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THE YONKERS STATESMAN SATURDAY. AUGUST 14. 1925 -a-)" Gentlemens Pact Gives Fan Hope Of Expect Ten Million To Listen In ON AIR AND Radio Shows Dollar And Cents Profit To The Rural Listener WEAF Will Give Opera Martha Better Air Program I. HEAD OF WSL. GRADUATE Over 30 Stations Will Broadcast the Radio Banquet Program Company Back' From Monday Night at 10 Market Reports Are Valued More Than Entertainment More Super-Stations for Broadcasting Are Planned HOOKUP BY WLWL Major White Is To Be Toastmaster The full program from the.

third annual radio Industrie! banquet at tha Hotel Astor In New. York i Wednesday, September 13,. be broadcast by. Station WLWL of New York, and. members of- the WLWL chain-hnnk-up.

The program 'williicgin at with orchestra I music, continuing until with an hour of dance music at the conclusion. Matron WEAN of the fihepard Stores cf Providence, end WXAC of the same company of Boston will carry the full program as making the dnly chain of station that haa ao far announced ita intention of carrying put the complete program. thnn 30 broadcasting stations will carry parts of this program which is the official' opening of the radio aenson. Mary Lewi. Victor artist and Opera will featured on thp.

program, which will include, radio artists of the highest rank. Major J. Andrew White, pioneer broadcaster and announcer of exceptional events, will ha master of ceremonies, ending' organization In thn radio indutrv will furnish th -More than 20 rid'hi are 1 Joining in the sponsorship of the banquet. An attendance of possibly more than 2.00 Is expected nnrl more than 10,000.000 listener are expected' to hear the program broadcast. XYLOPHONIST ON THE AIR Popular Players Share Moment Musicale At 10:15, on Tuesday.

Miltnn .1 Rette'nberg. and Grow Hamilton Green, xyioplmn sf will iiiimmon urrrn. xyiopnnn si wu Vivienne Segal wlfibe on air and water simultaneously next Saturday when she wifi liig from WRMU, marine broadcaster, during the Gold Cup regatta on Manhassctt Bay, Xcw York. She'll stand atop the cabin of this radio yacht, singing into the microphone, while the boat follows the par-liiupnnts in the regatta. Her songs will come, between running reports of the regatta events from WRMU.

Radio Is Serving Mankind in Many Interesting Ways WLWTnH'ivPV'Jd 1 tJV" hf hrard In ih? "Moment' MuJ- Mvatl Transmitter TABLOID PROGRAM Genia Zielinska Plays Role of Lady Harriet With the WEAF Grand Opera Company returning from vacation, Fiotow'a grand opera Martha" will be the production to he presented In tabloid form on Monday evening under 'the direction of Cesare So-dcro through WEAF, WJAR, WCCO, WCAE, WC6H, KSD, WDAF, WOO, WTICj WRC and WSAI beginning at 10 o'clock. This presentation IS probably tha moat popular of all operas and Is partlculary well known on. account of the aria The Last Rose of Summer" being a portion of It. The opera, consists of acts and was first produced in Vienna on November 24, 1847, Its American production took piace in 1852 and brilliant revival! were given in the Metropolitan Opera House in 1906 and 1911. The soloists who will take tha ifvinclpal-' role during this production will, be; "Lady Harriet, Genia Zielinska, soprano! "Nancy, Vera Nadine contralto; Carl Rollins, baritone; "Sir Nino Rulai, basso, and Uonel, Giuseppe di Benedetto, tenor.

Juartet Oldest on the Air WLWL Question Box Popular Feature The Premier Male Quartets heard each Tuesday over the Station WLWL of New York City Is ported aa the oldest musical organization in radio: This group of talented singere who broadcast exclusively over the Paullst Station in New York, were among thw first musical group to appear before the microphone at Station WJZ when that atatoln was located In Newark some year ago. Question Bex At WLWL The Question Box conducted during the Summer months by Father James Cronin of Station WLWL ie one of. the most interesting features of that station, being broadcast each Monday and Thursday evenings at 9 p. A steady stream of letter listener complimenting Father Cronin on his clear enunciation and -careful explanations well as him for the clarity of his explanations seem to Indicate a general public Interest in the feature. Capitol Family On For Two Hours At 7:20 tomorrow evening, the members of the Capitol Family" sill furnish the audience of WEAF, WEEI, WRC.

