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Evening star., 1924-08-10
Pride Comes to Surface.

With proud air she came out of
the safe, yawned, took a good stretch
and went off on an exploring expedi-
ton, which covered the first floor
of the building.
Names for the kittens are being
Evening star., 1924-08-10

Gov. ]. C. walton in his candidacy
for the United States Senate.
This State is anti-Ku Klux Klan,"
Mr.. Harrison wired, adding that the
Democratic state committee was ex-
pected to indorse Walton's candidacy
today,
Evening star., 1924-08-10

According to Federal report
shipment of $4,000 bushels of Rus
sian wheat arrived in Trieste. being
imported by the CZechoslovak CO.
operatives organization.
Evening star., 1924-08-10
KILLED AT WEST POINT.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, August O.
Word was received here this morning
that Jack Carmichael, son of Maj. and
Mrs. John Carmichael of HagerStown,
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
BLAME "JAzz VAMPs" FOR
POOR TELEPHONE SERVICE

NEW YORK, July 19.-The pres.
emit day "jazz vamps" are the
chief cause OF the inadequate telc-
phone service, according to a
statement by Inspector John c.
vescolius, in charge Of the tele.
phone department of the Public
Service Commission. Here Is his
reasoning:
Before the war, telephone serv-
ice was good. The telephone oper.
ator Of those times was q staid
and serious minded young woman
who was conscientiously interested
in her work and In her amuse-
ments after"
Present day operators are In.
clined to be irresponsible, moro in
terested in play than in work and
to regard their job as an unlnter-
estihg but necessary forerunner ia
the acquisition of husband.
''The telephone operator Of to.
day hobs her hair. adorns her ears
with vampire pendants and uses
rouge and lipstick. all of which,
the telephone operator of the good
old days of 1914 did not do"
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
Locate Your Home in This New
Garden Spot

Summit P ark overlooks
the new project, for which
Congress has appropriated
millions of dollars to the
end that this section of the
city may boast Of landscape
beauty not surpassed in any
part Of the country This de-
velopment will make prop
erty in Summit Park grow
in value by leaps and
bounds.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

another IDLE department win re
sumo, work next Monday. The plant
makes silk underwear, gloves and
hosiery.
Some Of the largest hosiery and
underwear mills in and near the
city are either idle or running only
three or four days q week. It IL
reported that wage cuts have been
ordered or win be announced al
various plants, VIXEN the employees
return to work.
Building operations are not al
active as earlier this summer and
there are fewer big operations. Re
tail trade In Reading and nearby
towns has suffered considerably
compared to the average In mid
summer months.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19

ment show the property In ques-
ton to be located In one Of the
most healthfuI sections OF Wash
Ingtun. Physicians who long have
been practicing their profession
declare no better location can
be found for children. Terrett
said yesterday:
Government employees who re-
Gently enjoyed an increase IN
their salaries under the reclaAsi.
fication law viii find they can
own building lot In FairIawn
by applying the increase each
month on one Of our offerings.
We want to assist these men ana
women IN saving their increase
BY investing It In District real
estate
The pubIic's quick approval 81
FairIawn and the large number Of
purchases already made indicate the
whole property quickly win be dis,
posed Of, Terrett said. The whole
development, he believes, win Be
sold before, the end OF summer.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
NEW TYPE WATER HEATER
CONTROLS FLOW or GAS

Many housewives prefer to have
the water heater located ii the kit
chen instead Of the basement. The
'fnstantaneous'' heater. one Of the
first gas-burnlng types developed.
continues to be used IN many
houses throughout the country.
In the latest types are automatic
devices for maintaining . constant
supply Of hot water without burn.
Ing q full head OF gas at all times.
The mere opening Of d faucet 1T
any one Of the water fixtures turns
on the gas ana heats the water.
The automatic type IL merely de-
velopment Of the, instantaneous
heater. with the same principle Of
heat applied to brass. bronze or
copper coils containing water, ana
connected to storage tank or hot
water pipe.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
FA|RLAVV|V HELD
C0NGEN|AL FOR
CHILDREN
New Community Overlooking
Big Park Project Draws
Many Families

