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Evening star., 1924-12-07
Sled Is Smashed in Wild
Coast DOtUn Steep
Incline.
DECLARES NATIVES
ARE IDEAL AS HOSTS
Finds Hospitality One of
Greatest Features of
Trying Trip.

ltans. those people. Their hospital
lty Is unsurpassed. I think this was
the only time l did not have to rise
IN the morning in order TO make
flre. The hostess saw to that. With
my heart full OF gratefulness TO
these fine people, we were on our way
at z o'clock and continued under
much the same conditions as the pre-
vious day. Toward Cape Lisburn
the coast is not lined with lagoons in
such an abundance as the coast from
wainwright and the south and the go
ing was pretty bad on account Of
the ice, which had been forced right
up on the beach, covering it with big,
uneven cakes Although our prog
ress as a result of the bad ground
was slow, we reached the Eskimo
camp we intended to when we set out
On the seventh day after we left our
base we reached Point Hope. This
was long, narrow sand cape,
stretching right out from the main
land. There Is water on both sides
and the natives command a brilliant
view. Point Hope is also regarded as
a perfect hunting ground.
On the outermost point the natives
have built their houses, and this is
tance further in is the mission. DR..
Goodman was the missionary 1t that
time-highly respected and loved by
all the natives. If the mission could
always have such good men as Dr.
Goodman there could not be more
than one opinion upon the good ef-
feet of the mission. But, alas, there
are few such men as DR.. Goodman.
There was also a school in the mis-
sion, and the native teacher, Tony
made the most favorable impression
on me-intelligent and courteous.
From Point Hope TO KioZebue is
about 100 miles. az near as 1 remem-
ber, and should be covered in two
had to lay over at Kewalina. This
was just Thanksgiving day, and we
had to partake in the festival.
We stayed in the school, which is
conducted by lame but intelligent
native-Joe. Ned had a great time
catching doughnuts cooked in whale
oil. After a trip of IL days we
reached kotzebue, which marked the
end of Neds journey. Here the mail
is taken over by another carrier. l
was received with the utmost cour-
tesy and hospitality at Capt. John Bak-
lands trading station by its manager,
Mr.. Dick Hall. l rested out here for
a couple of days and then started on
from Point Barrow to kotzebue is
500 miles, and without a doubt the
longest stretch any mail carrier has
Evening star., 1924-12-07

steep, so we had to help the dogs to
pull. It was hard on the sledge, but it
was to be harder.
On our way down on the other
side Ned was a little careless. The
incline we had to go down presented
an angle of more than GO degrees and
finished up in such an abrupt way
mat [ smelt danger. If Ned wished
TO show me his superiority in sledge
travelling or If he really was careless
| do not know, but certainly it was
that he completely diSregarded my
advice Of putting a rope under the
runners as a brake. Down the hill it
went, both of Us hanging on as hard
as we could. The result was disas-
trous. With a bang we finished up
at the bottom with the left runner
broken. I suppose l used some bad
words, but TO no use. What we had
to do was to set 10 work to repair
the sledge as quickly as possible. 1t
took us an hour before we were
through and could resume our march.
1t was a good lesson for Ned, who
had to pay $50 for new sledge.
Find Eskimo Huts.
Late in the evening we reached our
point Of destination-two small eski-
mo huts How often l have wished
that I could have taken some people
by the neck and put them in my posi-
tiou that night. Perhaps theJ then
would have looked upon these poor,
honest natives with other eyes. When
we halted there at 10 o'clock in the
evening, after 1T-hour run, our
clothes were nearly frozen to our
Evening star., 1924-12-07
FELL" RACING TESTS
COURAGE OF COMPETITORS
Daring Leaps Down Mountain Side
Require Strong Heart and
Steady Nerves.
Correspondence of The star and New York


