Noyes. 1 6:30 to 7 program. Early Program Tomorrow.

clock, market letter. chat by Peggy Clarke. period. market summary, question box. 475.9 (Washington Radio Forum.) Flower Girl.

Club. Pickers' Orchestra. 7:45 on marketing agricultural products by S. B. Shaw of the Maryland State Department of Markets.

hour of music. Club Romances, C. B. S. feature.

by United Light Opera C. B. S. feature, i Minute Men, C. B.

S. feature. Palace Gang. 11:45 to flashes. 205.4—WJ5V—1,460.

(Independent Publishing Co.) program. Linkens Gates, reader. 8:15 Half pap, vocalist. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time.

454.3—WEAF New music. Singers. hour. de Leath. music.

394.5—WJZ New Claus. and Robertson. Garden. Weavers. Men.

Composers. hour. 422.3—YV0R newscasting; N. Y. V.

Enginlte Boys. street. recital. Darktown Strutters. dance music.

348.6—WA8C New Santa Claus. boys. music. the air. Club Romances.

Light Opera. Minute Men. music (2 hours). 272.6—WPG Atlantic news. orchestra; studio.

trio: concert orchestra. game: Musical Maids. dance. 280.2—WBAL Santa Claus. recital; Motorists.

Weavers; Tlremen. minstrels. Pattersons. 508.2—WEEI Brother Club: news. the Pilgrims.

hour. dance music. 248.8—WNAC music; news. orchestra. 8:00 recital.

scenes. programs (2 hours). dance music. 545.1—WG8 Soconyland. hour.

programs (1(4 hours). program. SOUTHERN 405.2—W58 question box. hour. 833.1—WLrA-WSUN sports.

hour. game. Kings. music. 8:00 programs (3 hours).

CENTRAL 293.0—KYW 1 slumber music. Insomnia Club. 428.8—WLW Highlights. hour. 9:00 minstrels.

10:00 aviation chat. Kahn and Lombardi. I Boys; dance music. 286.2—WTAM-WEAK 6.00 hour. 8:00 hour.

I BURNED SHIP IDENTIFIED. 1 1 Crew of Weralma Is Landed Safely by Rescue Craft. ELIZABETH CITY, N. November 27 vessel which burned to the edge in Coin jock Bay Sunday was identified yesterday as the oil burner Weralma. The crew of four, including Capt.

Mason Willis, was safely landed at Manteo by Capt. F. J. Green, commander of the Bertha M. Lewis, which went to the rescue.

It was at first thought the vessel burned was the W. R. Lewis. The largest public high school in the world is in Chicago. The largest automobile radiator manufacturers in the world approve the use of DEJT.ITimED ALCOHOL as an anti-freeze THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON.

T). TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1925. King Tut. West, soprano. Tattler.

E. Banjo Trio. wit Duo. String Revelers. report.

315.6—WRC—950. (National Broadcasting Co.) Trio from Radio Exposition at Lansburgh Bro. S. Navy Band. bridge game.

program. Bill and Jane. picture guide. Orchestra. Singers with string quartet.

Orchestra. Mediterraneans. hour. Eskimos. time.

forecast. and Spanish Village Orchestra. 11 to hour. Early Program Tomorrow. health exercises.

morning devotions. Trio. 8:30 to Royal S. Copeland hour. Blue Birds.

Trio. Household Institute. program. bv Margaret Hutton. 12 flashes.

recital by Gertrude Smallwood Mockbee. Orchestra. 2:00 Dodge, soprano. Trio. I by Marjorie Dork.

499.7 WTIC music: Perfectos. Mediterraneans. Ensemble; musical. school. 10.00—Eskimos.

organ; news. 256.3—WCAU orchestra; Snellenburg Birds; concert. Baritone: orchestra. dance music. 535.4—WP1-WLIT orchestra.

hour. de Leath; dance. 305.9 KDKA Minutes of Sunshine. sacred songs. Weavers.

Men. minstrels. program. Orchestra. 336.9 WJAR musical programs.

hour. 10:00 news. 260.7—WHAM concert: musical. program. theater.

10:00 organ; news. 879.5—WGY music. singers. hour. music.

transmission. 802.8 WBZ Garden. Weavers. minstrels. Ensemble.

orchestra. 516.9 WTAG 6.3o—Dinner music. studio. and Egg Boys. Eskimos: news.

516.9—CKCL 66 hour. Claus; rink half hour. of music. 865.6—WHAS hour. concert.

461.8—W8M newscasting. studio program. hour. program. 270.1—WRVA Quartet.

duo. recital; review. Deuces; orchestra. 10:00 orchestras. 898.8—WCX-WJR Baritone: dinner music.

half hour. Air Pilots. Weavers; Tiremen. Girls; minstrels. Apple Club (2 hours.

