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Reveals Vast

Profits

SEVERA SEEKl
4j~rcnSOLERI6HTS
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company Sued for Alleged'
1ionopoly
MAY BROADCAST L0ITICAL
SPEECHES IN NEXT CAMPAIGNI

Use

of Air For Politics is Illegal
and Un-Anerican, Claim
Authorities

What The Wild Waves Are Saying Gets Fort Worth EXTENSION CURSSN p 45,000 Listen
On One-Bulb Set Radio PointsIn Dal
"This is the red-haided music the union wants to force them to jRad oOoin s Q UON ISTIOD i
maker, Everready battery entertainah, charge for their services. "You are listening to Station WBAP, I 11111 UL "' Radio Edition
yassuh! Now I'm goin' to sing a,song located at Fort Worth, Texas," was Are your signals weak? Additional
yassurmlMssuri Nowben he'mmrg him'IExtosisingres yaadisongn
for my little girl in Chi-ca-go," arc "I'm from Missouri," has been the th" remark which gives to a local plate voltage may help in your recep- Extension courses by radio is one
attitude of theatrical producers on the amateur, operator of the "Chicago' of the impending developments in the More than 45,000 persons hve
welcome question ofebroadcasting their showsstion. If you are using a one tube re-tThhMvhigDail
words familiar and mighty welcmeadcbroadastitheir shw amtaropraor teRahdai"usn
to every listener, yassuh. Wendell as a method of increasing box-office on a one ulb set. This is a straight- iver with 22 volt plate potential dp of ole atig It dill litn; t Th Mtian Dy tao
Hall,~~~~~~o hewneig mnte ofrcitbtaprnl thyhv taione lr etordTforslongastanceiegwth2t-votpltptntabe one of the main tois of discus-' Edition; It was estimated by stdffof'-
Hall, the wandering minstrel of reipt tapar lyth a line run of approximately 1,100 miles. amplification can be obtained by In- sion, advance reports indicate, at the ficials yesterday. The figres e
radioTesti"usini.oeovhsyetiga diinlB teyih onv, has now senngtntm1ohore than 50teThersetoinsuestidn is one of those serting-an additional B battery in then
ted d'ozens have come to the box-cnetbsdcntenmbrois~e r
of the biggest stations of the country, used in connection with The Daily series.y
in almost as many cities. Among offices the next day and bought tickets radio department and is of a special Associaton of Extension Division di- cated, the number of commuications
them are Chicago, New York, Pitts- after mentioning tha they had heard design, so far as known never pre- u nrectors at Madison, Wisconsin. I received by Station WGBC, from
burg, and during the past week, De- part of the show by radio and wanted viously duplicated. Difficulties in the erection of an Already more than a score of edu- which the broadcasting is done; and
troit. ; it and hear the rest. It is now The above record is not advanced tennae are lessened by the use of the cational institutions have transmitted a standard formula of the ratio ot
* * * a common practice in a number of as final by any means, according to new copper ribbon aerial. Not only matter of a distinctly educational type, list t it
It s be the m iat got large citics, and was tried with suc the radio department. Ann Arbor are they more convenient than the but none have organized specific
used t moie all cess in Detroit a few (lays ago. radoists, faculty, students, and towns- cumbersome flat top; they are also courses. Among the former are: i The Radio Edition is prepared twice
they bameTna h d ive or Nes**b people alike, are invited to send to quite efficient due to their area-ap- Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, St. Olaf's a week by the radio department of
Jercey man sued for (ivorce because Queer as it sounds, many of the The Daily the records the have made proximately 12 square inches per foot. college, Lake Forest college and The Daily especially for broadcasting
he claimed his wife and children spent stage's premier entertainers are com- togee te erMassachusetts Institute of Technol- from the University station. The
all of their time listening in on the Itchy upset when they come face to gether with the number of bulbs or articles are brief, often semi-huor-
rai.tecyta sdi h set and any Dirty condenser plates do much tooy.scacure U,
face with a broadcasting microphone. te The nearest thing to such a course bus,'accounts of campus happenings,
**ebThere is something about the lit, ther details they care to add. lessen the effectiveness and cut down has been the series of programs broad- intended to interest not only Michigan
A musicians' union is trying to put contraption that gives one a very un- the selectivity of the receiving set. In cast every other night recently on the alumni, students, and Ann Arbor
through a rule requiring all members steady feeling. Station WMAQ, the l Beware OfS rigsets which are not enclosed In cabi- study of the Spanish language. These residents, but also the vast general
of their organization to charge for all Chicago Daily News, has found that Aets, the condenser plates are espec- lectures were sent out by Station public which forms a large percent-
work for radio broadcasters. Here- they can overcome this "mike-fright" Electrical Storms ally liable to accumulate dust. The WJAZ, the super high powered Zenith' age of the total audience.
tofore the players have been more I on the part of performers by conceal- operator of such a set should inspect Edgewater Beach hotel of Chicago. As far as the editors have been gble
than glad to do their stnuff for the ing the microphone under a beautiful Fire and insurance officials are the condensers frequently, or better to discover, The Radio Edition ls tbe
advertising it gave them. Apparently floor-lamp. nng in a warning m yet, have it boxed up.Suggests Limiting * ae of t k n he
jonig i ,n awa ,rnin., . aeu n., . ({ioernesapr'f t kn u.ie