CORES spondenCc of The star and New York
World.
LONDON. Novem Der 2I.-FelI rae
ing so popular TO North Country
sports just now. is the greatest test
of heart and courage. Competitors
must climb amidst the jagged peaks
to where the mark sman stands sill
honetted 1000 feet above sea level
founding him, the downward race
begins. Flying leaps from rock TO
rOck, jumps of 10 to IS feet, drops
equal to falling from u house side,
all add to the thrill.
Fen racing is a special art. Good
eyes are needed to pick out the hest
way TO the top and select the safest
way down. There is only one way to
climb up the hill; a man must rest
his hands upon his thighs to prevent
the muscles Crossing. Comm (
down he must always light upon his
heels, and shoes have to be heel-Spiked.
TO come down on the toes would almost
certainly mean a serious fall.
The climbers nerves must he of
iron. a misjudged jump, a tiny slip
quo to a momentary hesitation, might
easily mean death. That is why fell
racers usually put up their best
records about the age of 30--an age
when they are in the best condition
and heads and nerves are hardeued d
20 the work. 1t is a sport beset with
many dangers, yet expert fell racers
will complete a. course OF two miles,
including a climb of more than 1000
feet, in under Il minutes.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
AMUNDSEN DESCRIBES 45IMILE RUN
OYER SHOWS ANDICE OF THE ARCTIC

a time knocked off our feet. The sledge
behaves as ship in high sea, and is on
the brink of turning over every how
and then. For three hours-until 8
o'clock-we have to put UP with this
kind of travelling.
Then the southeastern horizon starts
to indicate day, and the glorious day
travelling starts.
Stop for Luncheon.
Around noon we stop for little
luncheon-tea, from the thermos bottle
and a few hardtacks. We do not care
so much for eating, but the thermos
bottle we enjoy to the last drop. A
little after neon we reached Cape Beau
fort, Not very much of a cape, but
after the low, endless tundra we had
driven along from Wainwright it seemed
quite imposing. The drift ice had set
in and made the beach look like a
spectral ice field 1t was in places %
feet high. Instead of trying to go
through it we preferred to tackle Cape
Beaufort Itself. Although the cape did
not rise to more than 200 feet it was
quite difficult to get up on account of lack
Of snow. IN some places it was pretty
Evening star., 1924-12-07
18 SYMPHONY CONCERTS
WILL BE BROADCAST

One of the most extensive ,presen-
tations of symphonic music which
radio broadcasting has yet attempted,
covering "a period of more than five
months and including IS symphony
concerts, is the result of arrange
ments recently completed between
broadcasting stations WIZ and WY.
The schedule of concerts includes
four distinct groups. Five concerts,
December Is, January %, February
10, March 26 and April 20, viii be
given and broadcast from the Great
Hall of the College Of the City Of
New York; five concerts, on December
IA, January IS, February Is, March
%, and April 9, viii be broadcast t
from Cooper Union. Two concerts, on
February 2S and March 80, are
scheduled at Town Hall. All IS CON
certs will be given by the full
Orchestral Society Orchestra Of over
100 members, under the direction Of
Chalmers Clifton, during the evening
of the dates mentioned. The final
group of five children's concerts, to
be given by a selected orchestra of
so men under the direction of Ernest
Schiling, will take place in Aeolian
Hall during February and March, on
Saturday mornings.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Dutch Build Own SeIS.

Most radio fans in Holland prefer to
build their own sets, according to re-
cent reports from Amsterdam, and
consequently few purchasers of com
plete sets are 10 be found in the
Netherlands. Dutch amateurs prefer
the three honeycomb coil system"
few using variometers or variocoup-
lers. European wave lengths jump
from 220 meters used by Brussels to
$500 meters by Paris. England uses
from 362 to 420. Dutch stations 1850
to LOO, and Paris 100 to $500 me-
ters, a terribly wide range in wave
bands for a single set to pick up.
The use of honeycomb coils is
necessary in order that the proper
values of inductance may be readily
Evening star., 1924-12-07
De KAY CASE DELAYED.
Man Accused of Forgery in U. S.
Too Ill for Hearing.

LONDON. December 6.-At the re-
sumption of the extradition hearing
today OF John Wesley de Kay, want
cd in the United States on a charge
of participating in a bank fraud at
Providence, r. J., in 1918, the de-
fendant's attorney stated his client
was seriously ILL.,
The physician attending de Kay tes-
tilted that his patient was suffering
from an internal Inflammation which
might necessitate a serious operation
At any moment. The case was adj
journed until December Il.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Another Use for Radio Vision.

