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cover everything, and the licensee would be comparatively free from litigation. We notice that some members of Congress now feel that perhaps a patent pool would be in the interest of the public good. Altogether, it is not impossible that the work done by the Association in this field may not have been entirely wasted. "
As a means of curbing over-production, Mr. Metcalf sug¬ gested an accurate statistical barometer, dealing with production, sales and inventory, and a willingness on the part of manufacturers to be guided by this information.
J. Clarke Coit was elected President of the Radio Manu¬ facturers’ Association, succeeding Morris Metcalf of Springfield, Mass. Mr. Coit is President of the United States Radio and Television Corporation in Chicago. Four new Vice-Presidents of the Association were elected A. S. Wells, Leslie F. Muter,
Fred D. Williams and N. P. Bloom.
A treaty instead of a gentlemen’s agreement to eliminate interference between radio stations on the North American continent was suggested by Walter J. Dam.m, . Milwaukee, Wis. , President of the National Association of Broadcasters, in an address delivered at the convention.
Mr. Damm also warned against the proposal being put forth by educators for 15 per cent ofg^^he broadcasting channels, characterizing such proposal as /entering wedge of government owner¬ ship and operation of all broadcasting stations.
"Interference between stations of Mexico and Cuba and the United States has attracted the notice of the State Department, and it is likely that a new North American conference will be called before many more months elapse", he said.
"Canada, of course, would be a part of such a conference. Any agreement, however, should be made the subject of treaty and not be left simply to another ’gentlemen’s agreement.’"
In pointing out that "no other country in the world is served by more efficient transmitting equipment" , Mr. Damm said; "Unless you, as manufacturers, sell to the public receiving sets capable of deriving the maximum benefit from these transmission, you are not only failing in your duty to the public, but you are greatly injuring our business,"
Television on a six-foot screen was demonstrated by the Shortwave and Television Corporation of Boston, Wednesday in con¬ junction with Ulises A. Canabria, Chicago experimenter.
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