luge profits from the selling of{
a4yertising sent out over radio were
predicted in statements made by Con-]
wisrsioner Whalen of New York cityI
a few days ago.
.'.'Station,. WEAF (American Tele-
poe and Telegraph company, New
York) gets $10 a minute for their ad-
v'ertising," said Commissi ner Whalen,
pointing out the great possibilities of{
this type of financial enterprise. "Fig-
ures based on the officials' estimates
shore that a .$5,040,000 yearly gain-
might be secured from this station
Station WEAF is the only American
s ni nv regularly m'aking an in-
come through the sale of advertising.
So far, they state, this is the only
adequate way of getting any return!
on the large investment needed to
operate a broadcasting station.
Prominence Assured
Radio advertising, authorities state,
will spring into national prominence
probably for the first time when the
next presidential election comes
around. Thousands of political
speeches are being planned, which, if
legislation does not intervene, will be
t'ransmitted from American stations
when the political battle draws near.
The legality or advisability of radio
advertising has been a topic of hot
contest in radio circles for the past
year. It is now one of the big points
in the suit between the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
and Station WHN, of the city of New
York for patent infringement. Off-
cials of WHN charge that the 'A.- T.
and T. is attenipting to obtain ai mo-
nopol y . o-, hbroadcasting. of the
coun i gsp as to'reap the entire profit
fromliefisvw hlan, of exploiting wire-
less telephony. The A W Tand T. are
also charge with ,attenpting to -es-
tablish a- 1f et ontrol of the mat-
ter, relito , picltl, and education.-
al that is broadcast to the American
public.
Must Pay
One opinion on the subject of radio
dettet erserd- yesterday by
"an American broadcaster, and held by
A 'number ofoficials, follows:
"Something has got to be arranged
so that broadcasting can be made,
at least in some measure, to pay for'
itself. I believe the transmission ofl
certain types of advertising matter,j
provided it is clearly labelled and
made known as such. I most emphat-

Headliners
Progranis
TODAY
12:00 noon-RYW Chicago, 536 me-
ters: Church service.
3:30 p. in.-WCX Detroit, 517 me-
ters: Chapel service.
7:00 p. m.-WJAZ Chicago, 448 me-
ters: Musical.
MONDAY
3:00 p. m.-WWJ Detroit, 517: Or-
chestra.
5:30 p. m.WWAQ Chicago, 447.5:
Musical.
9:00 p. m.-WHAZ Troy, N. Y., 380:I
Music and features.;
TUESDAY
5:00 p. m.-WiIAS Louisville, 400:1
Orchestra.
9:40 p. m.--W1AQ Chicago, 447.5:
Musical.
10:00 p. m.--WCX Detroit, 517: Red
Apple club (musical).
WEDNESDAY,
3:00 p. m.-WIVJ Detroit, 517: Or-1
chestra.
8:30 p. m.-WCX Detroit, 517: Musi-
i cal.
11:00 p.m.-WJAZ - Chicago, 448:
. Musical.
ically do not believe in allowing

THURSDAY
4:15 p. m.---WCX Detroit, 517: Musi-
cal.
10:00 p. m.--WWJ Detroit, 517: Dance
orchestra.
11:00 p. m.-WJAZ Chicago, 418:
Musical.
12:00 p. m.-WCBC Ann Arbor, 280:
Michigan Daily Radio Edition
and features.- -
FRIDAY
12:00 noon-W WJ Detroit, 517: Dance
orchestra.
4:15 p. m.-WCX Detroit, 517: Musi-
cal.
11:00 p. m.-WJAZ Chicago, 448:
Musical.
SATURDAY
3:00 p. m.---WWJ Detroit, 517: Or-
chestra.;.
9:00 p. m.-WCBC Ann Arbor, 280:
Michigan Daily Radio Edition
and features.
11:00 p. m.-ISYW Chicago, 536: Late
show;
WIJAZ ,,Chicago, 448:
Musical.
Notre Dame, March 29-Coach Rock-
ne of -Ndtiie Dime has, signed a new
ten-year ontract to remain asithletic
director of Notre' Dame.
Urbana, Ill.. March 29-Subscrip-
tion payments are coming in so slow
that the Stadium treasury is on the
point- of going broke
South Bend, Ind., March 29-The
annual "Girls Number" of the Juggler,
humorous magazine of Notre Dame,
will make its appearance in April.

speakers to broadcast political propa-
ganda under the guise of public ad-
dresses in return for payment of a
certain fee. That, it seems to me, is
against the fundamental policy of the
Anerican government, and a violation
of the nmost important principle ofI
honest publicity," he concluded. I

- "Jimmie the adtaker" sells anything
- quickly.-Adv.

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