Away from the danger zone OF
the crowded city streets next door
to q Government park ana play
ground where play Ii properly
supervised surrounded by conBenial
neighbors yet close enough to the
street cars to make coming and
going to the business office easy
and convenient. That's FairIawn,
the new community that IL pulling
so many families with children TO
Southeast Washington.
H. b. Terrett. agent for the
property, has family Of his own.
He has developed some Of the
most popular communities In and
near the city. lie knows the needs
OF the family with children. In
Fiairlawn, with it's roomy homes
built along the most approved
lines with plenty Of play space for
the children, Terrett feels he has
provided Washington with q group
Of homes that for utility and com
fort are excelled by no others IN
the city.
Located at the south end OF the
Anacostla bridge, which spans the
Eastern Branch at the navy yard.
Fairlawn overlools the big Ana
costa Park project being devel-
oped by the Government. The
park, when completed. win ex.
tend over six miles and Govern
ment officials plan to make II
one Of the fine show places, not
OF Washington alone, but Of the
entire country.
Millions Of dollars already have
been appropriated and spent on
the park project and many more
millions have been promised. De
velopment Of the park is certain
to appreciate the value Of Fair
lawn property. Just how much
Terrett win not hazard guess,
Records Of the health depart
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
5000 SHOPNEN
LOSE A DAY
A WEEK
Reading Employees Put on 4
Days-Laid to Freight
Drop

READING, July Reading
Railroad shopmen, car builders,
blacksmiths and machinists in the
locomotive shops and other parts
Of the big plant, got an unwelcome
surprise in the form OF a notice
that the shops have been put on a
four-day week schedule. They have
been operating five days. The
order affects all the Reading Rail.
road car shops in other points along
the lines, as well as the main plant
here. In all, more than 5000 work.
ers are affected.
The shopmen here--4,0 900 in mum.
berwere changed from five and
q halliday week to five days some
months ago. and an order increas-
ing the time, instead OF decreasing
hours, was expected.
Officials ray the drop IN traffic,
especially in freight from Industrial
plants, has been so marked that
fewer cars and locomotives are in
use. This cuts down the number
OF cars and engines to be repaired,
and at the same time kills any
demand there might otherwise have
existed for new engines, in the
locomotive shops.
The Reading and Pennsylvania
have fewer freight crews at work at
present, and the July payrolls viii
be the lightest in many months, II
Is expected. The tonnage from the
steel and allied plants here, that
makes up the bulk OF the freight
traffic, has dropped, and virtually
the only heavy bulk freight n1ovinc
at present is coal.
The textile plants here have been
hit hard. Some Of them have been
idle weeks, and those in operation
have a greatly reduced force al
work. An exception il the u
Richard Meinig Company, which
started work this week after a Law.
OFF, in several departments, and
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
GOOD PLASTER BOARD
ESSENTIAL IN BUILDING

High wages demanded by plasterers
in many localities are responsible in
some measure for the increased pop
ularity and sale Of various kinds OF
plaster board; plasterers are receiv-
ing SIS and even $40 a day for their
work.
Secretary Hoover's special build.
ing code committee of the division
Of housing and building under the
Department Of Commerce, recon-.
mended the use of plaster board
coming up to certain specifications
and requirements.
Much plaster board is fire resis'
tive. It is easily put up and Is ca,
pable Of being treated by simple
decorative means to be a handsome
and durable wall for interior use.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
SEASONED WOOD.
SNEEDEDF0R
BUILDING
Long Life Of House and Solid
Construction Depend on
Treatment
By PAUL 3. KENDALL.


