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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-27
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272 MADISON AVE.

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A full line Of Castles
Ice Cream, loose and
brick, in qts., pints,
etc.
Our line of Candies can
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as well.
Personal attention to
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sonable prices.
Evening star., 1919-05-15

approve. it will be referred to the
Grand Lodge for Endorsement.
Washington Lodge. No. Is. B. P. o.
Elks. last night initiated 2f1 candt-
dates in the big ballroom OF the New
Willard. This constituted the largest
class initiated into the lodge and IN
cidentally the AFFAIR marked the IN
formal opening ofthe Salvation Army
drive for funds. The club has started
a membership drive, its object being
to obtain 1000 new members. Several
hundred dollars were collected for the
Salvation Army.
Speakers were Harry King. chair
man of the membership committee;
Rabbi Abram Simon and Joseph A.
Burkhart. Oficers in charge were
William I. Evans. exalted ruler.
Frank A. Kidd. esteemed leading
knight: ]. Callan, esteemed loyal
kniN,t; Dan r. Nihion. esteemed lee
tlfring knight; Robert E. Mattingly,
chaplain; George NJ. Denham. esquire
Joseph c.. Watson. inner guard
Thomas ]. King. tiler; Edward F.
Donovan. organist.
Evening star., 1919-05-15
THE WEATHER.

District Of Columbia, Maryland and
vfrginia-Partly cloudy tonight, prob
ably followed by showers in early
morning or tomorrow: not much change
in temperature: gentle variable winds.
West virginia-Local showers prob
able tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature. 3ff.,ts
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
Thermometer-Yeste pm, 81;
8 pm. 81: IL midnight. So; today.
am. 81: s am, 50. Maximum. 81, at
I pm yesterday; minimum, 81, at
an. today.
Maximum, Is: miniEaum. 81.
Barometer-YeSterda 4 PM, 1888:
8 pm. 1886; IL midnight. 1885: to-
day, am, 1882; 8 am. 1884.
Z Tide Tables. .z.
(Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 1924 am. and 4:01
p.na.: high tide, s:11 am. and 9:41
Tomorrow--Low tide, 4:o4 am. and
4:42 pm: high tide. s:48 am. and
1920 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 5:57 am; sun sets.
8:l3 pm.
Ton1orrow-Sun rises, 5:56 am; sun
ssss. 8:13 pm.
Neon rises. e:o2 p.m.: sets. $40 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1919-05-15

Homer L. Ferguson. president of the
Newport News. Va, Shipbuilding and
Drydock Company. has been elected
president of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce. The election was
made by a mail vote of the organiza-
tion's board of directors.
Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago; the
retiring president, refused to become
4 candidate for reelection after serv-
ing two separate terms. Mr.. Ferguson
| was nominated Immediately after the
chamber concluded its annual meeting
at st. Louis this month, and was un-
opposed Mr. Ferguson is a graduate
of the Emitted States Naval Academy
and of Glasgow University, Scotland.
He was a constructor in the Navy for
eleven years, resignfng in 1905 to be-
come superintendent of the Newport
News yard.
other officers elected by the board
were:
Vice president, eastern district. A.
c. Bedford. New York: north central
district Joseph H. DeFrees. Chicago;
south central district. Thomas F.
Gai1or. Bishop of Tennessee; western
district Ito be filled later).
Honorary vice presidents, Harry A.
Wheeler Chicago: John H. Fahey.
Boston: A. B. Farquhar, York. Pa:
Charles Nagel ST Louis; r. G. Rhett.
Charleston, 8. c.
Executive committee. Joseph II.
Nefrees. chairman Max w. Babb.
Milwaukee: A. c. Bedford; W. l..
Clause. Pittsburgh; L. S. Gillette, Min
neapolis; P. H. Gadsden. Charleston,
8. c.; Frederick J. Roster. San Fran
cisco; James r. MacColl, Pawtucket.
r. l.; Charles A. Otis, Cleveland:
Lewis e. Pierson. New York; NJ. J.
Saunders, New Orleans.
Evening star., 1919-05-15

