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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-21
RADIO SHOW HAS
ANOTHER Bic
CROWD
Roosevelt Speech Principal
Feature-ChiIdren to Have
Matinee.

Attracting another capacity audi
ence but turning none Of it's crowd
away, Washington's first annual
Radio Show completed the second
day Of its exhibition last night with
Roxy and his Gang" headlining
the features for second time.
The principal speaker Of the
evening was Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Roosevelt who declared
that the most important factor in
the country's progress today is
communications.
Radio has the greatest posi-.
bilities Of any element Of this
system" he declared.
Secretary Roosevelt was SEIZED
uled to speak from station WRC,
but through a mistake, arrived at
Convention Hall and delivered his
address there. He later broadcast
from WRC.
Another feature Of the program
last night was the humorous talk
by George H. Clarke, director of
the Radio Corporation of America
educational exhibit.
The Saturday afternoon program
at the show will be turned into an
educational matinee for children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-21
ROMPING AROUND
RADIO y DIAL
BY Listener.In.

Leaving the material fruits Of
their labors behind them. Roxy and
the members Of his gang slipped
quietly out of the city last night
| taking back with them to their
studio only the memories of a
glorious triumph and the good will
Of a host Of newmade friends.
The gold that was shoWered on
them lies in Il heap, to be used in
bringing the cOuntry's music and
entertainment to the city's hospi-
tailed service men. 1t will be a
splendid monument to the success
of the minstrel troupe.
AS the gang departs with its pur
pose accomplished, there stands
silently in the background the young
woman who first conceived the
! idea that Roxy and his troupe full
filled-Miss Marguerite Todhunter.
1t was Miss Todhunter who single
handed but courageously toiled for
several weeks to lay the foundation
OF the fund for the hospital sets. The
few hundred dollars that she raised
| among the generous folk of the
city always will lie firmly embedded
| at the base of the monument of the
Roxy thousands.
Her self-sacrifice and her unselfish
| labors pass unnoticed as the Roxy
campaign carries her idea over the
| top. But to the soldiers, sailors
and marines whose hospital lives
Will be frightened by the fulfillment
OF the idea, the name of Miss Tod
hunter always will be linked with
that OF Roxy as their benefactors.
For their farewell program,
Roxy's Ministries offered several
numbers not heretofore sung in
their Washington engagements.
We were nightly pleased when
along toward the end Of the per-
formance Roxy announced the
mixed quartet in 1.-THE Rosary" II
was sung last night with all the
brilliance that marked its rendition
when we first heard it sung by the
quartet several Sunday nights ago.
And here we want to find our
first fault with the Roxy perform.
ances. For us there is not enough
OF Peter HarrOwer-"Reter the
Great" His magnificent voice does
much to carry off the quartet and
sextet numbers. but we seldom hear
him in solos any more.
He is tremendous in "The
Rosary" as is Marjorie Harcum,
i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-21

but we feel that down in his heart
Peter wants to sing bigger things
and that he can sing bigger things
and that the radio audiences will
enjoy them.
Perhaps our comment is super
fluous. Peter may have had a cold
or he may be being saved for Sun
day nights. We hope one Of the
two reasons is why we did not hear
him in more than one solo while he
was here.
Others Of the high spots of the
farewell performance were the ar
rangement Of Deep River" for the
sextet and Florence Mulholland's
"Oh, Promise Me-" We like DIR.
Eugene's kiss Me Again" on the
violin, but as in the case Of Peter
the Great. we feel that the Doctor
would prefer playing bigger things.
Union Musicians and Radio.
From an unsigned correspondent
comes information for our con
sideration and comment" that the
Chicago Federation of Musicians is
contemplating a ban on it's members
playing at radio stations. The only
considered alternative. to the ban
would be a levy of an So an hour
rate on station owners.
The officials of the federation es-
innate that last year musicians lost
approximately 100000 in wages
through the installation of radio
sets in homes and halls.
This year, it is estimated, the lost
wages will amount to 100000.
The situation undoubtedly is
acute with musicians But from
where we stand, it seems that the
musicians angle of radio is a similar
one to that Of the theater, the
movie. the photograph, the song
| writer and all places of public
amusement and entertainment.
All of these factors are in q
period Of unsettlement brought or
by the undreamed Of popularity OF
a new invention.
There is no one, we have the
word of Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover for it-that at present car
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Local Broadcast
WCAP-C, &P. (469l,