It Is not the purpose Of this arti-
Gle to specify the outstanding points
Of utility Of the various woods.
Economic factors play part In de-
termining what kinds Of wood are
most useful and economical in your
community, d choice which should
be guided by the advice Of compe-
tent architects, lumber dealers and
contractors.
Important Il Is. however. to the
man or woman who Is preparing
to invest thousands Of dollars In a
home to protect that investment by
two things:
/. Select the architect or con-
tractor who builds the most SUBJ
stantial construction his fee Ii the
best insurance" you can take out
on your home as an investment.
Lumber Choice vital.
3. Choose lumber that Is accur-
ately manufactured. thoroughly seas
Oned, Of uniform high quality The
reasonable price you pay for this
durable construction.
These two precautions are the
means Of preventing the thing most
&OdA
probation. BY these means homes
are being built today just as sub
stantial and just as enduring as
those sturdy old homes Of the earlier
days.
Lumber today is being trade.
marked just as other commodities.
The significance and benefit of a
trademark on lumber is aIl-impor-
tant, as win be brought out in the
remainder Of this article. The
manufacture OF lumber must be
something more than telling trees
and saving them up into boards.
Why True Lumber?
Accuracy Of manufacture Is one
important point in lumber pro-
duction. "A jOist In your house that
Is wider at one end than at the
other must me planned down by the
carpenter by hand land you pay the
cost Of all such labor which results
from using poor materially, or, what
is worse, you may have an untrue
wall, consequent trouble from the
plastering. Flooring of imperfect
manufacture does not fit snugly;
Il does not give the dependable
service that you expect Of your
floors; the best worlxmen cannot
make its appearance all that is de-
sired by the builder.
Lumber should be thoroughly
seasoned before It Is put into
construction. Contraction or expan.
sion takes place In lumber that has
not had this all-:mportant care in
manufacture, and sometimes shows
up after the hcme Is completed in
walls and floors that ''pull away
slightly from their places. Faults
sometimes blamed on W settling =
are really due to the. use Of Inn
properly seasoned lutnber. @
Accuracy OF manufacture and
thorough seasoning are but two Of
the many requirements in produc-
ton that must be met to put de-
pendable lumber at your disposal.
Outstanding manufacturers Of lum.
Der accept these responsibilities and
the lumber they produce is SAFE
guarded in manufacture by every
precaution it Is possible to take.
How can you, laynan, be as
sured of getting the lumber of
the best manufacturers-accuratelY
made and thoroughly seasoned2 sBy
the trademark on the lumber. A
trademark. name or symbol on luIn.
Der declares openly the responsibility
the manufacturer accepts in making
every board that bears that trade.
mark come UP to certain well estab-
Ashed standards Of production.
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
TRAFFIC OFFICER LAYS
1'DRUNK" TO AUTO CASES

CHICAGO, July 19.-Called before
police trial board on q charge Of
having appeared on duty while in.
toxicated. Traffic Policeman James
Levine said he was merely the vic.
tim Of Standardization"
81 might havo appeared intoxi-
Gated" he said. ''but was really
affected by the poisonous gases
from the many automobiles passing
by me in the intense heat"
The Washington times., 1924-07-19
Stricken, Dog Guards Her

PORT JERVIS, N. T., July 49,
Mrs. Henry Tschudy, sixty, Of Mat.
amoras, Pa, was stricken with pa.
ralysis whilc picking huckleberries
alone in the mountains of Pike
county, Pa. Her dog realized some.
thing was wrong with his mistress,
who lay unconscious. and by con.
tinuous barking attracted other
berry pickers. It was necessary
to get the woman's husband be.
fore the dog would permit anyone
to touch his mistress.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
ROXIE AND D. c. GANG
RAISE $2,015 FUND
Revue at Keith's Aids Drive to Put
Radio Sets in Army and
Navy Hospitals.

The summer revue given at Keith's S
Theater last week by group of
Washington debutantes and "subdebs''
netted s2.0l5 for the fund being raised
by ''RoXie" and his gang" to install
radio sets in the Army and Navy hos
pitfalls of the United States.
Much of this fund was raised
through the patriotic gifts of flow
ers and candy by leading Washington
merchants which were sold to the
audience by groups of pretty girls
under the direction of Mrs. Laura V.
Damn, chairman of the committee on
comforts and recreation of the wom-
ans naval service.
Among the merchants who donated
flowers and candy were Guide Bros
Sauber florist; George c. Shaffer, J.
II. Small & Sons, Inc: Dupont Florist
Shop, A. Guide Sons Company. S. S.
Pennock Company, Lansburgh & Bro.
S. Kann Sons Company. Huyler's,
Nunnally Company and Sheetz Candy
Shop.
Those who conducted the sale OF the
flowers and candy during the revue
were Mrs. Laura V. Damn, chairman;
Miss Lillian Damn, Miss A. r. Russell
Hart. Miss Elizabeth Hart, Miss Ce-
lene Du Puy, Miss Dixie Tighe. Miss
Genevieve Hart, Miss Eleanor Daniel
Miss Claire kingler, Miss Jane Trox-
all, Miss Marian Hart, Miss Juliet
Edes, Miss Agnes Mahoney. Miss Mar
garet McInn1s and Miss Alice Jack
son
Evening star., 1924-07-08
Give Your Set a Periodical
Overhauling.