Do you know that the largest COM
mercial interests in the country are
beginning to use wireless for the
transaction of daily business? Es-
tablishments like John Wanamak-
er's New York and Philadelphia
stores and Marshall Fields Of Chi
cago are now actually operating
wireless for their daily communi-
cations?
Do you know that in addition to
the two thousand ships built in 1913
the new shipping program for 1919
calls for almost $500 merchant ves-
sells, each Of which must carry from
3 to s wireless operators?
Do you know what the present
successful use Of wireless for train
dispatching on tho Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad and
Canadian. Pacific may mean a little
later on?
Do you know that about Is. new
factories were built during the past
two years for the manufacture of
radio apparatus?
Do you know that recently 200
army aeroplanes, equipped with
modern wireless apparatus. were
turned over to the Postmaster Cen
eral to extend the work Of Aerial
Postal and Express systems?
Do you know that one Of the
greatest tattleships In Uncle Sans
Navy carries a crew Of eighty wire
less operators and that the navy
program will bring the total of
ships to s21 by 1928?
Do you know that the latest De-
partment OF Commerce statistics
show there are only 2.797 drst- grade
government licensed wireless oper-
ators in the United States?
The time Is not far off when wires
along the streets Of a city. town ana
!, highway will come down. There
wifi be no more use for them. :.
Tho wireless telegraph for long
telephone for short distance work
will have supplanted them.
The day of the wireless telegraph
IL coming. Wireless instruments
will be installed in every home and
business establishment as the tele-
phone is today, and it will be possi-
Bile for members of one firm or fam
ily to wireless relatives or business
friends by merely going to the wire-
less instrument in their own home
or store and calling the wireless
station in the friend or relatives
home or establishment, then saying
what YOU have to say by a system
that is SO simple. that 1t is amazing.
such wireless instrument will be
in common use is the prediction of
one Of Americas foremost inventors.
inventors are going ahead with
their plans, and while forced to
work in limited scope. have discov-
ered what they believe to be the
basis for making the wireless as.
popular in home and business as the
telephone is today.
Home and Store Instruments VIII
Operate Like Typewriter.
And according to forecasts made
by some Of the best electrical ex-
perts in the country. the wireless
Industry will supplant the wire
channel lines now in operation.
Hundreds of interesting and revo-
iutionizing developments have re-
Gently taken place in the use OF
wireless teiegraphy. High speed.
coupled with long distance opera
ton, has. almost made the impossi-
BILE possible.
The invention of an American cleo
trical expert has made 1t q simple
mattsr to take the static out Of
wireless 'tslsgraDhys .fherebxeFsmov..'
Evening star., 1919-05-15
.ELKS MAY ERECT A BIG
CONVENTION HALL HERE
Joseph A. Burkhart Makes Pro.
posal-About $250,0O0 of War
Fund Available.

convention hall seating approx
mately 5000 persons may be erected
in Washington by the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks as their ma
tional assembling place.
here has been made by Joseph A.
Burkhart of the Washington lodge to
members of the Elks' war commission.
This commission. a local Elk stated
today. has about $250.000 left of the
fund they set aside for war work.
Mr.. Burkhart's suggestion was that
this balance be,used as the nucleus of
convention hall fund and that the
hall be erected in the National Capt.
tai. 1t is understood the plan will be
laid before the full Elks war COM
mission at an early date and If they
Evening star., 1919-05-15

ing the one great obstacle that for
the past several years has hindered
the development of this industry.
Wireless Of Past Jumbled Mass Of
Dots and Dashes.
Static to the wireless instrument
| Is similar to the buzzing on the tele-
phone. 1t makes operation out of
| the question, and there is nothing to
do but to wait until the buzzing
stops II one wishes to continue with
the message.
Not long ago wireless telegraphy
received an added impulse when by
a test it was found possible to send
| q message from the wireless station
| at Carnarvon. Wales, to Sydney,
Australia. q distance something over
$4,000 miles.
In telling Of this great achieve
ment Mr.. Gernsbeck, in the Electri-
cal Experimenter, says that 1t is the
first time in history that a radio
message has been made to complete
iy circle the globe in every direction.
In other words, when the big sta
tions at Sydney, Australia, were re-
ceiving the message. waves came in
from every direction OF the COM
pass In this case the electrical
waves actually tumbled over them
selves in an effort to "get home"
They came from the sky as well as
beneath the tower. or, in other
words, made their way through the
earth itself. It's a wonderful phe-
nomenon. II you stop to think Of it.
Since the static has been removed
from wireless operation 1t is moth
ing out Of the ordinary to success
fully operate wireless Instruments
without the aid of the tower several
hundred feet in height.
It has been found that the waves
do not travel snus1y around and
over the earth, but q very consider
able distance above 1t.
Every station has its return cir
cult. In other words, the ground is
also utilized in the sending Of wire
less dispatches. Mr.. Gernsbeck de-
scribes this as another remarkable
phenomenon, inasmuch as the cleo
trio wave currents during the
Wales-Australia test were carried
through the entire breadth of the
earth,. distance of something like
1900 miles, while the radio waves
were speeding in all directions
through the air. These waves were
all headed for the same object, al
though some took a course by air
while others shot into and through
the earth.
But" says Gernsbeck, "if the
waves travelled $4,000 miles around
the earth. they probably Travelled
just as high above it, and perhaps
very much farther. Radio waves.
the same as light waves. belong to
the same family. Both are electro
magnetic Manifestations Of the
other. Both are equally hampered
by the atmosphere.
Radio waves travelling around the
globe must speed through $4,000
miles Of atmosphere. Naturally,
there is an enormous amount of alb
sorption of energy while the waves
travel through such a wide blanket
of air; hence our suspicion that as
there is no such obstruction sky
wardly the waves will travel in
finitely farther into the free space
where there is no atmosphere, once
the not far in the future when it
will be possible to send a radio mes
sage around the world. using only a
few dry cells for the total power at
the sending station"
For transatlantic or transconti-
mental transmission it has generally
been thought that nothing else
would do than . high steet mast |
Evening star., 1919-05-15