Another application of c. Francis
Jenkins radio vision has been discov-
ered-a means for deaf and dumb
people to communicate over long dis
tances. If radio vision is perfected
moving pictures of the transmitter' s
hands could be flashed through space
while he was manipulating his fingers
TO make the deaf and dumb alphabet
on the screen the receiver could read
the letters and phrases just as he
would from the moving fingers them
selves, and in turn would transmit
his reply, making practical deaf and
dumb telegraph system.
Mr.. Jenkins is having some diff
Guilty. however, with the practical use
of his radio photography and radio
letters, due to interference with
broadCasting reception. Recently
Evening star., 1924-12-07

the naval station at Bellevue, D. c.,
to the radio show at Wardman Park
Hotel in the early evening a num-
Der of complaints from indignant fans
came in. They objected to the curl
Gus sounds emitted by his transmitter,
which they said sounded like a gem
orator with a fiat wheel and inter
fered with broadcast-reception mate
rally. Due to this fact the inventor
refused to repeat the transmission of
the radio letters, even though Sec
Fretary Wilbur of the Navy and other
Government officials were present to
observe the apparatus in operation.
1t was expected that this new means
of radio communication would not
interfere with broadcasting, but it
may be necessary to give Mr.. Jen-
kins a separate wave length for the
continuance of his important expert
mentS
Evening star., 1924-12-07
CONSIDER AERIAL POLICE.
Baltimore Would Need Planes if
New Law Is Passed.
Special DIs0atch 70 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, December Eff the
City Council passes the pending ordi-
nance prohibiting ah-planes from fly
ing over the city at a height of less
than 5000 feet an aerial police force
viii be organized to arrest violators,
according TO Police Commissioner
Charles D. Gather.
Mr.. Gather said that it will be
impossible to enforce the proposed
ordinance without one or two air.
planes, i'm which flying policemen may
chase any aviators who fly too low
over Baltimore or who scatter adver-
tiSiHE matter from their planes.
THE police department viii have
to have the proper equipment to en-
force this ordinance if it is passed
he said. Il mean by this that we will
have to have one or two airplanes.
81 think we can find the men to
pilot the airplanes in this depart
ment." he continued. Many of our
men have had war experience, and /
think we can find some Of them who
are pjolts.".
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Transatlantic Radio Reception.

Transatlantic reception OF radio
signals broadcast from stations in the
United States is now being accom-
pliShed with a fair degree of relia-
bility and clarity, according to an
analysis of the numerous reports and
letters received daily at the various
broadcasting stations. These re-
ports of the latest achievements in
radio transmission have been enthu-
siastic in their criticism and very
satisfying to the radio engineers en-
gagged in making long distance trans
mission a reality.
For a number of years the signals
sent out on the air from the Ameri-
can broadcasting stations on both the
long and short wave lengths have
penetrated Europe and the continent
at various intervals. Until fairly re-
Gently, however, this long distance
transmission and reception has met
with only moderate success. During
this period letters were received from
time to time from various amateurs
Evening star., 1924-12-07
SPEED Is INDICATOR.
Experience of Listener Shown by
Tuning-In.

An immediate appraisal of broad
cast listeners experience can be made
by noting the speed with which he
tunes in d station. A successful lis
tener of long experience Will be seen
working very slowly with each ad-
justment anutenna, tuning, secondary
tuning, coupling, regeneration, fila
ment currents, etc, while the be
ginner will work with much greater
haste, rapidly turning dials from one
position to another, much to the dis
tress Of his neighbors. Slow adjust
ment is the only kind that brings In
long distance stations.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
More Money for Radio.

The Department or Commerce prob
ably will be authorized to expend
$220,525 In the fiscal year 1926 for the
enforcement of radio laws. including z
station inspection and the licensing
of stations and operators, if the fig
ures submitted by the Bureau of the
Budget are not reduced in Congress.
The budget submitted by the Presi-
dent last week carried $15,2S7 more
than the amount allotted for radio
supervision last year, and may per-
NIT the employment of a few extra
clerks and field inspectors.
Increased personnel is necessary,
due to additional work in connection
with the policing of the air.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Fireside Seats at the Opera.

Station WHB in Kansas City is at
tempting to solve the difficult prob
lem of who will pay for broadcasting
by selling "listening-in" seats to its
invisible audience. Seats run from
81 for general admission to SO for
boxes, and all fans within range are
to be supplied with programs, as IN
regular theaters. Just how the sale
of seats in this etheriaI theater are
going is not known, but the idea is
believed a sound one, as most fans
have a favorite station to whose sup
port they are willing to contribute.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

obtained, which would not be possible
over this broad band in sets con-
structed as most of the broadcast re-
ceivers are In the United States.
The Dutch have licensed six broad
casters, a tax of 100 forms a year be-
ing levied for an hour a week of
broadcasting. The Government itself,
however, plans to erect station, but
listentrs-in in OF the Netherlands stu
have the privilege Of listening to ra-
dio concerts from British, German,
French, Belgian and Swiss stations.
The recent formation of dealers
association is expected to aid in pop
ularizing radio in Holland.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
Wife Asks Limited Divorce.