There are many MEN who would
never think of allowing years to pass
without going to d doctor or dentist
for examination to make sure that
no troubles are developing in their
systems; who would never think of
using an automobile day in and day
out without periodical overhauling
and cleaning, and who would never
think of writing checks without con-
SultinS their bank balance occasion
ally. yet who will insist on operating
radio receiver day after day and
night after night without any at
tempt to make sure that everything
is o. X. with the set and that the
batteries are still in good condition
to Withstand the strain to be imposed
on them.
There are many places in a radio
receiver that require constant atten-
ton if good results are to be OBJ
tanned. We will therefore begin with
the aerial system and follow through
mentioning the various places where
trouble is likely to raise it's ugly
head, and suggesting ways and means
whereby the trouble can be prevented
or remedied.
1t is just as important for the radio
fan to know the possible sources OF
troubles in a radio receiver as it is
for doctor to know the various ills
to which the human organisms is
subject and the signs by which these
ills manifest themselves.
If your set has been working well
a general overhauling will do it good
If it has been functioning poorly. the
overhauling will most likely remedy
the source of trouble which you have
been unable to locate.
Look Mt Aerial.
The first thing to look to is your
aerial installation. You should make
sure that it is as rigid and free from
surrounding objects as when you first
put it up Ctaking it for granted that
you did good job when you first
Evening star., 1924-07-08
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF RADIO EACH DAY
BY JOSEPH CALCATERRA,
Radio of Science Monthly
A Rights roducton Prohib

put it up). Many ,aerials are going
up these days, and your neighbor
may not have considered your feel
inGs in the matter when he put up his
aerial. using your supports and run
ming his aerial closely parallel with
yours. If he uses a regenerative set
which he does not know how to oper-
ate very well, he is probably causing
you considerable annoyance from
squealing interference.
If the aerial proper and the lead
in wire are not fastened rigidly they
may be swinging close to and away
from the roof, the walls and other
objects and may be causing the
fading.
Leakage From Arrester.
II your lightning arrester is a
poor one or is not properly installed
it may be grounding your aerial Sc
that you are getting very weak
signals, or no signals at all.
Your ground connection may have
been all right when you first made
it. but the pipe may now be rusty or
acid from the soldering operation
may be spelling the good contact
few minutes to take off the connec-
tion, clean the pipe and resolder the
ground connection, but the results
will warrant the time spent in fix
ing it.
There are many troubles which are
caused by conditions beyond your
control and which cannot be remedled
by anything you may do to the set
proper or to the aerial system.
To make sure that noises and other
disturbances of a noisy or howiing
character are not due to the set
disconnect your aerial and ground
and notice whether the noises per-
sist. If they do, as you make ad-
justments of condensers. rheostats
and other apparatus, you may be
sure that the trouble is caused by
some internal source. If the set be-
comes quiet as soon as the aerial
and ground are disconnected you
can rest assured that the trouble is
due to some outside source beyond
your control.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
SUPERPOWER PLANS UP.
World Conference in London Hears
of Italy's Program.

LONDON. July S.-Among the nu-
merous plans for establishing super
power systems outlined yesterday be-
fore the world power conference was
the announcement of Prof Duido
Semenza that Italy intends tn send
e!ectrlc power into Sicily by means
OF four-mile-long span across the
Strait of Messina.
Prof Memenza explained that the
sea currents in the strait are so
lmpractfcable, while earthouakes
make tunneling useless The overhead
span. he said, was the only practical
method of delivering power.
w. s. Murray Of New York told
the conference that the superpower
system is gradually taking shane in
the northeastern section of the
United States and, when fully de-
veaoped, will save the nation $780,
000,00 yearly.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
WAY WITHDRAWS
FROM RADIO FIELD
No Reason Assigned for Permanent
Closing Of Woodward -Lothrop
Station.

WAY of Woodward 6: Lothrop,
which has had two births since the
advent of radio broadcasting, has
closed permanently, it was announced
today by c. o. Fischer, manager OF
the station. No reason was given for
the shutdown" of WAY, whose
voice has been familiar to Washing
ton radio fans several years.
In August, 1922, when radio broad
casting was passing through its
pioneer period, WAY was first born
1t entertained the National Capitals
initial crop of radio enthusiasts
afternoon and evening until June
1928, when it signed off," following
the opening of Washingtons two
high powered stations, WRC and
WCAP.
Unostentatiously, WAY, after an
absence of almost year, was resur-
rected last March. and has been
broadcasting morning and afternoon
programs since. During this period
1t did not interfere with the pro-
grams of WRC and WCAP.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
IRISH ACTION AROUSES
LAW EXPERTS INTEREST
Registration of Treaty With Eng
land Shows Will to Regard It
Pact Between Nations
By the Associated Press.