KSD, WWJ, WJAR and with their hour entertainment program arranged under tha direction of Major Edward Bowes, Managing Director of the theatre. This radio program ie a regular feature on every Sunday evening the season or weather and has continued leversl year, all of which haa been Instrumental In making it one of the moat popular of broadcasting events. -The early portion of the -program la "picked up direct from the stage of the theatre and among other events presents the overture of the Capitol Grand Orchestra under the leadership of David Mendoza, Tha 'second division of the radio program comes from a special radio broadcasting studio in tha theatre and the many artiste of the Capitol Theatre are heard so often in this Intimate- studio offering that they have become well known personalities. This studio period was recently featured by the introduction of a new member of the "Family" to the radio audience. This artist Ie Clarabel Xordhofip, lyric soprano, who scored a big with ths radio audience.

Joseph T. MacFhersoq, self -stylnl 'graduate of WFM. Nashville, has been picked for Metropolitan Opera by Glulio Gattl-Cas axza, director, of the company, Mac-Pherson received his Metropolitan tryout after three years' study, frequent recitals through WSM.and. pne appe-vance with the Nashville Symphony orchestra. lip is a bass-bar -itone.

Programs for Big Chain of Stations In Britain Planned New System Will Cost $3,000,000, It Is Estimated LONDON. Aug. 14A hug-project of, linking the entire British Empire together by radio is nearing an end. plana are being made fnr a regular Interchange of educational, cultural and entertainment programs among the. various countries of the empire.

This elialn.of broadcasting stations. when completed, will reach 400,000.000 inhabitant of the empire and more than. 100,000,000 potential listeners in who live adjacent to the British A series of. "Round the Empire' broadcasts I being The leading station of each country wl.l prepare program, typical of that country's The-programs will be station Th British Broadcasting Company estimates that the content-plnted system will coat about $3,000,000. 111 he rehroidcast hv atlon of the chnln Th Britiah McNAMEE NOW AN AUTHOR Graham McXamce, one of WEAFa well known annoucers and one who haa become especially well known for his handling of sports events has written a book entitled: "You're.

On the Air'1 In collaboration with Robert Gordon Anderson covering many of "Mac's" Interesting experience which la to be released August 2 by Harper and Brothers. Ileywood Broun, well known newspaper columnist, bae written a preface for McXa mee'e first Journalistic-effort which deals with McXamce'a broadcast of one of the nation'a leading sporting evrjile, RADIO BUGS CHICAGO, Aug. it. Dollars and cents -In profits have sold the farmer on radio, according to an examination of rural 'listeners Just concluded iy Station WLS here. Entertainment nnd other enjoyable features, while highly prized, do not apeak quite io loudly as dn Increased balance on tha right aide' of the ledger at the end of the year, For ytroof that this Increase Is actual and not Imaginary, there ore th examination papers' of the farmer' who attended the evening sessions of the Academy of.t'.ic' Air.

from WLS. This school was conducted, by tha Sears-Roebiick Agricultural Foundation In the Interests of better farming methods and bigger cash returns to the farmer. Hundreds bf farmers from all over the country were regularly enrolled In those radio courses, attended the lectures, kept note books and at the end of the term sent in their written ex-' amln.ation papers. One of the examination questions was: Wha; radio feature do you find, most profitable? And the Answer' were overwhelmingly in favor of those that brought actual cash returns. Market and weather reports were found to'-be.

most profitable fromh, pecuniary standpoint. Markets First Sixty-eight per cent of the pupils'', put market reiiort first. while J8 per cent put weather forecasts at the top ef the list. Fcrty per cent, placed weather forecasts -second in- their estimation and 25 per cent ranked market reports as second, Getting in good with teacher does not seem, to have been motive for these answers, either, as in many esses concrete examples of -sayings can ha quoted. For example, Our neighbor who has no radio shipped hi hbga a week later and madn only $i2.

We '-made 999. more and' the same hnmher bf hoga due to the radio market Another disciple of radio' writes: "When the stock buyer drive he usunlly see if we have an If he can see an aerial he. knows We are posted on livestock quotations, and. know better than to offer us poor prices for our stock." Farm Help Wanted 'Next to these dally-, report, lee- ture on farming methods and general farm- information Are considered most profitabletty the farmer- students. The results.

may not be (jiil'e concrete at the moment. Lut. over a pi-rl-ut of their -value Wnirv-s apparent. Forty -three per (-nt of fitmeis put. this feature next to weather and.

market reports In profit while 7 per cent put It ahead bf them. Several- were niunt positive in -ih-lr statement tint havlrr a-radio in the house made both the young people and the. farmhand more contented tb stay on tha farm, Entertainment met a varied fate: Six per cent of the examinees nctu ally placed it as being thn most profit Mile part of the radio program, the basis, evidently, that the happiness plcnmr jt-brought are Just as 'Important a dollara-n nd-rent profit. With 21 and It per cent of the writer, en-' tertainment ranked third arid fourth, respectively. TO TELL OF FIRST AID FOR YOUR DOG Animal Expert To Be Heard Over WEAF Those of the radio audience who have enjoyed the companionship "of a faltful and friendly household dog will tune in to WEAF on Monday evening, at 7:43 with great to hear a tnlk to be delivered hy Dr.