1870 p. m.-"Sparks From the PO-
litical Wheel" Frank r. Kent
s to $40 p. ma talk by Miss
Charlotte Sutton, Of the Raleigh
Haberdashery, on THE Masculine
Trend in Women's Wear
$40 to $3.50 p. m.-Miss Grace
Washburn, coloratura soprano, artist
pupil Of Paul Bleyden studio. Wash:
ington. Program: THE Nightin-
gale" (Mucio), "Sevellana" MAS
senet, "Villanele" OerAqua), The
Wren" Benedict); Miss Margaret r.
Grant, accompanist. .
$3.50 p. m.-Concert by the Army
Band, =. w. Lewis, commanding Of
ficer; w. ]. Stannard. conductor;
given under the auspices Of the
committee on military affairs of
the House Of Representatives, direct
from the caucus room in the House
Office Building. Washington.
Note-At 9:15 p. m. the program
from the caucus room in the House
Office Building will be interrupted
to broadcast a speech by Col.
Robert N. Harper on the new
Washington auditorium after which
the concert by the Army Band will
be continued.
Program of the Army Band Con-
cert Orchestra: March, "Nieblun-
gen" (Wagner); overture, Morning,
Noon and Night" (Suppe); ave
Maria" (Gounod; From the Land
of the Sky-Blue Water" (Cadman);
Dawn" (Curran)-Carolyn Board
man McDonnell; Ballet Egyptien'
NuiginD; Blue Danube" waltzes.
concert paraphrase (Schultz-Evler
"Etude de Concert" assisted by the
Ampico Observation-Disclosures Wat
son, piano; valse de concert, Les
Roses" (Metra); "Waltzing on the
Wave Uiszt(-Anita Blanche
Hunter, piano; selections from
You're in Love" (FrimD; 1.-THE
Star-Spangled Banner"
10 to IL p. m.-Dance music
direct from Wardman Park Hotel,
Washington, played by Irving
Boernstein's Wardman Park Hotel
Orchestra.
WMU-DOubleday-Hin Electric Co.
4:3O to $50 p. m.-Musical pro.
gram.
WRC-RadiO Corporation (469).
8 p. m.-"Fashion Developments
Of the Moment" prepared by Won.
ems Wear.
$40 p. m.-Song recital by Will.
lard G. Quick, bass.
1926 p. m.-"Beauty and Personal.
ity," by Elsie Pierce.
3:45 p. m.-Piano recital, by Ed.
win T. Moore.
p. m.-Song recital, by Artio
Faye Guilford soprano; Edwin T.
Moore at the piano.
AIS p. m.-Ukulele soles, by James
j. Furlong.
1925 p. m.-Current events, by the
editor OF the Review Of Reviews.
4A0 p. m. Song recital, by
CHARLES Hunter, baritone; Paulette
de st. Gin at the piano.
p. m. - Radio in the Grand
Canyon" by Col. c. H. Birdseye,
United States Geological Survey.
6:15 p. Redistribution in inter,
national code.
p. histories and songs for
children, by Peggy Albion and Mary
Frances Glenn.
$50 p. m.-"The Men Behind the
Nike" by George H. Clark, Of the
Radio Corporation Of America.
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Program Today
At Radio Show