825.9—WWJ trio. financiers. singers. hour. de Leath; dance.

Radio Commission Urges Call Letters Be Often Announced The Federal Radio Commission has suggested that all broadcasters announce their station call letters more frequently than once during the 15-minute period, as directed by a general order of the commission, in order that listeners, Government supervisors and inspectors may identity stations operating on the November 11 assignments. "MECHANICAL TO POLICE ETHER Constant Frequency Station to Check Senders Who Get Off Waves. Reinforcements for the traffic cops of the ether are en route. That small but responsible force of about 50 Federal radio inspectors, just beginning to waver under the pressure of rapidly in-1 creasing numbers of broadcasting and other radio stations which it must police, shortly will be augmented by one master and a force of mechanical men. This new equipment is for measurement of frequencies upon which stations operate, to ascertain that they are not off course, causing cross-talk, or using excessive power, creating heterodyne interference.

These are the exasperating manw. 11 made ailments of tr ad i reception, and it is the task of the radio inspectors to perform field work necessary for their prevention if due to The or fre! quency as j. jggJ known, will be jffSjfl stalled in a cen- trally located MidmiW Iff western State, to tfri monitor practically w. D. Terrell.

all radio in the United States and even foreign stations whose signals are capable of interfering with American stations. It will fill a yawning gap in the radio inspection force, says Chief Radio Inspector W. D. Terrell of the Department of Commerce, in his annual report. Together with the other special radio receivers and frequency measurement equipment now in process of manufacture, it will permit placing in operation for the first time, of a system of accurate frequency measurements.

Difficult to Check. Radio Division has been very seriously handicapped in the discharge of its functions by the almost total lack of reliable radio receiving and measuring Mr. Terrill asserts. has been very difficult, for example, to check the frequencies used by broadcast stations, and on higher frequencies little or no frequency measurements have been made. The operation of a large number of radio transmitters in the United States and throughout the world without interference depends very largely upon the ability of the radio to receive signals from all stations to measure their frequencies with unquestioned The main station will cover the frequency ranges from 10 to 30,000 all there is to the entire radio band being used for every character of service.

Flanking the operations of this be located in the geographic center of the be the secondary standards of frequency and receivers to be installed in the offices of the nine district supervisors. With this additional equipment, it will be possible to make highly accurate measures of frequency over a range between 100 and 30,000 kilocycles. Cause Interference. The radio inspection force has felt sorely the need of this additional equipment since the reallocation went into effect on November 11. Many of the 600-odd stations given new frequency assignments are groping about, swerving off course and causing interference, mainly because of lack of or improperly adjusted control apparatus.

Aided by the present inadequate equipment and the four radio test cars, which are essentially traveling laboratories, they are performing their prescribed functions as best they can. Short waves and long, audible and visible, land and marine, and amateur and professional phases of radio are discussed by Mr. Terrell in his report. He emphasizes the vast interest manifested in short waves and attributes it to the activity of the amateurs. If plans under consideration materialize, he says, may soon have radio competition on short waves with our land telegraph Playing safe on television, the radio chief vouchsafes the opinion that this new application of radio may develop into one of the most interesting and useful services.

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A melody classic program with leen Stewart, pianist, and Julian Oliver, operatic tenor, in solo renditions, will be given by the Eveready Hour tonight I through WRC and associated stations. I Delicately balanced In its proportions of the serious and the gay, the pro- gram will include eight numbers, with the orchestral selections being played by a symphony orchestra under the guidance of Nathaniel Shllkret. The program also will include a musical novelty in the form of humorous variations of the old German folk song, Kmoot Ein Vogel (Here Comes a Bird Flying). The Mediterraneans, the Morley Singers and the Clicquot Eskimos are other important features of program. Ferde Grofe, pianist and arranger for Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, will direct a program of his own compositions as guest conductor of the Mediterraneans.

The Clicquot program again Is made up of dance selections, while the Morley Singers will present a medley of folk songs of several nations. The major portion of program will be made up of Columbia Broadcasting System features. These include Night Club Romances, a condensed version of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, by the United Light Opera Company, and the Thirty Minute Men. The night club romance will concern the Thanksgiving celebration of an impecunious young banker who made a fortune just in time to save himself and family from disaster. The Thirty Minute Men will present a program of popular selections.

Some of them will be taken from the musical success, of and WOL has augmented its evening program with a talk by Newbold Noyes on the Washington Community Chest. This is scheduled at 6:25 The other attractions include the regular dinner concert and a sponsored musical program. WJSV also will Introduce a new feature tonight, to be known as the A half an hour has been reserved for this attraction during which the will comment on letters received by the station from its listeners. French Broadcast Photos. Three French radio stations, Radio- Paris, Posts and Telegraphs, and Toulouse, have begun to broadcast photographs.

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