John Lyji Leonard, known nnimal lover and. veti rlnar-Inn, Dr. Lennart will speak on the theme "First Aid for Your Dbg" and desires to relate from the store-house of his vnst experience practi-'1 cal measures and hints fur render-lng temporary aid to Injured dog pending the arrival of the veterinary surgeon. Dr. Leonard has a large and modern hospital solely for the rare of dogs whbh Is situated on Long Island.

He Is also noted as cluptor of animals. BLIND PIANIST TC PLAY TOMORROW Edward Steele Givi Concert at WEAF v'l lawless radio broadcasting seems to today, point to happier times for tb radio fan, wii: no Jumble of tba air, for those who would eauw iurh Jumbia would, harm only themselves, financially and in popular ity: Jumping of wavelengths hasn't gone far before it end, for one sts-tlon already ha retreated, to a former wavelength' in fear But the moat significant sign of better radio, despite thia Jack of a con roiling lair for broadcaeting. la the agreement of a great majority of the preaent broadcaatera le re-apect the brpadcaating arrangement a made before the Department of Commerce lcat its right to control the attuafion. Thla promlaa to "be good" la In the VVnf the official! of the Na-' tionai Association of Broadraatera, of which moat of the larger ata-tlona pf the country are members. Mora Super-Stations Outaida of this "gentlemen's agreement," however, there are important factors that point to a more highly developed season tf broadcasting than' tha fan'has ever go--.

nf the larger stations, those already broadcasting on 5000 watts power, have signified their intention of raising their power to aa high a to kliowats. while the two stations now equipped with such power are on even higher rower for their broadcasting. This Isn't ao mbeh an urge for more distance ai it la a tendency rd a relief from the static that worries the. fans today: purchase of station WEAF j- i -'i program by tha Radio Corporation of America la another sign of the confidence the larger broadcasters have In radio's Thla 7 despite the lack of a radio control law shows promlaa of better programs broad; cast over' a much greater field than haa.been covered Mere Competition 1 At tha same time tha withdrawal of tha telephone company from Its ownership of WEAF leaves It open to tha other large statloni outside the chain to lease wires mere freely ever, for remote cpritrol broadcasting; This permits. 1 of more opportunity for better programs sent directly from the places where they are to bo found.

The high coet of building and equipping a broadcasting station is surety enough against mediocre programs from, newcomers. It coats from $56000 to $250,000 before a modern'statlon Is ready for operation. No- one would Inveet in any- enterprise that haa no assurance of stability, progress good returns. Victor Herbert la tha most popular American composer whose works are heard from Station WBAL, Baltimore, Mr. Forty different Herbert numbers have been broadcast by thla station since Dec.

1. see Jan Van Bqpimel, Dutch baritone former Royal Court singer to Queen Wllhelmlna of Holland, tang recently on tha WAHG, Richmond Hill, X. T-. program, Van Bom mel is making a tour of tha United States and probably will be heard from many radio station! In the future. Paul Roberta, popular KFI.

to Angeles, tenor, received an envelope recently that contained nothing but a card, an ace of hearts, on which waa scrawled the message. Tour voice." Station WCAP. Washington, has discontinued broadcasting, allowing WRC, another Washington station which has shsred time with WCAP full time 00 tb sir. Wire lines now connect WRC with both WEAF an- TVJZ, New York, and WRC will rr range its programs with feata-'-from both of these stations. Gertrude Lunt Is a member, of f-staff of WLWL.

New York. He voice I seldom heard on the air a her work Is connected more witl the studio than broadcasting. Fh, is well known by the many entertainers and visitor of the WLWL studio. Walter Damronrh will be heard in a series of IS programs, starting Saturday evening, Oct. 23, from Stations WEAF.

New York; WREI Boston; WGR, Buffalo: WTT. Philadelphia: WCAE- Pittsburgh; WWJ Detroit; WSAT. Cincinnati; WTAM, Cleveland; WON. Chicago; KSD, St Louis: WCCO, Minncapolla-St. Paul and WDAF.