with which to support the antenna,
or else the employment Of a series
OF tall steel masts extending over a
distance OF q mile or so, such a. one
nnds at New Brunswick. N. J.. or
Honolulu. Something entirely new
in the wireless field is the fact that
Transatlantic communication has
been successfully carried on for
some time without any such ele-
waited antenna, the aerial being
placed in the ground. While de-
tails OF the exact Arrangement Of
such ground antenna are not vet
available. the fact can be vouched
for, according to the Electrical Ex-
perfmenter. that messages from
England and other countries have
been and are regularly received on
this form OF aerial. and also some Of
the high towers erected some years
ago have been taken down.
Some very interesting work has
been done in the direction Of high
speed wireless transmission and re-
ception. Speeds up to 400 words per
minute have been experimental
with. and up to 100 words per min
ute the radio messages have been
transmitted and received very sue
cessfully.
In view Of the great demand for
men and women skilled in the vari-
Gus arts OF wireless work, including
Radio Operating, and the drafting.
designing. inspection and manufac-
turing Of Radio apparatus. some
half dozen of the country's greatest
universities Cncluding Yale and Co
lumbia) have added the profession
of RADIO" to their subjects.
Among tho first private schools in
the country to teach wireless OK.
NATIONAL RADIO SCHOOL Of this
city. which was established fiye
years ago-at q time when Radio
was in its infancy. Since that time
this institution has trained hum
dreds Of mon ana women who are
now actively identified with this line
Of work.
During the past two years OF war
1t turned out over one thousand
wireless operators for the Signal
Corps and Navy. In addition to its
local school. patronized chiefly by
Washingtonfans, this school is ma
tional1y known as the leading wire
less school Of this country and in
addition has students in all parts
of the world. who are learning the
various arts of wireless work
through its correspondence courses.
For the past three months James
e. Smith. director Of the school and
formerly in charge Of the wireless
work for the government at one of
the leading universities, and q. R.
Haas. general manager, who DURING
the war was identified with the
Government Army Radio work at
Yale University, have been prepar-
Ing to reopen the local summer
school at 14th and U streets north-
west. They. in cooperation with a
staff of highly specialized wireless
instructors. have been rearranEinr
the courses, apparatus to conform
with the great developments made
by this science during the past few
years.
Beginning tomorrow. May IS, and
for nve days (Sunday
the public is invited to at
tend demonstrations on the latest
types of commercial radio appar-
atus. These free demonstrations,
held daily between the hours of 10
a m. to IL noon, and pm. to 3 pm.
give those interested an opportunity /
to become acquainted with the many
advantages which are to be gaiuod
by study Of the various branches Of /
this subject 1t thSspresent time.
Evening star., 1919-05-15
GIVE UP FIGHT TO BEGIN
DAYS WORK At ga. M.
D. G. Employees of Local No. SO
Drop idea ON Account of Stag
gercd- Hour Plan.