Mrs Elizabeth Frye has filed suit
for a limited divorce from Charles
W. Frye, and asks the court to pre-
vent him from molesting her. They
were married January 10, 1900 and
have no children. Mrs. Frye charges
her husband is a habitual drunkard.
She is represented by Attorney ]. Il.
Willis
Evening star., 1924-12-07

to carry the mail in Alaska. 1t is by
all means the most difficult. From
Kotzebue to the south most mail
routes are staked. Not so to the
north. Not a single stake. And
can tell you it takes a good man to
find his way over the tundra in a
snowstorm with no stakes. Ned was
in high spirit on our reaching Kotze-
bue, the quickest trip he ever made
about 45 miles a day. 1t was to me
notable and an exciting adventure
and my most exciting foot race
against time back to civilization.
Copyright in United States, Canada. Great
Britain and Norway by 21st Century Press,
Inc. 1924. All rights reseryed.)
This is the sixth and last of Capt.
| Amundsen's articles on the Arctic.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

bodies. We had been running ali day
and got our clothes thoroughly wet
from perspira ton. But from to 10
clock we had been forced to find our
way through the rough ice with a
little lantern we had. This process
was, of course, very slow and our
clothes froze. Although the people
had already gone TO bed, they all
came out and welcomed US with
smiles and good humor to their pla ce.
They took care of our dogs. We
were hauled into the nice warm igloo.
our clothes taken off us. gone care
fully over and hung up to dry. 1t
was a heavenly feeling when 1 lay
down on the top of caribou sA n
hot tea.
They certainly acted as good Samar-
Evening star., 1924-12-07

in foreign countries, stating that a
| part of the concert broadcast from
a certain American station had been
heard. Such reception was consid-
| cred a noteworthy achievement and
| a great amount OF publicity was
generally given to this accomplish
ment. In a great majority of cases,
| however, the writer reported that
the reception was not clear, the call
letters of the station broadcastIng
could not be made out, and that he
was only able to tune in for a few
minutes at time.
When the first definitely planned
transcontinental transmission was ar
ranged and successfully accomplished
! last December between the broad
casting station of the Metropolitan
Vickers Electrical Company, in Man
chester, England. and KDKA, Pitts
| burgh, a new field was opened to
radio. Success followed success, cui-
minating in the recent transatlantic
| test.
Today the programs and concerts
| broadcast are received with such
clarity that foreign radio fans are
now criticizing the music and COM
menting on the delivery of the ad-
dresses sent out on the air. No
longer are the call letters OF the
station broadcasting impossible to
grams are frequently received from
! England, Europe, Mexico, South
America, Alaska and the Hawaiian
| Islands.
Pacific Time by Radio PlannedA
Duo to requests for international
radio time signals on the Pacific
Ocean similar to the Atlantic signals
transmitted twice daily by NAA,
Arlington, and MSS, Annapolis. the
Naval Observatory is contemplating
| the establishment of a similar system
| on the West Coast.
Following the receipt of several
letters from astronomers in New
Zealand and Australia, the observa-
| tory began transmitting an expert
mental series of radio time signals
from Pearl Harbor. in the Philip
pines, early in 1924.
Signals were sent from the naval
radio station at Pearl Harbor. begin
ming at one minute after Greenwich
noon and also at one minute after
Greenwich midnight. Considerable
difficulty was experienced, as the
work was on an experimental basis,
but it was found that the signals be-
ginning one minute after Greenwich
noon. or 7:01 B. m. 18th meridian time,
could be received and automatically
recorded at the Naval Observatory at
Washington. The signals beginning
one minute after Greenwich midnight,
! or 1901 pm. 18th meridian time, were
| Inaudible. Unfortunately, the signals
which were inaudible in Washington
were best received in Australia and
| New Zealand. 1t is expected that
! further attempts will be made to pro-
| vide an international scientific time
signal in the Pacific by the Navy.
The use of a new loop receptor in
| Washington and other changes in the
radio receiving equipment has made
possible the automatic reception of
| the scientific time signals sent from
the Lafayette radio station at Bor-
| deaux. France, during a greater part
| of the year than previously. The
changes were effected in January,
1924, and some records have been OBJ
| tanned during every month since that
| time. Midsummer recording is still
very difficult, however.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
LISBON CABINET STANDS,
Portuguese Deputies Give Govern,
ment Confidence Vote.