Kansas City. The weekly programs will alternate In nature, one being an elaborate musical by the New York Symphony Orchestra with Damroscfc conducting and th other a piano lecture-seltal by Damroech. 'i i A VI jj i tl I (vj- i S' I ti i 1 I i i 1 WGR. WTAG. UTAH.

WEI. IVW'J. I and WTAM. Roth of these artists ai 1 well, known to rndio listeners for they have made frequent appearances before WEAF's crophone A might implied through use of the Instrument! mentioned the program jytfi he popular In JtiOu ably the xy'ophonp is our of tli most popular instrument radio broadcasting and till hoii: i- the program of particular in- iciest. MaLclanna Corby In Another Recital At 10.

next Friday evening, a half hoar recital Wifi he broadcast on WEAF's wav under the direction bf Mabellnnn Corby, well-known composer pianist. The artists who will assist. Miss Corby will bp Janet Busch Hecht, contralto, nnd lleli-n York, coloratura soprano. Comment In connection with Mis Hcchf I practically unnecessary for she haa appeared so many times before WEAF's. microphone that she is well-known to sll radio llslem rs to that Mis York la also a soloist of prominence and one whoso efforts have been well received by the radio listeners.

Edgar L. Bill, shown here, the director of station WLS, Chicago, which has been conducting educational courses for farmers. Public Only Link Between Deviser And Broadcaster Controls Radio Set Manufacturer, Says Chicago Expert CHICAGO, Aug. 14 Th listening public -la ths qnly link that binds' ths radio manufacturer and ths radio broadcaster, 'according to Frank Relchmann, Chicago radio, manufacturer. "Many not thoroughly conversant with ro-Jio condition! have the-idea that th and radio manufacturers' -are and that broadcasting li controlled by radio set and accessory builders, while ect builder are controlled by broadcaster.

Relchmann said: "This 1 far- from the case, however, aa less thnn 12 per cent, of the broadcasting station ar' owned or controlled by concerns Interested In tha manufacture' of radio set or rcesiorlei." "There is one fink between the broadcaster and the manufacturer, however, and thia link la very important and strong. The public controle'the radio et manufacturer, for if tb receiver do not please the public they' will st.iy on the dealer and 'on the other hand the public controls the broadcasting statloni! unless the programs ar interesting they'll never be brought into the receiving' sets of the listener." Commenting on the present chsnges In wave length by broadcasters who are -interested in securing better results for' themselves, Mr, Relchmann expressed regret that the present radio law' did not control the assignment bf wave lengths. There need be no worry about chaos Jn th air, Mr, Relchmann explained, pointing out that even if the radio t-ado lead by the 12 per cent of th broadcasters whoa Interests are' with manufacturing and broadcasting a well failed In their efforts to bring about an amlcablo settlement of the wave length assignment problem the vole of the public would he heard should any broadcaster trangress. on ths right of any other station already transmitting. Paulist Choristers Back In September Ths Famous Paullst Cfioristsrs, heard last season sver Station WLWL in New York wifi again be heard by radio listener in the East beginning early In Sepqtmbcb wnen WLWL in New York and Stations WXAC in Boston and WEAN in Providence will broadcast the programs of tha famous musical unit.

Tha Choristers wilt he heard over the WLWL chain throughout the Winter aeason. the battery, and 1 Its movable arm goes to the grid connection, Interference can be reduced greatly by substituting a counterpoise for the usual water-pip ground connection. Thie is done by running a wire around the room over the molding, -about 50 feet, nnd connecting the end to th ground terminal of the Wireless telephone equipment is to be installed on 16 express train in Germany, where telephone sub--scrlher throughout the country wlli he able to get into prompt communication with relatives and frienda traveling on any one of the train Plans Made To Place Radio Sets in Offices WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.

Plana are being made to equip 1 with radio Connection! every office in the new 11-atory Nn-: tlnnal Frees Club Building which is under construction The offices will have wall socket and It will remain to the pleasure of the tenant to plug in or not, as he desires. Apparatus Will Cost About $250,000 CINCINNATI. Aug 14. Power president of 'l'lie Urosicy Radio Corporation. wlreh operate WLW, ha IC 1 an ordi-r for the first 50 1 broadcasting.

equipment whicli- Wcslcin Klrctric will maa- uMcture for a few concerns'. This 1 the flrst.nrder placed and lic irp out the ireillction made by Ci'yslcy ilt thp Hoover Radio Cnn-fef'ence few years ago, th.v broadcasting' stations must In-', crcnsc their power and equipment to keep abreast, of the broadcasting art. This new transmitter will cos with the new special fireproof btiild'ng to lie erected near the present WLW transmitting station near Harrison, Ohio, about $250, oo. It has rang been the ambition of. station owners, to broadcast programs from the United' Ststee tbaf could be heard with regularity all parts of world.