District government employees who
are members Of Local No. SO. National
Federation o. Federal Employees, will
abandon Their fight to have the hour
12r reporting a. he municipal building
aavanced from $50 to 9 am This
; was decided at meeting OF the union
u, Pythian Temple last might. AL
though practically every person pres
ent expressed a preference for the
earlier hour. it was the general opin-'
ion that inas.nuch as the present
schedule is part of the Commissioners
ered-hour plan for relieving
street car congestion the union
should not oppose it.
Recently there was circulated
among District clerks petition for
restoration of the old schedule, and 1t
subsequently was presented to the
Commissioners with about two hun
ored signtures. President f. NJ Daw-
son and other members took the posi-
ton last night that the union should
cooperate with the Commissioners
and support the $50 opening is long
| as the District heads consider it to be
IN the interest of the government
service.
Grievance Committee for CLERKS.
The District clerks organization is
TO have a grievance committee. 1t
viii hear the complaints of munich
pal workers.. and where injustices in
working conditions are discovered it
viii represent the union before the
them adjusted. Miss Ethel Smith
was selected IS chairman of the COM
mittee.
1t is probable that an early effort
Will be made by the union to place a
statue in the main corridor of the
municipal building in honor of form
er District employees who died in the
war. A committee to consider the
suggestion was appointed. 1t is COM
posed of w. F. Franklin, j.. c. Mad
dox and Hewett Dudley. IT,
Miss Deal Endorsed for Board.
Miss Alice Deal president of the
High School Teachers Union. was
unanimously, indorsed for appoint
ment as afmember Of the board of
education. Eighty-five new members
were elected.
Former Representative Hamlin of
the congressional commission on re-
classification of salaries explained
the work of the commission and how
to I'LL out the questionnaires. He pre-
dicted that the work would progress
smoothly and satisfactorily.
In the District building boardroom
yesterday afternoon President Daw-
son presided at a meeting at which
invitations were extended to clerks
and others engaged in administrative
work in the public schools to affiliate
with the District branch of the Ma
tional Federation. These employees
are not eligible for membership in
the teachers union. Interest was
manifested in the invitation extended
and a large number Of membership
cards were applied for.
Evening star., 1919-05-15
Julius Kahn Starts for America

Representative julius Kahn Of Cali
fornia, who is to be chairman of the
military affairs committee in the in
coming Congress, and who has been
spending the recess from Congress in
making a personal inspection of mill
tary affairs in England. France. Bel
GUM and Italy. is sailing today or
tomorrow on the Leviathan. which 10
due here May % or %.
Evening star., 1919-05-15

! Standard Dictionary says anthropo-
morphologically is the longest word
in English.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-15
NURSE is KILLED.
ON Way TO SICK |
Miss Katherine Lord Hit by
Auto as She Leaves W.
R. and E. Car.

Miss Katherine Lord, 90 years. 153
Newton street northwest, Brookland,
a graduate nurse OF the Sibley Hos
pital, was fatally injured last night,
when she was knocked down by an
automobile Just after alighting from a
street car on North Capitol street at
NJ street.
Miss Lord was so badly crushed
that she died twenty minutes after the
accident, without gaining conscious
ness. Her mother, Mrs. Clara V. Lord.
who was Immediately notified, arrived
half an hour later.
Miss Lord was answering an emer-
gency call at the Sibley Hospital,
where she practices. when she was
knocked down. She was picked up
and taken to a ward of the Sibley
Hospital not more than 20 feet from
the accident.
Startled by the frantic rush of the
conductor through the crowded car
crying "she is killed" passengers on
the car received the first warning that
an accident had happened. No other
passenger had alighted at NJ street so
there were no very definite witnesses
to the collision.
1t is said that the unidentified auto
mobile which struck her was speed
ing. and disregarded municipal regula-
tions to stop ten feet behind the
halted street car.
Miss Lord has two brothers who are
now serving in France. and two sis
ters who reside with the family in
Brookland.
Graduated Last Year.
Doctors, nurses and hospital at
tendants who have known Miss
Lord during her three years Of
training at the hospital were start
led at the accident last night. She
had graduated with the class Of
1918, and had been on the reserve
list Of nurses since that time.
Coroner hewitt was notified.
Police said last night that as
soon as they apprchend the driver
of the death car they will hold him
for manslauEhtcr.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-15
GREGORY'S SEAT MAY
GO TO JUDGE MANT0N
New Yorker Is Now Mentioned for
Vacant Cabinet Berth.