r thf ASSOcIdten
GENEVA. July S.-Internat tional
law experts of the league of nations
were greatly inter ested in Ireland'S s
act yesterday in registering the An
glo-Irish treaty whereby the Irish
Free State came into existence. Off
cial registration means that the Dub
lin government interprets the treaty
as an international instrument be-
tween two independent states.
Some of the British have leaned to
the theory that the treaty in queS-
tion is merely an engagement be-
tween component parts of the British
empire. because when it was nego
tiated Ireland did not exist as a sep
arate entity. 1t is believed by some
of the officials that the registration
may affect the Ulster boundary dis
pute, which Lord Cecil was recently
quoted as saying was unsuitable for
submission to the league.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
FARMER HELD IN PLOT.
Implicated by Employe in Black
mailing Senator Mccormick.

CHICAGO, July S.-A partial con-
fession by George Peek, accusing
John Wright, a farmer, who was ar
rested, has been obtained by States
Attorney William Johnson in connec-
tion with the sending of a letter de-
manding $4,000 from Senator and
Mrs Medill Mccormick, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Wright was arrested yesterday and
released on $1,000 bond. He is Peek s
employer. In the meantime Peek and
his son. Clarence, continue on a hunger
striht in Jail.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
Cancel Musical Program.

The entertainment program
scheduled tonight by WRC has
been Cancelled out Of respect to
Calvin Coolidge, jr. In the
event of a night session Of the
Democratic national conven-
ton, however. the proceedings
will be broadcast.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
PLANS FINNISH PACT.
Canada Proposes to Effect Trade
Agreement,

OTTAWA. July S.-A bill under
which Canada gives Finland most-fa-
vored-nation treatment in customs
duties in return for like treatment
from Finland passed its first reading
in the House of Commons yesterday.
T James A. Robb, acting minister of
finance, told the House that imports
from Finland for the year ending
March 81 had totaled 5000. COM
pared with exports to that country
of $1.754,275. He said he was una
ware of the status of goods from the
United States imported by Finland,
but added that the new agreement
would put Canada on a par with the
United States, regardless of any pres
ent treaties.
Evening star., 1924-07-08

A concert by eight Russian singers,
known as the Volga singers, will be
an unusual feature of the progra m
tonight of WEAF. The richness of
their voices. their splendid blending
and harmony and the finished pre-
cision acquired by practice make this
a remarkable program with a wealth
and beauty of tone
Evening star., 1924-07-08

Wynne Gibson, star of Little Jes-
sic James" and one of Americas most
popular musical comedy queens. will
broadcast a talk this afternoon from
WOR "A Chat with Girls Who Would
Star" is her topic. Personality, beau
ty and other requisites of success
full musical comedy star will be dis
cussed by Miss Gibson in an intimate
fashion.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
INAUGURATION FIXED.
Vasouez to Take Santo Domingo
Presidency July 12.

SANTO DOMINGO, Republic of
Santo Domingo. July S.-The National
Assembly yesterday afternoon pro-
claimed the election of Gen. Horacio
Vasquez, as president Of the repub-
lie and Federico Velasquez. as vice
president. The Inauguration will
take place July IL. Their term is
four years.
The general elections for presi-
dent and vice president took place
last March.
Evening star., 1924-07-08

Almost 5.5o0,0o0000 gallons of
gasoline were consumed by autos in
the United States last year.
Evening star., 1924-07-08
Local Radio Entertainment
Tuesday, July 8, 1924.
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Radio, v
(435 Meterk).

NAA-Naval Radio station. Radio, Va
(435 Meters).
3:25 p.rh.-Live stock reports
3:45 p.m.-Weather bureau reports.
4:05 p.m.-Hay, feed, crop reports
specials.
4:25 p.m.-Dairy market reports.
1905 p.m.-Weather bureau re-
ports.
WIAY-WOodward & Lothrop (c7a
Meters).
Broadcasting from this station dis
continued.
WCAP-Chesapeake and Potoma ae
Telephone Company ago Meters).
Throughout the day proceedings
of the Democratic national conven-
tion direct from Madison Square
Garden, n. Y.
(460 NetersD.
Silence out of respect to the death OF
Calvin Coolidge, jr.
Almost $500, 100000 gallons OF
gasoline were consumed by autos in
the United States last year.
Evening star., 1924-07-08

/. A large electric fan company uses
the official records and reports Of the
United States weather bureau to
regulate its production and sales