AFTERNOON


3 p. m.-Lecture by George
Clark, director of the Radio
Corporation of America edu-
cational exhibit.
4:30 p. Instrumentation by
National Carbon Comapny.
5 p. m.-Concert by George
Washington University Mems
Glee Club.
Sis p. m.-Speech by Col.
c. H. Birdseye, of the Geo.
logical Survey, broadcast by
station WRC.
EVENING
1880 p. m.-Vocal solos by
Ruth Peter, soprano.
8 p. m.-Concert by United
States Navy Band.
$3.50 p. M Concert by
United State Navy Band.
8 p, m.-Address by James
j. Davis. Secretary of Labor,
on Radios Contribution to
Labor" broadcast by station
WCAP.
9:15 p. m.-Lecture by George
Clark, director of the Radio
Corporation of Americas edu-
cational exhibit,
10 p. INSTRUMENTATION by
National Carbon Company.
1880 p. m.-Aloha Players,
IL p. m.-Aloha Players.
1880 p. m.-Music from the
air.
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think through radio to a few years
hence.
Adjustment must come in some
manner. but who is there now in a
position to predict or to plan but
the factors themselves.
We are interested, as is every
one, In learning what action the
musicians will take.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
REICHSTAG REDS
DOCUMENTS SEIZED
Private Lockers Broken Into fol-
Evidence of Political Murder
Plots and Civil Strife.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
the espionage division of police head
quarters, an armed squad of security
police invaded the committee rooms
of the Communists in the Reichstag
and Prussian Diet yesterday, break
ing open the private lockers assigned
to the individual deputies and seiz-
ing mass, of documents suspected
of. containing evidence duplicating
the Communists in political and mur-
der plots and other reasonable ac-
tivities. .-
Among the material gathering it
was quantity of primers for hand
grenades.
Both President Wallraf of the
Reichstag and President Leinert of
the Prussian Diet consented to the
search, carried out at the request of
the investigating judge of the fed
era1 court for defense of the republic,
who is seeking evidence against in
dicted reds.
AS the Reichstag was not in session
yesterday, the Communists were COM
PEELED to protest against the raid in
the Prussian Diet. A noisy debate
was precipitated by their demand for
the Immediate return OF all the seized
properties. Their motion was reject
ed after scorching speech by Min
lister of Interior Severing, who
charged the Communists with plot
ting civil war and political murders.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
A Dispute in the Green Forest
Disputes are foolish and in vain,
The greatest when the least to gain.
-nlJ Nfofbpr Nafura

Chatterer the Red Squirrel started
the dispute. Chatterer is always
starting disputes. There is nothing
he enjoys more than a dispute. You
know, he is forever quarreling with
some one. But this time, without
meaning to, he started a dispute in
which every one in the Green Forest
took sides. 1t happened one day that
Chatterer found one of Prickly
of his. He had at once started scold-
ing and calling that young Porcu-
pine every bad name he could think
of.
But Chatterer soon found that he
was wasting his breath. That young
Porcupine paid no more attention to
Chatterer than If he wasn't there at
all. Nothing that Chatterer could
say seemed to provoke him in the
least. 1t was just as If he didn't hear.
He simply went on about his own busi-
ness, which, as usual, consisted of fill
ing his stomach.
Blacky the Crow heard Chatterer
and came over to see what was going
on.
Did you ever in your life see such
iHuepenuence! parked Chatterer.
"Prickly Porky and his family are
the most Independent people in all
the Great World. There is such a
thing as being too independent
True enough, Chatterer; true
enough replied Blacky: But you
are mistaken in saying that they are
the most Independent people in all
the Great World. There is another
family even more independent"
Who?" demanded Chatterer.
The Skunk family retorted
Blacky.
1t was right then that the dispute
started. Chatterer insisted that the
Porcupines were more independent
than the Skunks. Blacky insisted that
the Skunks were better armed, and
therefore more independent than the
Porcupines. Sammy Jay sided with
his cousin Blacky. Happy Jack the
Gray Squirrel agreed with his cousin
Chatterer. And I guess it was about
Evening star., 1924-07-05
S5O,Ol)O DEMANDED
FROM j. s. SENATOR
Chicago Police Seek Writers
of Letter to MediII McCor-
mick and Wife.
NO THREAT OF KIDNAPPING
Two Men Arrested Near Culvert,
Where Decoy Package Was
Placed, Are Freed.
NO THREAT OF KIDNAPPING
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BYRON, ILL.,, July 5.-Detectives are
seeking the authors of a $4,000 ex-
tortion letter sent to United States
Senator Medill Mccormick and his
wife. The letter made no threats, but
demanded the money be placed under
a culvert near the Mccormick farm
home here.
Two men who picked up a decoy
package were released yesterday aft
er being questioned, but are sought
for further questioning. They con-
had found the package and were not
the writer's of the letter.
Mccormick Left for Europe.
The demand was received Thursday
night just after Senator Mccormick
had left fer Europe.
Mrs. Mccormick who turned the de-
mand over to States Attorney john
son of Winnebago County, was unable
to supply motive for the letter.
Just what inspired the writing of
the letter, cannot say" she said.
''The letter was brief and merely de-
manded that we place the money un-
der culvert north of our farm. There
was no threat of any kind in the
letter. Reports have reached me that
it threatened to kidnap my young son
If the money were not deposited .un-
der the bridge, but that is not true.
No person was mentioned in the let
ter as the object of revenge in case
the money was not delivered.
Evening star., 1924-07-05