Now that these new giant equipments are being made It. will bo step towards international broadcasting, Giant super-power, such as that WLW will use, vVilt mean a revlva, of the plan to have interna-tlnnal langnnge. Music is the one thing which the peoples of all nations can understand and The small radio receiver wl.l be able- to pick ufi the e'gnals of tli's 50-kilowatt transmitting sta-', with ease. It wifi be possible make' the radio reception Summer far better than it Is at present, due to the tremendous power to be used. WARD TO TALK TO YOUNG AUTHORS Will Give Humorous Advice on Writing At 3 o'clock on Friday evening, Aug 20, Christopher Ward, lawyer and author of the new novel "One Uttel Mali." will give some pertinent and humorous advice to those who follow In hie.

footsteps along the line of writing when he will talk on the' topic to Writ a Novel." Mr. Ward is one of the beat known of tli younger' American huninrous writers and first esme Into prominence with his 4-niumn "The. New Curiosity -Shop which appeared in "Literary' Review. 1 Mr. Ward realizes that anyone who aucrriiafully a novel at pnoe feel qualified tc hand out I.

copious advice to aspiring authors and. hi therefore be ciuichcil in a lighter vein than many i of those on such a sujeet andJs sure to.lj of exceptional interest to the radio audience. Mikes Installed on Theatre Stage and in Courtroom Beside an increasingly Important role in providing entertainment and commercial-cpmmun; icatlon radio- also la serving mankind many, waya. Nearly every day there comes to notice some new and valuable service performed by radio. Of course the giving of compass directions by radio sq that a ship by trlangnlatlon may determine its exact position has been in successful operation for eome time.

The new development along this Una is the 'application of the some system to locating submarines. The sub's 8. O. 8, is checked by two receiving operators 'In surface ships. Their triangulation of directions from which they the Indicate the exact position of the submarine.

The new navy airplane carriers have 265 loud speakers, scattered throughput the Orders given by. a bugler stationed at a mike are carried, positively and simultaneously to every man aboard. 1 Another novel application of radio Is ths installation of mikes on the stags of the Guild Theatre, New York, leading through amplifier to outlet 'boxes on a row of seats reserved for partially deaf persons, who are provided with headsets. This arrangement enable! them to hear every word spoken on tha stage. A somewhat similar Idea Involving a mlka before the witness chair and a loud speaker In the Jury box of a Brooklyn court conquered the noise made by passing trolley cars and elevated trains.

ARMY BAND WILL PLAY WEDNESDAY 10 Stations To Broadcast Program At 7:10 on 'Wednesday evening, August 18, the radio audience of WEAF. WEEI, WTAG, WRC, KSD, WJAR, WGR, WCAE, WWJ and WSAI will be entertained with an hour's concert by the United States Army Band, which will be heard direct from the Sylvan The, tre, Washington, D. C. These concerts by the Army Band constitute one of the weekly broadcasting fee turns of' unusual popularity with the radio audience. Although tha Army Band la heard frequently during the Winter months playing from the Ay my Barracks in Washington the coming of the warm Bummer months apparently makes it's efforts more appreciated by ths radio audience.

The Sylvan Theatre becomes Mecca for radio listeners vliitlng ths nation's -capital during the Bummer months who do not feel that their visit Is complete without attending one of the bond concerts at the Bylvan Theatre there to see what they have been hearing. LOCAL RECEPTION Tha Foreign Department of. the Croeley Organization recei-ed a letter from Buenos Aires telling about the 12 broadcasting stations In the Argentine Republic 11 bf them ore in tha city from which the letter camti RADIO RINKLES I -i Put a fresh grid lead In the set about onew a year. The output of companies manufacturing radio equipment In the United States is now- valued' st about $650,000,000 a year, as compared with $2,000,000 In 1920. 1 Besides being broadcasting the large transmitting studios must be information bureaus.

All sorts of unrelated queries come in from all parts ef the country. A potentiometer Is a device which permits a lower voltage to be 'obtained than that of the source of th current. It is connected Across Edward Steele, tl, well-known Wind concert pianist, will occupy a na'f -hour on wnve fling at tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Steele is an artist who appears before WEAF's njlcrnphons on manjr occasions and I therefor well-known -to the radio audlnc.

He Is a pupil of Elmer A. Vogt a. graduate of the. Irnbody tonser-votory of Music. Steel sprnt greater part of the last Winter season In studying at Carnegie New York.Qlty, tinker a well- known mqgter a i srf.tpw-t.