LISBON, December 6.-The Portu-
guese Chamber of Deputies today
gave the government a vote of con-
fdence, 63 to ~.
Evening star., 1924-12-07
a new Portuguese cablnet, headed

A now Portuguese cabinet, headed
by Dominguez Santos as premier, as
sumed Office on November 81. Dur
ing exposition of the new cabinets
policy in the chamber last week it
was announced that efforts would be
made to secure some arrangement
making the results of the Dawes
reparation- plan more favorable for
Portugal
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-03-08
PUBLIC NOTICE..

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
it is the intention of Common Council of
the City of P~leasantville to vacate a por-,
ton of a certain street in the City of
Pleasantville, described as follows:
BEGINNING in the northeast line of
Sheffield Avenue where the same is inter-
sected by the north line of New Road,
thirty-three feet wide and from hence
extends a. enthusiastically along the
northeast line of Sheffield Avenue, fifty
three feet more or less to the southeast
line of a ten feet wide alley. which point
is ENTHUSIASTICALLY, one hundred and for
ty feet at right angles from the north
west line of Maple Avenue formerly call
ed New Road and so shown on a plan
entitled MAP of lots belonging to Joseph
Il. Wood, situate at P~leasantville, n. j.,
1890; thence 81 enthusiastically at right
angles with Sheffield Avenue, thirty-two
feet more or less to the north line of
New Road: thence CD Eastwardly along
the north line of New Road, siXty-three
feet to the place of beginning.
BEGINNING in the northeast line of
Sheffield Avenue at a point distant one
hundred and fifty feet northwestwardly
from where said line of Sheffield Avenue
intersects the northwest inc of Maple
thence extends a. enthusiastically
along the northeast line of Sheffield Ave
nue., tfty-tive feet more or less to the
Woods division line: thence (2) South
feet to the southwest line of Sheffield
avenue; thence 49, enthusiastically
along the southwest line of Sheffield Ave-
nue., thirty-five feet more or less to the
north line of New Road; thence ca East
wardly along the north line of the New
Road, twenty-five feet more or less to a
point which is ENTHUSIASTICALLY, n hun
dred and fifty feet at right angles from
the northwest line of Maple Avenue;
thence % ENTHUSIASTICALLY at right an
giles with Sheffield Avenue, thirty-nine
feet to the place of beginning.
FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that it is
the intention of said Common Council to
introduce an ordinance to vacate said
the same at its meeting to be held on
April q, 1924, at Council Chambers, City
Han, Pleasantville, N. j., at eight o'clock
L. M, and at said time and place all
persons whose lands may be affected by
said ordinance or who may be interested
therein shall be given an opportunity to
be heard concerning the same.
by order of Common Council.
NEHEMIAH ANDREWS,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-03-08
WORLD WIDE GUILD
INSTALLS OFFICERS

The Girls World Wide Guild Of the
First Baptist Church met at the home
of Miss Ellick, 10 Pleasant avenue, on
Monday evening. The social, mem
bership and industrial committees
we're appointed and the following of
ficers were installed: Edward Wells,
president. Mrs. George H. Adams.
first viccpresident; Miss Alice Ellick.
secCe1 v.ee-president; Mrs. Matthew
Ellick, treasurer; Miss Helen Smith,
secretary.
The aim Of the society is to sup
port one or more teachers in India.
A social hour was enjoyed after the
business session. Present were Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Ellick, Mrs. George H.
Adams, Mrs. Lawrence VESSEL, Mrs.
Howard Ragaa, Misses Elizabeth and
Frances Thomas, Miss Alverna Woods.
Miss Delma Kline, Miss Alberta Steele
Miss Helen Smith. Howard Barlow.
Norman Clemens, Ed. Wells and Miss
Ellick. The next meeting will be held
at the home Of Miss Helen Smith, on
March Il.