than once he had seen Buster Bear
step aside and politely give way to
Jimmy Skunk when they had CHANGED
to meet.
The dispute became so great that
it was almost impossible for two of
the Green Forest to meet without
arguing and arguing about the ques-
tion of independence. Chatterer and
those who agreed with him seemed to
have a little the best of 1t when 1t
became known that Hooty the Owl
had more than once had a dinner Of
young Skunks. Hooty, swooping on
silent wings, had caught the young
Skunks before they knew that he was
even about. They had had no chance
to use their little scent guns. Hooty
admitted that he wouldn't even think
Of trying to catch young Porcupine.
So for awhile those who believed
that the Porcupines were the most
independent people in all the Great
World seemed to have the best Of 1T.
Then something happened that quite
upset them.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
SENATOR PLEDGES AID
OF U. S. TO FRANCE
Reed Declares Nations, Working
Together, Can Save Civilization.
Addresses Paris Gathering.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 5.-United States Sen
ator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania
stirred distinguished gathering at a
Fourth of July banquet of the Amer
ican Chamber of Commerce of Paris
last night when, addressing the
Frenchmen, he declared:
You'll find US there, my friends,
when the fighting comes, elbow to
elbow" the words "elbow to elbow
being said in French.
The senator. who was hailed as a
wartime officer, brought his auditors
to their feet when he added:
I'VE may differ about details, per-
haps, but together we'll save civiliza-
ton, and if we are divided we cannot
exist"
Premier Herriot replied. asking the
continued aid of such Americans as
Gen. Pershing, Gen. Dawes and Sena-
tor Reed.
France. who loves you and who will
remember you forever" he declared
1--WE still have need of you. and de-
mand your aid for my noble, great
country"
solent materialism of Germany" and
declared that the peace treaty would
not have a far-reaching effect with
out the aid of the United States.
Gen. Pershing received rising
ovation, in which his old comrades
in arms, Gems. Mangin, Gouraud and
Berdoulat, Joined.
President de Selves of the French
Senate conferred the badge of an
officer of the Legion of Honor or
the retiring United States consul
general, Alexander Thackara. Mean
while the Garde Republicaines, the
famous band, played Dixie and
fragments of the 'Marseillaise" and
THE Star Spangled Banner" while
the healths of President Coolidge ano
President Doumergue were being
drunk.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
DUETS WORLD FEARS
FOR FUTURE POWER
Engineers Discuss Many Sources.
Chemist Declares Alcohol Will
Replace Petroleum.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 5.-The world power
conference yesterday discussed the
possibilities of the wind, wave. tides.
solar rays, natural steam wells and
alcohol as power producers. The
most interesting suggestion emanated
from the Italian Prince Pierro Ginori
Cont, who declared that America
could obtain power cheaper than
water power. by utilizing the steam
springs of California and the Yellow
stone and. especially the. valley of
Ten Thousand Smokes in Alaska
Sir Charles Bedford, late chemical
adviser to the Indian government,
said that the world did not need to
worry about the exhaustion of its oil
supplies.
"Alcohol derived from waste vege-
table matter will take their place"
he declared.
He added that India could produce
from waste rice straw enough alcohol
yearly to equal the annual production
of petroleum. With the proper or
ganiZation and under favorable con-
ditionS, he said, it should be possible
to produce alcohol for about shill-
ing a gallon. The speaker admitted,
however, that alcohol would give
only about two-thirds of the mileage
which can be obtained on good gaso-
line. -'--s.. -.-f
Evening star., 1924-07-05
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
Address: Room TO, News De-
partment, The Evening Star,
Warrington, ID. c.