Tn" name Of Judge Martin T. Manton
of the United states Circuit Court in
New York, was prominently mentioned
yesterday as a possible selection by
the President to flI the vacancy in
his cabinet caused ny the resignation
Of Attorney General Gregory. Several
members of the senate said they had
heard judge Nantou favorlbly spoken
Of IN connection with tn" appoint
ment
Judge NanfOn was recently elevated
to the Circuit Fcnch, having served a
number Of years as District Court
judge lie Is known TO have strong
following IN New York. and is said to
be a warm personal friend Of Gov. Al
Smith.
II the President were moved to seek
for political advantage in filling the
Cabinet vacancy members of his party
believe he might well appoint n New
Yorker rather than some one from
another State. 1t is conceded that
Juds, MantOn would be an element of
strength to the Cabinet. not only as
counselor and legal adviser, but po-
uticaIly as well.
The name of 4. Mitchell Palmer,
Allen Property Custodian. still con-
tinues to be mentioned by those who
are speculating on the Presidents
probable choice.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-15
Society of "Jayhawkers"
Names First Officers

Kansas "jayhawkers" met at the
Wilson Normal School last night to
perfect the organization of the
Kansas State Society, already be-
gun at an earlier meeting.
Officers for the new society were
elected as follows: Martin H Pot
tor, Of Topeka, presidents: Miss Eliz-
abeth kilEOre. of Topeka. secretary.
and Miss Jessie Shepherd, of Hia-
watha, treasurer. 4 vice president
from each congressional district was
elected to act on a governing board.
Arrangements for a banquet to be
held at the New Ebbitt, on Kansas
Day. January %. will be completed
at a meeting to be held at the
Church of the Convenant next Sat-
urday evening. Senators and Rep
resentativ"S from Kansas will at
tend.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-15
70 MAP DETAILS OF PARADE.
FOR DISTRICT HEROES TODAY
Gen. Simms Repeats Request That Soldiers
Send Him Their Names, Units and Station.
Every D. c. Yank Eligible to Participate

Col. Robert n. Harper, chairman of
the committee on the welcome-home
demonstration to the President and
the returned soldiers of the District,
has called a second executive COM
mittee meeting at the Willard Hotel
this afternoon at O'Clock.
1t is expected that the nam discus
sion this afternoon viii pertain to the
Peace-Vlctory float which 1t is planned
TO make a beautiful tribute to the
soldiers both of the District and the
nation. Some thought has been given
to the idea of mounting a symbolic
ball representing the world on a. low
wagon and have perched on top
dove OF peace. As originally planned,
the float would be drawn by several
of the city's finest horses ond driven
by a beautiful woman, COStumed in
keeping with the idea.
Arrange for Wounded.
Arrangements will also be con-
sidered today, Col. Harper said
last night, for carrying the wound
ed soldiers from the District in the
parade. Suggestions have been ad-
vanced that all convalescent SOL
diers now at Walter Reed be in
Cluded in the mammoth demonstra-
tiOn. Col. Harper believes, how
ever, that the celebration should be
kept a strictly local affair and that
too many soldiers from other sec
tions OF the country would detract
from the tribute which primarily
at this time the city wishes to pay
it's own heroes.
Several departments have already
siEnified their intention to send
delegates. Col. Harper said. 1t will
be particularly emphasized that
limited number only can be in
Cluded in order to make the pro-
cessiOn as brief as possible, but
the request will also be made that
these Representatives be costumed
The Washington herald., 1919-01-15
SPANISH WAR VETS
INSTALL OFFICERS
Col. J. S. Petit Camp No. 3 Holds
Appropriate Ceremonies.

Newly elected officers Of the Col
James S. Petit Camp No. 8. United
Spanish War Veterans. were installed
last night with appropriate cere-
monies at Perpetual Association Hall
Eleventh and streets northwest.
Installation was made by Deputy
Installing Officer Sheridan Ferree.
Among those present at the cere-
monies was Department Commander
Charles Weber and members of his
staff. The new officers for 1919 in
clude:
Commander James c. O'Brien:
senior vice commander, Robert NJ.
MaEinnis; junior vice commander
William P. Irving; officer OF the day,
William W. Dyer; officer Of the guard.
Frederick Meier adjutant. August
Griesel; quartermaster, George W.
Robertson: patriotic instructor. Rob
ert II. Wood: chaplain, Samuel A.
Lehman; historian, Samuel G. Nav
son. Quartermaster sergeant. Harry
W. Burns: color sergeant, Andrew F
Callan; chief musician, Raymond
Burrows. Trustees. jeremiah A. Hunt,
Harvey J. Zimmerman and Louis E.
FELTON,.