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The International Radio Conference will make only the general regulations that are more or less applicable to all countries involved, but the Radio Technical Committee, whj.ch meets every two years, sees to the more detailed work. The next meeting of this Committee, incidentally, is in May of this year, at Copenhagen. Appointment of the United States delegates is expected within the next few weeks.
So far the text of the proposals of the United States have been kept secret because of their tentative nature. They will be released following approval by the General Committee, which is headed by Maj, Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, Chairman of the Federal Radio Commission.
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PHILLIPS LORD PACKS THEM IN AT WASHINGTON
Unusual success has attended the personal appearances of Phillips Lord, creator of "Uncle Abe" and "Seth Parker" in Washington. He came here about a month ago to appear at an entertainment given by the Central Union Mission, one of the worthy charitable organiza¬ tions of the city. Such a tremendous audience greeted him that it waS/4ecided to hold a second performance last Monday night, March 2nd,
This was another well-out with the result that a third per¬ formance is booked for Monday, March 16th,
Lord is only 29 years old, a rosy-cheeked, heavy-set, medium-sized individual, and a person who seems to make friends wherever he goes. According to reports in Washington, he is now headed for the vaudeville stage.
Lord at the present time is writing and producing five radio programs a week,
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CBS GETS FIVE NEW CONTRACTS
"Contracts for the expenditure of approximately i|955,000 by five commercial air accounts were closed during the past week by the Columbia Broadcasting System," according to Variety,
"The largest appropriation is that of Coty, perfumer, of about ^600,000 for 52 weekly programs on a CBS network of 33 stations. Second largest outlay is that of ’Time\ periodical, which contract¬ ed for a 20 station hook-up once weekly for a year at an anticipated total cost of 1225,000.
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