Q. My son entered the service June
%. 1918, and was honorably discharged
June %, 1919. He died in a govern
ment hospital November Is. 1922, and
compensation is being paid his estate.
At the time Of his death he had a
mother. father and two sisters living.
How much is his estate entitled to
receive?-M. l.. W.
A. Adjusted compensation in the
not be paid to estates. If your son
was unmarried and left no issue, and
his mother was dependent upon him at
the time of his death, she will be en-
titled upon application as dependent to
receive the amount of adjusted service
credit his service earned. Every day. s
service over and above sixty that he
to his dependent at $1.00. Total limit
of credit is $500. For every day of
service overseas his credit will be
$1.25. Total limit Of credit for both
service on this and the other side Is
$625.
@. I have been discharged twice
since the end Of the war and neither
time did I receive the $50 bonus. To
whom should l apply for this bonus?
IT.. r.. Il.
A. Make application to the chief
of finance, War Department. If you
will send in your full name and ad-
dress will see that a form for
making application will be forwarded
to you.
O. enlisted in the Navy January
Is, 1915, and was at sea when war
was declared. On December Is, 1918,
was sent to the Great Lakes naval
training station, and was discharged
from that camp January Is. 1919. Will
time spent at this station be counted
as overseas service? Will time spent
on a vessel in dry dock in this
country be counted as overseas serv-
ice?-T. B., d. c.
A. The time you served at Great
Lakes training station will be
credit for such service is $1.00 per
day. Time spent on a vessel in dry
dock will also be counted as home
service. If your ship was dry docked
on foreign soil such service will be
counted as overseas service.
@. MY son served in the Army and
died overseas in February. 1919 ]
am a widow and receiving $2S.75 each
receive his bonus? Where can secure
an application blank?-Mrs. L. c.
A. You are entitled to your sons
pensation on account of your sons
| death in addition to the sum you are
receiving upon the life insurance he
carried. If you will send your full
name and address to this paper, will
forward you an application.
Evening star., 1924-07-05
1000 kLANSMEN PARADE
AND CONDUCT INITIATION
$40 Admitted to Hooded Order.
Masks Not Worn During March.
Scuff1es Quickly Checked.

By the Associated Press.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, July Sin
full regalia, but unmasked, 1000
knights of the Ku Klux Klan quietly
and peacefully paraded the streets of
the city yesterday afternoon as part of
the annual "klorero." Contributing to
orderliness was the presence of po-
licemen and state troopers, who pa
trolled the line of march. A few
minor scuff1es were reported.
Eight hundred and twenty men were
initiated by the Poughkeepsie Khan
degree team beneath a huge fiery
cross at the fair grounds. The serv-
ice, to which newspaper men were ad-
mitted. was simple affair, includ-
ing manifestation of Professionalism by
the candidates and oaths of allegiance
to the hooded order.
JACKSON, Mich, July 5.-Thousands
of members of the Ku Klux Khan
from Michigan and nearby states
were camped in tents on farm near
here yesterday for what officers OF
the organization said is the largest
conclave ever held in the state. The
feature of the conclave was the in
itiation last night
DR.. Hiram, w. Evans. imperial wiz.
ard. delivered the principal address
Evening star., 1924-07-05
u. S. WARNED TO STAY
OUT OF EUROPEAN BROIL S
Candidate of American Party Also
Charges Catholic Church Plays
Politics in America,
By the Associated Press.

GREENSBURG, Pa, July 5.-An at
tack on the two major political par
ties, plea for national legislation to
make public school education compul-
sorry, a demand for more stringent re-
strictive immigration laws and a warn
ing against entangling European alli-
ances featured an address yesterday of
Gilbert o. Nations of Washington.
American Party presidential candidate.
Mr.. Nations address followed formal
notification of his nomination at a ma
tional convention held last month in
Columbus. Ohio. The ceremony was
held in grove near here, and was
attended by about 1000 people.
Referring to the league Of nations and
the world court, Mr.. Nations said 'the
American Party demands that America
stay out of Europe and that Europe
stay out of America"
His lengthy address contained an ar
raignment of the Roman Catholic
Church, which, he charges. has a para
lyzing grip on the American political
system.